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Violet was due to be premièred at the cancelled 2020 Aldeburgh Festival and
will now open the 2022 Festival with two performances (3 & 5 June). Music
Theatre Wales will tour the production to Sherman Theatre in Cardiff (8 June),
Theatre Clwyd in Mold (19 June), London—presented by the Royal Opera at
Hackney Empire (23 June)—and Buxton Festival (18 July).

Andrew Gourlay conducts the London Sinfonietta and a cast featuring Anna
Dennis (Violet), Richard Burkhard (Felix) Frances Gregory (Laura) and Andrew
Mackenzie-Wicks (The Clock Keeper). Anna Dennis replaces Elizabeth
Atherton who has withdrawn due to personal circumstances. The creative
team includes director Jude Christian, designer Rosie Elnile and costume
designer Cécile Trémolières.