Ryedale District Council supports the Ryedale Festival.

The Milton Rooms, Malton

Community Opera - The Voyage of the Maris Piper

Book and Lyrics by Em Whitfield Brooks
Music by Tim Brooks
Em Whitfield, director
Tim Brooks, musical director
Lyn Wait, designer

A spectacular revival of Tim Brooks' sea-faring romantic comedy, first performed at the Festival in 2003, and featuring a cast and crew of over 100 performers, artists and musicians of all ages and abilities from all over Ryedale. When Sir Walter Raleigh sets off with his trusty sailors in search of glory he stumbles across a horde of treasure and a beautiful young woman, the peace-loving Juanita. But what perils await him at the hands of the flamboyant Spaniard Captain Da Silva and his fearless accomplices? And can the potatoes save his bacon? A must-see performance for all the family.