Oh, What A Cast!

It’s the season of musicals at Buxton Opera House and rehearsals for our production of Evita are well under way!

With just a few weeks to go until performances begin, the cast made up of community members from the High Peak and beyond, are busy perfecting songs and practising the scenes that make up this magical show.

This year, our talented cast consists of Catherine Pugh, playing the fabulous Eva Perón/Evita, Luke Clayton as Che and Samuel De Beck Spitser as Juan Perón. Following last year’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, there are some familiar faces returning to the Opera House stage! Back for 2024 we have Steve Sheppard as Agustin Magaldi and Sheri Cooper, Katherine Cooke, Rachel Taft and Molly Edwards as part of the ensemble.

There are also new faces on board, including Maggie Thompston, Charlie Wallis, Fred Denno, Nicholas Merrick, Christopher Sherborne, Paul Harrison, Beckie Timms, Hannah Goodwin, Clementine Wright, Verity Edwards, Emma Beever, Maria Carr and Olivia Beall.

Directed by Paul Kerryson, Evita follows the story of the young and ambitious Eva Perón’s meteoric rise to sainthood. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, Eva Duarte’s journey moves from poor illegitimate child to ambitious actress to, as wife of military leader-turned-president Juan Perón, the most powerful woman in Latin America. How will Eva Perón deal with this rise to power?

This production has been made possible by Arts Council England’s Lets Create strategy, and we would like to thank them for their ongoing support in our ambitions to bring art, culture, and creativity to the High Peak.

Evita is running at Buxton Opera House from Thursday 25 – Sunday 28 April. There is an Audio Described performance on Saturday 27 April at 2.30pm and a BSL-Interpreted performance on Sunday 28 April at 3pm. To book click here, or call the friendly Box Office team on 01298 72190.