An offer you can’t refuse!
Did you see any of these guys at Dunfermline’s Kingsgate shopping centre recently? Like the shops, they were there for the very serious purpose of trying to separate you from your money! And you couldn’t do better than follow their advice, and buy a ticket or three for this week’s show at the Carnegie, when we are proud to be presenting a Mikado with a difference – the Rae Lamont take on a classic G&S opera, with our usual zest and musical excellence. Not to be missed! Buy your tickets in advance from the Carnegie Box Office (01383 602302), or just turn up at 7:30pm Thursday to Saturday or 2:30pm on Saturday.
Time to buy …
Rae’s interpretation of this classic G&S opera is full of movement and fun, as well as good music, and we wouldn’t want you to miss it. So now is the time to make sure of your tickets!
Telephone our ticket hot-line (07703 483083), email ticketsales@dgass.org.uk, or ask one of the cast. Or you can order by post: download a flyer by clicking the image and fill in the form on the second page. However you order, you’ll be glad you did!
Bill Tulloch
Bill’s funeral will be held at St Leonard’s Church, 2 Brucefield Avenue, Dunfermline, KY11 4SX, at 12.45pm on Tuesday 16 January, followed by a short committal service at Dunfermline Crematorium at 2.00pm. Anyone wishing to join the family afterwards will be welcome to do so either directly after the church service or after the committal service.
Our thoughts are with Alison, Mike and Helen at this sad and difficult time.
Carols at Tesco
Did you see us singing carols at Tesco’s Duloch store on Saturday 16 December? Everyone looked cheerful, despite the cold weather outside! Thank you to everyone who took part during our three late-afternoon slots, and thanks to all those shoppers who gave generously, helping us raise £325 for Whitefield Day Hospital.
Important December dates
Everyone is needed for the rehearsal at Whitefield on Wednesday 6 December at 7.30pm. Both ladies and men are needed for the opening of Act 1 of The Mikado. Ladies can go home at tea-time! Willie will give us some support with carols at 7.00pm.
We are singing carols at Debenhams on Thursday 7 December 6.00-8.00pm. This is to publicise The Mikado, so please wear your Mikado tee shirt, if you you have one. (We don’t collect money at this event)
We shall also singing carols on Saturday 16 December at Tesco’s Duloch store 3.30-5.30pm. This is to raise funds for the Whitefield Day Hospital.
It is really important to have a large turn-out at both the carol singing events, so please come, even if you can only manage part of our allocated time slot.
Winter variations
Come and support the four players from our Mikado orchestra who will be performing in Kirkcaldy Orchestral Society’s Winter Concerts with the Langtoun Singers. Two performances on Sunday 17 December at 2.00pm and 4.00pm at The Old Kirk, Kirkcaldy.
The programme includes Fraser’s “The Snow Queen”, excerpts from “The Nutcracker” (Tchaikowsky), the “Dance of the Tumblers” (Rimsky-Korsakov), and Christmas carols. More information on the poster linked to the image.
A winning programme!
John Allen writes:
I was very pleased to receive the Scottish NODA prize for the Ruddigore programme at this year’s Scottish NODA conference in Peebles last month. There are three categories of programme into which any NODA society can enter its programme and there are first and second prizes for each category and commendations as well.
The middle category into which our programme falls is for the Standard Programme which limits its number of pages to 16–20 including cover. It’s all quite scientific – smaller programmes have a category of their own and larger programmes go into the ‘Souvenir Programme’ competition.
Dunfermline G&S came first in 2015 with our programme for The Gondoliers and second last year with our programme for The Yeomen of the Guard, so it was good to win again this year.
Many thanks go to Martin for helping me with the design and layout of the programme. His input just tips the balance, turning it from being a good programme to being truly stunning and a competition winner. The programme now goes forward to the National programme competition and let’s hope we can carry off the UK prize as well as the Scottish!
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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