Welcome to the Dereham Operatic Society Website

Box Office :

Tel: 01362 694222

Hallmark,
12 Nelson Pl
Dereham, NR19 1EA

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 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.

Welcome to our website

Quick Contacts

Tickets: 01362 694222

Info: 01362 691667

Chairman
Martyn Rolfe

37 School Ln
Sprowston
Norwich NR7 8TG

martyn dot rolfe at ntlworld dot com
Tel : 01603 408017

Secretary

Julia Havis

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

Bookings
Hallmark,
12 Nelson Pl
Dereham, NR19 1EA
Tel : 01362 694222

Rehearsal Studio
The Studio
Rear of Dereham Memorial Hall
61 Norwich Street
East Dereham
Norfolk, NR19 1AD
Tel : 01362 693832

Dereham Operatic Society

Pirates of Penzance

(Broadway version)

Producer : Amanda Howell

Stage Manager : Sue DuPont

Musical Director : Charlie Cain

The Major General :	David Rees
The Pirate King :	John McInnes
Ruth :	Christine Newell
Frederic :	Nick Bird
Mabel :	Katie Wicks
Sergeant of Police :	Paul Woodhouse
Samuel :	Ken Davis
Edith :	Linda Campbell
Kate :	Julie Hewitt
Isabel :	Joanne Madden
Daughters :	Consuelo Booth, Sarah Browne, Charlotte Buckingham, Kerrie Barnett Fiddy, Laura Jude, Val Lofthouse, Lisa Parnham, Lavinia Pirret, Helen Stack, Jessica Stocking, Jeanie Woods
Pirates/Police :	David Chapman, Ron Eaglen, Barry Egerton, Adam Field-Wright, David Filer, Tony George, Colin Harris, Philip Haynes, Nick King, Andy Lofthouse, Thomas Monument, Martyn Rolfe, Gregory Reeve, Kevin Reeve, John Stocking, Paul Woodhouse, Jake Champion
Police only :	Peter Mottram, Arthur Tribe
Chaperones :	Ruth Hannent, Jane Mack, Heather Neave, Jackie Buckingham

You're a bobby dazzler, Paul

Review by : Richard Parr

It was anchors aweigh on a rip-roaring song and dance adventure at the gala performance of Dereham Operatic Society's jazzed-up Broadway version of the Gilbert and Sullivan favourite.

And what a sparkling Saturday evening's entertainment it proved to be, with hard-working cast giving a refreshing vitality to this famous operetta.From the start, the action set a breathless pace that was maintained to the end. This the society's 58th musical was a real tour-de-force, with every individual in the cast contributing to the overall dazzling effect.

John McInnes coped well with the demanding role of the Pirate King, with the wonderful Nick Bird as the apprentice pirate (his Elvis cameo was marvellous).Nick's partnership with the lovely Katie Wicks, as Mabel, was a joy to watch.

Director Amanda Howell and musical director Charlie Caine can be congratulated on a production that was not only a musical triumph but contained rich strands of comedy.This was particularly so in the appearance of the policemen. Paul Woodhouse, as their sergeant, almost stole the show with his acrobatic antics and "rubbery" arm and leg movements. He was an absolute hoot and a firm favourite with the audicne.David Rees was an admirable Major General, looking every inch the part in his white tropics uniform.

The appearance of his beavy of beautiful daughters in their pretty pastel dresses and ribboned bonnets created a colourful vista as they danced and skipped across the stage.In a show full ofwell-known numbers, several stood out, including How Beautifully Blue the Sky, When the Foreman Bares His Steel, With Cat Like Tread and Oh Better Far to Live and Die

.SHOW PHOTOS