Rehearsals for Princess Ida start on Thursday 8th September 2011 at 7.30pm at Menston Methodists Church Hall, and continue each Thursday until Christmas. During January rehearsals will be on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons at Menston Methodists Church Hall. Additionally, Principal rehearsals are held on Tuesdays between September and January.
Princess Ida will be produced at Yeadon Town Hall from Tuesday 7th to Saturday 11th February 2012, at 7.30pm each night plus a matinee at 2.30pm on Saturday 11th February. Tickets for all performances can be booked by phoning 01943 872020 or by emailing us via the “contact us” link in the right hand panel of this page.
PRINCESS IDA COMPETITION
The company and crew of Aireborough Gilbert and Sullivan Society are deep into the rehearsal schedule for their 2012 production of Princess Ida.
Princess Ida is based on a narrative poem by Alfred Tennyson called ‘The Princess’ (1847) and Gilbert wrote a farcical musical play, based on the poem, in 1870. He lifted much of the dialogue for Princess Ida directly from his 1870 farce and the opera opened at the Savoy Theatre on January 5 1884 where it ran for 246 performances.
Anita Adams, the Society’s award winning Producer has transformed the show and all the action now takes place in the swinging sixties!
Aireborough Gilbert and Sullivan Society have teamed up with Murgatroyds Fish and Chip Restaurant of Harrogate Road, Yeadon http://www.billymurgs.co.uk/ to offer a fantastic prize to the winner of the Princess Ida Competition.
There is a first prize of a Fish and Chip meal worth £30 at Murgatroyds and two free tickets to the opening night of Princess Ida at Yeadon Town Hall (High St, Yeadon, Leeds, LS19 7PP) on Tuesday 7 February 2012, and four other lucky winners will also receive a pair of tickets to the opening night. Just answer the following question:
In which year did Princess Ida open at the Savoy?
Please send your answer, including your postal address, email and telephone number to: Princess Ida Competition, 71 Leathley Crescent, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6DH or via the website “contact us” link in the right hand panel of this page. Title your answer ‘Princess Ida Competition’.
Murgatroyds Fish and Chip Restaurant is open seven days a week from 11.30am. Princess Ida runs from 7 to 11 February 2012 at 7.30pm each night, plus a matinee at 2.30pm on Saturday 11th February.
Tickets can be booked from the Box Office by phoning 01943 872020 or by emailing us via the “contact us” link in the right hand panel of this page.
The competition closes at midnight on 09/12/11 and the prizes will be awarded to the first five correct entries drawn out of the hat.
CONCERTS 2012
On Saturday 10th March 2012 we will be presenting a concert of favourite G&S Choruses, together with a performance of “Trial by Jury” at Helmsley Arts Centre. Further details are available on their website www.helmsleyarts.co.uk
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