Godalming Operatic Society is widely regarded as one of the country's leading Gilbert and Sullivan Societies. The Society was founded in 1925, and (excepting the war years) has put on a major Gilbert and Sullivan production in every subsequent year, including some of the more rarely performed ones such as ‘The Grand Duke’ and ‘Utopia Ltd.’

Currently we perform a fully staged G&S opera every February, with a full orchestra under our musical director Robin Wells.

In June or July we put on a smaller scale work, often at the Electric Theatre in Guildford. Our previous summer productions range from a concert version of ‘Aida’ to Joan Littlewood's Musical Entertainment, ‘Oh What a Lovely War’.

In 2005 the Society performed ‘Iolanthe’ at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton and in 2007 performed ‘Utopia Limited’ at the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera in Ireland, gaining an award.

We also have a very active social side to the group. We hold a wide range of social events and regularly organise trips to see other shows.