 Music & Lyrics By Stephen Sondheim Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart Originally Produced on Broadway by Harold Prince
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| Pseudolus | Nigel Holloway |
| Senex | Mike Gaccon |
| Domina | Janet Holloway |
| Hero | John Tomala |
| Hysterium | Kevin Morgan |
| Philia | Lizzy Jardine |
| Marcus Lycus | Bernard Gardner |
| Erronius | Neil Davies |
| Miles Gloriousus | Colin Jardine |
| Proteans & Soldiers | Gary Mullins, David Wakeford & Robert Dymott |
| Female Slaves | Angie Dymott, Clare Jones, Kindre Morgan & Leigh Tomala |
| Eunuch | Gary Mullins |
| Tintinabula | Suzanne Moreno |
| Panacea | ? |
| Gemini 1 | Paula Jones |
| Gemini 2 | Cath Jones |
| Vibrata | Caroline Robinson |
| Gymnasia | Cath Pepper |
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| Director | Janet Holloway |
| Musical Director | Les Collins |
| Production | Janet Holloway |
| Set | Henry Messenger |
| Lighting | Kevin Morgan |
| Wardrobe | Leigh Tomala & Janet Holloway |
| Props | Nigel Holloway |
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Synopsis
Pseudolus, a slave, is promised his freedom by his master's son Hero, if he acquires the courtesan Philia whom Hero is in love with. Unfortunately, Philia has already been sold to a Captain, Miles Gloriosus, who will collect her later that day. Pseudolus tells Philia's owner, Lycus, that she has the plague and offers to look after her until Miles comes. Miles arrives and demands his bride and threatens to kill Pseudolus if he cannot produce her. But Pseudolus pretends that Philia has died of the plague and persuades his fellow slave Hysterium to act as her body. During Philia's funeral Miles discovers that the body is not dead. After a chase scene and many mistaken identities, it is uncovered that Miles and Philia are brother and sister, so they cannot marry. Hero can therefore have his love, and Pseudolus his freedom.