Sir Poul Ruders - composer
Paul Bentley - librettist
based on the novel by Margaret Atwood
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AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE PRODUCTION

by LINDA THOMPSON
Winner - Outstanding Production 2018 (OperaChaser)
Winner - Outstanding Direction 2018

Patrick Burns Conductor
Linda Thompson Stage Director
Joseph Noonan Set & Costume Designer
Greta Nash Film Director - Projections
Dean Sky-Lucas Head of Music / Music Preparation
Jason Crick Lighting Designer

Sarah Heltzel as Offred
Emily Burke as Aunt Lydia
Rose Nolan as Serena Joy
Georgia Wilkinson as Janine/Handmaid
Maria Hemphill as Moira/Handmaid
Karen Van Spall as Offred’s Mother/Aunt
Matthew Lowe as Commander
Raymond Khong as The Doctor
Hew Wagner as Luke
Nigel Huckle as Nick
Wendy Grose as Moira’s Aunt
Kate Bright as Rita/Handmaid
Louise Keast as Ofglen/Handmaid
Naomi Flatman as Warren’s Wife/Handmaid
Yu Lin as New Ofglen/Handmaid
Chloe Wood as Handmaid

with Michael Veitch as Professor Pieixoto