LOCAL opera buffs will soon have the chance to get on parade when they will be able to see and listen to a glut of some of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular works.

Arguably four of the duo’s favourite operettas are about to be performed at Malvern’s Festival Theatre by the Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, alongside The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, for a single week next month.

The four are - The Yeomen of The Guard (August 5, 7.30pm), The Pirates of Penzance (August 6, 2.30 & 7.30pm), HMS Pinafore (August 7, 7.30pm) and The Mikado (August 8, 7.30pm and August 9, 2.30 & 7.30pm).

After 20 years headlining the world-famous International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company tours productions that are fun, family friendly and which feature some all-time favourite G & S stars including Simon Butteriss, Bruce Graham, Sylvia Clarke and Richard Gauntlett. They will be performing HMS Pinafore and The Mikado.

The outstanding New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players are amongst America’s major professional touring companies. In Malvern, they will present The Pirates of Penzance and will also open the week with The Yeomen of The Guard, a story of betrayal, intrigue and heart-break with music that many consider to be Sullivan’s finest.