The Jersey G&S Society

02/08/2026

This year, we are delighted to be delivering Jersey its very own Gilbert & Sullivan Festival over the weekend of 16th-18th October.

At the heart of our festival will be evening performances of HMS Pinafore (on Friday 16th October) and The Pirates of Penzance (on Saturday 17th October).

The weekend will conclude with a talk on Gilbert and Sullivan given by Neil Smith, Founder of the National Gibert & Sullivan Opera Company on Sunday 18th October.

We are very excited that the major principal roles will be taken by professional soloists from the National G&S Opera Company – those making the trip to Jersey are currently expected to be: Simon Butteriss, John Savournin, Phoebe Smith, Gaynor Keeble and Alex Aldren.

The members of the chorus and minor principal roles will be undertaken by members of the amateur societies of Jersey and Guernsey.

To book for each of the events, please click the following links:

⚓️ HMS Pinafore: https://artscentre.je/whats-on/hms-pinafore/
🏴‍☠️ Pirates of Penzance: https://artscentre.je/whats-on/the-pirates-of-penzance/
🙎🏻‍♂️ G&S Talk: https://artscentre.je/whats-on/talk-on-g-and-s/

Discounted tickets available to those who wish to attend 2 or all 3 events! Please speak directly with Jersey Arts Centre.

16/06/2026

Thinking about singing with us at the G&S Festival in October?

If you'd like to find out more, come along this Thursday for a first look at the music. There's no obligation, just an opportunity to hear what we'll be working on and see if it's for you. All voices welcome.

📍 St Aubin’s Methodist Church
🕢 7.45pm start

We'd love to welcome anyone interested in joining us for the Festival!

03/06/2026

Following on from our enjoyable and successful concert at St Ouen's last month, thoughts are now turning to our G&S Festival, which takes place in October this year.

At the heart of our Festival will be evening performances of HMS Pinafore (Friday 16th October) and The Pirates of Penzance (Saturday 17th October).

The shows will be "staged" with props and lots of action from costumed Principals. However, the ensemble will be static and sing from copy.

We are very excited that the major principal roles will be taken by professional soloists from the National G&S Opera Company.

Those making the trip to Jersey are currently expected to be:

Simon Butteriss, John Savournin, Phoebe Smith, Gaynor Keeble and Alex Aldren

The following minor principal parts will be cast from our very own Jersey G&S Society:

HMS Pinafore - H**e (alto), Carpenter (bass), Boatswain (baritone), Dick Deadeye (bass)

The Pirates of Penzance - Edith (mezzo), Samuel (baritone), Sergeant (bass), Kate (mezzo)

Anyone interested in auditioning for these parts is asked to let Annette know as soon as possible. Please note that anyone cast in these roles will need to learn both the dialogue and music.

Work for the chorus will start this month, with two evenings on which we will sing through both shows. These are Thursday 18th and Thursday 25th June.

All are welcome - please do spread the word to any singer who you think may be interested.

Chorus rehearsals will then resume on Thursday 20th August, with the usual Thursday / Sunday routine until the production.

PLEASE NOTE VERY IMPORTANT DATES: Thursday 10th September through to the evening of Sunday 13th September.

Chris Milton, who will be MD for the performances, will be over that weekend and will want to work with those cast as minor principals, and the chorus, so there will be extra rehearsals during that weekend for all involved.

We hope that all sounds very exciting and would ask you to email Annette at: [email protected] to

a) express an interest in taking part in the ensemble

b) express an interest in auditioning for one of the minor principal roles.

We look forward to hearing from you!

03/05/2026

It’s already 6 months since our last concert went down an absolute storm at St Clement’s Parish Hall.

This month, we are taking our talented singers out west to give you an unforgettable afternoon of G&S…and tea and cake!

All for just £10 per ticket! What a bargain for an afternoon’s entertainment.

Join us! And please share this post to tell your friends.

19/04/2026

14/04/2026

I wonder how many of you remember young Darcy from our production of The Phantom of the Opera. So proud to see her getting so far and pushing to achieve her dreams.