GMS History
GMS PRODUCTIONS 1947 - 2010
DIR = Stage Director MD = Musical Director CH = Choreographer
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1947
Creation of
GOSFORD MUSICAL
and
DRAMATIC SOCIETY
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1948
Pirates of Penzance
DIR- John Chisholm
MD- Alan Moore
Dorothy
DIR- Helen Langdon
MD- Alan Moore
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1949
Hong Kong
DIR- Helen Langdon
MD- Alan Moore
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1950
A Country Girl
DIR- Helen Langdon
CH- Betty MacDonald
Maritza
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Margaret Wells
CH- Betty MacDonald
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1951
Quiet Week-End
DIR- Ethel Gabriel
Our 1951 Revue
DIR- Betty MacDonald
MD- Margaret Wells
Our Miss Gibbs
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Ted Instone
Mystery at Green Fingers
DIR- Ethel Gabriel
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1952
Variety Show
Baa Baa Blacksheep
DIR- Ethel Gabriel
HMS Pinafore
DIR- Helen Langdon
MD- Ted Instone
See How They Run
DIR- Frank Davies
Rio Rita
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Ted Instone
CH- Betty MacDonald
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1953
Sally
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Ted Instone
Spotlights of 1953
DIR- Betty MacDonald
MD- Margaret Wells
Tony Draws a Horse
DIR- Peter Summerton
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1954
Wildflower
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Ted Instone
CH- Betty MacDonald
Maid of the Mountains
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Ted Instone
CH- Betty MacDonald
The Little Foxes
DIR- Leila Blake
One Wild Oat
DIR- Don Crosby
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1955
Little Lambs Eat Ivy
DIR- Roberta Hunt
The Quaker Girl
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Ted Instone
CH- Betty MacDonald
The New Moon
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Ted Instone
CH- Betty MacDonald
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1956
The Merry Widow
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Ted Instone
CH- Fay Clark
Wilma Eagle
This Happy Breed
DIR- Leila Blake
Blithe Spirit
DIR- Owen Weingott
Rose Marie
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Ted Instone
CH- Betty MacDonald
Lesley Maxwell
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1957
The Paragon
DIR- Nancy Warner-Hunt
Dial “M” For Murder
DIR- Nancy Warner-Hunt
No Escape
DIR- Nancy Warner-Hunt
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1958
Simon and Laura
DIR- Nancy Warner-Hunt
High Jinks
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Ted Instone
CH- Betty MacDonald
Ring Round the Moon
DIR- Phyl Bennett
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1959
Me and My Girl
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Ted Instone
Mother Goose
DIR- Betty MacDonald
Bonaventure
DIR- Phyl Bennett
Cure for Love
DIR - Keith Buckley
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1960
Book of the Month
DIR- Hugh Baird
Nude with Violin
DIR- Hugh Baird
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1961
Jack and the Beanstalk
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1962
No Escape
DIR- Nancy Warner-Hunt
“Pffffft!” The Revue of '62
DIR- Bob Hope
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1964
The Gondoliers
DIR- Bill Lowry
MD- Hugh Baird
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1965
Rio Rita
DIR- Betty MacDonald
MD- Hugh Baird
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1966
The Mikado
DIR- Hugh Baird
MD- Hugh Baird
CH- Betty MacDonald
Puss ‘n Boots
DIR- Betty McDonald
CH- Vera Kinder
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1967
Oklahoma
DIR- John Clugston
MD- Hugh Baird
CH- Vera Kinder
The Boyfriend
DIR- John Clugston
MD- Marie Swan
CH- Vera Kinder
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1968
White Horse Inn
DIR- John Clugston
MD- Marie Swan
CH- Kevin Hartas
Our Miss Gibbs
DIR- John Clugston
MD- Nancye Booth
CH- Kevin Hartas
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1969
South Pacific
DIR- Harry Mannigan
MD- Hugh Baird
CH- Betty MacDonald
Calamity Jane
DIR- Harry Mannigan
MD- Hugh Baird
CH- Betty MacDonald
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1970
The Pajama Game
DIR- Harry Mannigan
MD- Hugh Baird
CH- Betty MacDonald
Rose Marie
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Hugh Baird
CH- Betty MacDonald
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1971
The Desert Song
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Hugh Baird
CH – Kay Spinks
Betty MacDonald
Carousel
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Hugh Baird
CH- Kay Spinks
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1972
HMS Pinafore
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Hugh Baird
The New Moon
DIR- Neil Johnson
MD- Hugh Baird
CH- Betty MacDonald
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1973
Annie Get Your Gun
DIR- Glen Barker
MD- Hugh Baird
CH- Dorothea Marler
Showboat
DIR- Ted Williams
MD- Derek Harling
CH- Betty MacDonald
Julie Jessop
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1974
Anything Goes
DIR- Glen Barker
MD- Derek Harling
CH- Julie Jessop
Brigadoon
DIR- Bill Wallace
MD- Suzanne Cattell-Wallace
CH- Janelle Smith
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1975
Oklahoma
DIR- Ted Williams
MD- Isobel Williams
CH- Julie Jessop
Janelle Smith
The Sound of Music
DIR- Bill Wallace
MD- Suzanne Cattell-Wallace
CH- Julie Jessop
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1976
Hello Dolly
DIR- Bill Wallace
MD- Suzanne Cattell-Wallace
CH- Betty MacDonald
Li’l Abner
DIR- Glen Barker
MD- Sue Yule
CH- Dorothea Marler
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1977
The Merry Widow
DIR- Edward Williams
MD- Fran Godbold
My Fair Lady
DIR- Glen Barker
MD- Nancye Booth
CH- Dianne Soward
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1978
White Horse Inn
DIR- Glen Barker
MD- Nancye Booth
CH- Vivienne Gilbert
How to Succeed in Business
DIR- Gary Armstrong
MD- Fran Godbold
CH- Julie Jessop
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1979
Pirates of Penzance
DIR- Ted Williams
MD- Nancye Booth
CH- Julie Jessop
Forum
DIR- Garry Armstrong
MD- Fran Godbold
Mame
Dir – Garry Armstrong
MD- Nancye Booth
CH - Julie Jessop
Dick Whittington
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Fran Godbold
CH- Dorothea Marler
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1980
Guys & Dolls
DIR- Allan Kingsford Smith
MD- Ray Buttsworth
CH- Dorothea Marler
Follies
DIR- Ian Hawkins
MD- Flo Heap
CH- Dorothea Marler
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1981
Mother Goose
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Fran Godbold
CH- “The Cast
Sweet Charity
DIR- Allan Cope
MD- Fran Godbold
CH- Louise Cavey
South Pacific
DIR- Wilma Eagle
MD- Nancye Booth
CH- Julie Jessop
Jack and the Beanstalk
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Fran Godbold
CH- Louise Cavey
The Club
DIR- Ted Williams
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1982
Spotlight Parade
DIR- Ian Hawkins
MD- Flo Heap
CH- Dorothea Marler
The Gondoliers
DIR- Del de Glorion
MD- Patrick Donnellan
CH- Del de Glorion
Little Mary Sunshine
DIR- Ian Hawkins
MD- Ray Buttsworth
CH- Fran Godbold
Can Can
DIR- Ted Williams
MD- Nanette Drielsma
CH- Keryl Smith
Aladdin and his Lamp
DIR- Rae Schofield
MD- Flo Heap
CH- Fran Godbold
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1983
Fiddler on the Roof
DIR- Laura Stanley
MD- Nancye Booth
CH- Julie Jessop
Dorothea Marler
Oliver!
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Vicki McMahon
CH- Kim Foster
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1984
Do I Hear a Waltz?
DIR- Margaret McGowan
MD- Flo Heap
CH- Keryl Smith
Pippin
DIR- Arthur Dicks
MD- Ray Buttsworth
CH- Barbara Proudman
The Fantasticks
DIR- Laura Stanley
MD- Bob Keating
CH- Barbara Proudman
No, No, Nanette
DIR- Wilma Eagle
MD- Flo Heap
CH- Julie Jessop
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1985
Godspell
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Fran Godbold
CH- Tania Hunter
Little Me
DIR- Allan Kingsford-Smith
MD- Ray Buttsworth
CH- Tania Hunter
‘Fings ain't wot they used t'be
DIR- Tom Knight
MD- Bruce Yip
CH- Barbara Proudman
Annie
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Ian Sell
CH- Tania Hunter
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1986
Cinderella
DIR- Rae Schofield
MD- Marie Swan
CH- Vivienne Gilbert
The Mikado
DIR- Ted Williams
MD- Nancye Booth
CH- Julie Jessop
They’re Playing Our Song
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Andrew Swan
CH- Tania Hunter
Cabaret
DIR- Leigh Collins
Laura Stanley
MD- Robert Bedwell
CH- Emma Gilbert
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1987
Tarantara, Tarantara
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Fran Godbold
CH- Fran Godbold
John Herrick
Mack and Mabel
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Geoff Preece
CH- Ruth Dunn
Make Mine Mink
DIR- Ian Hawkins
MD- Ian Sell
CH- Julie Jessop
Ruth Dunn
Half a Six Pence
DIR- Jenny Blake
MD- Roslyn English
CH- Carolyn McNamara
Julie Stockdale
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1988
Joseph
DIR- John Herrick
MD- Ian Sell
CH- Emma Gilbert
Gypsy
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Ian Sell
CH- Carolyn McNamara
Let’s Celebrate
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Andrew Swan
CH- Emma Gilbert
Julie Jessop
Tania Hunter
Carolyn McNamara
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1989
Pirates of Penzance
DIR- Ken Boucher
MD- Geoff Preece
CH- Emma Gilbert
Macbeth: the Comedy
DIR- Phil Grieve
My Fair Lady
DIR- Jess Stuart
MD- Nancye Booth
CH- Patti Gleeson
Forum
DIR- Fran Godbold
MD- Nick Byrne
CH- Carolyn McNamara
Paint Your Wagon
DIR- Frank Wilson
MD- Diane Gardiner
CH- Emma Gilbert
Carolyn McNamara
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