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Spring Play Tickets

Priority Bookings will be taken from Monday 6th February 2012

Bookings from the General Public will be available from Thursday 9th February 2012

Dereham Memorial Hall, where most of our productions are performed

Dereham Operatic Society is a charitable Trust and was formed in 1948 to offer the local community education and enlightenment in amateur dramatic arts. A very grand way of saying that DOS was formed to entertain the people of Dereham and Norfolk!

Our Shakespearian motto "Mere folk who give distraction are we" comes from Cole Porter's musical "Kiss Me Kate", which we first performed in 1970, and is based upon one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays "The Taming of the Shrew".

We at Dereham Operatic Society, or DOS as we are affectionately known, stage three productions a year (not including the productions of our youth group) including a major musical in the autumn, a pantomime over the Christmas period and a play in the spring. So, as you can see, there is something for everyone.

If you are looking to join one of the premier operatic and dramatic societies in Norfolk as either a performer (we actively encourage all whatever your ability or experience, whether you are a singer, an actor, dancer, or just enjoy being on stage), backstage helper, front of house staff or just looking to purchase some tickets for our next show ........ you need look no further than the Dereham Operatic Society.

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Chairman
Martyn Rolfe

37 School Lane
Sprowston
Norwich NR7 8TG

e: martyn dot rolfe at ntlworld dot com
Tel : 01603 408017

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Julia Havis

e: julia dot havis at btinternet dot com
Tel : 07919 031598

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Rehearsal Studio
The Studio
Rear of Dereham Memorial Hall
61 Norwich Street
East Dereham
Norfolk, NR19 1AD

Dereham Operatic Society - DOSYTCo

Dereham Operatic Society Youth Theatre Company (DOSYTCo)

Dereham Operatic Society is extremely proud of our youth group which provides training in the theatrical arts for the young people of Dereham and its surrounding area.

DOSYTCo run their own seperate website, to access it please click here.

DOSYTCo's next production will be;

Bugsy Malone

11th to 14th April 2012

at Dereham Memorial Hall

Director - John McInnes

Musical Director - Helen Curson

Synopsis of the story (as if you don't know already!);

1929 - Gangster warfare on New York - Dandy Dan's hoodlums terrorise the district, exterminating undesirables with their new weapon, the Splurge Guns. His rival is Fat Sam Stacetto, who runs the Grand Slam Speakeasy, but Fat Sam's gang still use old fashioned pies. Fat Sam engages the help of Bugsy Malone, a smooth city slicker who hitherto has been more occupied in sweet talking Blousey Brown, a would be girl singer. With Bugsy's help, Fat Sam escapes from a frame up but he learns later that Dandy Dan's mob have splurged nearly all his gang. They've also destroyed his sarsparilla and grocery rackets - the whole empire's gone! There's only one hope left. Fat Sam pays Bugsy 400 dollars in exchange for more help. Bugsy, who has promised to take Blousey to Hollywood, has to break his date with her. Is she mad! Meanwhile Bugsy and Leroy Smith, a guy with an awesome punch, witness a secret delivery of splurge guns at Dock 17. With a bunch of down and outs, they help themselves from the crates. Then the police arrive, led by Captain Smolsky and Lieutenant O'Dreary. Bugsy and the gang escape through a trapdoor. Finally, Dandy Dan prepares for a showdown at Fat Sam's speakeasy. When his mob burst in, Bugsy and the guys let 'em have it with the full works; splurge, custard pies, flour bombs... Out of the gooey pandemonium it emerges that Bugsy and Blousey have made up and Peace has broken out at last.