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Cheerily carols … the Society!
Yesterday found us at Tesco Fire Station, Dunfermline, singing for two hours and delighting the shoppers. It was a hard sing for our small group, but we enjoyed “gathering winter fuel” to warm our Treasurer’s heart! And the descants were as lovely as the ladies …
Your Society is committed to three more sessions, and we’d welcome help from current and former members, and any “sisters, cousins and aunts” you care to bring along. The more singers, the better! Try to come to all of a session, but the odd hour is also really useful as we need a good turnout to keep up the good sound.
You don’t need to tell us in advance that you’re coming – though Jack would be encouraged to know! – but on arrival you do need to call at Customer Services to sign in, and register your car so you don’t get charged for staying in the car park for over two hours.
- Saturday 13 December 10.00am–2.00pm (at checkouts)
- Sunday 14 December 12n–2.00pm (at the foot of the travelator)
- Thursday 18 December 4.00–7.00pm (at checkouts)
And to all those who sing with us, or hear us sing … Merry Christmas!
DGASS at Buxton
We’re delighted to announce that DGASS have been invited to perform “The Jury’s Out” at the prestigious International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival at Buxton next year. As you’ll see at this link, our performance at 2.30pm on Wednesday 5 August 2026 at St John’s Church, Buxton, is sandwiched between an HMS Pinafore sing-a-long and a pre-theatre talk about The Mikado.
Our 2025 production will be adapted to a semi-staged concert version with piano(s), and we’re hoping most of the première cast will be able to reprise their performances in Derbyshire. More details later – there’ll be rehearsals after Strictly Patience in order to get us back up to speed. Meanwhile, book the date (we’ll get a chance to rehearse at the venue on the afternoon/evening before the show), and start thinking soon about transport and accommodation.
We’d love to have supporters for our show, and you’d enjoy the rest of the Festival. For example, at the Opera House there’s a performance of The Mikado on the evening of our show, and our friends from the Edinburgh G&S Society are performing Iolanthe on Monday 3 August.
General booking starts in February, but the programme is available now at this link.
Hear us sing!
The coming months offer several opportunities to hear members of the Society in action:
Tickets £10, on the door, or available in advance from Anne (07703 483083)
Later, in a more informal setting, we will be singing carols at Tesco Fire Station, Dunfermline, with four sessions booked.
- Thursday 11 December 4.00–6.00pm (at checkouts)
- Saturday 13 December 10.00am–2.00pm (at checkouts)
- Sunday 14 December 12n–2.00pm (at the foot of the travelator)
- Thursday 18 December 4.00–7.00pm (at checkouts)
Current and former members are welcome to sing with us, as are your friends and relations – the more singers, the better! Try to come to all of a session, but the odd hour is also really useful as we need a good turnout to make a good sound. Please note that, for security reasons, we need to give the store the names of those performing in advance of each session, so please register your interest by emailing Ellen.
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.
Curtain down on another successful show
From the very first moment, now a year ago, that Linda Milne described to the Society the idea for a show that she’d been thinking about for most of a decade, and we leapt at the chance of a new show, we’d all known that The Jury’s Out was going to be something special. And we were right!
Preparations were great fun … and so was Show Week. Provost Jim Leishman opened the show and enjoyed the première, the warm audience reaction was gratifying, and the production didn’t break the bank according to our Treasurer. Altogether a very positive result, and one that was well worth all the effort involved in getting a new show ready for the stage.
We’re still working on an archive page, but you can enjoy its current form at this link. Meanwhile, we can all look forward to the 2026 production of Patience.
Red carpet unrolled!
This is the Carnegie Hall foyer as you haven’t see it before, ready to welcome Provost Jim Leishman last evening to the launch of our World Première of The Jury’s Out … you’ll see the ribbon cutting in next week’s Dunfermline Press. Listening to Jim’s entertaining speech were a number of invited guests from NODA, the city community and neighbouring societies, most of whom stayed to enjoy a memorable first night. Lots of complimentary comments in the Tiffany Bar afterwards!
Thank you to everyone who was part of our very responsive audience, and to those who’ve bought tickets for our performances tonight at 7:30pm and tomorrow at 2:30pm. To those who haven’t yet committed to come, remember that in less than 36 hours time you will have lost the opportunity to enjoy the show, so please turn up at the box office early!
Set to open … tonight!
Click the image to read on-line what today’s Dunfermline Press has announced – that our well-loved Provost Jim Leishman will be launching our show. It’s not to late to plan to come to this World Première at Dunfermline’s Carnegie Hall tonight at 7:30pm. Or treat someone you love to our Valentine’s Day performance, also at 7:30pm, and find out whether true love triumphs in the end. Or, if coming out at night no longer appeals, come to our matinée at 2:30pm on Saturday 15 February. Whichever you come to, you won’t be disappointed.
[If you’re wondering why we look festive, it’s because Dave Wardle came to our pre-Christmas rehearsal!]
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.
