Maid of the Oaks Premier 2007

The Friends of Honeywood Museum
Registered Charity No. 1067131
Honeywood Museum by Carshalton Ponds
Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 3NX Telephone: 020 8770 4297
e-mail: lbshoneywood@btconnect.com

WORLD PREMIER PERFORMANCE
The Maid of the Oaks
Honeywood, 17th May 2007

Pictures from The Maid of the Oaks during it's World Premier performance at Honeywood on 17th May 2007. Written by Peter Davalle and presented by Peter and Joan Davalle for the Friends of the Heritage Centre, the work was hugely enjoyed by a capacity audience.

The Maid of the Oaks double bill is an evocation, in words and music, with a cast of 7 performers, of an 18^th century spectacle based on documentary evidence and eye- witness reports.

Part 1 tells the story of the 1774 Fête Champêtre in Oaks Park held to mark the betrothal of Lord Stanley, owner of The Oaks, and Lady Betty Hamilton, a relative of Lord Hamilton whose wife was the mistress of Lord Nelson.

In part 2 the action moves to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane where, the following year, the musical comedy “The Maid of the Oaks” by General Burgoyne, was performed for the first time in public.

A gallery of pictures from the event - click on the pictures to see larger images


Compare Mike Bale, Chairman of the friends of Honeywood Museum	The performance in progress	The cast stand to take well-deserved applause at the end of the performance


In front of a 'sell-out', and hugely appreciative, audience are the cast (left to right): Peter and Joan Davalle, John Priest, Paul and Shirley Williams, and John and Sue Horne