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Our happy little blog that’s full of interesting G&S stuff…

  • Boston Beans

    Boston Beans

    Baked beans and cowboys are sort of linked in the popular imagination. And we all know who to…


  • Cartoon – Cup and Sorcery

    Cartoon – Cup and Sorcery

    Aline? The philtre? You have tasted it?   Oh yesh…….


  • A Queenly Pudding

    A Queenly Pudding

    The fairies’ midwife? Queen Mab is so described in Midsummer Night’s Dream. but our Queen may not be…


  • Iolanthe Roger Chancellor

    Iolanthe Roger Chancellor

    So Ruth asked Roger about his character…. What’s your favourite thing about playing this character? The challenge of…


  • We do not care a fig

    We do not care a fig

    A figgy delight for Christmas – and for Strephon Young Strephon is the kind of lout we do…


  • Cartoon – Iolanthe auditions

    Cartoon – Iolanthe auditions

    “Enter fairy – up right” is a stage direction. Not to be confused with “Enter fairy – upright”.…


  • South Pacific Squeeze

    South Pacific Squeeze

    Blitz yourself a fruity squeeze from Wolverton G&S Songs from?Richard Rodgers’ and Oscar Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” bring tropical…