The International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival was founded in 1994 by Ian Smith and his son Neil and is held every summer in England. The two- or three-week Festival of Gilbert and Sullivan opera per
Buxton Opera House, host of the Festival
Scene from SavoyNet's Yeomen, the Festival winner in 2013
The Royal Hall, Harrogate, hosted most of the main stage performances from 2014 to 2022.
John Reed (actor)
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John Lamb Reed OBE was an English actor, dancer and singer, known for his nimble performances in the principal comic roles of the Savoy Operas, particularly with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Reed h
International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival
…by members of the original D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (such as Valerie Masterson, Thomas Round, Gillian Knight, Kenneth Sandford, John Ayldon and John Reed) and other professionals, and a late night Festival Club, where cabaret performances are given each evening after the opera, and sometimes a G&S singalong…
John Reed in 1978
Darlington, where Reed spent most of his youth
Reed as Sir Joseph Porter in H.M.S. Pinafore opposite Malcolm Williams as Ralph, 1973
Reed performed at a Jubilee Year Royal Command Performance at Windsor Castle in 1977