Here you will find News, Reviews, and information on up-coming events

Sunday, 28th September

Babes in the Wood Auditions went well last Sunday and the cast is now set. Well done to all who took part. Singing rehearsals are now under way with floor rehearsals starting soon. a full schedule will be posted soon.

Thursday, 11th September

Babes in the wood get together Come along and find out what this years Panto is all about.
Only five of your english pounds will get you a script and CD. This fiver is fully refundable up until the end of Audition Day.

Go on You know you want to!!

Don't forget childrens auditions are this coming Sunday, the 14th starting at 11am

Saturday, 19th July

At the NODA regional meeting we were awarded an "Accolade of Excellance" for our 2007 production of Crazy for You.

Thursday, 12th June

Audition Date for Babes in the Wood will be Sunday 21st September, with a get together prior to that on Thursday 11th September see Auditions/Rehearsals page for more details.

Sunday, 1st June

Well another show is over and congratulations to all involved. Everybody did a great job and a fantastic time was had by all. Well done to all our new members as well. hope to see you at "Babes in the Wood"

 

Sunday, 4th May

New events have been added to the social events page

Sunday, 16th March

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Ray Coker.

Ray was a past chairman of the society in 1993 - 94 and was the Society's Stage Manager for many years before and after.

The Funeral will take place on Tuesday 25th March, 3.20pm at the Crematorium.

 

Wednesday November 28th - Sunday December 2nd

Cinderella Show Week ............Another Great week. Thanks to everyone who came and supported us. Check out the reveiws and watch out for our next production Carousel in May 2008

Sunday, October 21st ...............Centenary Service, 2.30pm St Johns Church, Margate

All members and their familys are invited to attend. Afterwards it's back to the mews for refeshments.

September 16th
On Sunday the 16th September. members of the MOS hosted a exhibition stand in the Queens hall at the Winter Gardens as part the 150 years Margate Charter Day celebrations.

Members took it in turns to man the display through out the afternoon and early evening and the stunning display attracted quite a lot of interest, There was a display of photos showing the history of the society (Many thanks to Paul, Trevor and Nick) and a colourful display of Costumes from our wardrobe department and application forms were on hand for those who expressed an interest in Joining our merry band.

Many thanks to all those that helped out.

August 29th

It is with great sadness that we have to announce that after a long fight with multiple ailments,

Ken Gray passed away on Wednesday 29th August, He was 96

Without Ken, its highly unlikely we would all still be the Margate Operatic Society
and of course, have our lovely home.

KEN GRAY

1911 - 2007

July 7th Centenary Ball

The Centenary Ball finally arrived and WOW, what a great night was had by all. well done to everyone who had a hand the organisation, it was flawless. Over 240 attended the Queens Hall and were treated to a fantastic evening of wining, dining and dancing to the Dave White Swing Band and the LD&V Disco. Congratulations also to the Winter Gardens who served up a wonderful meal.

IMMi provided a set up on the balcony where people could have studio quality photos taken in all their finery. (p.s. you can view the photos online on their website until August the 21st) and have a copy printed there and then.

We also had a letter of acknowledgement from Buckingham Palace and a Signed message from Lord LLoyd Webber (Andrew) all in all a fabulous way to celebrate our first 100 years.

Check out the Social Events page to see some photos of the Ball

July 1st xxxxxxxxxxxxxNew Nav bar and header added to web pages

As of July 1st, 2007

To Comply with the new smoke free Britain laws

The Mews will be completely NON SMOKING !

That includes the entrance foyer and the area outside the door, and fire escapes at the rear. There will be NO exceptions

Crazy for you - May/June 2007

"Crazy for You" has now finished it's run at the Winter Gardens and everyone should be very proud of what we achieved. We received some great reviews. check them out on the new Reviews page

Look out for our next production 'Cinderella' in November

Centenary ball

Preparations are well in hand for our Centenary ball to celebrate our first 100 years in the business. See you there, it should be a great night

We are following that up with an Open Day at the Mews on Sunday 8th July from 11am so that members old and new and prospective can come and see where we create our shows. So why not come along and see us.

Future Productions

Our Next Production will be 'Cinderella' in Nov/Dec 2007

Our first Production in 2008 will be 'Carousel'

Watch this space or visit the relevant show pages for details of Audition, Rehearsal and Show dates which will be posted as soon as available

The Company normally meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays once rehearsals start from

7.00 pm until 10.00 pm in their headquarters at 5 Cliftonville Mews,

Edgar Road, Cliftonville.

Also Sunday afternoons once floor rehearsals start.

  

For further information and to find out when rehearsals start for the next production

please do not hesitate to call 01843 297780. or

 

Website

The website is undergoing change at the moment with new pages being added, giving a greater insight into the workings of the society and better information about our upcoming productions.The changes are being made gradually whilst still keeping the site live, so bear with us if the information you seek is not where it was the last time you visited us, though I am confident that you should find it easier to use with multiple links and ways to get to each page.

Kevin