The talented performer and dedicated healthcare professional shares insights into his character, his co-stars in G&S WA’s upcoming production of The Mikado, and some of the best locations he’s travelled to in the world for a trail run. Tell us about your role as Pish Tush in The Mikado, who is he and do you Read More
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Memories of Gilbert & Sullivan from Tony Howes
Jack Point 1961 My introduction to Gilbert & Sullivan was at The King’s School, Parramatta, NSW, the school I attended when the family moved from Perth to Sydney. The Director of Music was also the Artistic Director of the Rockdale Opera Company, the only professional opera company in the city, other than the then, Elizabethan Read More
Pitch perfect Jasmine Young reveals, “I am looking forward to playing such a cheeky, fun and slightly snarky character.”
With form in both singing and sports, Jasmine reveals how she’s juggling her final year at Law School with training for an Open Water ultramarathon, as well as bringing some cheeky attitude to Peep-Bo in Gilbert & Sullivan WA’s next mainstage production of The Mikado. As a classically trained singer and musician (piano & violin), Read More
Thank you to Michael Harris for his generous gift to Gilbert & Sullivan WA
Mr Michael Harris The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of WA would like to publicly thank the Estate of Michael Harris for his generous gift to our organisation. A kind and caring man of vast interests, Mr Michael Harris was born in Perth and enjoyed a childhood on his family farm in Dalwallinu, 248km north-east of Read More
Our Founder – Bernard Manning
Bernard Manning as The Pirate King, D’Oyly Carte Opera Company Born in Derbyshire, United Kingdom in 1886, Bernard Manning sang as a boy in the choir at the Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire before moving to Queensland, Australia, due to ill health. There he continued his vocal training as a tenor at Brisbane Anglican Cathedral. When Read More
Trevor Preston shares, “there would be no purpose shuffling around this mortal coil without beer, the works of Miles Davis and Igor Stravinsky”
Former busker Trevor Preston jokes about his vocal journey, where he enjoys the great outdoors in WA, and what he thinks about his dual roles of stage actor Harry Trevor and Shakespeare’s Baptista in Kiss Me, Kate. With a versatile vocal range of tenor / baritone, how did you discover this dimension to your voice? Read More
Tracey Myhill confesses, “I’m not your average enforceable debt collector!”
Versatile actor Tracey Myhill compares the difference between performing in plays to musicals; who her favourite actor is; and the secret side to her tough guy character in Kiss Me, Kate. With extensive experience in both plays and musicals in NSW, VIC, QLD and now WA, what differences have you observed between these two production Read More
Jazz singer, musical theatre maven, and senior scientist Sarah McCabe posits, “too much science can be fixed by a bit of musical theatre, and too much musical theatre (if there is such a thing) can be fixed by some science!”
Stellar multidisciplinary creative Sarah McCabe tells us about her first experience seeing live theatre, what’s on her performance wish list, and her favourite song from her upcoming production of Kiss Me, Kate. What is your earliest memory of performing or seeing live theatre? I remember seeing Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber) when it came to Perth Read More
Rick Boyd declares “the chances of getting any sort of musical education were about the same as flying to the moon on a fluorescent mongoose.”
Former rugby clubman star Rick Boyd tackles the role of General Harrison Howell in GSWA’s next big main stage musical, Kiss Me, Kate. You have a strong background in sports, having played rugby in NZ, Sydney, and Perth. Tell us about your time as a player and how you feel it has influenced you. I was Read More
“There is no better feeling than singing in harmonies and hearing it all magically fall into place on opening night.”
Returning G&S WA alum Mary Vidovich chats about what she enjoys about singing and her winning episode on Millionaire Hotseat. You’ve performed in many opera, musical and cabaret productions both interstate and overseas. What do you enjoy about singing? I enjoy the feeling, it’s uplifting, especially when you are singing in an ensemble. It’s a Read More