Coily Dart Theatre

25/11/2025

Great to see that one of our original cast was in the audience for the Off-Monroe Players production of 'Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: Less Miserable' in Rochester, New York!

Thank you so much to everyone who came to see Gilbert & Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: Less Miserable and Trial by Jury. ❤️

We had an amazing time putting on these shows and we are so glad you were all able to enjoy them! 🎉

Also a special thanks to Ian, the original John Well Wells from the Less Miserable premiere in England, for coming to see our show. It was so wonderful meeting you! 😊

14/11/2025

All our good wishes to the Off-Monroe Players, whose performance of 'Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: ... Less Miserable' opens tonight - the first time the show has been paired with Trial by Jury!

16/10/2025

Great to see another company performing the show - pairing it with Trial by Jury!

23/08/2025

Excited to see that there will be another production of "Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: Less Miserable". Hope the Off-Monroe Players enjoy performing it as much as we did!

17/08/2025

A year ago today we finished our Edinburgh Festival Fringe run of "Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: ...and Helen" - What a great experience!

12/08/2025

Great to hear all the news from Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. Happy reminder of how much fun we've had at three previous festivals, performing Gilbert and Sullivan Improbable New Musicals - and wearing promotional hoodies at every opportunity!

30/03/2025

Wonderful that the focus of this week's episode of MusicalTalk is Helen Carte! Recorded in Edinburgh, at the premiere of "Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical: ...and Helen", the podcast discusses the show in depth, highlighting Helen's important contribution to the G&S legacy.

At last, a musical about one of the unsung female heroes of musical theatre - Helen D'Oyly Carte!  Join Thos as he talkes to Susan Ellerby about her latest modern G&S show, Gilbert and Sullivan's Improbable New Musical....And Helen, about the accomplished, and even trailblazing, Victorian b...

19/09/2024

Great memories!

🎶✨TBT to some of our fabulous musicals that performed with us last month!💙It feels like only a moment ago we were singing our hearts out at the

22/08/2024

★★★★ "The Coily Dart Theatre Company has created a production that is a wonderful tribute to an immensely important yet often forgotten member of the Gilbert and Sullivan operation."

Another great review received today! https://theatreandartreviews.com/2024/08/22/gilbert-sullivans-improbable-new-musical-and-helen/

Although our Edinburgh Fringe run's over, the show's now licensed for others to perform. It would be wonderful to share Helen's story more widely! Script and scores are available worldwide from Amazon.
Script: https://amzn.eu/d/9PhAJ8P
Score: https://amzn.eu/d/aPRZtTf

The Coilly Dart Theatre Group brought their musical about the life and works of Helen Carte with the Gilbert and Sullivan production company to the Edinburgh Fringe. Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbab…

19/08/2024

Thanks to all who came to see “Gilbert and Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical:… and Helen” at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Amazing audience responses and such wonderful reviews! If you missed it, the script and score are available worldwide from Amazon - and the show is now available for others to perform (enquiries to [email protected]).