All the amazing people who made our upcoming ‘Beowulf the Musical: Official Studio Cast Album’ possible!
orchestra
CONDUCTOR — Friyan Bajan*
FLUTE — Evelina Venslovaite*
CLARINET — Nicole Podkulski*
BASSOON — Luke Passmore
VIOLIN — Joshua Wen*
VIOLA — Pavit Dhadyalla*
VIOLONCELLO — Jasmine Young*
PIANO — Hana Arita*
DRUMS — Mattie Bell
Composed, arranged, and written by Umay Acar-Sümer.
Orchestra recorded at Dean Street Studios, London.
CAST
THE SCRIBE — Catherine Dorairaj*
BEOWULF — Arthur Jones-Doherty
FREAWARU — Umay Acar-Sümer*
SCOP/WIGLAF — Jack Rudman*
WEALHTHEOW/DEOR — Abigail Hunter-Blanco*
HROTHGAR/STARKAD — Paul Jepson
UNFERTH/INGELD — Craig Sherman
HILDEWYNN/ASA — Anastasia Gorelova*
HEFLÆD/HELGA — Nia Williams*
ENSEMBLE:
Elisabeta Racolta (Thegn 2, Heathobard Courtier, Alto)
Coşkun Karaca (Eldwin)
Efe Gökalp (Leif)
Anthony Oakes (Æscere, Tenor, Bass)
Ö. Betül Sümer (Danish Lady)
Josh Miller (Thegn 1, Hrethric, Tenor)
Umay Acar-Sümer (Soprano, Tenor)*
Héctor Muñoz & Macrófona Choir (‘Dæg Wræþe‘ Soprano, Tenor, Bass)
* = Returning from Edinburgh Fringe Premiere, 2024.
REFERENCES:
Based on the anonymous poems Beowulf (Nowell Codex) and Deor (Exeter Book) and the Danish history text Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus.
‘Dæg Wræþe’ chorus compiled from the Old English poems Widsith, The Battle of Maldon, The Wanderer, The Dream of the Rood and Gregorian chant Dies Irae.