Gilbert & Sullivan Society
After a wonderful concert at our ‘home’ venue – Christchurch Methodist Church, Shepshed – we carry on our 60th anniversary year as the guests of St Mary’s Church, Wymeswold.
Raise the Roof
Saturday 26 April, 7.30pm
Wymeswold Memorial Hall (LE12 6TY)
Tickets £10 / Children £5
Call 01509 881656 / 07814 266 011 or visit Wymeswold Pharmacy. Tickets also available on the door (subject to availability).
This April, we’re performing two concerts to mark the start of our diamond jubilee year – 60 years of Gilbert and Sullivan at Christchurch! We start things off with or Diamond Jubilee concert in our home – Christchurch Methodist Church – on Saturday 12th April.
At the end of the month we are welcomed back by St Mary’s Church in Wymeswold for an evening of G&S music and traditional songs.
Tickets for both concerts are on sale now and strictly limited!
Visit our ‘Upcoming’ page for more details.
There was no rest after our recent production of Patience, as we’ve gone straight back into rehearsals ready for our concert at Rempstone Church on Saturday 30th November.
We’re having a stall at Shepshed Lion’s annual Charity Carnival on Monday 26th August 2024. Come along and say hello and have a go at winning one of our jam jars full of prizes. We’ll also have flyers and booking forms for our upcoming production of Patience.
The carnival takes place in Glenmore Park in Shepshed from 12-4pm. There is a small entry fee.
After a well earned winter break, it was lovely to be back in the rehearsal room this week for our first concert rehearsal. And we were sounding in fine voice!
Our concert sub-committee has pulled together a beautiful programme of music under the title ‘Love is in the Air’! It includes plenty of Gilbert and Sullivan numbers as well as songs from well-known musicals.
The concert will be at Christchurch Methodist on Saturday 20th April and tickets are on sale now.
We’re straight back into rehearsals for a Christmas concert at All Saints Church in Rempstone on Saturday 2nd December. More info under ‘Upcoming shows’.
Tickets for our fully staged production of Iolanthe in November are now on sale. Telephone or email our Box Office to book your tickets.
Tickets for Tantantara! are on sale now. The concert takes place at Christchurch Methodist in Shepshed on Saturday 22nd April and features songs from G&S shows and popular musicals. Find out more
We are delighted to announce that Mary Jayne Harding Scott will be joining us as our new Musical Director for our spring concert. Mary Jane has a wealth of G&S experience gained from her time with Leicester G&S and a student G&S society during her time at university.
Would you like to join us for our next production? We are looking for new members, especially tenors, to join us for Iolanthe in November 2023.