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June 2010

This year’s summer tour to Louth proved to be the most successful yet. Chris Cann’s sumptuous production of Princess Ida, conducted by Graham Rogers played to large audiences, exceeded only by those for The Pirates of Penzance in 2005. Saturday night was a complete sellout. The beautiful set for Castle Adamant (designed Tony Bannister) received its own round of applause at the start of Act II and the cast were cheered to the rafters at the final curtain. See “previous productions” for more details.

May 2010

Preparations for newLOG’s summer tour of Princess Ida are well in hand – tickets are on sale from the Riverhead Theatre box office (01507-600350), priced £11.50.

April 2010

The Cast has been announced for this summer’s production of Princess Ida. Director Chris Cann said that “this year, the auditions were of an even higher standard than usual and we were delighted that people had taken so much trouble in preparing – it is great to have a blend of familiar faces and company debuts”.

March 2010

This year's Spring concert was a complete sellout at Louth's Riverhead Theatre. The capacity audience thoroughly enjoyed an evening celebrating the immortal operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, including highlights from HMS Pinafore, The Mikado and a sneak preview if this Summer's opera, Princess Ida. Full details on the Previous Shows page.

January 2010

Plans are well advanced for this year’s summer tour of Princess Ida in June. Full details of the tour and the production will appear on the website in the coming weeks. If you are interested in taking part in the show, please contact Chris Cann at Chris@newlog.org.uk

December 2009

The Spring 2010 concert will be a celebration of Gilbert and Sullivan entitled I have a song to sing, O! – this is instead of the originally planned production of The Zoo, which has been postponed.

November 2009

newLOG’s two concert performances of The Yeomen of the Guard were a great success, being thoroughly enjoyed by good-sized audiences at Holy Trinity Church. It was particularly exciting to hear the majesty of Sullivan’s imposing score in its full orchestration.

October 2009

The stage director of the 2010 summer tour of Princess Ida will be Chris Cann. Musical direction will be by Graham Rogers.

September 2009

Rehearsals have now commenced for the autumn production of The Yeomen of the Guard. The production is a great opportunity to sing Sullivan’s most “operatic” score with a full orchestra. Contact Graham Rogers (graham@newlog.org.uk) if you would like to take part in the chorus. The principal roles have been cast as follows:

	Sir Richard Cholmondeley (the Lieutenant of the Tower)	David Pim
	Colonel Fairfax (under sentence of death)	Philip Hayes
	Sergeant Meryll (of the Yeomen of the Guard)	Benjamin Gray
	Leonard Meryll (his son)	Seb Junemann
	Jack Point (a strolling jester)	Philip W Errington
	Wilfred Shadbolt (Head Jailer and Assistant Tormentor)	Chris Cann
	The Headsman	Bob Vaughan
	Yeoman	Alan Doherty
	Elsie Maynard (a strolling singer)	Rebekah Engeler
	Phoebe Meryll (Sergeant Meryll’s daughter)	Kirsti Whitlocke
	Dame Carruthers (Housekeeper to the Tower)	Charlotte Collier
	Kate (her niece)	Nicola Pulford

August 2009

The 2010 newLOG season has been announced. The spring concert in Louth will be a reduced version of Sullivan and Bolton Rowe’s one-act opera The Zoo, followed by a concert of Gilbert and Sullivan favourites. The summer tour will be Gilbert and Sullivan’s Princess Ida.

July 2009

This autumn, newLOG will present a semi-staged concert performance of The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan on November 13th and 14th at Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road, South Kensington. The performances will be conducted by Graham Rogers with full orchestra, and semi-staged by Bob Vaughan. First meeting with wine and nibbles will be on Wednesday, 16th September. Musical Director Graham Rogers: “Those who have sung in Yeomen before will attest to what a thrilling experience it can be - the Act 1 finale, in particular, is one of the most dramatic and exciting section of all G&S. The chance to sing in a complete performance with full orchestra is all too rare, so don't pass it up!”

June 2009

This year’s tour of The Gondoliers proved a great hit with the people of Louth. Audiences were up on recent years, Saturday selling out, proving that the opera has lost none of its popularity. The tour was a particular success for debut director, Sally Avery. Artistic Director, Chris Cann commented “How great it is to have such an intelligent, inventive director in the company – I hope that Sally will direct again soon”.

May 2009

Rehearsals are now under way for The Gondoliers. Tour dates are Wednesday, 17th to Sunday, 21st June, with performances on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm. Tickets are now on sale via the Riverhead Theatre Box Office (01507-600350). Cast social events will include curry after the opening night, the Friday night costume ball and beach picnic on Saturday.

April 2009

Sally Avery, director of this year's tour of the The Gondoliers, had accounced the cast. Sally said "We were very impressed with the standard of all the auditions, and appreciated the hard work that had been put in – everybody had clearly put a lot of effort into preparing! We are very pleased with our cast which we announce today" Please click here for further details.

March 2009

This year’s Spring concert, Around the world in eighty minutes (and a bit!) was another great newLOG success at the Riverhead theatre. Please see the “Previous Productions” section of the website for details of the concert, together with an online version of the programme and photographs of the dress rehearsal.

February 2009

The Introductory meeting for this year’s summer tour of The Gondoliers will take Place on Wednesday, 11th March at 7pm, at Holy Trinity Church. All are most welcome and it is a great opportunity to hear more about the show and the production, and to sing through some of the chorus numbers. Wine and nibbles will be served.

Auditions for principal roles will take place on Saturday, 14th and Sunday, 15th March at Holy Trinity. Please e-mail Sally.Avery@vantisplc.com for an appointment.

January 2009

Spring Concert announced. This year’s spring concert at the Riverhead Theatre in Louth will take place at 7.30pm on Saturday, February 28th. The concert is titled Around the world in eighty minutes (and a bit) and will be an operatic circumnavigation, featuring music by Lehár, Strauss, Offenbach, Kálmán, Romberg, and Gilbert and Sullivan.

The cast comprises Katherine Graham (soprano), Kirsty Bennett and Kirsti Whitlocke (mezzo-sopranos), Robert Felstead (tenor), Chris Cann (baritone) and Graham Rogers (bass-baritone). The concert will be MDd by Paul Guinery with technical support headed by Steve Greenwood.

December 2008

newLOG's annual Carols for Crisis tour of South Kensington raised over £160. Tony Bannister, producer, said "We have been singing in pubs and outside Kinghtsbridge tube station for four years and we are always delighted to raise as much as we can for Crisis, newLOG's chosen charity".

newLOG has raised over £900 for Crisis over the last four years. To find out how you might be able to help Crisis or for further information please click on their logo below.

November 2008

The Zoo - newLOG's latest performance was well recieved by a packed Holy Trinity Church, South Kensington. The audiance enjoyed the show very much. Chris Cann, director, said "newLOG has a great traddition of performing to the very highest standard, and yet again we were able to delight our audiance"

September 2008

We're delighted to announce that Sally Avery has been appointed to direct next summer's Louth touring production of The Gondoliers

August 2008

This year's Autumn concert will take place at Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road, SW7 on Wednesday, 26th November at 7.30pm. The concert will consist of substantial musical scenes from The Sorcerer, The Mikado and Iolanthe, frollowed by a semi-staged performance of Sullivan and Rowe's one-act opera The Zoo.

If you would like to take part, e-mail chris@newlog.org.uk

July 2008

Our website has now been updated with photos and vidoes from our last show, The Sorcerer. Please click on our Previous Shows page.
Next year's dates and show announced.
- Spring Show Spring Concert - Saturday 28th February 2009
- Summer Production - The Gondoliers - Thursday 18th June until Saturday 20th June 2009
Further details to be announced later in the year.

June 2008

Another success for newLOG - The Sorcerer was well received by audiences in Louth for the 5th year in a row. "An excellent production and a fantastic show. newLOG has are welcome friends to Louth and we very much look forward to next year" said John Lill, Artistic Director Louth Playgoers Theatre.

April 2008

Rehearsals for The Sorcerer go well. More news on our Current Show page

Technical staff required - please contact steve@newlog.org.uk

March 2008

Another newLOG success! "Our spring concert - Never mind the why or wherefore - sells out" says Chris Cann, "The town of Louth welcomes us back for another great concert. We are very grateful for the welcome and their patronage of our productions"

February 2008

newLOG's fifth year's production the Sorcerer is now auditioning on March 9th. For more information please click on Current Show

January 2008

Spring Concert announced. This year’s spring concert at the Riverhead Theatre in Louth will mark newLOG’s fifth anniversary with a celebration of the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan. The concert, entitled Never mind the why or wherefore, will take place on Saturday, 1st March 2008, at 7.30pm. The cast will include Catrine, Kirkman, Kirsti Whitlocke, Sam Savant, Chris Cann and Graham Rogers, with Paul Guinery at the piano.

December 2007

This year’s carol singing was a great success, with a good turnout of members on a cold (but thankfully dry) evening. The choir sang for two hours outside Harrods, attracting a large and appreciative audience. After this, the singers were treated to generous hospitality by Mrs Diana Leroy Lewis at her home, before moving on to the Queen’s Arms in Queensgate Mews, where more carols were sung and further hospitality was provided by the landlord. The evening raised £275 in aid of newLOG’s nominated charity, Crisis.
The newLOG dinner was held on Saturday, 15th December at The Gay Hussar restaurant in Soho. The black tie event was held in a private dining room, where members were regaled with classic Hungarian dishes including herring, rabbit, duck and some delicious sweet pancakes, washed down with Bull’s Blood and a rather good Tokay! A good time was had by all.

November 2007

This year’s Autumn Concert on November 28th was a great success. An audience of around 100 enjoyed an evening of Gilbert and Sullivan, centred on a semi-staged performance of Trial by Jury, directed by Chris Cann and conducted by David Bignell. This was preceded by concert performances of three substantial musical sections from the Savoy Operas: the sunny opening scene of The Gondoliers and the act I finales of Patience and The Yeomen of the Guard, conducted by Graham Rogers. The concert was accompanied by Paul Guinery at the piano and featured a large number of new and regular newLOG singers. The concert was dedicated to the memory of Sue Foister, one of the founding directors of newLOG, who sadly died on November 3rd.

September 2007

This year’s autumn concert will take place on Wednesday, 28th November. The evening of G&S will consist of a semi-staged performance of Trial by Jury, preceded by three extended scenes from other operas: the opening of Act I of The Gondoliers and the Act I finales of Patience and The Yeomen of the Guard. The concert will be produced by Graham Rogers and Chris Cann.

August 2007

This year's annual boating trip was a most jolly affair. Three rowing teams braved the (incredibly calm) Thames waters for an idyllic and bucolic afternoon in boats well-stocked with Pimm's and lashings of ginger ale.
The newLOG board is very pleased to announce that next year's production of The Sorcerer will be directed by Chris Cann. Steve Greenwood, Financial and Technical Director, said "We are delighted to ask Chris to direct The Sorcerer for newLOG; Chris is a most imaginitive director and will give his all. It is appropriate that one of our founder directors is directing our fifth anniversary production. I look forward to working with Chris to produce our best show yet." Chris is thrilled to be directing next year's main production and is hard at work already!

July 2007

newLOG annouces next year's summer production - The Sorcerer - details to follow.

June 2007

"Another great success for newLOG" - Grimsby Telegraph, for full review please see previous productions.
Louth flooded - our home from home has been badly affected by the summer floods and our thoughts are with those whos homes and businesses have been damaged by the torrential rains.

April 2007

Cast announced for our Summer show Patience. "Chris Cann, as Reginald Bunthorne and Joanne Soane, as Patience, lead a great cast" says Bob Vaughan, Director. "We are looking forward to a great show in Louth this year"

March 2007

French operetta evening delights Louth - Our Spring concert fixated audiences with operetta and other delights with a french flavour. Please see our previous productions for further details and photographs of the event.
Everyone is welcome to the introductory meeting for our forthcoming production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience from 7pm Wednesday March 28th at Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road, London.

February 2007

Audition dates announced for our summer tour production to Louth, Patience.
Further details can be found on our Current Productions page.

January 2007

Our new website is being redeveloped and so please bear with us!
newLOG is delighted to announce its Spring 2007 concert at Louth Playgoers' Riverhead Theatre. The concert, on Saturday 2nd March, will be a celebration of French Operetta from Offenbach, up to the 1950s. Further details can be found on our Current Productions page.

December 2006

newLOG raises over £200 for Crisis Carol singing in West London. Tony Bannister, Carol organiser, "I am delighted that we once again are able to raise money for newLOG's adopted charity."
"The Bohemian Girl - a great artistic success" said Chris Cann, producer. "newLOG's largest company to date made a really strong case for this forgotten British opera."

The concert performance of The Bohemian Girl delighted the audience in newLOG's second christmas concert at Holy Trinity Church, Kensington, London.
At the Board's December meeting Bob Vaughan was chosen to direct the forthcoming summer tour of Patience. Chris Cann Artistic Director said "We are delighted that Bob has agreed to direct Patience. He has a great track record and I have learnt a great deal from him myself."