Ring Round the Moon

Ring Round the Moon
Written by	Christopher Fry
Characters	Madame Desmortes; Diana Messerschmann; Lady Dorothy India; Frédéric; Geraldine Capulet; Guy-Charles Romainville; Hugo; Isabelle; Joshua; Mother (Josephine); Patrice Bombelles; Romuald Messerschmann
Place premiered	Globe Theatre
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy
Setting	A glamorous society ball in 1950s France
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Ring Round the Moon is a 1950 adaptation by the English dramatist Christopher Fry of Jean Anouilh's Invitation to the Castle (1947). Peter Brook commissioned Fry to adapt the play and the first production of Ring Round the Moon was given at the Globe Theatre. The production starred Paul Scofield, Claire Bloom and Margaret Rutherford.

Notable productions

A West End production of Ring Round the Moon was given at the Theatre Royal Haymarket starring John Standing as the twins and Angela Thorne as Diana in 1967.
Steven Pimlott directed a production at the Royal Exchange, Manchester in 1983.
The play was revived on Broadway in 1999 and starred Toby Stephens.
The most recent West End production opened on 19 February 2008 at the Playhouse Theatre. The production, presented by Karl Sydow, and Act Productions, was directed by Sean Mathias with design by Colin Richmond and starred:

Emily Bruni - Lady Dorothy India
Fiona Button / Lindsay Armaou - Isabelle
Joanna David - Geraldine Capulet
Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh - Diana Messerschmann
Peter Eyre - Joshua
JJ Feild - Hugo/Frédéric
Andrew Havill - Patrice Bombelles
Belinda Lang - Mother (Josephine)
Leigh Lawson - Romuald Messerschmann
John Ramm - Guy-Charles Romainville
Angela Thorne - Madame Desmersmortes

Music was composed by Jason Carr, and Wayne McGregor was movement director. Lighting was designed by Mark Henderson, and sound was designed by Gregory Clarke.

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