Details

First performed in 1877, The Sorcerer is a comic mixture of requited and unrequited love. John Wellington Wells, the Sorcerer, places magic potion in the village teapot, causing everyone to fall asleep. On waking they passionately fall in love with the first person they see! Mismatches ensue, but true love triumphs in the end, through a series of delightful songs and choruses and some very amusing dialogue.

Creatives/Company

Music: A Sullivan
Lyrics: W S Gilbert

Archive listings for The Sorcerer

Work type: Opera or Operetta. There are performances of this work in the listings (current and future) database, see The Sorcerer

T0750994310

Company Derby Gilbert and Sullivan Company.
10 Mar 17Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424
listing details L02046788158
17 May 05 to 21 May 05Assembly Rooms, Derby :: V427
listing details L01472623875

T1465264272

Company The National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company.
8 Sep 16Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442
listing details L0603727061

T1310573503

Company The Bentley Operatic Society.
15 Jun 16 to 18 Jun 16Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn :: V1448285374
listing details L0138397834

T01170271524

Company The Cambridge University Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
7 Sep 15 to 12 Sep 15Minack Theatre, Penzance :: V872
listing details L318720551

T01738796854

Company Southampton Operatic Society.
17 Jun 15 to 20 Jun 15NST Campus, Southampton :: V776
listing details L0384126323

T37756864

Presented byUniversity of St Andrews G&S Society.
19 Aug 14Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate :: V942
listing details L01252008677

T044691035

Company Preston Gilber and Sullivan Society.
5 Mar 14 to 8 Mar 14Playhouse Theatre, Preston :: V01322424695
listing details L659776180

T0677944656

Company The Players.
11 Sep 13 to 14 Sep 13Key Theatre, Peterborough :: V27
listing details L0284986933

T1269679300

Company New London Opera Group.
13 Aug 13Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424
listing details L56728751

T2015366859

Company South Anglia Savoy Players.
1 Aug 13Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424
listing details L01288060366

T01117063493

Company Eastbourne Gilbert & Sullivan Society.
7 May 13 to 11 May 13Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne :: V665
listing details L012341278

T0211110418

Company Crosby G & S Society.
19 Feb 13 to 23 Feb 13Epstein Theatre, Liverpool :: V537
listing details L01129535807

T1396910299

This brand new production of The Sorcerer, Gilbert & Sullivan’s first success, moves the story from its quaint Victorian setting to sleepy rural Britain in the 1970s. John Wellington Wells, the celebrated dealer in “magic and spells”, spreads chaos and havoc in an unsuspecting country village when he places a powerful aphrodisiac in the village hall teapot. The resulting revelations are indeed "a marvellous illusion, a terrible surprise!"Company Opera Della Luna. Performer Philip Cox. Performer Ian Belsey. Performer Richard Gauntlett.
13 Jun 11Oxford Playhouse, Oxford :: V803
listing details L250979741
12 Jun 11Theatre Royal, Winchester :: V782
listing details L01327929291
10 Jun 11Pavilion Theatre, Worthing :: V726
listing details L01340070045
7 Jun 11 to 8 Jun 11Sheffield Theatres, Sheffield :: V962
listing details L01406880077
8 Apr 11 to 9 Apr 11Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre), Poole :: V910
listing details L1491862132
7 Apr 11Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield :: V972
listing details L0125295171
5 Apr 11Lyceum Theatre, Crewe :: V470
listing details L01047786822
12 Feb 11The Maltings, Berwick-on-Tweed :: V986
listing details L0846954016
11 Jun 10 to 12 Jun 10Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442
listing details L02000085374

T01099323330

Company Haverfordwest Operatic Society.
19 May 11 to 20 May 11Torch Theatre, Milford Haven :: V820
listing details L0487807919

T01402372614

Company Wakefield Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
30 Mar 11 to 2 Apr 11Theatre Royal Wakefield, Wakefield :: V979
listing details L0296238467

T1616805459

Company Opera della Luna.
28 Feb 11The Hawth, Crawley :: V720
listing details L01343030690
9 Apr 10 to 10 Apr 10Byre Theatre, St Andrews :: V640
listing details L595060566
6 Apr 10Darlington Hippodrome (formerly Civic Theatre), Darlington :: V562
listing details L01373570808
28 Mar 10 to 29 Mar 10Arts Theatre, Cambridge :: V19
listing details L284664919
24 Feb 10Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool :: V518
listing details L0986845990

T1340247355

Producer Buxton Festival.
18 Aug 10Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424
listing details L01935003550

T01221313906

Producer Buxton Festival Youth Production.
4 Aug 10Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424
listing details L0479542815

T0804656766

Company Rose Hill Musical Society.
16 Mar 10 to 20 Mar 10Guildhall Theatre, Derby :: V994
listing details L1594841381

T0706225123

Company Northampton Gilbert and Sullivan Group.
19 Jan 09 to 24 Jan 09Royal & Derngate, Northampton :: V449
listing details L1270782476

T0377639368

Company Cotswold Savoyards.
24 Nov 08 to 29 Nov 08Playhouse Theatre, Cheltenham :: V92
listing details L2107926643

T01056211040

Company Dee and Alyn Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Director Roberta Morrell. Musical Director Stephen Roberts. Musical Director Rhiannon Owens-Hall.
10 Jun 08 to 14 Jun 08Theatr Clwyd, Mold :: V810
listing details L1930004603

T1471974449

Company Harrogate Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
4 Jun 08 to 7 Jun 08Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate :: V942
listing details L0924644624

T01564703037

Company Jersey Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
20 May 08 to 24 May 08Jersey Opera House, St Helier :: V869
listing details L1406684426

T01252015560

Company Winchester Operatic Society.
29 Apr 08 to 3 May 08Theatre Royal, Winchester :: V782
listing details L1464814707

T0505902952

Company Peak Opera.
1 Aug 07Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424
listing details L22972499

T1663960561

Company Godalming Operatic Society.
24 Feb 06 to 25 Feb 06The Theatre, Leatherhead :: V704
listing details L1222263728
14 Feb 06 to 18 Feb 06Borough Hall, Godalming :: V711
listing details L1230163370

T1065494853

Company Weston Savoyards.
19 May 05 to 21 May 05The Playhouse, Weston-super-Mare :: V865
listing details L1656044756

T934120528

Company St Helens Catholic Amateur Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
16 Mar 04 to 20 Mar 04Theatre Royal, St Helens :: V546
listing details L01367022101

T403280269

Company Quinton Operatic Society.
10 Jun 03 to 14 Jun 03Crescent Theatre, Birmingham :: V144
listing details L0525567172

T2061710614

Company Chesterfield Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
8 Oct 02 to 12 Oct 02Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield :: V425
listing details L0281312375

T0218304730

Company Huddersfield Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Director John Schofield (music). Director Gil Wade.
14 May 02 to 18 May 02Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield :: V972
listing details L1835007961

T01401446173

Company Cambridge University Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
6 Mar 02 to 9 Mar 02Arts Theatre, Cambridge :: V19
listing details L01589296214

T152326136

Company Centre Theatre Company.
13 Nov 01 to 17 Nov 01Abbey Theatre and Arts Centre, Nuneaton :: V1009
listing details L01804179149

T1816891029

Company Churches Drama and Operatic in Thurrock.
13 Nov 01 to 17 Nov 01Thameside Theatre, Grays :: V39
listing details L0233023132

T1245271279

Company Bath Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
7 Nov 01 to 9 Nov 01The Rondo, Bath :: V855
listing details L815692646

T1343449792

Company York Opera. Director Alasdair Jamieson. Producer Pauline Chadwick.
10 Jul 01 to 14 Jul 01Theatre Royal, York :: V954
listing details L1034040347

T01273903348

Company Wellingborough Arts Barn Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
24 Apr 01 to 28 Apr 01Castle Theatre, Wellingborough :: V465
listing details L01206772457

T253699474

Pyrotechnics will be used at this performance!Company Leeds Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Director John Haywood. Director John Burt (music).
9 Mar 01 to 17 Mar 01Civic Theatre, Leeds :: V974
listing details L01988059275

T01689899959

Company Wolverton Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
4 Apr 00 to 8 Apr 00Stantonbury Theatre, Milton Keynes :: V752
listing details L0854617496

T2114575599

Company Burnley and Districk Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
25 Oct 99 to 30 Oct 99Burnley Mechanics, Burnley :: V519
listing details L89006950

T01160690201

Company Weston-Super-Mare Savoyards.
25 Sep 99 to 26 Sep 99Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare :: V866
listing details L0412941506

T89814967

Company Cambridge University Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
30 Aug 99 to 3 Sep 99Minack Theatre, Penzance :: V872
listing details L2021748302

T581700055

Company Exeter University Gilbert and Sullivan Society.
1 Mar 99 to 6 Mar 99Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886
listing details L02022469633
1 Mar 99 to 6 Mar 99Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886
listing details L522960262

T985757440

Company Havant Light Opera.
24 Jun 97 to 28 Jun 97Spring Arts and Heritage Centre, Havant :: V757
listing details L720041980

Other listings

3 Oct 23 to 7 Oct 23Barnfield Theatre, Exeter :: V887
listing details L01954893509
19 Apr 23 to 22 Apr 23Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton :: V0865379748
listing details L372350684
6 Nov 19 to 9 Nov 19The Playhouse, Halifax :: V971
listing details L01827404089
21 Sep 17 to 22 Sep 17Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton :: V0865379748
listing details L1216598724
12 Aug 16 to 19 Aug 16Royal Hall, Harrogate :: V943
listing details L158232935
8 Aug 14 to 9 Aug 14Buxton Opera House, Buxton :: V424
listing details L1667845224
27 Sep 11 to 1 Oct 11Corn Exchange, Stamford :: V2074123578
listing details L01653422249
30 Mar 10White Rock Theatre, Hastings :: V670
listing details L1723975591
19 Mar 10 to 20 Mar 10Churchill Theatre, Bromley :: V302
listing details L0627417108
16 Feb 05 to 19 Feb 05Arts Centre Theatre (ACT) - formerly Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen :: V586
listing details L1024766928
26 Oct 98 to 31 Oct 98Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre), Poole :: V910
listing details L01517878371
24 Jun 97 to 28 Jun 97Spring Arts and Heritage Centre, Havant :: V757
listing details L107970099
12 Mar 97 to 15 Mar 97People's Theatre Arts Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V569
listing details L195426724

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