Mahoney Bannon Associates'
Golden Anniversary brings extra lustre
to the Savoy Theatre

Stephen Holroyd and Alan Kite recently attended the official unveiling of the newly named dressing rooms for the Savoy Theatre.

The theatre opened on 10 October 1881 and up until this year its dressing rooms have been numbered. Today they bear the names of the original members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, for which the theatre was built.

Stephen Holroyd, an avid Gilbert and Sullivan aficionado, wrote biographical desciptions of those company members, known as "Savoyards", who created the original roles in Gilbert & Sullivan's works - known to this day as the Savoy Operas.

Commissioned by Theatre Manager Adam Knight and sponsored by Mahoney Bannon Associates to celebrate their 50th anniversary, each dressing room bears a different biographical plaque. Be sure to take a look next time you are backstage at the Savoy.