Jorvik Gilbert and Sullivan Company

About us

Welcome to the website of the Jorvik Gilbert and Sullivan Company, an inclusive theatre company solely dedicated to performing the works of William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan in the York area.

As an amateur company, we welcome members of all ages and abilities, and pride ourselves on being fully inclusive to everyone. We will not hold auditions for chorus members as we believe anyone who wants to turn up and sing should be able to! Whether you've never sung G&S music before or you're a G&S addict we would love you to come and join us.

Please use the links at the top of the page to find out more about us. If you would like more information or would like to join the company, please get in touch.

H.M.S. Pinafore 2012

We are pleased to announce that our fully staged production for 2012 will be H.M.S. Pinafore, to be performed at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre in September 2012.

Jorvik Gilbert & Sullivan Company always welcome new members and will soon be auditiong prospective principals for H.M.S. Pinafore which will be a fully staged production at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre in September 2012. Details of the audition process and how to book an audition can be found here.

If you would like to join the chorus for H.M.S. Pinafore (no audition required) the first rehearsal will be at Huntington Methodist Church on Monday 16th April at 7.30pm.

If you would like any more information about joining Jorvik Gilbert and Sullivan Company please email info@jorvikgsc.org.uk or phone 01904 632461.

Staged productions

Jorvik Gilbert and Sullivan Company were delighted to perform their first fully-staged show, Patience in the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York in September 2009. They followed this with The Mikado in September 2010 and Princess Ida in September 2011.

In March 2011 we were joined by an enthusastic audience to Sing-a-long-a Pirates of Penzance. The Company peformed The Pirates of Penzance, with narration, and the audience were invited to join in with the choruses.

Following this success Jorvik Gilbert and Sullivan Company will be returning to the Joseph Rowntree Theatre on Sunday 18th March 2012 to perform Singalong The Mikado. We are also pleased to announce that our fully staged production for 2012 will be H.M.S. Pinafore to be performed at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre in September 2012.