Some views of the 50th Anniversary Season in 2001
The Surrey Hogs brought their Harleys when they attended the Sounds of the 70's Concert on Friday 15th June.

The opening concert was introduced by David Hamilton and featured the Rubettes and Showadywaddy.

The Rubettes in the first half of the concert

David Hamilton keeps the audience in good humour

Showaddywaddy played us into the darkness.....

The audience danced in the aisles, the seated areas, the stands and the grass areas, as everyone recaptured their 70's memories.

Jazz on a Summer's Night was presented in association with Jazz FM.

 Alex Wilson's Anglo Cubana

Antonio Forcione and Neil Stacey

Tina May and Brenda Rattray sing with the Jazz FM Quintet
Peter Purves took part in the Sunday Family Concert

Young musicians joined the orchestra as soloists.

Elaine Delmar was the guest soloist with the Echoes of Ellington Big Band.

The audience enjoyed a beautiful evening listening to arrangements from Duke Ellington.

Peter Hahlos's production of The Taming of the Shrew provided excellent entertainment, when it was set in the suffragette era.

Caroline Hathaway and Karen Mullins played Bianca and Katherina

Alex Godley & David Young with Caroline Hathaway

Giles Shenton as Grunio, with Simon Downing as Petruchio

Gillian Jarvis directed East Surrey Operatic Society in Lionel Bart's Oliver with
musical direction by Angela Barker, and
choreography bu Vic Ruocca.

Andrew Glass as Mr Bumble addresses "the boys"

One of the superb dances from the show,

Lynda Barrett as Nancy in good voice.

A large audience enjoyed the matinee performance

Sitting around in Fagin's den

Andrew Glass who played Mr Bumble was also in the first Polesden production in 1951

Fagin escapes, played by Mark Kempner

An evening performance reveals the magic of Polesden as evening falls and the theatre lighting reveals the stage.

The Surrey Hills Country Fair was an occasion for all ages to enjoy.

Albrickham Clog parading before the dancing.

Ring of Eight parading before dancing in House of Stuart period costume

The Westminster Morris Men

Some of the Manor House Schoolchildren who folk-danced with Carlyn Robson

A miniature steam train gave rides

The 50th Anniversary Gala Concert featured the North Downs Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Butcher, The North Downs Orchestra

Angela Rippon introduces one of the items.

The audience enjoyed a mixture of modern and classical music.
This was a glittering celebration of Polesden Lacey Open Air Theatre's first fifty years.

Guest singer Yvonne Patrick sang items from "Merrie England", and "The King and I" with James Edwards.
As the evening darkened the stage lights showed the orchestra quite clearly.

The stage backgound changes to suit the mood of the music in the second half.

Angela Rippon was the concert presenter.

Michael Luck, the Chairman of the Festival, proposes a toast in honour of 50 years of Polesden Lacey Open Air Theatre.

The audience enjoying the final event of the 2001 Festival.