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Creative Team for Beauty and the Beast
Dee Bennie Marshall is to be our Director/Choreographer and comes very highly recommended by NODA and from many people who have seen her work. She lives semi locally and so will be available at all our rehearsals. Dee has Directed in Wakefield, Rotherham and her Youth Theatre have performed at the Disney Park in Paris on more than one occasion. Dee is full of enthusiasm and looking forward to working with us and making her mark in Sheffield, a city that she has not directed in.
We welcome back Anna Wright as our Musical Director and Claire Harriott as our Assistant Choreographer/Dance Captain. We know that the three ‘ladies’ will work well together and combine to make the season hard work, but very enjoyable.
We are all excited at the season ahead and have every confidence that “Beauty and the Beast” will be as successful as our previous productions.
We look forward to seeing you all in May when we start to rehearse. More details will be sent to you once dates have been finalised.
Hello Dolly! Show crits published
The Star's review of our production of Hello Dolly! has been published, and can be found here.
Lavish ... wonderful ... revelation ... hilarious ... talented ... impress ... perfection ... bold ... spectacular ... panache
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Hello Dolly Rehearsal Details
Thursday 3 Sept – All men Friday 4 – Whole company Friday 11 – Whole company - first rehearsal with JC Sunday 13 – Waiter’s Gallop dancers plus Horace, Cornelius and Barnaby to be called later in the day.
Hello Dolly audition details
Dear Member, Just a reminder that the first rehearsal for “Hello Dolly” is on Friday May 29th 2009 at 7.30 p.m., at Wesley Hall. John Cumberlidge will be present and intends to set a short movement piece ready for the audition day on Sunday June 7th at Ecclesall Junior School. Times to be confirmed, Anna Wright will also have a slot to introduce the music to those who do not know the show. Audition pieces hopefully will be available before the first rehearsal, and scores and libs will be available on May 29th. A full rehearsal schedule will be available shortly. We are having a full production meeting next Friday and after that I will confirm dates, times etc.,leading up to the show in November 17 – 21st November 2009. Look forward to seeing you on May 29th. Yours sincerely, Judy Mc
Show Crits for latest production published
STOS's latest production, She Loves Me, receives great reviews:
"Sheffield Teachers' Operatic Society offer an affectionate, extremely well-staged production of the show ..."
"Keeley Kilby sings and acts supremely well as Amalia ... with the splendid Phill Probert, playing the 'hero' Georg Nowack. ..."
"Martin Peacock as Kodaly, Louise Walker (Miss Ritter/'Ilona'), David Jefferson (Sipos), Tony Gallagher (Mr Maraczek), Chris Ellis (Arpad), are fine, as is Andy Collis's orchestra."
For full details,click here.
Crucible Awakes! Update
More details available about the event - published on the Crucible Awakes page!
Crucible Awakes!
STOS and Croft House Operatic Society have been invited to take part in the Sheffield Crucible reopening event, The Crucible Awakes! More details available on the STOS website by clicking on this link.
November 2009 Show Announced
“And what do you do for a living, Mrs. Levi?”, asked Ambrose Kemper in the first scene of this most delightful of musical comedies. Some people paint, some sew…I meddle”, replies Dolly and we are off on a whirlwind race round New York and Yonkers at the turn of the century as we follow the adventures of that most mischievous matchmaker, Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi.
The committee are pleased to announce that our next production in November at the Lyceum Theatre w/c 17th – 21st November 2009 is to be “HELLO DOLLY”. We welcome back John Cumberlidge as our Director/Choreographer, and Anna Wright as our Musical Director. We are also pleased that Mark Harris will be Assistant Director, and Claire Harriott as Assistant Choreographer. What a team!
We hope that you will join us for our first rehearsal on Friday May 29th at Wesley Hall, Crookes, starting at 7.30 p.m., and the Audition day will be Sunday 7th June at Ecclesall Junior School, Ringinglow Road, starting at 10.00 a.m. We will meet every Friday at Wesley Hall and on Sunday July 12th the Waiters Gallop number will be set. Starting in September there will be additional rehearsals, and further details will be available once we meet in May.
We look forward to seeing many old friends and also new friends that want to be part of our Society.
Any queries please contact us.
May 2009 Production Announced
“She Loves Me” will be performed at the Montgomery Hall on
Tuesday 28th April
Wednesday 29th April
Friday 1st May and
Saturday 2nd May 2009.
We are pleased to welcome back onto the team Mark Harris as Director and Andy Collis as Musical Director.
Our 2008 show at the Montgomery was set in a baker's shop - this year's show is set in a Parfumerie!
Secret pen pals blossom into a love affair in this charming musical based on the Jimmy Stewart film The Shop Around the Corner. With a cast of winsome eccentrics aiding and abetting the love stricken couple, She Loves Me is sure to prove a hit with audiences.
Book by Joe Masteroff. Music by Jerry Bock. Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
Based on a play by Miklos Laszio. Originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince. Originally produced on Broadway by Harold Prince in Association with Lawrence N Kasha and Philip C McKenna.
This musical comedy had a West End revival and opened on July 12th 1994 at the Savoy Theatre, the cast included John Gordon Sinclair as Georg, Ruthie Henshall as Amalia, and Tracie Bennett as Ilona.
Our first rehearsal will be on Friday 30th January at Wesley Hall starting at 7.30 p.m., and then every following Friday. There will be some Sunday rehearsals and the audition workshop will be held on Sunday 8th February at Ecclesall Junior School, the time yet to be confirmed.
Rags to Riches
On behalf of the Ladies Committee, please could you support them by filling a 'green bag' for "Rags to Riches" with any clothing, bedding, shoes, handbags, curtains, soft toys, belts, that you do not now need. The company take the bags and weigh them and last year we were sent £80 for our funds, which helps to subsidise the annual Dinner and Dance.
The bags will be available at the rehearsal on 5th September, and Janet Sanders will happily take your full bags on that evening, and also 12th and 19th September.
If you were going to have a clear out, please would you support the Ladies and fill one of the green bags with any unwanted items.
Thank You
Judy McMurray