Eastbourne Herald on 2021's The Pirates of Penzance
Eastbourne Herald on 2019's The Gondoliers:
Eastbourne Herald on 2021's The Pirates of Penzance
Eastbourne Herald on 2021's The Pirates of Penzance
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Eastbourne Gilbert & Sullivan Society
50 Years of Eastbourne G&S
2022's Ruddygore
"gleeful fun, glorious music and great character acting. Quite simply, it is impossible not to like this production...a classic escapist night of fun"
Kevin Anderson, Sussex Express
"...the best and funniest production of Ruddygore that the society has ever put on." Julian Dale
"Sullivan's numbers are rapturously encored by the singers and the droll sallies of Gilbert's dialogue and lyrics are full of appreciative mirth. The voices of the ensemble are superb in their choral work."
Jack Harris
Eastbourne Herald on 2021's The Pirates of Penzance
"fresh and funny and full of great little touches."
"every single actor fits the role, nay, inhabits the part"
"Lizzie Lawton’s Frederic is engaging, bright-eyed and lovable, with just enough piratical brio. Their vocals are lyrical and clear."
"Richard Woodall’s Pirate King commands his motley crew with extravagant bluster and with a magnificent baritone voice"
Eastbourne Herald on 2019's The Gondoliers:
"An engaged, likeable chorus brings a wonderful flurry of life to Dance a Cachucha"
"Adrian Samuel and Christopher Peck...as the lovable Gondolier brothers, play off each other skilfully, and Adrian’s Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes is a fabulous vocal highlight."
"Paul Eccles matchless as a kind of camp Roi-Soleil Duke, formidable Duchess Alison King, with the stunning voice of Rowan Stanfield as a quite haughty daughter Casilda"
Eastbourne Herald on 2018's The Yeomen of the Guard:
"Fifty years of Gilbert and Sullivan in our town, and still in splendid shape"
"Rowan Stanfield....sings thrillingly and wins all our hearts"
"Paul Eccles...is master of the patter song"
Eastbourne Herald on 2017's The Mikado:
"it is with the greatest pleasure that I can report so much worthy singing"
"Stewart Patient brought the house down with A More Humane Mikado"
"Stylish, sparkling and successful"
Eastbourne Herald on 2016's HMS Pinafore:
"Eastbourne G&S Society admirably combines the tradition and the freshness"
"Josephine [is] well played by Victoria Langley...an impassioned delivery"
"A very accomplished 16-piece band does rich justice to Sullivan’s fine score"
Praise for Eastbourne G&S
2026's The Mikado (Reimagined as The McAdo)
"Talented singers, a wonderful live orchestra, incredible costumes and careful sound and lighting blended beautifully under the skilful direction of Cate Couch to produce a visual and vocal feast...a delightful, funny, brave and imaginative production."
Clare Wiggins, NODA
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2024's HMS Pinafore
"An excellent cast with twelve named parts and seven ensemble members produced lines and lyrics of clarity, harmony and strength, audible, amusing, with great use of pauses and facial movements and co-ordinated action." Anne Lawson, NODA
2025's Patience
"...this production ripples with fun..lively, animated, and has that sense of glee which characterises a company who genuinely are enjoying themselves. It’s accomplished and infectious: your ticket could quite safely carry a money-back guarantee, if you don’t leave the auditorium with a broad smile and a warm glow. The take-up would be nil!" Kevin Anderson, Sussex Express
2023's Iolanthe
"...this production absolutely bubbles with glee, fun and fairy mischief...as in so many splendid productions over the years, Eastbourne G&S has always delivered with skill, with panache, with faithfulness to the composers. And with an unshakeable commitment and love for what they do." Kevin Anderson, Sussex Express
