The Yeoman of the Guard

The Yeoman of the Guard presented by Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Victoria at the Ian Roach Hall, Scotch College Saturday 16th July – 8pm IAN ROACH CONCERT HALL, SCOTCH COLLEGE Corner Fordholm Road & Morrison Street, HAWTHORN Melway 59 C1 “Australia’s foremost exponent of Gilbert & Sullivan operas” - The Age GSOV is the oldest Performing Arts Company in Victoria! It was formed in 1935 as The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Victoria to foster and promote the works of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, as well as other authors of light opera. We have presented light operas in Melbourne and Victoria every year, through war, depression, and global warming, ever since. This year we commemorate the 100th anniversary of W.S. Gilbert’s heroic death in 1911, at his home in Grim’s Dyke, near London, attempting to save a maiden in distress. Celebrate his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan by subscribing to our 2011 Season, with a generous discount. By subscribing you will also receive a complimentary copy of our magazine TANTANTARA! four times a year, which is full of informative articles on G&S and other matters of light operatic entertainment. Alternatively, you may book separately for each production. FOR MORE INFORMATION go to www.gilbertandsullivan.org.au THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD This is one of our most acclaimed productions, which we are taking to the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton UK, in August. It will be staged before we leave at the sumptuous IAN ROACH HALL at SCOTCH COLLEGE. Conducted by JOHN FERGUSON and directed by ROBERT RAY this will be a musical and dramatic delight, which many regard at the best G&S opera. CAST includes: ROBERT LATHAM, STEPHANIE GIBSON, VANESSA PETRIE, ANDREW McGRAIL, LYNLEE WILLIAMS, DES LUKEY, MICHAEL TRY, DARREN ROSENFELD, AMY SPRUCE FULL CHORUS & ORCHESTRA THE GONDOLIERS NEW PRODUCTION Libretto by W.S. GILBERT Music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN Stage Direction by JAMES WRIGHT Musical Direction by ALEXANDER COLDING-SMITH PRICES: Adult : $25.00 Pensioner/Unemployed/Student : $22.00 Children (under 15): $12.00 Monash Staff^: $22.00 Monash Student^: $15.00 School Groups of 10+: $ 10.00 (Only available by calling the Box Office) Student Rush*: $15.00 Members Rush*: 15.00 ^Only available in person at the Box Office with valid student ID * Available 30 minutes before performance with appropriate ID Running Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes including an interval