Pearlfishers at Kirkcaldy
Directed by former Scottish Opera young artist Lissa Lorenzo, a star-studded cast is led by Scottish soprano Monica McGhee (Leila) with Welsh tenor Thomas Kinch (Nadir), and accompanied by the Opera Bohemia Ensemble, conducted by Alistair Digges. More details on the flyer linked to the image.
Tickets £15, £12 (concession), £6 (under-18), at Adam Smith Theatre Box Office (in person or 01592 583302), from Rosemary Nairne (01592 596904), or on-line at wegottickets.com.
Key Mikado dates!
Our next show will run at Carnegie Hall from Thursday 22 February to Saturday 24 February, with a Saturday matinée. The first rehearsal night will be Wednesday 23 August at 7.30pm in Whitefield. Do encourage your friends to give us a try, especially if they enjoyed our sing-along Iolanthe.
So far we have one audition date, Monday 28 August, but there may be other auditions at the end of a Wednesday rehearsal. Extra dates later … meanwhile, take a look at the audition pieces. Rae will be producing some character descriptions closer to the auditions.
Wonderfully-winged fairies …
Dunfermline Gilbert and Sullivan Society welcomed Iolanthe to their hearts again at their “Singalong Iolanthe” at St Margaret’s RC Church, Dunfermline, on Friday 30 June. This new departure, an informal, fun event, was enhanced by the principals’ spectacular costumes, especially the wonderfully-winged fairies. The audience enjoyed hearing the principals and joining in the singing with DGASS chorus. And there were superb cakes at the interval, provided by the company and served by volunteers from St Margaret’s!
We had a Ball …
We all love dressing up and dancing, and about 60 Gilbert and Sullivan revellers from societies in Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh had the chance to get together and literally have a ball at a Gala Dinner on Friday 23 June at the Carnegie Conference Centre. After a good meal and a catch-up with our friends, we had an excellent dance, with entertainment provided by Douglas Kerr and Sounds Braw ceilidh band.
Fancy a tootle?
If you fancy playing in an orchestra, Fife’s Community Orchestra, Kirkcaldy Orchestral Society, is holding an open rehearsal on Tuesday 6 June, and inviting any players in the area to join in. Could be some who haven’t played for a long time, could be young players setting out on the path of musical life, in fact, anyone at all with an orchestral instrument.
Bring your instrument and a stand, music will be provided. There will be pieces to challenge and pieces to enjoy, plus some easy items for anyone unsure of their abilities. There will be something new and something old: there may even be a surprise!
The place: Balwearie High School, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5LY; the time: 6.45 pm (until 9.00pm); the cost: £3.00. Enquiries to kirkcaldyorchestralsociety@gmail.com.
30 June special!
Tickets £10 are now available from Society members, or phone 07703 483083, or you can pay at the door. Bring a copy of the score if you have one, but Society copies will be available for free loan.
Regardless of who wins the election on 8 June, we can be sure that Strephon will be a Member of Parliament in Gilbert’s topsy-turvy world. And the music will be great!
For a flier, click the image, and fairy electrons will produce a PDF to print …
Wednesday delight update …
You’ll see from the Home Page post that we’re having a sing-along of Iolanthe on 30 June. While this event is open to all, it would be good for our regular chorus to be reminded of some of the notes, so there will be a few Wednesday rehearsals. The first of these is at Whitefield at 7:30pm next Wednesday, 24 May. Do come along then and bring a score of you have one! There will then be an “election break”, with chorus rehearsals starting again on 14 June. More details to follow.
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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