1957 – Premiere of Peter Darrell’s The Prisoners by Western Theatre Ballet

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In The Prisoners, Peter Darrell’s work for Western Theatre Ballet in 1957, two convicts escape from prison, one to his death, and the other to a life of enslavement to his friend’s wife. The ballet was subsequently performed by Scottish Theatre Ballet. Danced to music by Béla Bartók and designed by Barry Kay, the original cast included Suzanne Musitz, Barry Salt and Erling Sunde.

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