List of Productions

1980      Land of Smiles

1981      White Horse Inn

1982      Castles in Spain

1983      The Arcadians

1984      Oklahoma!

1985      Finian's Rainbow

1986      Tom Jones

1987      By-Passed

1988      The Mikado

1989      Orpheus in the Underworld

1990      Listen to the Man

1991      The Pirates of Penzance

1992      Kiss Me Kate

1993      Pink Champagne

1994      Fiddler on the Roof

1995      La Belle Helene

1996      HMS Pinafore / Trial By Jury

1997     Brigadoon

1998      Calamity Jane

1999      Half A Sixpence

2000      La Vie Parisienne

2001      Me And My Girl

2002      Kaleidoscope

2003      Gypsy Love

2004      Viva Mexico

2005      Ultimate CAOS

2006      South Pacific

2007      The Merry Widow

2008      Annie Get Your Gun

2009      Fiddler On The Roof

2010      The Pirates Of Penzance

2011      Hello Dolly!

2012      La Perichole

2013      Anything Goes

2014      Oklahoma

Act II is set in Beijing. Lisa has difficulty adjusting to the Prince’s culture and traditions – especially the one that says that he should take several wives – and although she is told that this is a formality (rather than a matter of the heart), difficulty develops in the relationship, and resentment in her attitude, resulting in her being locked into the palace.

In Act III, Lisa leaves the Prince and returns to her homeland. The Prince’s sister had developed a relationship with a Viennese official, making the ending exceptionally unhappy. The Prince however falls back on one of his local traditions: always smile.

Probably the best know number from this show was 'You Are My Heart's Delight', a song that we still occasionally sing at our annual concerts.

General Count Lichtenfeis

Countess Roheim

Colonel Bloch

Captain Guste Von Ploetz

Lisa, General Lichtenfeis' daughter

Franz, a footman

Lieutenant Rudi Von Westhof

Lore

Toni

Franzi

Valli

Prince Sou-Chong

Fu-Li, Secretary of the Chinese Embassy

Prince Tschang

Mi, Sou-Chong's sister

Chi-Fu

Wong-Ta

John Taylor

Emma McLements

Craig Stewart

Andy Monkman

Heather Grant

Ken Dunn

Graham McIntee

Margaret Milligan

Marion Fleming

Helen Murray

Kathleen Brown

Bob Johnson

Neil McNaught

Craig Stewart

Alison McIntee

Keith Stevenson

John Taylor

Elaine Bateman, Margaret Bradshaw, Jean Brownrigg, Marjorie Clark, Isbie Dow, Jeanette Hutton, Sandie Luti, Julie Mackay, Margaret McKenzie, Sheena McNight, Jean Millar, Agnes Milligan, Isobel Rochford, Margaret Smith, Liz Tarrant, Mary Wardrop

Iain Baxter, Alistair Chrichton, John Milligan, George Petrie, Trevor Smith, Murray Ure

Morag Campbell, Martha Chalmers, Gillian Fleming, Susan Milligan, Prue Newton and Catriona Ross

At the beginning of Act II, Leopold, making no progress with Josepha, declares that he is going off to join the Foreign Legion. More guests arrive: Sigismund Smith, son of Grinkle’s great business rival, and Professor Hinzel and his daughter, Gretel. In the town hall, the Mayor announces that the Emperor is coming to visit. Leopold rushes back to tell Josepha.

Kathi, a Postwoman

Karl, Junior Waiter at the White Horse Inn

Forester

Zenzi, a Goatherd

Leopold, Head Waiter at the White Horse Inn

Josepha, Owner of the White Horse Inn

John Ebenezer Grinkle

Ottoline, his Daughter

Valentine Sutton, a Solicitor

Sigismund Smith

Professor Hinzel

Gretel, his Daughter

The Mayor

The Mayor's Lady Secretary

The Emperor

Margaret Smith

Mark Harris

Jim Dawson

Frances Wood

Louis Pope

Moira Pope

Keith Stevenson

Margaret Milligan

Bob Johnson

Graeme McIntee

John Taylor

Alison McIntee

Alastair Chalmers

Julie Mackay

Andrew Monkman

Margaret Bradshaw, Kathleen Brown, Jean Brownrigg, Heather Burns, Marjorie Clark, Sheila Cleland, Isabell Dow, Marion Fleming, Jeanette Hutton, Emma McClements, Julie Mackay, Margaret McKenzie, Sheena McKnight, Helen Millar, Jean Millar, Agnes Milligan, Helen Murray, Vivien Pope, Sheila Pressey, Ann Ross, Mary Smith, Elizabeth Tarrant, Janette Vanhegan

James Cameron, Alistair Crichton, Ken Dunn, Derek Harrison, John Milligan, Trevor Smith, Craig Stewart, John Taylor, Murray Ure

Adwoa Burnley, Martha Chalmers, Gillian Fleming, Lindsay McNight, Susan Milligan, Prudence Newton, Catriona Ross, Heather Burns, Sheena McNight, Alison Morton, Enid Raynes, Mhairi Stewart, Mary Wardrop

Charles Coull, Jim Dawson, Robin Wardrop

When the mighty matador “El Tigre” cannot appear at the fiesta bull fight, the promoter offers 10,000 pesetas to anyone who will successfully take his place. Ricardo’s father was killed in the bull-ring and Ricardo made a vow to his mother never to enter the ring again. When he refuses to accept the challenge to win the money, he is branded a coward. Manuelo accepts the challenge on condition that Juanita accepts the prize money as a betrothal gift. She agrees but Manuelo is gored. The hero of the bull-fight is the “unknown” masked matador Mario.

The comedy element is very strong and is supplied by, among others, Sam Tipple, the new proprietor of the local newspaper, and his assistant Sally.

Ricardo and Mario

Carlos

Fernando

Sam

Rudolfo

Don Miguel

Father Gabriel

Don Pedro

Don Juan

Manuelo

Percy (Bull)

Romero

Ramon (Dancer)

Juanita

Maria

Theresa

Sally

Dolores (Dancer)

Conchita

Bob Johnson

Jim Cameron

Bill Duthie

Louis Pope

John Taylor

Murray Ure

Trevor Smith

John Taylor

Neil McNaught

Andy Monkman

Emma McClements and Margaret Coull

John Taylor

Robin Wardrop

Margaret Milligan

Vivien Pope

Sandie Luti

Mhairi Stewat

Mary Wardrop

Kahtleen Brown

Jean Arnott, Elaine Bateman, Margaret Bradshaw, Jackie Brown, Helen Carfrae, Marjorie Clark, Irene Craigie, Isbie Dow, Heather Grant, Jeanette Hutton, Alison McIntee, Helen Millar, Jean Millar, Agnes Milligan, Helen Murray, Moira Pope, Sheila Pressey, Kate Rathbone, Ann Robertson, Ann Ross, Margaret Smith, Mary Smith, Elizabeth Tarrant, Janette Vanhegan

Alistair Crichton, Ken Dunn, Mark Harrism, John Milligan, Peter Tarrant, Robert Vanhegan

Heather Burns, Sheila Cleland, Julie Mackay, Sheena McKnight, Enid Raynes, Mary Wardrop

Nicola Barr, Suzie Cross, Shona McDonald, Kirsten Snow, Margo Steadman, Laurie Ure

Act II sees their crusade begin at Ascot races where their presence causes considerable curiosity. Simplicitas meets his wife, Maria Smith, who doesn’t recognise her husband and starts a flirtation with him. Peter Doody, a mournful jockey, who has never won a race, is engaged to ride “The Deuce”, the favourite in the principal race. Unfortunately the horse objects. Doody suffers in the conflict, and the horse is left without a rider. Sombra arranges for Simplicitas to take his place, and The Deuce wins in an exciting finish.

Amaryllis

Daphne

Astrophel

Strephon

Damoetas

Chrysaea

Sombra

Time

James Smith

Simplicitas

Lady Barclay

Percy Marsh

Lucy Selwyn

Reggie

Marion

Bobbie

Jack Meadows

Sir George Paddock

Eileen Cavanagh

Mrs. Smith

Peter Doody

Vivien Pope

Heather Burns

Peter Tarrant

Bill Duthie

Jim Cameron

Ann Ross

Sheila Pressey

Neil McNaught

Louis Pope

Louis Pope

Kate Rathbone

Peter Tarrant

Liz Tarrant

Jim Cameron

Vivien Pope

Craig Stewart

Bob Johnson

Murray Ure

Mhairi Stewart

Sheena McKnight

Neil McNaught

Mandy Drummond, Leigh Rennie, Gilliam McKay, Angela Duthie, Elizabeth Cracknell, Sarah Tarrant

The show is set in Oklahoma territory, USA, in 1906 (by the end of the show, it is about to become a State). As Act I opens, cowboy Curly McLain comes into Laurey Williams’s yard to invite her to come with him to the social dance that night. She refuses, even when he offers high-quality transport. In order to spite or tease Curly, she accepts an invitation to attend the dance with Jud Fry, a gloomy farm worker.

Meantime, Ado Annie confides to Laurey that she cannot choose between cowboy Will Parker and a Persian pedlar Ali Hakim. Her father discovers her with Hakim, and forces him to agree to marry her. Curly tries to persuade Laurey to come to the social with him, but, when she teasingly makes him keep his distance, he goes to see Jud in the smokehouse where Jud lives, and suggests to Jud that he (Jud) would be better appreciated if dead. Laurey dreams about her feelings and about Curly, realising that he is the man for her.

In Act II, the rivalry between farmers and cowboys flares up at the dance, until Aunt Eller succeeds in getting them to make peace. Curly sells all his key possessions and outbids Jud in an auction to win Laurey’s lunch basket. Ali Hakim outbids Will for Ado Annie’s basket, which happily leaves Will with the bounty which Annie’s father requires for his daughter’s hand. Jud and Laurey fall out. Laurey sacks him, and seeks moral support from Curly.

Three weeks later, at Laurey and Curly’s wedding, there is a fight between Jud and Curly, and Jud dies by falling accidentally on his own knife. Curly is agreed not to be guilty of murder, and the honeymoon can begin.

Great numbers abound in this one and include 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, 'The Surrey With the Fringe on Top', 'I Cain’t Say No', 'Many a New Day', 'People Will Say We’re in Love', 'The Farmer and the Cowman' and of course “Oklahoma!”

Aunt Eller

Curly

Laurey

Ike Skidmore

Slim

Will Parker

Jud Fry

Ado Annie Carnes

Ali Hakim

Gertie Cummings

Andrew Carnes

Cord Elam

Sandi Luti

Bob Johnson

Margaret Milligan

James Cameron

Murray Ure

Alastair Chalmers

Sandy Bennet

Mhairi Stewart

Neil McNaught

Morven Ross

Trevor Smith

Ken Dunn

Elaine Bateman, Kathleen Brown, Heather Burns, Sheila Cleland, Isbie Dow, Anne Drummond, Fiona Gourlay, Agnes Hutchison, Helen Millar, Jean Millar, Agnes Milligan, Helen Murray, Alison McIntee, Sheena McKnight, Margaret McNicol, Sheila Pressey, Ann Ross, Margaret Smith, Mary Smith, Meg Stewart, Elizabeth Tarrent, Janette Vanhegan

Peter Arnott, Alistair Crichton, Charles Fitches, John Milligan, Arthur Smith, Robert Vanhegan

Elaine Bateman, Heather Burns, Sheila Cleland, Margaret Coull, Kenzie Colquhoun, Katie Cross, Alisa Hutton, Sheena McKnight, Helen Millar, Claire Rochford, Kirsty Taylor, Sarah Turnbull, Mary Wardrop

Meanwhile Finian McLonergan, a whimsically naive Irish immigrant and his daughter Sharon arrive in the Valley, which is near Fort Knox. He argues that America’s riches have increased as a result of the country’s gold being buried underground at Fort Knox and decides to reap the same benefit by “planting” a crock of gold he has stolen from a leprechaun. This leprechaun, Og, follows the Irishman, trying to find his crock of gold, as he will eventually turn into a mortal without it. Complications arise as he becomes susceptible to the charms of Sharon and Woody’s sister Susan.

To add to the confusion, three wishes are granted to anyone standing above the buried crock of gold, and the racist and greedy Senator Rawkins is dramatically changed by one of the wishes. This and the changing fortunes of the sharecroppers help point the moral of the tale: “that gold is a base metal and people constitute a country’s true wealth”.

Songs to remember from this show include 'How Are Things in Glocca Morra?' and 'Old Devil Moon'.

Buzz Collins

Sheriff

Maude

Sharecropper

Susan Mahoney

Finian McLonergan

Sharon McLonergan

Woody Mahoney

Og (a Leprechaun)

Howard

Senator Billboard Rawkins

White Geologist

Black Geologist

John (the Preacher)

Miss Hire

Mr Purchase

Deputy

Bob Johnson

Arthur Smith

Ann Ross

Douglas Pearson

Helen Millar

Louis Pope

Vivien Pope

John Taylor

Kenneth Milligan

Calum Alexander

Craig Stewart

Kate Rathbone

Michael Brown

Ken Roberts

Sandi Luti

Rory Michael

Fraser Hume

Elaine Bateman, Heather Burns, Sheila Cleland, Betty Faulds, Fiona Gourlay, Noreen Hinton, Sandi Luti, Agnes Milligan, Margaret Milligan, Angela Murdoch, Emma McClements, Sheena McKnight, Isobel Orr, Diane Peebles, Enid Ranes, Kate Rathbone, Isabelle Smith-Gorman, Carol Steedman, Elizabeth Tarrent

Sandy Bennet, Derek Harrison, Fraser Hume, Rory Michael, John Milligan, Douglas Pearson

Kathleen Brown, Agnes Hutchison, Ann Ross, Margaret Smith, Mary Smith, Janette Vanhegan

Calum Alexander, Michael Brown, Alistair Crichton, Ken Roberts, Trevor Smith

Tom Jones, a west country lad and the adopted son of Mr Alworthy, a magistrate, falls in love with Sophia who is the daughter of the ambitious Squire Western. Squire Western and Alworthy decide that Tom is not suitable material to be a member of the family of the Squire, owing to his questionable birth history, and they make strenuous efforts to have Sophia marry Mr Alworthy’s nephew, Blifil. Sophia, being not the least interested in Blifil, protests and begs her father to let her marry Tom who is the only real love in her life.

Apparently unperturbed at this state of affairs, Tom turns his attentions to other local attractions and is flattered when Lady Bellaston, cunning, devious and malicious, takes an interest in him. However, things turn out to show that it is not Tom’s birth which is not wholly within the law but Blifil’s, and in fact Tom is Blifil’s elder brother, which leaves the way open for Tom to marry Sophia after all.

The comedy in the show is provided by Benjamin Partridge, a local quack doctor and barber, Honour, who is the maid to Sophia, Gregory the servant to Squire Western, and Miss Western who is the Squire’s sister.

The plot complex and generally considered to be the most difficult to follow. The best known number is probably 'Dream O’Day Jill'.

Squire Western

Gregory

Miss Western

Alworthy

Blifil

Tom

Honour

Sophia

Hostess

Partridge

Lady Bellaston

Officers

Louis Pope

Bob Johnson

Noreen Hinton

Derek Harrison

Jim Cameron

Kenneth Milligan

Vivien Pope

Angela Murdoch

Sheila Morrison

John Taylor

Sandi Luti

Cameron Martin

Arthur Smith

S. Balfour, E. Bateman, S. Cleland, B. Faulds, A. Hutchison, S. McKnight, M. McNicol, H. Millar, A. Milligan, M. Milligan, S. Mlligan, P. Montgomery, N. Murdoch, M. Napier, I. Orr, E. Raynes, A. Ross, C. Ross, M. Smith, I. Smith-Gorman, E. Tarrent, H. Tarrent, J. Vanhegan

C. Coull, W. Frazer, C. Michael, J. Milligan, N. McKnight

A brand new show commissioned by the Society. Written by Ian Ross and Ian Milligan, it is set in modern times, the show depicts life in a village which is adjusting to the recent construction of the by-pass.

The curtain rises at a meeting on the eve of the annual Village Fair to make last minute arrangements. At the Fair next day – complete with the Queen of the Fair and her attendants - , everyone is in a happy mood, when Max McLintock, property developer, accompanied by his laddie (and a minder), appear with big ideas of how to inject new life into the community. Not everyone is enamoured of his proposals, but he tries to show them what life could be like if they fell in with his wishes.

The prospect of “a big night out”, courtesy of Max, might be a bit of excitement – and oil the wheels. Will he get his way or will he have to compromise? There are congratulations all round, at the end, so the outcome is not a disaster.

The show gained the Society lots of publicity and thanks to BBC TV, nationwide coverage. We went on to produce the show again, this time for charitable purposes, at the MacRobert Arts Centre in Stirling. As a result we raised £2,500 and were invited to participate in a big charity show at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. Peter Macdonald made his debut in this show.

Richard Sanderson (Chairman of the Committee)

Mrs. McBain (Jenny's Mother)

Elizabeth

Callum

Mrs. Livingstone

Jenny McBain

Elaine

Maxwell McLintock (Property Developer)

Bob (Max's Minder)

Julian McLintock (Max's Son)

Walter

Kathleen

Mrs. Sanderson (Richard's Wife)

Jemma Shine (Cabaret Star)

Joe (the Barman)

Herald

Page

Attendant

Piper

Queen

John Taylor

Emma McClements

Olga Watkins

Murray Ure

Margaret Milligan

Vivien Pope

Janet Donoghue

Bob Johnson

Jim Cameron

Peter Macdonald

Michael Cantlay

Fiona Gourlay

Helen Millar

Noreen Hinton

Derek Harrison

Matthew Chester

Angus Black

Jennifer Beeley

Alan McLean

Lucy Bateman

Elane Bateman, Kathleen Brown, Sheila Cleland, Betty Faulds, Jean Harrison, Anne Houston, SheenaMcKnight, Margaret McNicol, Jean Millar, Agnes Milligan, Pat Montgomery, Angela Murdoch, Nanette Murdoch, Isobel Orr, Susan Orr, Ann Ross, Isabelle Smith-Gorman, Liz Tarrent, Katie Taylor, Janette Vanhegan

Alistair Crichton, Bill Fraser, Neil McNaught, Peter Tarrent

Our first shot at Gilbert & Sullivan. The scene for Act I is the courtyard of Ko-Ko’s palace in the town of Titipu, in Japan. Nanki Poo, the Mikado’s son, disguised as a wandering minstrel, arrives looking for Yum Yum, one of Ko-Ko’s wards, with whom he fell in love whilst playing in the town band. Unfortunately, Yum Yum is betrothed to Ko-Ko, and Nanki Poo is in despair. However, after speaking to Yum Yum he discovers that she does not love Ko-Ko, but he will not allow her to marry anyone else, and that a “wandering minstrel” is hardly a suitable husband for a ward of the Lord High Executioner. Nanki Poo then reveals his true identity and the reasons for his disguise. As the course of true love never runs smooth, complications arise, none more so than with the arrival of Katisha (unprepossessing, influential and unattached).

As Act II begins, we are in the garden of Ko-Ko’s palace where Yum Yum is preparing for her wedding. However Ko-Ko reveals some startling news which places everyone in a dilemma, which is not helped by the arrival of the Mikado, who is looking for his son, with the inevitable Katisha in tow. But, as in all good stories, once the deceit and lies have been ironed out, all is well and a happy ending follows.

As with all G&S works, great fun and lots of catchy songs including - 'A Wandering Minstrel I', 'Three Little Maids', 'Tit Willow', 'As Some Day' and 'The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring'.

The Mikado of Japan

Nanki-Poo (The Mikado's Son)

Ko-Ko (Lord High Executioner)

Pooh-Bah (Lord High Everyone Else!)

Pish Tush (a Noble Lord)

Yum Yum

Pitti Sing

Peep Bo

Katisha (an Elderly Lady in Love with Nanki-Poo)

Dick Halliday

Bob Johnson

John Taylor

Kenneth Milligan

Louis Pope

Angela Murdoch

Vivien Pope

Janet Donoghue

Wilma Anderson

Margaret Cameron, Eslyn Craven, Isobel Dickinson, Sheila Dickson, Isbie Dow, Betty Faulds, Fiona Gourlay, Jean Harrison, Noreen Hinton, Anne Houston, Muriel Inglis, Gill Kirkham, Evelyn McFarlane, Margaret McKenzie, Helen Millar, Jean Millar, Margaret Milligan, Pat Montgomery, Nanette Murdoch, Helen Murray, Isobel Orr, Ann Ross, Effie Smith, Mary Smith, Katie Taylor, Beryl Temple, Janette Vanhegan, Olga Watkins

Alistair Crichton, Bill Fraser, Andy Gardiner, Ron Gibb, David Hannah, Derek Harrison, Peter Macdonald, Jim Nelsn, Maurice Temple

Serious students of Greek mythology will squirm in their seats at this lot, but there can be no money-back guarantee just because the storyline is a bit hard to believe. You see, there’s this fellow Orpheus who’s something of a music teacher. His wife, Eurydice, has gone off him and fallen for a shepherd called Aristaeus – except the shepherd is actually one King Pluto, King of Hades, which is the hot place down below.

Eurydice’s mother–in-law, Calliope, is less than happy when Pluto decides to fix it for Eurydice to pass over into another world (he wants her back at his place). Calliope insists that Orpheus should be outraged, which is difficult for him since he’s delighted at the prospect of never seeing his wife again. Only one thing for it. They decide to travel by balloon to Mount Olympus and ask Jupiter, King of all the Gods, to insist that Pluto sends Eurydice home.

Word of these goings-on on earth reaches Jupiter & Co., before Calliope and Orpheus get there. (Mercury the messenger is the source of all the interesting information). Pluto is sent for and duly arrives, denying the allegations.

Meantime, Jupiter has a few domestic problems as a result of his family and relatives becoming bored with the good life – all that nectar and ambrosia. Things in fact become very personal when he has to listen to a catalogue of his iniquities hurled at him in song, but he is saved further embarassment by the arrival of Orpheus and mother. The finale of Act II finds Pluto guilty as charged and Jupiter instructs him to return Eurydice to her husband.

The Mikado of Japan

Nanki-Poo (The Mikado's Son)

Ko-Ko (Lord High Executioner)

Pooh-Bah (Lord High Everyone Else!)

Pish Tush (a Noble Lord)

Yum Yum

Pitti Sing

Peep Bo

Katisha (an Elderly Lady in Love with Nanki-Poo)

Dick Halliday

Bob Johnson

John Taylor

Kenneth Milligan

Louis Pope

Angela Murdoch

Vivien Pope

Janet Donoghue

Wilma Anderson

Liz Cameron, Margaret Cameron, Sheila Dickson, Janet Donoghue, Betty Faulds, Fiona Gourlay, Jean Harrison, Anne Houston, Jean Kirk, Evie McFarlane, Margaret McKenzie, Helen Millar, Jean Millar, Pat Montgomery, Angela Murdoch, Nanette Murdoch, Helen Murray, Isobel Orr, Ann Ross, Effie Smith, Mary Smith, Katie Taylor, Beryl Temple, Janette Vanhegan, Olga Watkins, Kitty Wood

Alistair Crichton, Bill Fraser, Ron Gibb, Joe McElroy, Maurice Temple

Lesley Crowe, Aileen McCallum, Gillian Alexander, Suzanne Cairns