The Welbeck Restaurant Pre-Carousel Dinners

As I posted some time ago, we will be offering 10% discount for dinners booked for Carousel which is being performed by the Manx Gilbert & Sullivan Society at Gaiety Theatre from 20th October for 5 nights with a matinée at 2:30pm Saturday.

We will be opening early at 5:45pm and the show commences at 7:30.

Reservations can be made by telephone on 675663 or on www.welbeckhotel.com/restaurant where you can also see sample menus.

The Society performs twice a year with a fund raising concert in March or April with their main show being in the Autumn but you can also book them privately or join them Fridays at All Saints Hall on Alexander Drive, Douglas.

By the name, you will gather that their 'raison d'etre' was to perform the popular Victorian operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan but for financial reasons, they have had to widen their repertoire and in the last few years have produced the very successful 'High Society' and 'Calamity Jane' which have helped secure their survival.

Carousel is a Rodgers & Hammerstein classic which includes numbers such as 'When the Children Sleep,' 'If I Loved You,' and 'June is Busting Out All Over' as well as the ever popular 'You'll Never Walk Alone,' which was a massive hit for Gerry & The Pacemakers in the 1960s.

Obviously, it was also adopted Liverpool Football Club as their anthem, though their supporters will be relieved by the knowledge that the Rodgers in question who co-wrote this epic, was Richard and not Brendan their recently departed manager.

Tickets cost £18 in the stalls and £20 in the Dress Circle with concessions @ £16.00 for senior citizens and £10 for children.

You can reserve your seats on: http://villagaiety.ticketsolve.com/shows/873538141/events?TSLVq=0668523d-d57f-45f8-a006-1b7c1e9985a0&TSLVp=e9391159-9a95-4122-b9a3-e09e849e9378&TSLVts=1444131928&TSLVc=ticketsolve&TSLVe=villagaiety&TSLVrt=Safetynet&TSLVh=9d23d1ec8213f17af5689df6e5b578e8

It is a strong local cast with Billy Bigelow being played by Matt Quinn, Julie Jordan by Jenny Quirk and Simon Fletcher is portraying Jigger Craigin.

On our first attempt at the pre-theatre dinners, one or two people didn't have time to have all three course but I think we have now addressed this issue and you should be able to enjoy your Carousel ride on a full stomach.