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Bus Pass Opera & Youth Production
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Over 60? Love to perform? Come and join the cast of Bus Pass Opera in their performance of HMS Pinafore on Monday, 7 August.
Bus Pass Opera is a firm favourite at the Festival and great fun too. Alan Borthwick will direct, and David Lyle is the musical director once again. If you would like to apply, please complete the online form at www.gsfestivals. org/bus-pass-opera or email sarah@gsfestivals.org with your voice type, if you have been in a previous Bus Pass Opera production, a summary of your G&S experience (if applying for the first time) and if you would like to be considered for a part/parts.
Rehearsals will begin in Buxton on Sunday, 30 July (2 pm) and will be daily through to the performance on Monday, 7 August. There will be a nominal participating charge of £40.
We look forward to hearing from you, and if you have any questions, please email sarah@ gsfestivals.org. A highlight of every Festival is our Youth Production, open to young people between nine and eighteen years old. Rachel Harland will direct our 2023 production of The Pirates of Penzance, to be staged in the Pavilion Arts Centre on Saturday, 6 August, at 2.30 pm.
This is a wonderful opportunity for cast members to learn how a production is directed and staged in just a week.
Rehearsals will begin on Saturday morning, 29 July. No previous stage experience is necessary – just bags of enthusiasm and lots of energy. Gilbert & Sullivan is the ideal introduction to opera and musical theatre, and our young performers return year after year and make lifelong friendships.
Auditions for principal roles take place on DVD/ YouTube. Chorus members do not need to audition.
More information and application forms are online at www.gsfestivals.org/youthproduction.
