Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society
The Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society [1] is an amateur society founded in 1947, with the aim to foster interest in musical theatre, and the works of Sir William Schwenk Gilbert [2] and Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan [3] ("G&S") in particular. The Society has presented many operas or musical works to Cape Town audiences since then.
The Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society has toured to the International Festival of Gilbert and Sullivan in Buxton, Derbyshire, England twice, and won international awards both times.
Aims and function
See: The Society's website [4]
Current status
Productions
1947: The Yeomen of the Guard, directed by Mrs Jack West, in the Cape Town City Hall.
1948: The Mikado, directed by Mrs Jack West, in the Cape Town City Hall.
1949: The Gondoliers and Iolanthe, both directed by Mrs Jack West, in the Labia Theatre.
1950: The Yeomen of the Guard and Patience, both directed by Mrs Jack West, in the Labia Theatre.
1951: The Mikado, directed by Mrs Jack West, in the Labia Theatre.
1952: The Pirates of Penzance and The Gondoliers, both directed by Mrs Jack West, in the Labia Theatre.
1953: Iolanthe, directed by Mrs Jack West; Trial by Jury, directed by Walter Price; H.M.S. Pinafore, directed by Marjorie Hill, all in the Labia Theatre.
1954: The Yeomen of the Guard, directed by Mrs Jack West and Patience, directed by Marjorie Hill, both in the Labia Theatre.
1955: The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado, both directed by Marjorie Hill, in the Labia Theatre.
1956: Trial by Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore and The Gondoliers, all directed by Marjorie Hill, in the Labia Theatre.
1957: Ruddigore, directed by Marjorie Hill, in the Labia Theatre.
1958: Iolanthe, directed by Marjorie Hill, in the Labia Theatre.
1959: The Yeomen of the Guard, directed by Ewald Williamson, in the Labia Theatre.
1960: Cox and Box, directed by Marjorie Hill; The Pirates of Penzance, directed by Billie Jones; The Mikado, directed by Nan Cunningham, all in the Labia Theatre.
1961: Princess Ida, directed by Nan Cunningham, in the Labia Theatre.
1962: Ruddigore in the Labia Theatre and Patience in the Hofmeyr Theatre, both directed by Nan Cunningham.
1963: The Gondoliers, directed by Nan Cunningham, in the Labia Theatre.
1964: Iolanthe, directed by Nan Cunningham, in the Labia Theatre.
1965: The Mikado, directed by Marjorie Hill, in the Labia Theatre.
1966: Trial by Jury, directed by Marjorie Hill and H.M.S. Pinafore, directed by Billie Jones, both in the Labia Theatre.
1967: Cox and Box and The Pirates of Penzance in the Labia Theatre and Carousel in the Cape Town City Hall, all directed by Jennifer Craig.
1968: Princess Ida and The Mikado, both directed by Billie Jones, in the Labia Theatre.
1969: The Gondoliers, directed by Jennifer Craig, The Sorcerer and Trial by Jury, both directed by Billie Jones, all in the Labia Theatre.
1971: The Yeomen of the Guard and Iolanthe, both directed by Billie Jones, all in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1972: The Gondoliers and The Pirates of Penzance, both directed by Billie Jones, and Cox and Box, directed by Cliff Downey, all in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1973: Patience, directed by Billie Jones, Trial by Jury, directed by Nan Cunningham and H.M.S. Pinafore, directed by Brigid Packham, all in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1974: The Yeomen of the Guard, directed by Billie Jones, in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1975: The Gondoliers, directed by Jennifer Craig and Ruddigore, directed by Helen Houghton, in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1976: Iolanthe and The Pirates of Penzance, both directed by Helen Houghton, in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1977: The Mikado, directed by Helen Houghton, in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1978: The Sorcerer, directed by Helen Houghton and H.M.S. Pinafore, directed by Graham Boxall, in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1979: Patience, directed by Helen Houghton, in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1980: The Yeomen of the Guard, directed by Helen Houghton, in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1981: The Gondoliers, directed by Helen Houghton, in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1982: Princess Ida, directed by Helen Houghton, in the Claremont Civic Centre.
1983: The Pirates of Penzance, directed by Helen Houghton, in the Baxter Theatre.
1984: Utopia, Limited, directed by Helen Houghton, Trial by Jury, directed by Joe Koekemoer and H.M.S. Pinafore, directed by Teddy Davies, all in the Baxter Theatre.
1985: Ruddigore, directed by Teddy Davies, in the Baxter Theatre.
1986: The Mikado, directed by Teddy Davies, in the Baxter Theatre.
1987: Iolanthe, directed by Teddy Davies, in the Baxter Theatre.
1988: The Yeomen of the Guard], directed by Brenda Gray, in the Baxter Theatre.
1989: The Gondoliers, directed by Teddy Davies, in the Baxter Theatre.
1990: The Sorcerer, directed by Helen Houghton, in the Baxter Theatre.
1991: The Pirates of Penzance, directed by Teddy Davies, in the Baxter Theatre.
1992: Tarantara, Tarantara, directed by Yvonne Copley, in the Little Theatre and H.M.S. Pinafore, directed by Brenda Gray, in the Nico Malan Theatre.
1997: The Yeomen of the Guard at the Baxter Theatre.
2010: Annie.
2011: Fiddler on the Roof at the Artscape Opera House.
2012: The Yeomen of the Guard (This production staged in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee).
Sources
The Society's website [5]
http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=30373
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