Theatre Guild, Glasgow
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The Theatre Guild is a non-profit company specializing in the production of musical theatre in Glasgow
, Scotland
.
Theatre Guild was formed in 1960. The company is one of Glasgow's most highly respected musical theatre
groups. They quickly earned a reputation for originality and professionalism and over the years notched up many Glaswegian, Scottish, British, European and even World amateur premiers.
Towards the late 1980s they began to suffer from rising costs and falling audience numbers as the appetite for new and rarely performed musical shows dwindled. In 1993 the company was on the verge of folding following a number of large financial losses. However, a new committee was elected from the existing membership and the company was saved by a combination of fund raising (driven by founder member, Billy Love) and a change in policy regarding the production of rarely performed shows. Their first profit making show for some years was Rodgers and Hammerstein
's Oklahoma!
in 1995.
Today, the Theatre Guild grows from strength to strength and continues to entertain Glasgow audiences in city centre venues. They have a reputation as a welcoming company with an active social life and are passionate about producing quality musical theatre. Find out more on their web site at http://www.theatreguild.uktheatre.net . Theatre Guild celebrated 50 YEARS in the musical theatre business with a production of one of their favourite shows :"Guys and Dolls
" at the RSAMD New Athenaeum Theatre, Glasgow from 13-18 September, 2010. From 4-8 October 2011, the company will perform the Gershwin musical, "Crazy For You", at the Eastwood Park Theatre.
Famous past members include Billy Boyd (who featured in the Lord of the Rings movies).
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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History
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
groups. They quickly earned a reputation for originality and professionalism and over the years notched up many Glaswegian, Scottish, British, European and even World amateur premiers.
Towards the late 1980s they began to suffer from rising costs and falling audience numbers as the appetite for new and rarely performed musical shows dwindled. In 1993 the company was on the verge of folding following a number of large financial losses. However, a new committee was elected from the existing membership and the company was saved by a combination of fund raising (driven by founder member, Billy Love) and a change in policy regarding the production of rarely performed shows. Their first profit making show for some years was Rodgers and Hammerstein
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were a well-known American songwriting duo, usually referred to as Rodgers and Hammerstein. They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s during what is considered the golden age of the medium...
's Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
in 1995.
Today, the Theatre Guild grows from strength to strength and continues to entertain Glasgow audiences in city centre venues. They have a reputation as a welcoming company with an active social life and are passionate about producing quality musical theatre. Find out more on their web site at http://www.theatreguild.uktheatre.net . Theatre Guild celebrated 50 YEARS in the musical theatre business with a production of one of their favourite shows :"Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably...
" at the RSAMD New Athenaeum Theatre, Glasgow from 13-18 September, 2010. From 4-8 October 2011, the company will perform the Gershwin musical, "Crazy For You", at the Eastwood Park Theatre.
Famous past members include Billy Boyd (who featured in the Lord of the Rings movies).