Harrogate Gilbert & Sullivan Society
News
The Pirates are Coming in 2024
August 2023
We are delighted to announce that in 2024 the Pirates of Penzance will be treading the boards at the Fraser Theatre in Knaresborough from 5th to 8th June.
Auditions are being held on 5th November 2023 - please contact the Chair for more information
We are off to Buxton
July 2023
Having had a very successful week in May in the Fraser Theatre in Knaresborough we are now getting ready to take our production of Mikado to Buxton - you can get tickets here
Time for a Celebration - join us for our 50th Birthday Party / After Show Party
June 2023
Members old and new are invited to our celebration party - featuring a Ceilidh, yummy food, free glass of fizz on arrival, the Doily Awards and so much more!
get in touch for tickets asap!
Cast for 2023 Production of The Mikado complete and tickets are on sale!
March 2023
The cast for The Mikado is as follows
Mikado - Oliver Longstaff
Nanki Poo - Daniel Stanford
KoKo - Vincent Conyngham
Pish Tush - Jonathan Spry
Pooh Bah- Gordon Fawcett
Yum Yum - Alex Mather
Pitti Sing - Brittany Rachin
Peep Bo - Lisa Madden
Katisha - Liz Kelley
It's our 50th Year so our production in May will be Mikado
January 2023
As we do in every anniversary year we will be performing MIkado to celebrate our 75th year. Starting with the get in on 22nd May the show week will run until 27th May, at the Frazer Theatre in Knaresborough. Anyone taking part is also asked to make sure they are available for our travelling production at the Buxton festival on 7th August.
Just one Christmas Concert this year!
October 2022
This year there will be just one performance of the annual Christmas concert with the Brighouse and Rastrick Band - at 6pm. Tickets will be selling fast so you are encouraged to get yours as soon as possible from the Theatre Box Office Tel 01423 502116 or online here
Cast for Iolanthe announced
February 2022
This delightful comic opera contains some of the finest melodies Sullivan ever wrote and was his first major success with WS Gilbert. Directed by Oliver Longstaff, this new version of The Sorcerer brings the plot into the 1940s as the villagers prepare to celebrate. When starry-eyed young lovers, Alexis and Aline, decide everyone in their village should be as happy as they are and hire a magician to brew a love potion for the village, typical G&S mayhem and hilarity ensue.
A great evening of entertainment and wonderful singing is anticipated in this magical 1940s production of The Sorcerer – think ‘G&S meets Dad’s Army’!
The Cast
Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre - Gordon Fawcett
Alexis - Jack Megson
Dr Daly - David Parker
A Notary - John Carter
John Wellington Wells - Graham Weston
Hercules - tbc
Lady Sangazure - Jane Fawcett
Aline - Brittany Rachin
Mrs Partlett - Julie Robinson
Constance - Megan Mead
We are Back!!
6 September 2021
As you may have read on the Stray Ferret we are so happy that we can sing together once more and we would love to welcome new members after such a long time! On Monday 6th September we will start rehearsals for the (normally) annual Christmas Concert with the Brighouse and Rastrick Band. As it is so long since we sang together we won't be working too hard this week so come along and have a sing, a drink, a nibble and a chat. We would love you to join us!
Rehearsals are held at St Pauls Church Hall, just off Victoria Avenue.
If you want more information then do get in touch.
See you soon!!