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Festival Announces Departure From Harrogate

7th October 2022Blog, The Festivalgsfestivals.org

It’s fair to say that life at the Old Vicarage in Halifax, the Festival HQ, is rarely dull or uneventful! And this week is certainly no different. In 2023 it will be thirty years since we first staged the Festival in Buxton Opera House, and yesterday, we formally agreed to take the Festival lock, stock and barrel back to this…

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THE 28TH INTERNATIONAL GILBERT & SULLIVAN FESTIVAL OPENS IN BUXTON OPERA HOUSE ON 30 JULY

13th July 2022Press Releasegsfestivals.org

Gilbert & Sullivan is simply pure joy.  It’s innocent merriment that always puts a smile on your face and is sure to lighten the spirit. The International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival opens in Buxton Opera House from Saturday 30 July to Saturday 6 August and includes a feast of fabulous, unmissable productions. The must-see show of the week is Utopia…

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Our New National G&S Opera Company Conductor

25th November 2021The Festivalgsfestivals.org

Welcome John Andrews!  We are delighted to confirm that John Andrews will conduct the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company productions at the Festival.  This will be John’s first appearance with the National Festival Orchestra and the NGSOC, and we are all tremendously excited to have him on board.  With a special affinity for Italian bel canto and the English…

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How To Book Your Tickets

25th November 2021Friends of the Festival, The Festivalgsfestivals.org

Tickets for Festival performances in Buxton Opera House and the Royal Hall, Harrogate are available on a priority booking system. First to members of the “Friends of the G&S Festival” and then on open sale to the general public on Tuesday 1 February. You can join as a member now, and you will be able to enjoy priority booking and…

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Opera della Luna Return To The Festival

25th November 2021The Festivalgsfestivals.org

How fantastic is that! We are thrilled and excited to announce that director Jeff Clarke will bring Opera della Luna’s acclaimed production of HMS Pinafore to Buxton and Harrogate for next year’s Festival.  If you have never managed to see an Opera della Luna performance before, you have to see HMS Pinafore! These magical performances are side-splittingly funny, clever and…

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T-3 Days Until The Festival Takes Off In Buxton!

28th July 2021G&S Opera TV, The Festivalgsfestivals.org

Join us for a fabulous week of fantastic entertainment with all your favourite shows – The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe, The Mikado, HMS Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard and Patience. And if that wasn’t enough to tempt you into town, there is a lively morning and afternoon fringe programme with fascinating talks and concerts. Enjoy the wit and hilarity…

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How we will manage social distancing

15th July 2021The Festivalgsfestivals.org

Since we decided to go ahead with this year’s Festival, the entire team in Halifax have dreamed of the day we would hear the news that we could return to full capacity and share our productions with as many people as possible. We have been selling tickets in Buxton Opera House and Harrogate Royal Hall on a socially distanced plan…

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Simon Butteriss: Diary of a Patter Man

14th July 2021The Festivalgsfestivals.org

Simon Butteriss It’s 25 years since I first appeared at this joyous festival, masterminded then, as now (in the noble tradition of Glyndebourne and Bayreuth) by the indefatigable energy and vision of one family.  I had just been coming to the end of a long tour playing Ko-Ko with D’Oyly Carte in 1996 when the Smiths asked me to play…

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Sponsor a Seat = Support the Festival

16th June 2021Friends of the Festivalgsfestivals.org

We have 16,500 empty seats in Buxton and Harrogate (value approximately £480,000). Can you sponsor one and support the Festival Future Fund? It’s been a funny old year or two, but we are still here. We have a Festival ready to begin. And we have an excellent programme with hilarious, brand-new productions that we know will bring some much-needed joy…

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Spotlight on Rachel Middle – Director

15th June 2021The Festivalgsfestivals.org

At this year’s International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival, Rachel directs HMS Pinafore, National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, The Yeomen of the Guard, Forbear! Theatre and The Pirates of Penzance, Forbear! Theatre Rachel Middle is a director, performer and writer living in London who has had a very close relationship with the works of Gilbert and Sullivan since she joined…

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