Savoy Opera Society
. Savoy Opera Society (SOS) is the comic operetta society at Royal Holloway, University of London. It was founded in 1965 and is now the oldest society on campus.
The Society regularly performs two operettas a year - one in the first term and one in the second term. The first term show is held in Jane Holloway Hall and is considered a lower budget show than the second term show which is performed on the main stage at the Students Union. Recent productions include The Mikado (Jane Holloway), The Merry WIDOW (SU Stage), Patience (Jane Holloway), Iolanthe (SU Stage) and The Pirates of Penzance (Jane Holloway). Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II will be performed during the second term of the 2008-2009 year on the SU main stage.
The society is run by an elected student committee consisting of the following positions:
Committee Positions for 2008-09
- President - Helen Dawson
- Secretary - Hayley Fussell
- Treasurer - Emily McDonald
- Social and Development Officer - Ed Green
- Productions Liaison - Kathryn Henry
- First Year Rep - Allie Brown