It was a delight to see many new faces as well as long-time members at the 2025 AGM on 2nd November. Treasurer David Ball was pleased to announce that GAOS is in a strong financial position, thanks to the success of the three previous shows, Twenty, Aladdin, and Jesus Christ Superstar. The Committee was also proud to honour and present the 2025 GAOS award to a dedicated group of hidden heroes without whom our productions would not exist (or they would be quite boring since they would take place on a bare stage): The Barnacles, which comprises David Wrigley, Norman Beveridge, John Fox, Mike Hart, Deborah Hill, Martin Shaw, Bryan Thomas, Alydia Seidell.
The Committee and members expressed their gratitude to Helen Weir, Frou Frou and Katya Akulich for having served on the Committee and for having been part of a fun and productive team. Special thanks was given to Jo Beveridge for her exceptional leadership as Chair for the last three years.
The 2025/26 Committee nominations were announced and we are pleased to confirm the new Committee is as follows:
- Chair - Gisela Schmidt-Martin
- Vicechair - Jo Beveridge
- Treasurer - David Ball
- Secretary - Bindu Kapur
- Business Manager - Wenona Christie
- Publicity Manager - Chris Cartwright
- Membership Secretary - Cheryl Rooney-Ball
- Assistant Business Manager - Lucy Irwin*
- Assistant Publicity Manager - Lauren Stocker
- Technical Manager - Derek Mathieson
* At the time of the AGM, no one had accepted a nomination for the role of Assistant Business Manager, and during the AGM no one expressed an interest in this role following a request for volunteers. Lucy Irwin kindly accepted to take on the role after the AGM.
You can find all the Committee members' bios here.
