Here at Worcester Gilbert and Sullivan Society we love putting on shows;
performing, rehearsing and helping with costumes, props, make-up, scenery, lights, music and so much more! Follow this page for updates about our shows, behind the scene stories, exciting announcements and, in a nutshell, to join us in our theatrical adventure. Read Our Story
An announcement by Walter Wilson in the local pa
per in 1972, asking if there was anyone interested in starting a Gilbert & Sullivan Society in Worcester was where it all began. Enough people replied and in 1973 "The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Worcester" began. We put on a concert in The Swan Theatre, Worcester, which was very well received, then followed a fully costumed 'Mikado' with orchestra in the Technical College, in January 1974. After this we continued giving concerts at various venues, and locations - Leominster amongst them, and Stratford upon Avon being memorable, for appearing on the famous Shakespearean stage!! We moved our main productions to the stage of The Festival Theatre Malvern in 1976 with 'The Sorcerer', and remained there until 2005, (apart from when the theatre was closed for the refurbishment). We are now performing at various theatres around Worcestershire.
The name was changed to ' Worcester Gilbert and Sullivan Society' as it seemed better, being just that little bit shorter than the original.
We have always been known as a 'friendly' society and we all try to live up to this. We still have two founder members with us, Beryl Davies and Mandy Lambert. Past Shows
1976:The Pirates of Penzance
1976: The Sorcerer
1978: Trial by Jury
1979: Patience
1980: The Mikado
1981: Trial by Jury
1981: Iolanthe
1982:HMS Pinafore/Cox & Box
1983: The Gondoliers
1984:Utopia Ltd
1985:The Yeomen of the Guard
1986: The Pirates of Penzance
1987: Ruddigore
1988: The Mikado
1989: The Grand Duke
1989: Trial by Jury
1990: Iolanthe
1991: The Zoo
1992: Princess Ida
1993: The Pirates of Penzance
1993: HMS Pinafore
1994: Patience
1994: The Gondoliers
1995: The Zoo/HMS Pinafore
1995: The Pirates of Penzance
1996: Ruddigore
1996: The Yeomen of the Guard
1997: Iolanthe
1998: 4 Weddings
A Trial by Jury
1999: The Mikado
2000: The Sorcerer
2001: The Ultimate Secret
2001: The Gondoliers
2002: HMS Pinafore
A Trial by Jury
2002: Wicked Waxworks
2003: Ruddigore
2003: Sullivan to Strauss
2004: The Mikado
2004: Modern Girls & Utopia
(somewhat) Limited
2005: The Pirates of Penzance
2005: Iolanthe
2006: The Zoo& HMS Pinafore
2006: The Yeomen of the Guard
2007: The Mikado
2007: The Gondoliers
2008: Wicked Waxworks
2008: Patience
2009: The Pirates of Penzance
2009: Thrilling you softly with
our songs & A Right Carry On
2010: Sullivan to Strauss
2010: HMS Pinafore
2011: Just a Cotton Pickin’Minute
It’s a Trial by Jury
2011: Princess Ida
2012: Phantom of the Operetta
2012: The Mikado
2013: London Omnibus
2013: Ruddigore
2014: Around the World with
Gilbert & Sullivan
2014: The Pirates of Penzance
2015: The Gondoliers
2015: A Winter Concert
The G&S Nativity
2016: Robin Hood and his Merry Persons
2016: Iolanthe
2017: Those Good Old Days of Music Hall
