

Time & Location
26 Jan 2025, 14:45
Keymer, Keymer, Hassocks BN6 8QH, UK
About the event
What an enjoyable afternoon we had on Sunday 26th January when members from Opera Anywhere, Mike and Vanessa Woodward, Catrin Lewis, Dale Harris and the accompanist Matthew Rickard, treated us to a very entertaining presentation called Near Misses, Mayhem and Madness which covered the extraordinary range of the company's innovative activities performing opera with a focus on accessibility and fun.
In addition to traditional venues, such as village halls, they have performed in less likely places such as cowsheds, ponds and in punts as illustrated in some lovely video clips. Each member had so many amusing stories to tell us, not least about the various hazards they have faced including low flying geese and scenery that was so wet from the rain it squelched.
We were all also very impressed with both the beautiful singing and great acting of scenes from Gilbert and Sullivan including Iolanthe and Patience. Their great…