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The Durham Savoyards take their name from London’s Savoy Theatre, where many of the Gilbert and Sullivan (G&S) operettas were first performed. The Savoyards have been producing the topsy-turvy musical comedies of Sir William S. Gilbert & Sir Arthur S. Sullivan in Durham, North Carolina since 1963. Our charter members (many from Duke University) included academics and “townies” alike. Read more about our history.

“…vibrancy and joy exploding from the stage toward this critic; immediately curing him of his cautious optimism and infusing him with pure merriment…”

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Performance photo from the 2013 production of 'Pirates of Penzance'. The pirates are sneaking up on the sleeping Major-General.