Join us for our annual Race Night at Tweedmouth Bowling Club on Friday 20th March. All welcome! Entry is £5 which includes a lucky race card and supper. Horses cost £5 in advance and sponsoring a race costs £20 so if you are interested just get in touch with us. This will be a great fund raiser towards Sister Act and we’d love it if as many cast and friends could attend as possible, to make it a fun (and profitable) night!
Berwick Operatic Society
Amateur theatre for our local town
Events & Fundraising
Raffle Ticket Selling
Our volunteers will be selling raffle tickets for our Grand Raffle to support ‘Sister Act’ in Morrisons on Saturday 21st March 2020 between 10am and 4pm.
If you would like to purchase tickets pop along and see us or ask any member of our cast.
Our Next Production
SISTER ACT 22-25 April 2020 at The Maltings
We are excited about our next production, Sister Act, to be performed at The Maltings between 22-25 April 2020. We've been thrilled to welcome several new members for this show and the singing is sounding fabulous! Rehearsals are well underway for what promises to be a sensational production! 'Sister … To see the cast list click here .....
Latest News
100 Years Old!!
Our Society is officially 100 this year!!! Berwick Operatic Society was formed in 1920 performing our first production HMS Pinafore in April 1921. To mark this momentous achievement we are planning a series of events through the year.
Celebrations will kick off with a “100th Birthday Party” at The Black and Gold on Saturday 13th June. All members, friends and supporters (over 18) are welcome. The cost of tickets will be £20 which will include an arrival drink, a 3 course meal and entertainment. Numbers will be limited so please contact us to reserve your place.
On 22nd & 23rd August there will be an exhibition of ‘100 years of Berwick Opera’ in The Henry Travers Studio at The Maltings. This will include photographs and memorabilia from the past 100 years some of which will be included in a commemorative book that will be available to buy. A lovely souvenir for anyone involved with the Society over the years.
Looking Ahead …
Grease is the word …..
Lisa and Laura are back in the directing seat this autumn with yet another fantastic youth production for anyone aged 8-18! ‘Grease’ (Schools Edition) will be performed at The Maltings 4-7 November 2020. Summer workshops are planned during the first week of the summer hols (English Holidays) and auditions will take place the same week. Keep checking back for more information.
Galleries
Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 2018
For full gallery click on the link: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Hire Service
Are you staging or thinking of staging ‘Allo ‘Allo? I am sure by now you realise that it is a very ‘prop heavy’ production.
Fear Not! We are pleased to be able to offer other theatre groups a full compliment of props especially put together for this brilliant production.
Please email us for further information via the website or directly – berwickopera@yahoo.co.uk
If you want a sneaky peek at the kind of things on offer, then have a look at the photos of our 2012 production by following this link:
Locally Produced Shows
All our main shows are performed locally at The Maltings Theatre. In the last twenty years, we have performed many stage favourites, our most recent productions being, The Wizard of Oz, 9 to 5, Oliver!, Made in Dagenham and The Sound of Music. In the last 2 years we have started a popular youth section who have performed Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Fame. We are members of the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) and won 6 awards in 2019 including best production for ‘The Sound of Music’ and best youth production for ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’.
Want to Join Us?
If you would like some more information, then please see our Contact Us page for details. You can be assured of a warm welcome, a fun atmosphere, lots of social events and new friends.
Featured News
Buy Tickets now for Sister Act 22-25 April 2020
Our next production ‘Sister Act.’ will be performed nightly at The Maltings between 22nd – 25th April 2020 at 7:30pm and there will be a matinee performance at 2:30pm on Saturday 25th April 2020.
Tickets are available now by clicking the following link: