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24NovD’Oyly Carte Archive cataloguing on schedule for Spring/Summer 2018 completionSince leaving us last year our archive has been taken into the collection at The British Library and staff there have been exhaustively cataloguing each item so that it can be easily accessed using the British Library's accession reference system...D’Oyly Carte Archive cataloguing on schedule for Spring/Summer 2018 completion
15AugThe Mikado 2016 was a huge successPerformances of our co-production of The Mikado, with Scottish Opera ended on 2nd July in Southampton. Across the Scottish venues and the English and Northern Irish venues the attendance figures far exceeded the attendance for our co-production of The Pirates...The Mikado 2016 was a huge success
19MayThe Mikado – our co-production with Scottish Opera has openedOn May 5th The Mikado 2016 opened at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. Reviews will be posted in due course, but this is a failry representation example from The Spectator... The Spectator review Book now at Scottish Opera...The Mikado – our co-production with Scottish Opera has opened
26OctDates/Venues announced – The Mikado 2016 – Co-production with Scottish OperaDates & Vneues announced - Our new co-production of The Mikado, with Scottish Opera, will open in Glasgow next May. The dates and venues are as follows:- Glasgow - Theatre Royal - 5th to 14th May Inverness - Eden Court...Dates/Venues announced – The Mikado 2016 – Co-production with Scottish Opera
21MayThe Mikado, 2016New co-production with Scottish Opera. Following their 2013 hit with The Pirates of Penzance, director Martin Lloyd-Evans and choreographer Steve Elias return with one of the most popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas. With a storyline packed with anti-Establishment silliness...The Mikado, 2016
16AprGilbert & Sullivan a la Carte at DartfordSunday 10th May at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford in Kent. Yvonne Patrick, Louise Crane, Graham Stone, Stephen Brown and Ian Belsey Performing in Gilbert & Sullivan a la Carte. Do come along...Gilbert & Sullivan a la Carte at Dartford
12FebThe archive has a new home"We are thrilled to be able to let you know that we have reached an agreement with The British Library about their acquisition of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Trust's archive. This is excellent news for the DCOT and for the...The archive has a new home
10JunDevelopment Fund-RaiserWe are looking for a creative and exceptionally determined Development Fund-Raiser who can help us to hit our fund-raising targets. The successful candidate will have experience in fund-raising and development, and a proven track record of successful appeals which can...Development Fund-Raiser