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bobs, death o' my life! Are thou mad? Am
I mad? Are we all mad?...the things we get up to
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From the Lytham St Annes Civic Society Newsletter, August 2004...
On 19th June 2004, the Society presented Gilbert & Sullivan’s Trial by Jury in Lytham Edwardian Magistrates Court (1902). It was delightfully performed by Marton Operatic Society and an excellent buffet supper followed in the nearby Hewitt Room, provided by Rowley’s catering. Tickets were limited to 50, at a cost of £25 each, and all who watched or participated felt they had had a truly memorable evening. The singers occupied the Bench and the Dock and we borrowed a full wig from a local judge. Our thanks go to Ken Dagger and Marton Operatic Society, to the Lancashire Police for allowing us to hold the event, and to Fylde Borough Council for waiving their fee for a licence and helping with regulations. More photos and information on the LSA Civic Society website
In July 2004 we took part in the Costume Parade on the opening day of the International G&S Festival in Buxton. Here we are outside the Opera House and on the Bandstand...
On 16 July 2005 we celebrated our 75th Anniversary with a dinner and dance at the Sheraton Hotel in Blackpool. Many past and present members and friends were there, across all the generations. Here are some of them.
On 6 August 2006 we gave a concert in Stanley Park as part of the Park's Summer Series. This is now an annual event.
On 29 March 2009 we gave our Springtime Proms concert with the Lytham St Annes Guardian Concert Band. We packed on to the stage at Lowther Pavilion theatre...
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We
have supported BBC Children In Need by giving special marathon concerts. Each time we have sung sponsored items from each
of the Gilbert & Sullivan works in chronological order. And
to start the 2008 concert we sang "Climbing over rocky mountain" -
from Thespis! The music for this, the first G&S collaboration
in 1871, is lost but we have the libretto; and as the words are almost (but
not quite) identical to those in the item from The Pirates of Penzance it's
pretty safe to assume Sullivan used the same tune.)
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