Iolanthe 2025 (Buxton)

Iolanthe was the LOpSoc show taken to the 31st Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton. It was performed in the matinee slot on Tuesday 5th August in the Pavilion Arts Centre. It was based upon the Annex run of the show in June 2025 Iolanthe 2025.

Production Team

Role	Name
Director	Imogen Norman
Director/Costumier	Grace Almond
Musical Director/Producer	Fiona Sunderland
Musical Director	Sam Ecclestone-Brown
Producer	Anhelina Musiiaka
Technical Director	Gray Wood

Cast

Role	Name
Lord Chancellor	Gray Wood
Earl of Mountararat	Charlie Chung
Earl Tolloller	Joshua Carpenter
Private Willis	Jamie Ireland
Strephon	Raphaël Trottier
Queen of the Fairies	Jenny Samuel
Iolanthe	Anhelina Musiiaka
Celia	Alice Bell
Leila	Elie Pembrey
Fleta	Rosa Bridges
Phyllis	Grace Almond
Peer Chorus	Abby Pardoe
Trumpet Herald/Peer Chorus	Cody Cochrane
Fairy Chorus	Imogen Norman
Fairy Chorus	Rebecca Would

Orchestra

The players of the Unifest Orchestra

Role	Name
Keyboard	Chris Flint
Flute/Piccolo	Helen Wallace
Oboe	Heather Quigley
Clarinet	Diane Grebby
Bassoon	Alex Kane
Horn	Jonathan Gibson
Trumpet	Guy Burrows
Trombone	Mathew Knowles
Percussion	Michael Godber

Awards

Overall LOpSoc placed 3rd, winning 1 award and being nominated for a further 4.

Wins	Name
Best Performer in a Male Role	Gray Wood

Nominations	Name
Best Performer in a Female Role	Grace Almond
Best Voice in a Female Role	Jenny Samuel
Best Voice in a Male Role	Joshua Carpenter
Best Musical Directors	Fiona Sunderland & Sam Ecclestone-Brown

Committee

Role	Name
Chair	Maddie Skidmore
Secretary	Anhelina Musiiaka
Treasurer/Tours Officer	Fiona Sunderland
Social Secretary	Grace Almond
Publicity Officer/Loremaster	Imogen Norman
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