Noctambules is a ballet created in 1956 by Kenneth MacMillan

Kenneth MacMillan

Sir Kenneth MacMillan was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He was artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London between 1970 and 1977.-Early years:...

 for the Sadler's Wells Ballet. The ballet was choreographed to Humphrey Searle

Humphrey Searle

Humphrey Searle was a British composer.-Biography:He was born in Oxford where he was a classics scholar before studying — somewhat hesitantly — with John Ireland at the Royal College of Music in London, after which he went to Vienna on a six month scholarship to become a private pupil of Anton...

's Noctambules, Op. 30 written for the ballet. The set and costumes were designed by Nicholas Georgiadis

Nicholas Georgiadis

Nicholas Georgiadis CBE was a painter, stage and costume designer, renowned for his work in ballet, particularly in collaboration with Kenneth MacMillan.- Early life :...

. The ballet premiered on 1 March 1956 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

London

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Original cast

• The Hypnotist - Leslie Edwards
  Leslie Edwards
  Leslie Edwards was a British ballet dancer and ballet master. He was one of the final links with Ninette de Valois's original pre-war Vic-Wells Ballet...
  
  
• His Assistant - Maryon Lane
  Maryon Lane
  Maryon Lane was a principal Ballerina with the Royal Ballet-Biography:Maryon Lane was born Patricia Mills on February 15, 1931 in Zululand, South Africa. She studied in Johannesburg and in 1946 went to the Sadler's Wells School in London after winning a scholarship from the Royal Academy of Dancing...
  
  
• The Faded Beauty - Nadia Nerina
  Nadia Nerina
  Nadia Nerina was a South African ballerina. She moved to England and joined the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, where she became a prima ballerina at the age of 25. She was one of the first western dancers to appear with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow during the Cold War...
  
  
• The Poor Girl - Anya Linden
  Anya Linden
  Anya Linden, Lady Sainsbury of Preston Candover is a retired English ballerina. She spent her childhood in California, where she received her early training with Koslov in Hollywood. She returned to England in 1947 and studied at the Sadler's Wells Ballet School, joining the company in 1951. She...
  
  
• The Rich Man - Desmond Doyle
  Desmond Doyle
  Desmond Doyle was an Irish painter, decorator and sometime pianist, whose children were taken into the custody of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children when his wife, Charlotte, left him on St. Stephen's Day, 1953...
  
  
• The Soldier - Brian Shaw

The corps de ballet was divided into rich people and poor people. Notable dancers among the rich included Australian choreographer Ronald Hynd

Ronald Hynd

Ronald Hynd is an English choreographer, .Ballets Ronald Hynd has choreographed include: The Merry Widow.-External links:*...

 and South African dancer Gary Burne. Notable dancers among the poor included Merle Park, Doreen Wells

Doreen Wells

Doreen Wells, Marchioness of Londonderry , is a retired British ballerina and theatre dancer.-Career:Wells received her early dance training at the Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts, continuing her studies at the Sadler's Wells Ballet School. She is a winner of the Adeline Genee Gold Medal from...

 and Pirmin Trecu.