The Mikado in concert in aid of the DEC

Update: closing this fundraiser now so it can go to the DEC: we raised an astonishing £1,304 (this GoFundMe plus our retiring collection). Tremendous thanks to everyone who took part, who helped, who attended, and who donated.

on Sunday 25 June 2023

St Giles Church in Ickenham, UB10 8BG

White Knight is bringing a group of first-class musicians together in a concert version of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera 'The Mikado', to raise funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee.

The concert is free, with a retiring collection in aid of the DEC.

How to get there

On the corner of Swakeleys Road and Ickenham High Road, the church is 5 mins walk from Ickenham tube station (Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines); 15 mins walk from West Ruislip station (Central line and Chiltern mainline); and near the A40, with free parking off Community Close (just across the way).

Cast (in order of appearance)

Pish Tush - Peter Coleman

Pooh Bah - Peter Allanson

Ko Ko - Leon Berger

Nanki Poo - Russell Painter

Yum Yum - Catrin Lewis

Peep Bo - Olivia Greenwell

Pitti Sing - Louisa Alice Rose

Katisha - Joanna Gamble

The Mikado - Bruce Graham

Sopranos

Pam Bailey, Cherish Bristow, Gina Carmello, Eileen Houston, Stephanie Laishley, Michele Monks, Janet Pearson, Melanie Riseam

Altos

Helen Dashwood, Jill Gillam, Dorothy Lawson, Harriet Marks, Faith McInnes, Lynda Nye, Vanessa Roberts, Theresia Van Sertima

Tenors

Matthew Biggs, Mike Brown, Michael Cowley, Stuart Dashwood, Martin Fountain, Peter Hazzard, Douglas Milsom

Basses

Alan Bailey, Jeremy Day, Leslie Dearlove, Geoff Horwood, Richard Kessel, Bill Penketh, Mike Stevens, Alan Whitworth, Michael Worthy

Pianist: Tim Smith

Stage management: Roger Knight

Front of house: Shirley Wooten

Catering: Sara Fitzherbert, Rosa Pol, Jem Day, led by Gill Wise

Treasurer: Alison Kemish

Security consultant: Peter Biddick

Musical director: Zena Wigram

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) brings together 15 leading UK aid charities to raise money to help save lives and rebuild shattered communities in times of war and natural disaster.