Royal Holloway College Savoy Opera
Society 1971 - 1983
I was a member of the Savoy Opera
Society (or SOS) at Royal Holloway College
between 1971 and 1982,and
was in the chorus for the
following performances:
Grand Duke 1975
TheGondoliers 1976
HMS Pinafore 1977
Ruddigore 1978
The Yeomen of the Guard 1979
Iolanthe 1980
The Mikado 1981
Patience 1982
as well as helping with scenery
for The Sorcerer 1972
In those days, performances were held in the Picture Gallery on a
temporary stage,assembled for the show and packed away afterwards.
Here are some links to photos and scans
of
the programmes for some of these shows.
I would be interested in any other photos and programmes from the
period, which I might add to this gallery.
The society is still going strong, and
I recently saw the excellent 2008 performance of The Mikado.
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