Quarry Bank Musical Theatre Youth Section (QBMTYS) was launched in 2017. Their 2018 production was the epic musical The Phantom of the Opera (youth group production). With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, The Phantom of the Opera opened in London in 1986 and is currently … Continue reading Phantom of the Opera – QBMTYS
13 – SAOS Youth Theatre
13 the musical is SAOS Youth Theatre’s first production. With music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and a book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn, 13 the musical opened on Broadway in October 2008 and closed on January 4th 2009 after a total of 105 performances. 13 tells the story of 12-year-old Evan Goldman who … Continue reading 13 – SAOS Youth Theatre
Me and My Girl – Tinkers Farm Opera
Tinkers Farm made the transition from being a light opera society to a musical theatre company in 2017. Me and My Girl is their second musical theatre production. The music for this production is by Noel Gay and the original book written by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose. The book was revised by Stephen … Continue reading Me and My Girl – Tinkers Farm Opera
Rehearsal for Murder
Performing three different plays each year, Stourbridge Theatre Company has been Stourbridge Town Hall’s resident amateur theatre company since 1933. We both enjoy watching a murder mystery drama, whoever fails to guess the murderer’s identity gets to make the tea. Let’s just say my husband now makes the perfect cup. So, we headed to Stourbridge … Continue reading Rehearsal for Murder
West Side Story – The TAB Operatic Society
Set in the West Side of New York in 1957, this musical drama is based on William Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The feuding houses of the Montagues and Capulets replaced by the Puerto Rican gang of the Sharks and the Polish American gang the Jets, who battle for respect and control of the … Continue reading West Side Story – The TAB Operatic Society