PE Gilbert & Sullivan Society - Productions
This is a chronological list of productions staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert and Sullivan Society since its establishment in 1932. More details of director, cast etc. under seperate entry per individual musical or play.
Productions
1932: Iolanthe
1932: The Pirates of Penzance
1933: Patience
1934: The Pirates of Penzance
1934: The Yeomen of the Guard
1935: H.M.S. Pinafore
1935: Patience
1936: The Mikado
1937: Iolanthe
1937: The Gondoliers
1938: Princess Ida
1939: Iolanthe
1940: The Yeomen of the Guard
1941: The Pirates of Penzance
1942: Ruddigore
1943: Princess Ida
1944: The Gondoliers
1945: Iolanthe
1946: The Mikado
1947: Merrie England
1948: Patience
1949: Ruddigore
1950: Tom Jones
1951: H.M.S. Pinafore
1952: The Geisha
1952: The Pirates of Penzance
1953: The Yeomen of the Guard
1954: The Gondoliers
1954: Trial by Jury
1955: The Mikado
1955: Trial by Jury
1956: Iolanthe
1956: The Vagabond King
1957: The New Moon
1958: Princess Ida
1959: The Merry Widow
1960: Golden Country
1961: Ruddigore
1962: The Gypsy Baron
1963: The Pirates of Penzance
1963: The White Horse Inn
1964: The Gondoliers
1965: Naughty Marietta
1966: The Mikado
1967: Oklahoma!
1967: The King and I
1968: Ali Baba
1968: Brigadoon (directed by Helen Mann)
1969: Romeo and Juliet
1969: The Student Prince
1970: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1970: The Desert Song
1970: Twelfth Night
1971: Cox and Box
1971: Trial by Jury
1971: Show Boat
1972: Annie Get Your Gun
1973: South Pacific
1974: The Gondoliers
1975: Camelot
1975: Encore
1976: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1976: Memories
1976: Mr Bolfry
1977: The Mikado
1977: Trial by Jury
1977: Tributes
1978: Free as Air
1978: The Merry Widow
1979: H.M.S. Pinafore
1979: The Student Prince
1980: Fiddler on the Roof
1980: Oklahoma!
1981: Die Fledermaus
1981: The Boy Friend
1982: Jubilee Revue
1982: My Fair Lady
1982: Will o’ the Whispers
1983: The Pajama Game
1983: Where’s Charley?
1984: Anything Goes (revue)
1984: The Sound of Music
1985: No productions (Port Elizabeth Opera House renovations)
1986: Annie
1987: The Pirates of Penzance
1988: Hello, Dolly!
1989: South Pacific
1990: Mame
1991: Kismet
1992: Fiddler on the Roof
1993: Grease
1994: Camelot
1995: Annie Get Your Gun
1996: The Sound of Music
1997: Annie
1998: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1999: The King and I
2000: Evita
2001: Partners in Time (revue)
2002: The Sound of Music
2003: Sweet Charity
2004: Chicago
2005: Fiddler on the Roof
2006: Cabaret (directed by Robin Williams)
2007: Footloose (directed by Robin Williams)
2007: A Celebration – 75th Anniversary Revue (directed by Lesley Speyers)
2008: Guys and Dolls (directed by Robin Williams)
2009: Valentine’s Cabaret – A Celebration of Love & Laughter (directed by Lesley Speyers)
2009: My Fair Lady (directed by Paul Griffiths)
2009: A Night on Broadway (directed by Garth Tavares)
2010: Valentine’s Cabaret – Loves Me, Loves Me Not, Loves Me (directed by Rose Cowpar)
2010: High School Musical on Stage! (directed by – Robin Williams)
2010: Back to Broadway (directed by Garth Tavares)
2011: Valentine’s Cabaret – Crazy in Love (directed by Rose Cowpar)
2011: Oklahoma! (directed by Robin Williams)
2011: Legends of Broadway (directed by Rose Cowpar)
2011: Fiela’s Child - The Musical (directed by Robin Williams)
2011: Carols
2012: Valentine’s Cabaret – All You Need is Love (directed by Rose Cowpar)
2012: Evita (directed by Robin Williams)
2012: Fiela’s Child - The Musical (directed by Robin Williams)
2012: Back to the 80’s (directed by Marlene Pieterse)
2012: Carols
2013: Valentine’s Cabaret – Head Over Heels (directed by Rose Cowpar)
2013: Sounds of South End (directed by Herbie Clayton)
2013: The Pirates of Penzance (directed by Rose Cowpar)
2013: Carols
2014: Valentine’s Cabaret – Be My Valentine (directed by Rose Cowpar)
2014: Page to Stage (revue) (directed by Rose Cowpar)
2014: Disco Inferno (directed by Rose Cowpar)
Sources
Correspondence with Rose Cowpar, member of the Society's Executive Committee, October 2014.
