WHEN

Thursday 19th March 2026 at 7:30pm
Friday 20th March 2026 at 7:30pm
Saturday 21st March 2026 at 2pm and 7pm

WHERE

The Olympus Theatre, New Road, Bristol BS34 8LP

TICKETS

Adults: £20
Children & Students: £10
Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children): £50
Group discount: 10th ticket free

Order online here or call 0333 666 3366 (booking fees may apply).

About the Show

The Yeomen of the Guard has everything you might expect from a Gilbert and Sullivan show: unrequited love, mistaken identity, and a secret marriage. But much like a strolling jester trying to appease an unappreciative audience, under a façade of light-heartedness and whimsy lies something more clever and more tragic.

Colonel Fairfax is under sentence of death for false accusations of sorcery, but he doesn’t seem to mind. His main priority is to marry a maiden – any maiden – so that his estate will not fall into the hands of the cousin who framed him. When entertainers Elsie Maynard and Jack Point arrive in town, Point is happy to consent to Elsie’s marriage to the Colonel in exchange for 100 crowns and the assurance of Fairfax’s imminent execution. But when Sergeant Meryll and his children help Fairfax to escape, Elsie and Point realise they have stumbled onto a path from which there may be no turning back.

Widely considered to be the darkest and most emotionally engaging of the Savoy Operas, Yeomen offers a glimpse into bloodthirsty Tudor London where for once, even in the fantasy world of light operettas, everything might not be alright in the end…

Last year’s production team returns – Sarah Nash as Director and John Pitts as Musical Director – to finally bring you our 2020 “show that never was”.

Join us at Launch Night to hear all about our vision for this year’s production, sing some of the music, and have a catch-up with old friends…or maybe make some new ones?

Friendly new faces are always welcome (especially if they come with Tenor voices), and there’s no harm in coming to just one rehearsal to see what all the fuss is about. Right? I mean, we’re definitely not a cult. There’s no way G&S will slowly take over your life until suddenly you know the answer “asphodel” in a crossword just because you sung it once in Princess Ida. That’s certainly never happened to me, anyway. You’re thinking of someone else.

8pm at St Teresa’s Church Hall in Filton, Tuesday 9th September.

Join the Facebook event here.

The Bristol Gilbert & Sullivan Operatic Society invites you to the Grand Duchy of Pfennig-Halbpfennig in Spring 2025 for a journey through one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most elusive operettas: The Grand Duke. Known as the pair’s final collaboration, The Grand Duke has seldom graced the stage, making it an extraordinary treat for G&S enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

Tickets are now on sale here.

Avast there, me hearties!

If you’ve not already had enough of our piratical shenanigans, or maybe you missed our show in March (where were you?), there will be one more chance to see our Pirates of Penzance – in concert form, at least.

On Saturday 28th September at 7:30pm, we will be performing the songs* from this highly enjoyable operetta as part of the Thornbury Arts Festival. Tickets are available from the festival website, here.

See you there, land-lubbers!

*Please note, this will be a traditional performance and not Dungeons and Dragons themed like our staged show in March.

Hello, everyone!

We know it’s been a while since our last post—sorry about that! After wrapping up our last show and taking a bit of a breather over the summer, we’re back and more excited than ever to kick off a brand new season with the Bristol Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

Mark your calendars because we’re starting with a bang on Tuesday, 3 September, with our Launch Night at our usual rehearsal venue. Whether you’re a seasoned member or thinking about joining us for the first time, we can’t wait to see you there!

This season promises to be something special as we prepare to bring you the The Grand Duke from 27-29 March 2025. It’s going to be a fantastic production, and we’d love for you to be a part of it—whether on stage, behind the scenes, or cheering us on from the audience.

Stay tuned for more details about our Launch Night and everything we have in store. We’re thrilled to get started and hope you are too!

See you soon!

The Bristol Gilbert and Sullivan Society

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September may seem a long way away, but we’re counting down the weeks to the launch night for our next production: The Pirates of Penzance.

We’re excited to launch the new season, and hoping to welcome lots of new cast and crew members. We’re looking for singers, performers, set painters, costume makers – and many more opportunities are available!

If you’re interested in joining us, come along to our launch night or get in touch to find out more.

Tickets for our spring production of Patience are now on sale here!