International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival

International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival The festival runs for 2 weeks every summer and is by far the world's biggest celebration of Gilbert & Sullivan. Come along to Buxton Opera House and join us.

🌟 Our next event - The Best of G&S in Malvern Theatres, 12 September 2026 🌟

Join us for the 33rd International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival. 31 July - 14 August 2027 🎭 it's a fantastic experience for visitors and performers alike. It's fun. It's friendly. It's for all the family.

18/08/2026

🌟 THANK YOU! 🌟

The last lorry has been unloaded and the scenery packed away - the 32nd International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival has come to an end! 🎭

Around 1,000 people came together on stage and behind the scenes to bring more than 60 events to life over two weeks of pure G&S Festival bliss - and what a Festival it was! 🥳

To our incredible Festival Volunteers, the wonderful team at Buxton Opera House, St John’s Church and our local businesses, our Production Teams, the National Festival Orchestra, our brilliant Backstage Crew and the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company - thank you for your dedication, support and hard work. We couldn’t do it without you! ❤️

And, of course, to you, our audiences! Thank you for filling our theatres, sharing the laughter, applauding the performers and making the Festival an absolute joy. 🎶

Until the next one - The Festival Team ✨💕

✨ 🏆 A HUGE congratulations to BUS PASS OPERA, winners of the Ian G Smith Award at the 32nd International Gilbert & Sulli...
15/08/2026

✨ 🏆 A HUGE congratulations to BUS PASS OPERA, winners of the Ian G Smith Award at the 32nd International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival 🏆 ✨

For their fantastic production of The Gondoliers in this year's amateur competition, they will receive a prize of £1000. Sponsored by Theatrical Adventures 🎭

✨ 🏆 LOpSoc (University of Southampton Light Operatic Society) are the winners of this year's Gertrude Marsh-Looi Award w...
15/08/2026

✨ 🏆 LOpSoc (University of Southampton Light Operatic Society) are the winners of this year's Gertrude Marsh-Looi Award with their fabulous production of The Sorcerer 🏆 ✨

An enormous congratulations to LOpSoc, champions of the 32nd International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival's UNIFest competition, winning £500. Sponsored by Theatrical Adventures 🎭

🪭 On a tree by a river... 🪭Rounding off the 32nd International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival, the National Gilbert & Sulli...
15/08/2026

🪭 On a tree by a river... 🪭

Rounding off the 32nd International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival, the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company perform their dazzling 5-star production of The Mikado for a final time 🎭

There's still tickets available, don't miss out! ✨

🕢 7:30PM
📍 Buxton Opera House
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/the-mikado-the-national-gilbert-sullivan-opera-company-2026/

For the full cast list and production crew, visit our blog post here: gsfestivals.org/2026/07/15/the-mikado-cast-2026/

🌞 How beautifully blue the sky 🌞For our final matinee performance of the 32nd International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival,...
15/08/2026

🌞 How beautifully blue the sky 🌞

For our final matinee performance of the 32nd International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival, we've got the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company's production of The Pirates of Penzance 🏴‍☠️

Grab your tickets now and join us for one more swashbuckling show! 🎭

🕝 2:30PM
📍 Buxton Opera House
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/the-pirates-of-penzance-2026/

For the full cast list and production team, visit our blog post here: gsfestivals.org/2026/07/15/the-pirates-of-penzance-cast-2026/

📅 What's on tomorrow? - Saturday 15 August🎙 In Conversation with John Andrews🕥 10:30AM📍 St John's Church🎟 Book now: buxt...
14/08/2026

📅 What's on tomorrow? - Saturday 15 August

🎙 In Conversation with John Andrews
🕥 10:30AM
📍 St John's Church
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/in-conversation-with-john-andrews-2026/

🎶 Classical Pops with Ifan Thomas, tenor - The National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company
🕐 1:00PM
📍 St John's Church
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/classical-pops-2026/

🏴‍☠️ The Pirates of Penzance - NGSOC
🕝 2:30PM
📍 Buxton Opera House
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/the-pirates-of-penzance-2026/

🏆 Awards Ceremony
🕠 5:30PM
📍 St John's Church

💬 Pre-theatre talk with Stephen Turnbull
🕡 6:30PM
📍 St John's Church
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/pre-theatre-talk-the-mikado-stephen-turnbull-2026/

🪭 The Mikado - NGSOC
🕢 7:30PM
📍 Buxton Opera House
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/the-mikado-the-national-gilbert-sullivan-opera-company-2026/

⚓ We sail the ocean blue... one last time! ⚓The curtain goes up on the final NGSOC production of HMS Pinafore in Buxton ...
14/08/2026

⚓ We sail the ocean blue... one last time! ⚓

The curtain goes up on the final NGSOC production of HMS Pinafore in Buxton this evening. If you don't want to miss this ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ show, grab your tickets now!

🕢 7:30PM
📍 Buxton Opera House
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/hms-pinafore-2026/

✨ For the full cast list and production team, visit our blog post here: gsfestivals.org/2026/07/15/hms-pinafore-cast-2026/

🧚‍♀️ Tripping hither, tripping thither 🧚‍♀️Birmingham University G&S Society are bringing you their production of Iolant...
14/08/2026

🧚‍♀️ Tripping hither, tripping thither 🧚‍♀️

Birmingham University G&S Society are bringing you their production of Iolanthe this afternoon. Join the fairies and peers for this enchanting show! ✨

🕝 2:30PM
📍 Pavilion Arts Centre
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/iolanthe-birmingham-university-2026/

🌟 The Best of G&S 🌟All the favourites from the entire Gilbert & Sullivan catalogue, including the 'lost' songs from Iola...
14/08/2026

🌟 The Best of G&S 🌟

All the favourites from the entire Gilbert & Sullivan catalogue, including the 'lost' songs from Iolanthe 🧚‍♀️

Join Simon Butteriss, Phoebe Smith, Alex Aldren, Gaynor Keeble, Bruce Graham, Kevin Gauntlett and The National Festival Orchestra this afternoon for a truly fabulous show! 🎶

🕝 2:30
📍 Buxton Opera House
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/the-best-of-gilbert-sullivan-2026/

📅 What's on tomorrow? Friday 14 August🎙 In Conversation with James Hendry🕥 10:30AM📍 St John's Church🎟 Book now: buxtonop...
13/08/2026

📅 What's on tomorrow? Friday 14 August

🎙 In Conversation with James Hendry
🕥 10:30AM
📍 St John's Church
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/in-conversation-with-james-hendry-2026/

💬 Friends AGM
🕦 11:30AM
📍 St John's Church

🎶 Classical Pops and Iolanthe 'lost' songs Talk with Marc Shepherd and Phoebe Smith, soprano - The National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company
🕐 1:00PM
📍 St John's Church
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/classical-pops-2026/

🧚‍♀️ Iolanthe - Birmingham University G&S Society
🕝 2:30PM
📍 Pavilion Arts Centre
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/iolanthe-birmingham-university-2026/

🌟 The Best of G&S
🕝 2:30PM
📍 Buxton Opera House
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/the-best-of-gilbert-sullivan-2026/

🎤 Pre-theatre talk with Stephen Turnbull
🕡 6:30PM
📍 St John's Church
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/pre-theatre-talk-hms-pinafore-stephen-turnbull-2026/

⚓ HMS Pinafore - NGSOC
🕢 7:30PM
📍 Buxton Opera House
🎟 Book now: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/events/hms-pinafore-2026/

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