amateur performances were of a very high standard.... There is a lovely atmosphere in Buxton of Gilbert and Sullivan thriving, being enjoyed, and drawing everyone together as a family." The Festival has developed "a reputation for being one of the friendliest musical festivals anywhere, with people returning year after year to soak up its special atmosphere." A feature in Gilbert & Sullivan News commented: "The amateur performances were of a very high standard. ... There is a lovely atmosphere ... of Gilbert and Sullivan thriving, being enjoyed, and drawing everyone together as a family." In addition, the Festival aims to raise awareness and funds for its organizers' efforts to re-introduce G&S into British schools. The Festival has been featured in several British television shows and in the documentary films Oh Mad Delight and A Source of Innocent Merriment. Sky Arts broadcast its features about the Festival and Gilbert and Sullivan several times in 2010. Recordings Recordings on DVD of most of the amateur and professional productions that have been seen at the Festival, as well as for some of the fringe events, are produced by the Festival organizers. Some of the Festival's professional shows are also available on CD. Companies that have performed at the Festival Professional Carl Rosa Opera Company, London Charles Court Opera, London Forbear! Theatre, London and touring Heritage Opera, touring National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, Harrogate and touring The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, New York City and touring Opera della Luna, touring Most successful amateur UK award winners Derby Gilbert & Sullivan Company (six championships; company closed in 2018) South Anglia Savoy Players (five championships) Festival Productions (Ireland) (three championships) Foreign amateur competitors Blue Hill Troupe (New York City, US) The Brussels Light Opera Company (Brussels, Belgium) Cape Town G&S (Cape Town, South Africa) Fraser Valley Stage (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada) The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Chester County (Pennsylvania, US) The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston (Texas, US) The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Maine The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Australia) Lamplighters Music Theatre of San Francisco Savoy Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US) SavoyNet (email-based, with performers from around the world) St. Anne's Music and Drama Society (Toronto, Canada) Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society (Washington, US) See also List of opera festivals Notes References External links International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival official website Fan site with extensive Festival information,