If you would be interesting in singing with the company, either as a principal or as a member of the Chorus, please get in touch with Antonia Leach at . Since HGO has no regular independent funding, each participating member is asked to make a donation towards the cost of its productions. Membership donations are payable immediately upon a role being offered and accepted. Members are also expected (within reason) to sell a minimum of 10 tickets each.
Rehearsals take place on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7 pm to 10 pm, although not everyone will be called for every rehearsal and individual member's NAs ("not available" dates) of which sufficient notice is given will be taken into account as far as practicable. Other rehearsals may be called as the need arises (usually on Sunday afternoons in the run up to performance).
Rehearsals are normally held in St. Andrew's Church, Finchley Road/Frognal Lane NW3 7DY, or occasionally at other venues of which notification will be given. Nearest Tubes Hampstead (Northern Line) and Finchley Road (Jubilee and Metropolitan Lines), about a 15 minute walk. Parking nearby (but NB on some streets free parking only starts at 7.00pm - look for the ones with free parking from 6.30pm e.g. Bracknell Gardens).
There are usually two productions a year, in April and November, at Upstairs at the Gatehouse. Principals are normally double cast.
Robin Newton is HGO's music director. The director/producer usually varies from show to show.
Performances take place over a two week run, usually on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoon of two consecutive weeks.
The sitzprobe/orchestral rehearsal generally takes place on the Sunday afternoon/evening immediately before the first performance, with the technical rehearsal and two dress rehearsals (one per cast) on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday respectively of the first performance week.
