Ratbag
Theatre Columbus Presents
Ratbag
An Underground Rhapsody
Written by Martha Ross and John Millard
- Performer 1Benedict Campbell
- Performer 2Simon Fortin
- Performer 3Kate Hennig
- Performer 4Daniel Kash
- Performer 5Iraina Neufeld
- Performer 6Duncan Ollerenshaw
- Music Performed byThe Polka Dogs
- Directors Leah Cherniak and Peter Hinton
- Playwrights Martha Ross and Robert Millard
- Music DirectorAllen Cole
- Lighting DesignerJohn Munro
- Sound Designer/ComposterGeorge Axon
- Choreographer Darcey Callison
London, England, 1861. Post Industrial Revolution. The Ratbag family sets up house in the sewers below ground. When young Rathead falls in love with Dolce Dolta, a woman from the gentry from the modernized world above, we discover the dark and hidden secrets of the Ratbag clan.
Awards and Reviews
1993 Dora Awards – Large Theatre
- Award Outstanding Performance by a Female – Musical: Kate Hennig
- Nomination for Outstanding New Play or Musical: John Millard & Martha Ross
- Nomination for Outstanding Production of a Musical: Theatre Columbus and The Canadian Stage Company
- Nomination for Outstanding Sound Design: Allen Cole (Musical Direction)
- Nomination for Outstanding Set Design: John Ferguson
- Nomination for Outstanding Costume Design: John Ferguson
- Nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design: John Munro
- Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female – Musical : Iraina Neufeld
- Nomination for Outstanding Perfoemance by a Male – Musical: Benedict Campbell
“Ratbag is something of a rare breed – a dark, infectious, intelligent musical that ends unhappily.”
– Simon Houpt, Eye