Martin Tarr

 

Martin  discovered G&S whilst at school, but did not get his first taste of the stage until joining Paignton Operatic and Dramatic Society in 1970. He vividly recalls the hot and heavy padding and the “Mikado yellow” Pancake make-up then needed for what became his all-time favourite role of Pooh-Bah!

Moving to Berkshire in 1976, Martin joined East Berkshire Operatic Society, where he took several principal roles before matrimony and fatherhood intervened. Later, in Dunfermline, Martin “maintained a low profile” until enticed into the Society in 1998. Martin’s roles with DGASS have included Pooh-Bah in The Mikado, the Sergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance, Don Alhambra in The Gondoliers, the Earl of Mountararat in Iolanthe, Major Murgatroyd in Patience and Sir Richard Cholmondeley in The Yeomen of the Guard.

Martin has always belonged to choirs that tackle challenging repertoire, and has an affinity with unaccompanied music, and madrigals in particular. Since 1991 he has been a regular member of the Scottish Chamber Choir.

[from the 2018 programme]

Appearances with Dunfermline Gilbert & Sullivan Society

	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