Gilbert & Sullivan
Trial by JuryDid you miss our double bill of Trial by Jury / A Matter of Misconduct!, or did you see it live but want to relive the experience again and again from the comfort of your own home?
After a joyous summer season of operetta that took the production across Scotland and to London’s Opera Holland Park, we've teamed up with OperaVision to make our filmed performance of Trial by Jury / A Matter of Misconduct! available to watch on demand on operavision.eu.
Filmed at Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, on 6 June 2025. After the premiere broadcast, the film will be available to watch on demand until 2 February 2026.
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Accompanied by the world premiere of Emma Jenkins & Toby Hession's A Matter of Misconduct! in a double-bill evening, with a comic cast performing contrasting roles in both pieces, Trial by Jury / A Matter of Misconduct! promises an unmissable night of classic G&S comedy and new writing.
Trial by Jury
First performed in 1875, this is the first major hit from the partnership of WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Set around a classic case of broken vows - the defendant having literally left the claimant at the altar - the trial bubbles over with emotion, humour, and downright chaos, leaving the jury divided. How will they decide between the charming yet swindling defendant and the utterly captivating claimant?
A Matter of Misconduct!
Following the crowd-pleasing political satire In Flagrante, which premiered on the 2023/24 Opera Highlights tour, Emma Jenkins and Toby Hession present a daring new operetta set in the press room at Number 9 Downing Street.
When a scandal threatens to break about the front runner in a bloody leadership campaign, a lawyer is needed to prevent information from reaching the press. Sylvia Lawless from the firm Lawless, Lawless, Lawless and Crook must find the loopholes in this modern take on unsavoury behaviour.
Trial by Jury is a new co-production by Scottish Opera, D'Oyly Carte Opera and Opera Holland Park
A Matter of Misconduct! is a new co-commission and co-production by Scottish Opera and D'Oyly Carte Opera
Trial by Jury and A Matter of Misconduct! are presented as a double bill
Kindly supported by Scottish Opera’s New Commissions Circle
Part of Scottish Opera's 2024/25 Season
Show Details
Running time:
Approximately 2 hours including a 20-minute interval
Language:
Sung in English with English supertitles
Age guidance: 12+
Content warning:
Contains jokes, some of which are really naughty.
Also contains swearing and lots of innuendo
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Cast & Creatives
The Learned Judge - Trial by Jury
Richard Suart
The Plaintiff - Trial by Jury
Kira Kaplan*
*2024/25 Emerging Artist
The Defendant - Trial by Jury
Jamie MacDougall
Counsel for the Plaintiff - Trial by Jury
Chloe Harris*
*2024/25 Emerging Artist
Usher - Trial by Jury
Edward Jowle*
*2024/25 Emerging Artist
Roger Penistone - A Matter of Misconduct!
Ross Cumming*
*2024/25 Emerging Artist
Sandy Hogg - A Matter of Misconduct!
Jamie MacDougall
Cherry Penistone - A Matter of Misconduct!
Chloe Harris*
*2024/25 Emerging Artist
Sylvia Lawless - A Matter of Misconduct!
Kira Kaplan*
*2024/25 Emerging Artist
Hugo Cheeseman - A Matter of Misconduct!
Edward Jowle*
*2024/25 Emerging Artist
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
The Chorus of Trial by Jury / A Matter of Misconduct!
Conductor
Toby Hession
Director - Trial by Jury
John Savournin
Choreographer
Kally Lloyd-Jones
Director - A Matter of Misconduct!
Laura Attridge
Designer
takis
Lighting Designer
Ben Pickersgill
Sitcom Opera
A Matter of Misconduct! in conversation with Toby Hession and Emma Jenkins.
On Stage - Trial by Jury
Cast of Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Richard Suart (The Learned Judge) In Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of Trial By Jury. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
On Stage - A Matter of Misconduct!
Cast of A Matter Of Misconduct!. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Emerging Artist Chloe Harris (Cherry Penistone) in A Matter Of Misconduct!. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Emerging Artist Edward Jowle (Hugo Cheeseman) in A Matter Of Misconduct!. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Emerging Artist Kira Kaplan (Sylvia Lawless) in A Matter Of Misconduct!. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Emerging Artist Ross Cumming (Roger Penistone) in A Matter Of Misconduct!. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Emerging Artists Ross Cumming (Roger Penistone) and Edward Jowle (Hugo Cheeseman) in A Matter Of Misconduct!. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Emerging Artists Ross Cumming (Roger Penistone) Chloe Harris (Cherry Penistone) In A Matter Of Misconduct! Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of A Matter Of Misconduct!. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Cast of A Matter Of Misconduct!. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Emerging Artist Ross Cumming (Roger Penistone) in A Matter Of Misconduct!. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Emerging Artist Edward Jowle (Hugo Cheeseman) in A Matter Of Misconduct!. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Emerging Artists Ross Cumming (Roger Penistone) and Edward Jowle (Hugo Cheeseman) in A Matter Of Misconduct!. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic.
Listen
Listen to the Introduction; Synopsis; Sets; Costumes; An interview with Assistant Director, Eleanor Strutt; and Music with Assistant Conductor, Riley Court-Wood for Trial by Jury / A Matter of Misconduct!:
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