Programme of Events


Wed 28 July	1.30 pm	"The relevance of G&S today" Symposium - Palace Hotel	£15
	7.30 pm	"The Gondoliers" Sheaf Comic Opera, Sheffield	See below
	10.00 pm	Opening night of the Festival Club including cabaret Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Thur 29 July	9.30 am (full day)	The importance of G&S in schools and education" Symposium - continuation - Palace Hotel	£15
	7.30 pm	"Patience" Children's Festival Production	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club and Cabaret Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Fri 30 July	9.30 am to 12.30 pm	"Open debate and conclusions" Symposium - final sessions - Palace Hotel	£5
	2.30 pm	W S Gilbert's "A Sensation Novel" presented by 'The Cheshire Set' Paxton Theatre	£5
	7.30 pm	"Yeomen of the Guard" Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club with quiz Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Sat 31 July	10.30 am	An illustrated talk by David Mackie Paxton Theatre	£5
	12 noon	Enjoy a sing? Join the chorus rehearsal for the afternoon Mikado	Free
	2.30 pm	Costume Parade Pavilion Gardens
	3.00 pm	Opening Ceremony & "Scratch Mikado" in the Octagon - Admission by programme	£2
	7.00 pm	Singing from the gallery followed by ..	£2
	7.30 pm	"Yeomen of the Guard" Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club Cabaret "An evening with Flanders & Swan" Paxton Theatre	£5

Sun 1 Aug	11.00 am	In conversation with Phillip Potter Paxton Theatre	£7.50
	2.30 pm	"Emerald Isle" - St David's Players, Exeter Paxton Theatre	tba
	3.30 pm	Hallamshire Military Brass Band play Gilbert & Sullivan The Octagon	£2.50
	7.30 pm	"Utopia Limited" Trent Opera Company	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club and Cabaret Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Mon 2 Aug	8.30 am	Full day excursion to Royal Armouries, Leeds	£12.50
	2.30 pm	The Sir Arthur Sullivan Society Lecture by Stephen Turnbull Paxton Theatre	£5.00
	7.30 pm	"Princess Ida" Bristol Gilbert & Sullivan Society	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club and Cabaret Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Tue 3 Aug	2.30 pm	Coffee and conversation with Jean Hindmarsh Paxton Theatre	£5
	7.30 pm	"The Mikado" Savoy Singers, Camberley	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club and Cabaret Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Wed 4 Aug	2.30 pm	"A Society Clown" An afternoon of Victorian Mirth with Leon Berger (baritone) and Selwyn Tillett (piano) Paxton Theatre	£7.50
	7.30 pm	"Pirates of Penzance" Abbotts Langley G&S	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club, Cabaret and Pot Luck "Patience" by members of the G&S Association Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Thur 5 Aug	2.30 pm	"In the Carte" with Michael Rayner Paxton Theatre	£5
	7.30 pm	"Ruddigore" The SavoyNetters (International)	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club and Cabaret Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Fri 6 Aug	8.30 am	Full day excursion to Warwick Castle (excluding entry fee)	£12.50
	2.30 pm	"Cox & Box" - A fully professional presentation of the original 1866 one hour version Paxton Theatre	£7.50
	4.30 pm - 6.30 pm	Auditions for Festival Production - "The Gondoliers" Paxton Theatre
	7.30 pm	"The Zoo" & "The Sorcerer" Rosehill Musical Society	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club and Cabaret Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Sat 7 Aug	9.30 am - 10.30 am and 12.30 pm - 5.00 pm	Memorabilia Fair Paxton Theatre
	10.30 am	"Musical Memories of Gilbert & Sullivan" - Thomas Round Paxton Theatre	£7.50
	2.30 pm	"Iolanthe" Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company	See below
	7.00 pm	Singing from the Gallery followed by ...
	7.30 pm	"Iolanthe" Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club & Singalong Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Sun 8 Aug		Church Service details to be finalised
	9.30 am - 10.30 am and 12.30 pm - 5.00 pm	Memorabilia Fair Paxton Theatre
	10.30 am	The Wandering Minstrels (Peterborough) Concert Paxton Theatre	£5
	2.30 pm	The Savoy Theatre in the 1890's The Chimes Musical Theatre	See below

	7.30 pm	Orchestral & Operatic Concert including "Pineapple Poll" by an augmented Festival Orchestra	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club - Cabaret and "The Pirates of Penzance" Pot Luck Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Mon 9 Aug	10.30 am	Excursion to Chatsworth House, return by 4.00 pm (Cost excludes entry fee)	£10
	2.30 pm	"Sullivan's Early Years", David Walton, Chairman Manchester Branch Gilbert & Sullivan Society	£5
	7.30 pm	"Trial by Jury" Penine Players and "HMS Pinafore" Brussels Light Opera Company (International)	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club and Cabaret Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Tue 10 Aug	2.30 pm	Alan Sanday (author) introduces his "Maid in Japan" video (based on the Mikado) - Paxton Theatre	£5
	7.30 pm	"Yeomen of the Guard" Derby Gilbert & Sullivan Company	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club and Cabaret Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Wed 11 Aug	10.30 am	See the eclipse and sing a selection of Gilbert's weather songs Pavilion Bandstand
	2.30 pm	A Disagreeable Man? - Charles Pemberton Paxton Theatre	£5
	7.30 pm	"The Grand Duke" Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club and Cabaret featuring Seattle G&S and their 26 piece orchestra Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Thur 12 Aug	2.30 pm	Coffee, conversation and recital with David Turner Paxton Theatre	£5
	7.30 pm	"Iolanthe" St Mary RC High School	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club and Cabaret Octagon	£2.50

Fri 13 Aug	8.30 am	Excursion to Stratford upon Avon	£12.50
	2.30 pm	"Gilbert & Sullivan - the very models" Barry Purves discusses the Christmas TV screening of his animated film Old Hall Hotel	£5
	7.30 pm	"The Gondoliers" Festival Production (International)	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club Cabaret and "Trial by Jury" Pot Luck Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Sat 14 Aug	10.30 am	Gilbert & Sullivan Association meeting Paxton Theatre
	2.30 pm	"Patience" Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company	See below
	7.00 pm	Singing from the Gallery followed by ...
	7.30 pm	"Patience" Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club Cabaret and "Sorcerer" Pot Luck Pavilion Lounge	£2.50

Sun 15 Aug	10.30 am	"As a Matter of Patter" - Richard Suart Paxton Theatre	£7.50
	12 noon	Choir rehearsal for Pirates
	2.30 pm	Scratch "Pirates of Penzance" Octagon (admission by programme)	£2
	6.00 pm	"Mikado" South Anglia Savoy Players followed by 1999 Awards Ceremony	See below
	10.00 pm	Festival Club, Cabaret and Final Singalong Pavilion Lounge	£2.50