In 1989 two events came together – our production of The Gondoliers and the F A Cup Final! Everton and Liverpool There is a tale of ’89 which has gone down in fable. That was the year for The Gondoliers, and the last performance on Saturday 20th May happened to coincide with the FA Cup…

We used to perform in Morgan Hall at The Radcliffe School – With a feline audience A bored cat! Early shows were at the Wolverton College of Education and then places such as the Radcliffe school – with its cat! Yes, Radcliffe the cat watched many of our performances there. He would occasionally wander across…

In 1995 a rather fearsome Katisha appeared in The Mikado – with an assistant! Kim Bennett and Gilly Mitchell Another our famous Mikados. This one had Kim Bennett as the fearsome Katisha, and she was clad in some very real looking samurai armour for the part. Another example of Alan Bennett’s amazing skills as props…

In 2007 a rather wonderful Mikado was performed. Not without unscripted moments! Graham Mitchell and Sue Dixon Gordon Oliver It seems that a certain Yum Yum was given a beautiful wedding dress that was fastened securely at the back with hooks and eyes – I’m no expert, but I’m told that’s usual. It came unhooked…

It all started in Church Street in 1974. We still rehearse in Church Street today, at the West End United Church. Arnold Jones Fred Cornford Fred Cornford was cycling along Church Street in Wolverton one summer’s day in 1974, minding his own business, when a car pulled up alongside him. In it was Arnold Jones,…