Grosvenor Light Opera Company

Grosvenor Light Opera Company (GLOC) is a nonprofit community theatre organization in London, established in 1949 to study and perform the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. The company is the only (non-student) amateur Gilbert and Sullivan group both to rehearse and perform in central London and has been described by Ian Bradley as the "leading amateur G & S performing group in London".[1]

Stage productions

As well as performing the Savoy operas in central London, the group has produced a number of touring pieces including work taken to the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival[2][3] and has toured with Cox and Box.[1][4]

Recorded productions

In 1998 members of the group appeared as the Gilbert and Sullivan Choir in an episode of Kavanagh QC[5]

Notable alumni

Notable alumni include Sarah Olney MP for Richmond Park.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Bradley, Ian. Oh Joy! Oh Rapture!: The Enduring Phenomenon of Gilbert and Sullivan. Oxford University Press. p. 141. ISBN 9780195347197.
  2. ↑ BBC Radio 3 | date = 18 Aug 2015
  3. ↑ http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/theatre/10925522.Gilbert_and_Sullivan_festival_in_Harrogate__August_2_to_26/ "York Press"
  4. ↑ Rollins and Witts, pp. 15, 140–186 and xxv–xxvi; and "Cox and Box on tour", Grosvenor Light Opera Company, accessed 8 July 2014
  5. ↑ "IMDB"
  6. ↑ "Who is Sarah Olney". The Mirror. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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