Strictly Patience rehearsals starting soon
The first rehearsal for Strictly Patience is Wednesday 27 August at Limekilns Parish Church. This will be preceded by a social event from 18:30. (Small donations of cake and biscuits welcome) This will give everyone a chance to catch up and to welcome new members. We’ll start singing around 19:30 with Musical Director Eddie MacLennan and Accompanist Carol Madden.
Printed vocal scores will be available to borrow at the rehearsal, but let Ellen Patrick know if you want a pdf score in the meantime.
Please bring along potential new members!
Rehearsals 2025–26:
Linda Milne (director) will be producing a rehearsal schedule, but the outline is:
Before Christmas:
- the Chorus will rehearse on Wednesdays 19:30–21:30 and there may also be the odd Sunday rehearsal from 14:00–16:00
- Principals will rehearse on Wednesdays 18:30–21:30 and there will also be some scheduled Sunday rehearsals from 14:00–16:00
After Christmas:
- the Chorus will rehearse on Wednesdays 19:30–21:30
- Principals will rehearse on Wednesdays 18:30–21:30
- both Chorus and Principals will rehearse 17:00–19:00 on Sundays from 4 January
Social and fund-raising events
Jack Archibald has announced plans for social and fund-raising events so that you can put the dates in your diaries!
Saturday 27 September: Ceilidh at Limekilns Parish Church. Music from Dunfermline Strathspey and Reel Society. £10 per ticket. Bring friends, family, drinks and a buffet contribution.
Saturday 18 October (19:00 for 19:30 prompt start): Quiz in aid of DGASS at Cowdenbeath Bowling Club, kindly organised for us by Kerry (costumes) and Lindsay (assistant stage manager). £10 per team (max 6 people per team). Aiming to bring at least 3 or 4 teams. Raffle prizes welcome. Irish Bingo. Treasure Trove. Great fun!
Big Raffle – £20 worth of £1 tickets to be issued to members soon. Winning tickets to be drawn at the concert (see below).
Sunday 30 November (afternoon): Seasonal Concert involving some of our members at Limekilns Parish Church. Tickets £10.
Friday 5 December (18:30 for 19:00): Christmas Meal at the Pitbauchlie House Hotel.
Christmas Carol Singing at Tesco (Fire Station): Thursday 11 December (16:00–18:00); Saturday 13 December (10:00–14:00); Thursday 18 December (16:00–19:00). Come for whole or part sessions. Singing friends are welcome too!
Ian Anderson will be signing people up for the weekly “Bonus Ball” draw. £1 per week till show week.
Getting prepared for Strictly Patience – 3
When the first version of this post was prepared, the “interesting fact remained” as characters in both last year’s show and next year’s might put it, is that was then exactly 300 days to our opening night of Patience!
[For those who are wondering “Why so many flowers?”, it’s because our Patience is cast as a florist/gardener rather than the milkmaid in Gilbert’s original]
Do please spread the word, and encourage folk not only to book the dates, but to join in the fun … every G&S show needs a chorus, and the team could include you and your friends. No previous experience is necessary … as it says on our Becoming a member page: “Mostly you need enthusiasm, plus a willingness to dress up, apply make-up, and generally be an idiot on stage!” We start back with our regular Wednesday rehearsals on 27 August at Limekilns, and hope to see you there.
Music for a Summer Evening
Click the image for the link to buy tickets. [There is no allocated seating, so if you have any seating requirements please call their events organiser on 07870 901606 before booking]
Singalong HMS Pinafore
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Getting prepared for Patience – 2
When the first version of this post was prepared, the “interesting fact remained” as characters in both last year’s show and next year’s might put it, is that was then exactly 300 days to our opening night of Patience!
That number is now down to 263 days, and the good news is that our audition process is now more or less complete, so most of the principal team have been selected. But every G&S show needs a chorus! Could that be you? We start back with our regular Wednesday rehearsals on 27 August at Limekilns. Do spread the word, and encourage folk to join … see our Becoming a member page.
2025 AGM
The 2025 DGASS Annual General Meeting will take place at The Bruce Arms, Limekilns at 7.30pm on Wednesday 14 May 2025, when we would like to see as many current members (who have/are paying a subscription for this year) as possible. Without our members, there wouldn’t be a Society!
The meeting will be preceded by a meal, so please arrive at 6.00pm for the meal to be served by 6.30pm. While you should pay The Bruce Arms separately for any drinks, teas and coffees, puddings etc. that you order, you need to select your main course and pay DGASS by 7 May, so please get in touch with Ellen for menu and bank details if you haven’t already received them direct by email.
The agenda can be downloaded from this link. Even if you cannot join us for the meal, please come to the AGM itself at 7.30pm.
Next appearance
Your next chance to see the Society on stage at Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline will be on 19–21 February 2026 in a sparkling production of Strictly Patience.
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