Dereham Operatic Society

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
I'll Get My Man
 
a farce by Philip King
 
Produced by : Trevor Thurston
Stage Manager : Consuelo Booth
 
 
 
Cast List
 
Reverend Arthur Humphrey  
: Ian Sandell
Mrs Carter  
: Colleen Harris
Harriette Humphrey  
: Val Harrington-Lofthouse
Mrs Winifred Barrington-Locke  
: Marea Smithson
Peter (Venture Man) Graham  
: Lee Johnson
Josephine Brissac  
: Julie Hewitt
Pixie (I'll Get My Man) Potter  
: Joan Syrett
The Bishop of Lax  
: Paul Winstanley
Photographer / Postman  
: Gareth Evans
 
 
Review 
EDP : 9th March 2006
Reporter : Nick Heath
 
Laughter at Escalating Chaos in the Vicarage
 
As vicars go, the Rev Arthur Humphrey is probably the antithesis of everything expected from a man of the cloth, selfish, forgetful, greedy and obsesed with his stomach.
 
Ian Sandell delivers a laugh-out-loud performance in Dereham Operatic Society's production of "I'll Get My Man" bringing a mixture of confusion and childish glee to the role of the wayward vicar.
 
He inhabits a world of raving eccentrics, constantly henpecked by his prim and prissy sister Harriette Humphrey (Val Harrington-Lofthouse) and terrified of the formidable Mrs Winifred Barrington Locke (Marea Smithson)
 
The cast turns in accomplished performances, offering a blend of finely tuned comic timing and pithy one-liners.
 
By the end you really do feel sorry for the poor Rev Humphrey who wants nothing more than a woman to cook him a square meal but ends up inviting anarchy into the vicarage.
 
The audience lauged throught the performance and seemed to apprecite the comedy of errors and the ever-escalating chaos.  If you want a good chuckle then the sharp script and comedic talents of the cast will not leave you disappointed.
 

PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPHS

Bishop of Lax (Paul Winstanley), Mrs Potter (Colleen Harris), Lee Johnson (Pete "Venture Man" Graham), Harriette Humphrey (Val Lofthouse)                                   

Lee Johnson (Pete "Venture Man" Graham), Josephine De Brissac (Julie Hewitt)

 

Bishop of Lax (Paul Winstanley) & Pixie Potter (Joan Syrett)

The Bishop of Lax (Paul Winstanley), Mrs Potter (Colleen Harris) & Harriette Humphrey (Val Lofthouse)

The Bishop of Lax (Paul Winstanley) & Pixie Potter (Joan Syrett)

This Bishop of Lax (Paul Winstanley, Mrs Potter (Colleen Harris) Peter "Venture Man" Graham (Lee Johnson), Harriette Humphrey (Val Lofthouse)

 

September 2010

Diary Dates

May Newsletter (1.34 Mb)

The Matchgirls

Northgate High School
27th to 30th Oct
Priority Booking 13th Sep

Christmas Party

Kings Head, Dereham
Sat 4th December