Martin Tarr

Martin Tarr is delighted to be part of the team bringing Linda’s exciting vision to the Carnegie stage, combining as it does for him two previous roles of Old Adam and Usher. He much enjoys working with such youthful and talented company!

Martin discovered G&S whilst at school, but didn’t get a taste for the theatre until the 1970s, taking principal roles in Devon and Berkshire before matrimony and fatherhood intervened. He still vividly recalls the hot and heavy padding and “Mikado yellow” Pancake make‑up then needed for what became his all-time favourite role of Pooh‑Bah. Later, in Dunfermline, Martin “maintained a low profile” until enticed into DGASS in 1998. Roles other than Pooh‑Bah have included Don Alhambra in The Gondoliers, the Earl of Mountararat in Iolanthe, Major Murgatroyd in Patience, Sir Richard Cholmondeley in The Yeomen of the Guard and most recently Sergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance.

Having always belonged to choirs that tackle challenging repertoire, and with a taste for a cappella music, especially madrigals, Martin has been a regular member of the Scottish Chamber Choir since 1991.

[from the 2025 programme]

Appearances with Dunfermline Gilbert & Sullivan Society

	2025	The Jury’s Out	Adam: Village handyman (Act 1) Court usher (Act 2)
	2023	The Pirates of Penzance	Sergeant of Police
	2022	Princess Ida	King Hildebrand
	2021	Zoom Mikado	Pooh-Bah
	2018	The Mikado	Pish-Tush
	2016	The Yeomen of the Guard	Sir Richard Cholmondeley
	2013	Patience	Major Murgatroyd
	2012	Princess Ida	King Hildebrand
	2012	Iolanthe	Lord Mountararat
	2011	The Mikado	Pooh-Bah
	2010	Trial by Jury	Foreman of the Jury
	2010	The Sorcerer	Chorus
	2009	The Yeomen of the Guard	Sir Richard Cholmondeley
	2007	The Gondoliers	Don Alhambra del Bolero
	2006	The Pirates of Penzance	Sergeant of Police
	2005	Ruddigore	Old Adam
	2004	Trial by Jury	Usher
	2004	The Mikado	Pooh-Bah
	2003	Iolanthe	Lord Mountararat
	2002	The Zoo	Grinder
	2002	The Yeomen of the Guard	Sir Richard Cholmondeley
	2000	Cox and Box	Sergeant Bouncer
	1999	The Gondoliers	Don Alhambra del Bolero