By Jim Symcox on Apr 30, 2010 in Gilbert & Sullivan Society, MUGSS, Manchester University, Manchester music, Royal Northern College of Music, The Pirates Of Penzance | 1 Comment
The Pirates of Penzance is probably the most famous operetta written by the Victorian equivalent of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice. They are of course, WS Gilbert And Sir Arthur Sullivan. Even if you don’t know any Gilbert & Sullivan I’m pretty sure you’ve heard people say “a policeman’s lot is not a happy [...]
By Jim Symcox on May 12, 2008 in Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Iolanthe, Manchester, Manchester University, Royal Northern College of Music | 0 Comments
The Royal Northern College of Music fairly shook with the loud cheers and applause as we finished our final performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe on Saturday night. We’d struggled to sell tickets again this year. And that’s despite a pretty high standard, semi-pro orchestra, great RNCM bar and a fun time for all! The [...]
By Jim Symcox on Apr 26, 2008 in Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Iolanthe, Manchester Theatre, Manchester University, Royal Northern College of Music | 0 Comments
After months of rehearsal and working Thursdays and Sundays for quite a while the show has come together at last. As usual we seem to not get the knack of a particular dance step until we’ve had it drummed into our brains 11 million times. Anyway, now we’ve a show on our hands and I’m [...]
