Camelot - Information on the Characters

Directed by Barry Hill
Musical Direction by James Pratt
Venue: Union Hall, University of Adelaide
May 25-29 2004 at 8:00 PM
May 29 2004 at 2:00 PM

Roles

Arthur - Played by Robin Schmelzkopf
- King of England - impatient - impetuous - headstrong - keen to do his best for his country - formulated the Knights of the Round Table - in love with Guinevere - always tries to do right but does not always succeed

Guinevere - Played by Deborah Caddy
- beautiful - intelligent - in love with Arthur, but also falls in love with Lancelot - Arthur's support in making decisions

Lancelot - Played by Joshua Hillary
- handsome - French - a knight - brave - is on a quest for perfection in body and spirit - falls in love with Guinevere

Merlin - Played by David Rapkin
- a wizard, wise, Arthur's teacher and mentor since boyhood - lives backwards in time (non singing role)

Pellinore - Played by Renfrey Ansell
- a King - feeble - a sort of old Don Quixote

Nimue - Played by Alexandra Gard
- a nymph - the Lady of the Lake - has magical power over Merlin - beautiful

Mordred - Played by James Stevens
- Arthur's illegimate son - evil - Scottish - out to bring about Arthur's downfall for revenge

Morgan Le Fey - Played by Hazel Green
- Queen of the Fairies - rules the enchanted forest - evil - ruled by her stomach - selfish - beautiful

Sir Dinadan - Played by James Antonas - a knight of the round table

Sir Clarius - Played by Andrew Crispe - a knight of the round table

Sir Lionel - Played by Lachlan Scott - a knight of the round table - the champion in combat until beaten by Lancelot

Sir Sagramore - Played by Timothy Wilson - a knight of the round table

Lady Ann - Played by Elizabeth MacGregor - a lady in waiting

Lady Sybil - Played by Ali Stubberfield - a lady in waiting

Tom of Warwick - Played by Patrick Griffiths - meets Arthur at the end of the musical - the next Arthur???