International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival Frank Matcham-designed 900-seat Buxton Opera House. Beginning in 2014, the main stage has been the 1,100-seat Royal Hall in Harrogate, another Matcham-designed theatre. These performances are nearly always accompanied by the "National Festival Orchestra". A review of a 2010 performance noted, "The music was up to [the Festival's] usual high standard, with the orchestra (leader, Sally Robinson) ... giving a superb and sprightly reading of the Overture and score throughout." The Festival also hosts dozens of performances and fringe activities in smaller venues. In Buxton, these included the 360-seat Pavilion Arts Centre. In Harrogate, some fringe performances have been held
New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players seen on The Today Show on Saturday morning on NBC. In 2002, the company produced a Gilbert and Sullivan potpourri CD titled "Oh Joy! Oh, Rapture!". The company celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2014 with a New York season at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York University and a return to the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in England. In 2015, the company withdrew a planned revival of "The Mikado" after a protest by Asian-Americans about stereotypical elements of their production reflected in the company's publicity materials. The company redesigned its production after consulting with an