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Following in the great tradition of British pantomimes, the Geneva Amateur Operatic Society (GAOS) will once again present its own special take on a popular story, this year recounting the tale of Rumpelstiltskin.
Incorporating all the traditional pantomime elements, terrific songs and one bad pun after another, this year's performance of Rumpelstiltskin has been written by GAOS member, Tim Perrin. As one of the most popular shows in the GAOS calendar, the pantomime is certain to draw the crowds, so you are advised to book early to avoid disappointment. The shows will take place at the Théatre de Marens in Nyon, over 5 days: 14 and 15 November, and 4, 5, and 6 December 2015.
So what is the tale about? This specially adapted version of the story opens in the impoverished village of Pair-o’-Dice, where King Avarus is looking for a local lass as a bride for his feckless son, Prince Henry. Dame Sloe, boasts to the King that her daughter, Prunella, can spin straw into gold. That evening, the King locks Prunella in a tower with six cartloads of straw and a spinning wheel. Prunella despairs, but a mysterious man appears and rapidly spins the straw into gold. The third time he helps Prunella, the man demands an unusual reward.
Fans of the bizarre and beloved Addams Family have reason to celebrate this August!
The GAOS Youth Group has announced that it will perform a new musical comedy version of The Addams Family on 28 -30 August 2015 at the Casino Theatre in Geneva.
Combining the twisted, macabre and just plain weird with charm, wit and enchantment, the new show will be performed by the GAOS Youth Group as a send-up of the traditional horror-story genre - the perfect show for kids!
Originally created by American cartoonist Charles Addams in 1938, the Addams characters have appeared in numerous live and animated television shows, films, video games, and more recently their own musical show, which opened on Broadway in 2010.
Enjoy a convivial dinner with friends at a special performance of "A Little Night Music", on show at the Salle des Fêtes in Founex, between 11 and 13 June 2015.
Directed by Deborah and Luke Vorhies, the performance is brought to you by the Geneva Amateur Operatic Society and features a number of talented local singers, many of whom you will have seen in previous GAOS shows.
With its first word, “Remember?”, A Little Night Music will take you into an era of sparkling wit, elegance and enchantment. Based on Ingmar Bergman’s film, “Smiles of a Summer Night”, this charming comedy features the music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, including his haunting melody, “Send in the Clowns”.
The Tragedy of Macbeth, CPO Lausanne, 29-31 May 2015
A Lausanne-based theater troupe, Sweet Sorrow Theater, is offering knowitall.ch readers the chance to win 5 double tickets for the opening night performance of The Tragedy of Macbeth, on Friday 29 May 2015.
Performing in English at the Centre Pluriculturel et Social d’Ouchy, the troupe will enact a real adaptation of Shakespeare’s popular tragedy, a contemporary reading, which places Macbeth’s madness at its center.
Founded in 2011 by Florence Rivero with a couple of students from the English department of UNIL (Université de Lausanne), the Sweet Sorrow Theater company specializes in performing the works of William Shakespeare, although Macbeth is the first tragedy that they have played.
The Geneva Amateur Operatic Society (GAOS) will stage their first performance of the musical Cabaret this spring at the Casino Théâtre in Geneva.
Based on the original book by Christopher Isherwood, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, Cabaret is set in Berlin in 1931 when the Nazis are rising to power.
The aspiring American writer, Cliff Bradshaw, arrives in the city on New Year’s Eve to write the Great-Novel-That-Will-Make-Him-Rich-and-Famous, but he doesn’t seem to be able to get beyond the first paragraph.
In the seedy Kit Kat Klub he meets the crazy young English singer, Sally Bowles, and his life is turned upside when she moves in with him. Their carefree idyll is soon destroyed by a city beset with decadence, despair and discrimination. Overseeing the action is the Master of Ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub whose irreverent songs punctuate the show and provide a political commentary on what is happening to the Fatherland. But is this not the material for a good book?
Geneva English School will stage what they call “unashamedly, the happiest show in town” – a romantic fantasy adventure, performed by over 70 students from the school and featuring a dazzling array of popular music from the 50s to the 90s. The show will be performed on 22 to 24 January at the Centre Communal in Genthod.
Set in a fictional central European kingdom, Destiny! covers the trials and tribulations of Maximilian, a young prince and heir to the throne, who teams up with peasant girl, Rowena, as they seek the legendary Queen Who Sleeps, in the hope of winning back their kingdom.
Written by GES Headmaster, Stephen Baird, Destiny! was first produced in 1995 when Stephen was Head of English and Drama at Catteral Hall in Giggleswick, North Yorkshire, England. Performed again 5 years later in Cheltenham, Destiny! has accumulated a lot of scenery and props over the last 20 years, much of which will be recycled and will feature in the 2015 production of the show.
