The reality of COVID-19 and its repercussions on the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival hit home with a vengeance at the beginning of April. One of our first steps was to look critically at our spending. We had money in the bank and calculated out how long we could last on zero revenue and our current spending levels. Answer: not…
Never let it be said that the Festival doesn’t move at the speed of light! The article below was published in our November Newsletter in 2009! It only took eleven years and a global pandemic to get the project off the ground, but we are delighted that today we are able to present G&S Opera TV! (Some parts of the…
Celebrating ten years since formation this year, The University of Birmingham’s Gilbert & Sullivan Society is made up of enthusiastic performers, from seasoned singers to those that have never been on stage before. Our un-auditioned chorus and orchestra are ideal for students who are looking to pursue their musical interests in a relaxed and friendly environment. We always strive to…
‘Savoy Opera Society is the oldest performing arts group at Royal Holloway, University of London and are based in Egham, Surrey. With a close-knit family of performers and theatre-makers at its core, the society has been performing Gilbert & Sullivan since its inception in 1966. Recent productions at their home base included The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe, HMS Pinafore and…
KCLG&S’s rollicking new production of RUDDYGORE brings the opera back to its roots, staging it as an impassioned, colourful melodrama of the kind that originally inspired Gilbert and Sullivan. Stage director Alex Kirstukas and musical director Mary Jayne Harding Scott have drawn on numerous historical drafts of the libretto and score to offer a new performing edition, including the restoration…
The Oxford University Gilbert and Sullivan Society was officially founded in 1927, making it one of the university’s oldest student societies, though it existed unofficially for some years before then. It is the most active dramatic society in the university; it has put on three shows every year of its existence, a record that continues to this day. Our alumni…
2019 has seen the 50th Anniversary of Hull University Gilbert and Sullivan Society, and with that our first Production of ‘The Yeomen of the Guard’ since 1975. HUGSS have made several appearances at UNIFEST over the years with performances of Iolanthe, The Mikado and Princess Ida, among many others. With then chance to meet up with our friends over the…
Would you like to join our “People’s Adjudication Panel” at this year’s festival? As previously announced we are changing the adjudication format in 2019. There will be no more spoken presentations immediately following the performances. Instead members of the audience will give their opinions. We are looking for G&S enthusiasts who have already booked to attend the four amateur shows…
The world famous International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival has signed a new three year contract to secure its future in Harrogate through to and including 2021. “Hopefully this is good news for our global G&S family of supporters,” said Ian. “Now we need your continued support in promoting future festival to friends, relations and groups you may be connected with…
Rachel Harland will direct this year’s Festival Youth Production of The Pirates of Penzance. Rachel is a classically trained soprano and has performed in Belgium, UK, Australia, USA and Canada as a recitalist and for opera companies including Opera Holland Park, Carl Rosa Opera, Royal Opera La Monnaie and The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company. Rachel is creative director of her own singing workshops company…