About The Durham Savoyards

Producing the topsy-turvey musical comedies of Sir William S. Gilbert & Sir Arthur S. Sullivan since 1963

This amazing homegrown theatre troupe was born in 1963, out of love for that perfect combination of W. S. Gilbert's incisive satire and Arthur Sullivan's sparkling music.

The Savoyards take their name from London's Savoy Theatre, where many of the Gilbert and Sullivan (G&S) operettas were first performed. Its charter members (many from Duke) included academics and "townies" alike.

brief history the story of our organization and its foundingdetails

Gilbert & Sullivan Who are these guys? Why would anyone form a company just to perform their work, then keep it going for over 40 years?details

links includes links to sponsoring organizations, our community, and some of our membersdetails

credits contributors to this web sitedetails

past shows shows, casts, and more about us through the yearsdetails

awards our honorees for techie achievement, lifetime achievement, special service, charter members, and those who have performed all 13 G&S operettasdetails