| The WBOS,
based in Nottingham, England, was formed in 1945, and recently
celebrated its 60th anniversary. Our first show was in 1946
and every year since then we have performed at least one show
every year! The Society has established a reputation for having
high-quality singing, both chorus and principals. This
reputation, together with a high standard of production, means
that we are able to produce a top quality show both acoustically
and visually. Our policy has always been to cast
principals from within the Society, if possible, which means
everyone can audition and has a fair chance of singing solos.
It's not all singing,
however. The Society has a good reputation for being friendly, new
members are made very welcome and are very quickly included in the
social side of things. We have a number of social events
throughout the year, plus regular post-rehearsal drinks (just to
settle the vocal chords you understand!).
PERFORMANCES
Up until a few years ago
we concentrated our performances on the shows of Gilbert and
Sullivan. In 1998 we took the plunge and decided to alternate
between our "traditional" canon and shows by other
composers.
Our most recent show was
Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" at the Nottingham Arts
Theatre in January 2009.
In May 2009 we presented Magical
Moments, a staged concert, at grange Hall, Radcliffe-on-Trent.
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