Welcome to GanderS
Our happy little blog that’s full of interesting G&S stuff…
GanderS
Hello and welcome to our blog!
We’re thrilled to have you here and hope you’ll enjoy our mix of interesting and enjoyable articles about Gilbert and Sullivan and our performances. Whether you’re a long-time fan or new to their delightful operettas, there’s something for everyone.
Stay tuned for behind-the-scenes insights, interviews with our talented cast and crew, and updates on our upcoming shows.
Our posts
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Singing for the Brain
Our Ruth Helps People with Fading Memories – and so can you! Ruth is joined by her fellow… read more
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A Queenly Pudding
A Queenly Pudding for the Fairy Queen Our 2019 production of Iolanthe set us thinking about fairies. Queen… read more
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Sally Lunn
Hippies and buns The Sorcerer and Sally Lunn, a legendary connection. Our 2013 production of The Sorcerer saw… read more
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Child minding
Alhambra enrols the infant prince into Baptisto’s childminding service. To paraphrase Don Alhambra: “I stole the Prince and… read more
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South Pacific Squeeze
Blitz yourself a fruity squeeze from Wolverton G&S Songs from Richard Rodgers’ and Oscar Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” brought… read more
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We do not care a fig
Young Strephon is the kind of lout we do not care a fig about! Our 2019 production of… read more
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Boston Beans
Baked beans and the Wild West Our ultimately doomed production of Calamity Jane turned our thoughts to the… read more
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Ring a ring of roses
During the dark days of the pandemic, a bit of light relief in the post by our Publicity… read more
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Hebe in HMS Pinafore
The Name is Bond – Jessie Bond By the 1890s, Jessie Charlotte Bond was at the peak of… read more