Every Jack Must Study the Knack

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Pirates of Penzance rehearsals take a break next week for Southampton Operatic Society's production of The Yeomen of the Guard. Pocket G&S puppet master Shaun Dodimead directs and also stars as melancholy Jack Point, the hapless Elizabethan jester who loses the love of his life to a callous, calculated Colonel Fairfax. This traditional staging brings out the dark side of Gilbert's most dramatic opera. David Tatnall (Wilfred Shadbolt) and Vicky Wilson (Phoebe Meryll) provide the comedy relief.

http://www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk/events/detail/the_yeomen_of_the_guard/

Rehearsals for Pirates Begin

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On Sunday 13th May, under the direction of new musical director, local legend, Martin Paterson rehearsals for The Pirates of Penzance got under way in Winchester! Music for Act One was rehearsed and, within two and a half hours, the cast were enjoying food in a local curry house! Act One is in the bag musically! Next week, Act Two!

PC Ponsford Reporting for Duty

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Rehearsals for Pocket G&S's production of The Pirates of Penzance have broken for the half-term/Jubilee holiday. Following two three hour production rehearsals Act One has been set (with several numbers from Act Two as well). After the break it will be time to start on the two big numbers with the Police in Act Two and then the happy ending!

Tickets are on sale here - http://www.totton.ac.uk/hangerfarm/whatson

G&S Double-Bill on now!

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Visit The Winchester Theatre Royal and The Point in Eastleigh over the next two weeks to enjoy a double-bill of Gilbert and Sullivan classics staged by Winchester Operatic Society and Eastleigh Operatic and Musical Society!

You may think you know HMS Pinafore, but this new production, full of fun and energy, will take you to places you have never been before! There will be plenty that's familiar - Sullivan's sparkling tunes beautifully harmonising with Gilbert's tale of unrequited love amidships and overturning the conventional social order. But as in many of Gilbert and Sullivan's operas, a surprise disclosure changes things dramatically in the end. WOS are bringing the nautical theme right into the 21st century and beyond, and will be blasting off in a stunning and exciting show. Come aboard and join them!

Starring Pocket G&S performers Adrian Hickford (Sir Joseph Porter), Dan Hickson (Ralph Rackstraw), Louise Hodson and Anne Croudass.

http://www.theatre-royal-winchester.co.uk/production/hms_pinafore/#nav

EOMS celebrate seventy-five years in the business with this all-new hilarious production of the much-loved madcap musical farce by Gilbert and Sullivan. Gok Wan meets Grace Brothers as we join Ko-Ko,Pitti-Sing, Yum-Yum, Pooh-Bah,Peep-Bo and Nanki-Poo in Tipitu for this timeless comedy for all the family.

Directed by Pocket G&S founder David Tatnall (who also plays Pooh-Bah) and starring Pocket G&S regulars Katherine Evans (Yum-Yum) and Natalie Thorn (Pitti-Sing), this production is not to be missed!

http://www.thepointeastleigh.co.uk/whats%20on/community%20performances/eastleigh%20operatic-1.aspx