CURTAIN UP - LATEST NEWS

The GAOS Choral Group warmly invites you to our 2025 Spring Concert on Saturday 10th May, 20h, in the Holy Trinity Church!

Everyone has been working hard to prepare this concert for you - beautiful classical pieces, including several well-known favourites, and highlighting the beloved Requiem by John Rutter. Our conductor Chelsea has spent hours getting the best out of all our singers, and we hope you will come and support us. Entry free, retiring collection - and a friendly apéro afterwards. Mark this GAOS event in your agenda now!

You can see the poster here. Please share widely.

Tickets for GEDS's next show, Pygmalion, are now available. GEDS is offering GAOS' members a 10% discount until the 27th of April. Discount code is GAOS 2025. Pygmalion will run from the 13th till the 17th of May at the Théâtre de Terre Sainte in Coppet. You can find the poster here.

You may recall that last year, GEDS welcomed Eva Sampson to teach a two-day acting workshop over the weekend. The event was very well received and they are doing it again! The topic will be changed this year (to be confirmed) so if you attended last time, you will be able to do so again.

Dates: Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May, from 10h to 18h.

Venue: GAOS HQ

Prices: GEDS and GAOS members - CHF 130; GEDS and GAOS members unemployed/students - CHF 100; non-members: CHF 180.

Space is limited to 25 places.

About Eva: Eva Sampson trained on the National Theatre Studio Directors' Course and at the University of Birmingham. She is the Co-Artistic Director of How It Ended theatre company and is an Associate of National Youth Theatre. Eva was the Sky Arts Artistic Associate for Theatre Royal Stratford East during 2022-2023.

How to register: Payment should be made at the time of registration, if possible. A reserved spot will be confirmed only upon receipt of payment. Keep in mind that places are limited, and will be open to GEDS and GAOS members as well as to the public.

Please confirm your registration by e-mail to Lance Newhart at GEDS Events: events@geds.ch.

Payments should be made to:

Name and address: Geneva English Drama Society, 1200 Geneva, Switzerland

IBAN: CH05 0900 0000 1201 0826 9

BIC: POFICHBEXXX

Please add the reference information: "Acting Workshop".

Ticket sales for Jesus Christ Superstar open today, Sunday 30th March. We have an early-bird 15% discount for members, valid for four weeks. Discount code is HOSANNA. Remember you can buy as many tickets as you need, but please do not share the code with non-members.

As the cast is getting ready to present this iconic rock opera, we would love your help spreading the buzz! If you can assist, we have posters and flyers available. Just reach out to publicity@gaos.ch for materials or ideas. Thank you for your support in making this show a success!

Piri Ballet is looking for someone to manage the sound and lighting for their dance shows on Sunday the 8th of June (morning and early afternoon) at Théâtre de Marens in Nyon. The schedule also includes lighting setup and sound checks on Saturday the 7th of June, starting from 12:30. This is a PAID job. If you are interested, please contact Amber Papp: contact@piriballet.ch or 0784395693.

The Library in English is holding its Spring Book Sale on 11th-13th April. Details on opening hours can be found here and here.

• Want to boost your stamina? Get moving with high-energy classes designed to keep you fit and feeling great
• Need to refine your technique? Learn the basics of turns, body alignment, and weight distribution to dance with confidence.
• Love learning choreography? Practice picking up routines and expressing yourself through movement.
• Most of all - want to have fun?

Come be part of the movement - join Carrie's dance classes today! Contact her by completing this form. 

Dates and times to be determined based on the responses.

We are pleased to announce the final cast list for this summer's production of Les Misérables School Edition:

Jean Valjean - Diego Atamoros Digonnet

Javert - Luke Moreno

Fantine - Yaelle Martin

Eponine - Morwenna Bowker

Marius - Léo Juillet

Enjolras - Sam Fiore

Cosette - Thea Cartwright

Mr Thénardier - Arthur Mitchell

Mme Thénardier - Kitty Harris Lindop

Gavroche - Frederic Brasseur

Young Cosette - Maisie McCullough

Young Eponine - Emily Ash

Supporting Roles: Elowen Bowker, Majken Bridges, Ben Bristol, Orla Cartwright, Marilie Klem, Mia Newell, Javier Papaphilippou Catalan, Paula Raffo, Arwen Rylance

Chorus: Sophie Ash, Oskar Bridges, Katherine Gould, Sera Middleton, Victoria Py, Tamasin Thomas

Gavroches's Gang: Benjamin Gould, Gabrielle Juillet, Masha Komarova-Demotte, Audrey Miles-Sephton, Yassemie Paternot

Congratulations to the cast, and thank you to everyone who auditioned.

The GAOS archives include videos of approximately 180 of our past shows, starting with cine snippets of the 1966 production of The Gondoliers through to the last pantomime. For a number of recent shows we even have the electronic versions of the programmes, scripts and so on, but these are the exceptions. Most of the shows are unfortunately missing these sorts of items.

Might you have a PDF, a DOC or a JPG or two of that type of thing? If so, perhaps you could send it to Brian Thomas who looks after our archives? The original paper versions could also be of interest, but before sending any of those to him for scanning, please check with Brian just in case he already has them. Many thanks in advance!

As we gear up for our upcoming production of Jesus Christ Superstar, we are in need of a talented individual to create a video package* that will be used as a backdrop/set extension on the cyclorama during the performance.

We are looking for someone with skills in 3D or 2D digital art, but we are also open to traditional artists whose work can be scanned and digitized. If you have experience in creating dynamic and engaging visual content, we would love to hear from you!

If you are interested or know someone who might be, please reach out to Derek at technical@gaos.ch.

* The video package will consist of a series of video files/stills that will be projected using an ultra-short throw projector, covering an area of approximately 8m x 5m. The resolution should be 1920x1200 or better, and the files should be in MP4 or JPG format.