PE Gilbert & Sullivan Society - Productions
This is a chronological list of productions staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & 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 (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.