Comus by John Milton
John Milton's Comus
Audio Drama | Musicians In Ordinary for Lute and Voices
Co-Producer - Paul Hopkins
a Radio Play with Music
A full-cast audio production of John Milton's 1634 masque Comus, featuring the original songs by Henry Lawes and period dance music by his brother William Lawes, performed by Christopher Verrette and the MIO String Band. Directed by Heather Davies, this richly realized audio drama brings one of the great works of English Renaissance theatre to life with an acclaimed cast of Canadian stage and screen artists. Supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Toronto Foundation, and York University.
John Milton's Comus (Bridgewater manuscript version), with the original songs set by Henry Lawes and dance music by William Lawes, directed by Heather Davies, performed by Roger Honeywell - Attendant Spirit, Paul Hopkins - Comus, Bethany Jillard - The Lady, Tracy Ryan - Elder Brother, Beryl Bain - Second Brother and Tahirih Vejdani - Sabrina, with The Musicians In Ordinary string band led by Christopher Verrette, 1st vln. with Patricia Ahern, 2nd vln. Felix Deak and Laura Jones, violas da gamba and John Edwards, theorbo.
The first scene discovers a wild wood. Then a guardian spirit or Dæmon descends or enters.
Paul Hopkins appears in the title role of Comus.