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Wellington Operatic Society’s next show will be
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It is with sadness that we have to say that Sandra Kerry died on the 19th October.
Not everyone will know her, but she was the Panto Chair in the mid 1980s and then after that the Chair of what was then the Civic Players. At both of these times the groups had very little, if any money, but she helped to secure their future.
She is probably best remembered for making numerous costumes. But she also was a props lady, directed a few shows and was always willing to be front on house.
She will be missed by her friends but in particular by her daughter Sue.
We were, once again, thrilled to have Andy Jones from Shooting Pixels come down to grab some amazing photos of our current production, Little Shop of Horrors.
Anyone who has enjoyed The Play that Goes Wrong will know the sort of mayhem to expect!
These Coarse Acting plays will be performed at The Arts Centre from Wed 7th – Sat 10th September, under the title “A 3 Box Set”, with rehearsals on Tuesdays and Fridays from mid-June.
The audition dates are now Monday 30th May and Thursday 9th June, 7.30, at The Arts Centre.
A Fish in Her Kettle is a traditional French Farce with a twist – as the simple lack of a door handle causes the disaster as most of the cast find themselves trapped on’stage when the door jams.
Streuth – a take on the classic play Sleuth. This is a crime story that not even Agatha Christie would have dared to write, and it gets itself into such confusion that it is doomed, apparently, to perpetual motion: but the Coarse Actors struggle gamefully on throughout.
Present Slaughter – a Noel Coward spoof of Present Laughter, where the play collapses because of one unlucky slip of the leading man, who cuts his wrist when he collides with a tableful of glasses.
Feel free to audition for parts in moreΒ than one play, as they are all quite short, but the more, the merrier!Β
ContactΒ pennybradnum@gmail.comΒ forΒ more info .
List of characters
Streuth ( a drawing room murder mystery )
The inspector (M/F) Main protagonist in this story. (Could possibly be female.)
Mr. D’arcy (M) The victims brother. Speaks lines too fast.
Mrs. D’arcy (F) Lady of the house but sadly fails to disguise her common accent
Hubert. (M) The D’arcy’s son. Wooden and possibly older than his father. Reads lines throughout
The Major (M) Stock retired military man. Tweeds and a stuck on moustache.
James (M) Aged retainer. Rough westcountry accent.
Vicar / Rupert (M) Villain and clergyman.
Sergeant (M) Might not even turn up! Could be female
Cook (F) Speaks her ‘common’ lines with cut glass tones.
Prompt (M/F) Plays the prompt. (Bit obvious that)
Present Slaughter
Pianist (M/F) If we can find a real one that would be good. We can do the play without one though
Oliver (M) Suave and sophisticated. Needs to do a pratfall though.
Antoine (M) Valet come waiter.
Mimi (F) French maid. Needs to faint, collapse on the floor to a less than flattering position.
Lavina (F) Old flame of Oliver. Graceful. Spends a lot of time protecting her evening gown.
Binky (M) Fails to make it on stage. Just needs to take a bow at the end.
Bunny (F) Same as Binky
Doctor (M/F) No lines, just on at the end.
A fish in her kettle ( A French farce )
Felix (M) The Valet. Needs to do pratfall. Needs pace. Best for younger person.
Antoinette (F) French maid. Not necessarily fitting for the role.
Victor (M) the master opf the house. Oozes smarm. Acts as if he is alone on stage.
Henri (M) Doctor, myopic, causes havoc.
Eugenie (F) Lady of the chateau.
Captain Bidet (M/F) A stage hand roped in to cover. Plays French Captain with Scots accent and book
Lucille (F) Lover of Victor. Plays with scouse / Brum / Devon accent.
Count Otto (M) German Count.
Cook (F) Just needs to rush on and off with a cake.
The band (M/F) An ensemble of musicians. Only one speaks ( one line )
Prompt (F) Can’t do coarse acting without one really. Has one line.
The Pantomime Group have released the audition information for Once Upon A Time in Pantoland.
(Indicated genders are guidelines for casting. Many roles could be played by actors of any gender. Oh yes they could!)Β
Spirit of Pantomime (F) Ultimate good-fairy full to the brim of pantomime cheer
Tommy Tickle (M) Comic,
Tiffany Tickleβs Son
Talullah Tickle (M) Dame, kind & caring owner of the local joke shop
Tilly Tickle (F) Fiery young woman with passion, integrity and determination
King Charming (M) A miserable King who hates happiness & joy
Prince Willy (M/F) A young prince desperate to break free from his father
PC Pete Potter (M) A cheerful police inspector keen to serve the community
Baxter (M/F) Policemanβs faithful dog companion
Mouldywart (F/M) The wicked witch that plights the kingdom
Snitch (M/F) Mouldywartβs sneaky cat
Fairy Grandmother (F) An elderly, retired fairy based on Cinderellaβs Fairy Godmother
Debbie (F) Organised and officious, PA to the Fairy Grandmother
Flaky Pastry (F) Friend of Tilly, Pupil at the Fairy Academy, happy but a bit Flaky
SUPPORTING ROLES (M/F)
Villager 1 – Villager 2 – Villager 3 – Villager 4 – Postal Worker
Peter – Pan – Jack (Of beanstalk fame) – Jackβs cow – Snow White – Hansel & Gretel β
Magic Mirror (Voice over) – Fairy Cake – Fairy Lights – Fairy Liquid – Ghost
COMPANY ROLES
People of Pantoland – Students of the Fairy Academy – Mouldywartβs Ghosts, Ghouls and guards.
SCENES
ACT I
Prologue Front of Cloth and partial stage ( for fountain )
Scene 1 Pantoland Market Square Full stage
Scene 2 A Country Lane (Front Cloth) & full stage then front cloth
Scene 3 Pantoland Market Square Full stage
Scene 4 A Country Lane (Front Cloth)
Scene 5 The Fairy Academy Full Stage
ACT II
Scene 1 Mouldywart’s Castle Full stage and ending up front of cloth
Scene 2 Mouldywart’s Castle Dungeons Full stage ends front of cloth
Scene 3 Pantoland Market Square Full stage
Scene 4 Song Sheet (Front Cloth)
Scene 5 Finale
Principal and Ensemble Audition songs
For the auditions, the songs will be the original arrangements, so please feel free to find them on your preferred streaming service to practice before the auditions.
Mouldwart β Somebody to Love by Basstrologe
King Charming β Ooh Ooh Child by The Five Stairsteps
Willy β This is a new song so will only be available at the audition workshops
Tommy β Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves
Tilly & Flaky Pastry (Duet) Part of Me by Katy Perry
Adult and child ensemble song is Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves and this will be taught with basic choreography during the audition workshops
Show synopsis and reminder of audition workshop/audition dates and times
Once Upon A Time in Pantoland
Wellington Pantomime Group is proud to announce they will be performing a brand new pantomime, titled Once Upon a Time in Pantoland in January 2023.
This bright and funny new production comes hot on the heels of their last success, Treasure Island and the creative Team behind this one – Director Steph Colman, Choreographer Holly Knowles, Vocal Coach Kiera Chard, Musical Director Joe Beckhelling and Production co-ordinator Pete Watts are all raring to go for this roller-coaster of a pantomime.
The story so far β Pantoland, where all your favourite pantomime characters live in peace β Peter Pan, Snow White, Jack (and his beanstalk) Hansel and Gretel, King Charming to name a few, watched over by the Spirit of Pantomime all live happily together.
But wait, the Wicked Witch Mouldywart, aided by her cat Snitch has plans to kidnap the Spirit of Pantomime and make the whole land unhappy.
Can Tallulah Tickle with son Tommy and daughter Tilly, thwart the evil plans of Mouldywart and save the day along with PC Peter Potter and his trusty dog Baxter, and with the help of Charming Prince Willy (who loves Tilly and will do anything to save her).
Featuring all your pantomime favourites β Dame, link person, evil witch, good fairy and fairy godmother, Prince charming, a King, bumbling police officers, a cat, a dog and panto cow, plus Postman βPatβ, villagers/ensemble, students of the Fairy Academy, ghosts, ghouls and henchmen plus more.
Launch night and first audition workshop β Tuesday 7th June 7.30pm,
Second Audition workshop – Friday 10th June β 7.30pm
Main Auditions – Sunday 12th June, 10am β 3pm β specific times TBA.
All the above at Wellington Arts Centre, Eight Acre Lane, Wellington, TA21 8PS
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To confirm your attendance please email – wellypanto2023@gmail.com
Please let us know which of the audition workshops you will be attending and confirm you will be able to attend the auditions on Sunday.
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On Thursday May 26th at 7pm the Operatic Society will introduce its autumn 2022 production
βCliffβ which celebrates the songs of a true British icon, Sir Cliff
Richard. Sir Cliff is the only artist to have a hit album in every decade
since the 50βs. He celebrates his 82 nd birthday in 2022.
You will get an opportunity to listen to a preview of some of the songs
that have been short listed for this show covering Sir Cliffβs hits from the
charts, movies and stage shows. You will meet the Director John Walker
and some of his team. The songs are a true celebration of this amazing
and popular star. The Operatic Society is looking for enthusiastic
performers who will shine a light on his most memorable hits from Rock
βn Roll, Ballads, Eurovision, Stage, Movies, Christmas, Gospel – the
songs are endless.
In his 16 years involvement with the Arts Association John Walker has
devised and directed several Autumn Shows celebrating the songs and
music of John Lennon, Elvis Presley, James Bond and Bacharach.
Rehearsals begin on Monday 12th September and thereafter on
Thursdays and Mondays until the show week of 7th November.
Once, we know the number of members who want to be part of this
show, a few preliminary rehearsals will be arranged to familiarise the
company with the songs, before September 2022.
To become a member of the WAA and it’s constituent groups follow this link
Looking forward to seeing you at the launch.
Wellington Pantomime Group is proud to announce they will be performing a brand new pantomime, titled Once Upon a Time in Pantoland in January 2023.
Launch night and first audition workshop β Tuesday 7th June 7.30pm
Second Audition workshop – Friday 10th June β 7.30pm
Main Auditions – Sunday 12th June, 10am β 3pm β specific times TBA.
All the above at Wellington Arts Centre, Eight Acre Lane, Wellington, TA21 8PS
To register your interest and for an audition pack, please email: wellypanto2023@gmail.com
Over the years we have taken lots of photos to remember shows and we have now collated over 12,000 photos from over 110 shows into our online Photo Gallery for everyone to see. We intend to continue to add new photos from shows as they happen.
The Photo Gallery is available from the top menu on our website. We hope you enjoy taking a trip down memory lane!
There are photos all the way back to the 90’s and, since 2007, we have been lucky enough to have Andy Jones from Shooting Pixels take professional photos of our shows for us (and he does this completely free!). We are incredibly grateful to have such a talented photographer give up his time. Thanks Andy.
If you have any photos from previous shows that aren’t listed here, please do get in touch using the Contact Us section of the website… we’d love to add more photos to help archive the past.
| Event | Location | Date/Time | Contact | Notes |
| Acoustic Music Club | M | Sat 15th Jan, 7.30pm | acousticclub@w-a-a.co.uk | |
| βTreasure Islandβ β our 2022 pantomime | W | Tues 25th β Sun 30th January | panto@w-a-a.co.uk |
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| Event | Location | Date/Time | Contact | Notes |
| Acoustic Music Club | M | Sat 17th Feb, 7.30pm | acousticclub@w-a-a.co.uk | ο»Ώ |
| Event | Location | Date/Time | Contact | Notes |
| βTop Team Quizβ β our annual quiz evening | A | Sat 12th March, 7pm | Simon Spalding | |
| Acoustic Music Club | M | Sat 19th March, 7.30pm | acousticclub@w-a-a.co.uk | ο»Ώ |
| Event | Location | Date/Time | Contact | Notes |
| βENG-ER-LANDβ β Hannah Kumari. Take Art! | A | Sat 2nd April, 7pm | events@w-a-a.co.uk | https://thisweeklondon.com/article/hannah-kumari-eng-er-land/ |
| Acoustic Music Club | M | Sat 16th March, 7.30pm | acousticclub@w-a-a.co.uk | ο»Ώ |
| Our House – The Musical | W | Wed 27th β Sat 30th April | opsoc@w-a-a.co.uk |
Locations:
A= Arts Centre, main hall
M = Arts Centre, multi-function room
W = Wellesley, Theatre
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