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Sponsored Haunted Sleepover - Halloween 2008!!!

On Friday 31st October, at about 10 p.m., we will be holding a Sponsored Haunted Sleepover in the Library of Haddo House (about 20 miles north of Aberdeen). Those joining in, please bring a sleeping bag, warm clothing, & something to ward off the ghosts!

The Haddo House ghost is the youngest son of the 1st Marquis of Aberdeen, Lord Archibald Gordon, who was killed in a car accident. His ghost has been seen in the House after dark...

Please sponsor those who are daring to brave the Haunted Library!!! Either see a society member with a sponsor form, or click here to donate online.

Dates for Ruddigore 2009

Thanks to everyone who came along to the concert on Sunday (28th September). The first meeting for Ruddigore will be on Thursday 2nd October, 7pm in the Arts Lecture Theatre (ALT). Auditions will be held on Monday 6th (and Thursday 9th) October.

Thereafter chorus rehearsal will be Monday nights, and principals Thursday nights throughout the university term. All in the ALT, 7-10pm.

Rehearsals will start back Monday 13th January after the Christmas break. There are provisionally all-day rehearsals on Sunday 30th November and Sunday 1st February. Details to follow nearer the time. Full cast will be required Monday AND Thursday nights during February.

Get in @ the Arts Centre Sunday 15th February, cast and orchestra rehearsal in the evening. Then Tech (Monday 16th), Dress (Tuesday 17th) and the show (18-21st) as usual.

HMS Pinafore DVD

The DVD of our 2004 production, HMS Pinafore, is now available!!! Copies cost £5, and are available from Andrew Brebner.

Come & Sing with G & S!

University of Aberdeen Gilbert and Sullivan Society are staging a Freshers Concert on 28 September 2008, and we want YOU to join our singing chorus!

We will be rehearsing chorus songs in the afternoon and perform the concert in the evening. Come along and get involved in this exciting one day event - All welcome! Music will be provided, just bring water and a pencil.

Schedule :
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. : Meet @ Kings College Chapel, on campus.
2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. : Rehearsal
3.15 p.m. - 3.45 p.m. : BREAK
3.45 p.m. – 5 p.m. : Rehearsal
5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. : BREAK
5.30 p.m. – 7 p.m : Run concert
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. : DINNER BREAK

8.45 p.m. : Concert @ Kings College Chapel.

Donations welcome. Concert dress: smart / casual

If interested, please email :
anne@gilbertnandsullivansociety.co.uk / andy@gilbertandsullivansociety.co.uk (Musical Directors)
or
thomas@gilbertandsullivansociety.co.uk - (President)

Torcher Parade - Saturday 26th April

Our Gilbert and Sullivan float will be stationed at Fraser Noble car park on the uni campus near the hub.

8:00 am - a lovely time of morning where people who would like to be involved in the fun of building the float meet at the above destination!
8.30 am - the supplies will be unleashed! (on a first-come-first-serve basis - tense stuff!)
10:00 am - I believe is when paint arrives
5:00 pm - time up! the lorry drivers will come to collect our works of art!

6:15 pm - for those of you who want to be on the float but don't want to help build, arrive at this time at Gallowgate. (Or Marischal College at 6:45 if, like me, you don't know what Gallowgate is!) in costume of your choice, as long as it's Sweeney Todd!

7:30 pm - The parade BEGINS!

The after-party will be at the RGU Union.

Dress for unpredictable weather! PLEASE - Bring along tools, as the SACC will only have so much that they can provide people with.
Hope you're excited, see you then!

Email text Tom (07708305376) if you have any queries.

 
Sunday 20th April  - DVD Showing

We've all been eagerly awaiting the release of the Ida DVD. As suggested by members of the society it would be nice to meet up and watch it on the big screen... so to speak! On the above date is when we have decided to host this DVD showing event at 6:30 pm in MacRobert Lecture Theatre.
 
It is of course Free for all G and S Society members and a charge of £1 to the friends you will hopefully bring along who are non-members. 
 
DVD's are on sale for £10 each. Some of you have already ordered copies but there will be copies for those of you who haven't ordered any to buy on the day. There will also be cookies, so it is an event not to be missed!
 

Next Year's Show...

...was decided at the AGM part 1, and will be Ruddigore.

Fundraising Website

Easyfundraising is a new service that will give us money from online purchases you make, just by following links from our page on their site. Sign up at:

http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/gilbertandsullivan 

and up to 15% from everything you buy purchase you make will be donated to University of Aberdeen Gilbert and Sullivan Society. There are over 500 shops, websites and companies participating in this, including:

Amazon, Blacks, BlahDVD, Blockbuster, Boden, Boots, Boys Stuff, British Airways, BT Broadband, CD Wow, Comet, Currys, Dabs.com, Debenhams, Dixons, Dorothy Perkins, eBay, Firebox, FlyBe, Game, Gamestation, Hewlett Packard, Hilton Hotels, HMV, Hotel Chocolat, Interflora, John Lewis, Knickerbox, La Senza, Millets, Miss Selfridge, Musicroom.com, The National Lottery, Photobox, Play.com, Waterstones, WH Smith, and Woolworths.

THIS WILL NOT COST YOU ANY EXTRA MONEY AT ALL! Some of the retailers will even give you extra discounts. Signing up is not limited to society members - please tell all your friends and family about this and get them to shop through this site.  This is very easy money and every little helps (yes, Tesco are in this too...) towards the huge amount of money we have to raise for the show.