Celebrating 150 years of Gilbert and Sullivan and 90 years of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Victoria. Featuring Trial By Jury.

Music: Sir Arthur Sullivan
Libretti: W.S. Gilbert 

This production in the heart of Melbourne’s theatre district celebrates 90 glorious years of ‘innocent merriment’ from one of Australia’s oldest performing arts groups, Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria, and 150 years of Trial By Jury, which began the most successful partnership that the theatre has known.

Trial By Jury, is “probably the most successful British one-act operetta of all time” (Kurt-Friedrich Gänzl), which starts with a breach of promise of marriage and becomes a frothy courtroom comedy.

We follow this operatic miniature with a witty, musical exploration of the G&S operas with which GSOV has delighted audiences for 90 years.

To be presented by our most brilliant performers, old and new, with a glorious chorus and full orchestra.

Artistic Director: Diana Burleigh
MD: Timothy John Wilson

Published article in Limelight Magazine (link)
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Cast

Trial by Jury

Learned Judge: Geoff Dawes
Defendant: Ryan Jacobs
Counsel: Brett O’Meara
Usher: Sam Hargreaves
Associate: Jamie Tampion
Foreman: Bruce Packard
Plaintiff: Lucy Gries

 Jubilee 

D’Oyly Carte; Pirate King: Robin Halls
Gilbert: John Parncutt
Sullivan: Andrew McGrail
Mr Stewart: Owen Davies
Alfred Peters: Philip Liberatore
JC Williamson: Sam Hargreaves
Frank Tait: Brett O’Meara
Keith Morris: Geoff Dawes
Maggie Moore: Danielle Zuccala
Violet Jackson: Marisa Panzarin
Queen Victoria: Rachel Buckley
Playing Themselves: Rick Burman, Caroline Jones, John Larcombe, Susan Marshall, Naomi Tooby, Paul Tooby
Spokespeople: Anna Castle, Ben Klein

Ensemble: Shirin Albert, Catherine Bates, Stephanna Betts, Amy Carlin, Robbie Hannan, Suzanne Houlden, Susan Hurley, Ken Knight, Grace Liu, Ron Mack, Bruce Packard, Hannah Sleeth, Jenny Wakefield, Serena Waterworth, Linda Wood.

Reviews

Graham Ford Reviews – on Facebook (screen capture)

Stage Whispers (Jonathan Cox) – on Website (screen capture)

Australian Arts Review (Paul Selar) – on Website (screen capture)

Classic Melbourne (Julie Houghton) – on Website (screen capture)

Media

Diana Burleigh chats with Nick Tolhurst on 3MBS Arts Review (click to play)

Diana Burleigh chats with Joan Krutli on Golden Days Radio 3GDR (click to play)

Diana Burleigh chats with Leanne Cutler on Southern FM – Ambrosia (click to play)