Society Awards
The Society’s commitment awards are given to members who have shown their commitment to performing in or being involved with the shows that we perform.
The Red Award is given to people who have performed or been involved in ten or more shows with Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria
The Silver Award is given to people who have performed or been involved in 25 or more shows with Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria
The Gold Award is given to people who have performed or been involved in 50 or more shows with Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria
The Diamond Award is given to people who have performed or been involved in 60 or more shows with Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria
The Loose Canon Award is given to people who have performed or been involved in all 13 Gilbert and Sullivan operas, not includingThespis
The Thundering Lot is given to people who have performed or been involved in all 14 Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
Up until 2012 it has been the tradition to award these certificates at the AGM in the year the milestone was acheived. From 2012 the certificate is presented at the end of the run of the show in which the milestone was acheived, so that the commitment could be celebrated by those among whom the milestone was achieved. If circumstances do not permit that, the certificate is to be awarded at the next AGM. In every case, the those who received certificates during the year is noted in the minutes of the AGM.
Please let the Membership Secretary know if you feel you have met the conditions of an award.
Commitment Awards
(first awarded 1997)
Various levels of Commitment Award are achievable, and result from contribution to a given number of productions with our Society.
Diamond Award (60 shows)
2020
Suzanne Hume
Ron Pidcock OAM
Gold Award (50 shows)
1997
Jean Hammond
Violet Jackson
1998
Max Morris
Richard Burman
Diana Hatch
1999
Roger Colvin
Linda Wood
2016
Ron Pidcock
2020
Suzanne Hume
2023
Andrew McGrail
Robyn Pidcock
Silver Award (25 shows)
1997
Diana Hatch
Naomi Harrison
1998
Linda Wood
Robyn Hannan
Susan Marshall
Sue Younger
Philip Younger
David Hennell
1999
Jenny Rowe
2001
Alison Campbell Rate
2002
Suzanne Hume
2007
Robyn Pidcock
2012
Ron Pidcock
Andrew McGrail
2015
Ken Knight
2018
Anna Castle
Alan Brown
2023
Ben Klein
2024
Timothy Wilson
Red Award (10 shows)
1997
George Harrison
Alison Campbell Rate
1998
Suzanne Hume
1999
Fred Carter
2000
Robyn Pidcock
2004
Andrew Phillips
2015
Ben Klein
Marie Klein
2016
Christopher Ondaatje
Lauren Stannard
2024
Sam Hargreaves
Brigid DeNeefe
Loose Canons
(first awarded 1995)
A Loose Canon Certificate is awarded to members who have performed the entire G&S Canon (not including Thespis) with our Society.
1995
Richard Burman
Jenny Caire
Dorothy Carlile
Gerald Edgar
Marguerite Edgar
Jean Hammond
Diana Hatch
Jake Hedding
Lorraine Long
Frank Platford
Linda Wood
1996
David Hennell
Judy Hall
Robin Halls
Colin Polites
1998
Robyn Hannan
1999
Hazel Gray
2002
Alison Campbell Rate
2003
Martin Wright
Robyn Pidcock
Ian Cairncross
2014
Ron Pidcock
2016
Ken Knight
2020
Suzanne Hume
The Thundering Lot
(first awarded 2014)
The Thundering Lot Certificate is awarded to members who have performed the entire G&S Canon with our Society.
2023
Diana Burleigh
Richard Burman
Robin Halls
Peter Hirst
Robyn Pidcock
Ron Pidcock