For those of you who came to the Christmas Ball, you will remember that local photographer Andy Brooks was their to capture the events of the evening!

A gallery of the photos can be found on Andys website: http://www.andybrooks-photography.co.uk

Make a note of the images you want to order and when ready click on the link 'How to Order' and you will be taken to an order form.

On behalf of the AMOS Committee I would like to say a big thank-you to Andy!
 
 
AMOS are please to announce that as a result of our collection at The Lights Theatre during our production of Scrooge Naomi House Children's Hospice,we have raised a total of £376.66.
We handed in our collection buckets just before Christmas and have just received notification from Deborah Speirs, Naomi House Commnity Fundraising Co-ordinator
of the final amount. We are really thrilled that we have been able to make such a sizeable donation.
We will be visiting Naomi House in the next month or so to present them with a cheque.
For more information about the work of the hospice please visit their website: www.naomihouse.org.uk
 
 
A great time was had by all who attended the AMOS Christmas Ball on Saturday 19th December 2009. The flurry of snow that day made for a very atmospheric evening of magic and sparkle!

The evening commence with Buck Fizz and entertainment from local Magician Archie Manners. who at just 16 years old was absolutely amazing and had guests mezmerized with his tricks.

Andover Sound DJ Paul Newman acted as Master of Ceremonies and did a fantastic job, giving the welcome speech and later presenting the AMOS Awards.

Comedian Lee Hume travelled through the snow from Brighton to be with us and performed two brilliant sets in between dinner, with his individual style of conversational humour that made us chuckle! He's a rising star of the comedy world so keep an eye out for him in the near future!

After dinner Paul and Lee presented the AMOS Awards - a light hearted reiew of the last five shows and an opportunity to give members recognition for the hard work and fantastic performances.

All in all it was a fantastic evening, and our thanks go to Mark Lazenby and his team at The Quality Hotel for providing a delicious meal and holding the event, and to photographer Andy Brooks who was there snapping gust portraits and candid shots throughout the evening - photos will be online asap.

Here's to the next one!
 
 
Last night we celebrated the success of our last five productions with the AMOS Awards!
The Winners were...

Best Actor............................James Quinn - Jimmy Smith - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Best Actress........................Carol Robinson - Eliza Doolittle - My Fair Lady

Best Supporting Actor..........John Parker - Alfie Doolittle - My Fair Lady
Best Supporting Actress......Linda Bagnall - Lady Thiang - The King & I

Best Male Newcomer..........James Quinn - Jimmy Smith - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Best Female Newcomer......Louise Ellison - Millie Dillmount - Thoroughly Modern Millie

Best Male Song...................Chris Hill - The Speed Test - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Best Female Song...............Ann Sinclair - Only in New York - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Best Duet/Trio Song............Louise Ellison & Paul Marsh - We Kiss in a Shadow - The King & I

Best Cameo........................Paul Marsh - The Letch - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Best On-Stage Couple........Louise Ellison & James Quinn - Millie & Jimmy

Members Choice Award......Paul Marsh
Committee Choice Award....Ann Sinclair
Parker Award.......................Linda & David Bagnall

 
 
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Congratulations to Paul Marsh who has been nominated for a Curtain Call Award - Best Actor in a Musical - for his performance of Ebenzer Scrooge!
The judges said that Paul had a beautiful singing voice and had excellent characterization. The awards will take place on the 29th January 2010 at The Devere Grand Harbour Hotel in Southampton. Fingers crossed!

 
 
There are now just a few tickets left for the AMOS Christmas Ball on Saturday 19th December.
The line of entertainment has all been booked and we are set to have a fantastic night.

Tickets for this black-tie event are £25 and include a Champagne Reception, 3 Course Festive Banquet and live entertainment, followed by a disco until midnight!

If you would like to join us for an evening of magic and sparkle please call Louise on 07778963501

For more information about the ball visiti the website: CLICK HERE
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Our first night of Scrooge went really well tonight. The audience numbers were better than expected so we were really pleased! Tickets are selling well for the rest of the performances too so it looks like we might have a successful show run. If you haven't already got your tickets book now! Call The Lights Box Office 01264 368368
 
 
The Andover Advertiser are giving away a Family Ticket to see Scrooge!
To enter visit their website:  www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk
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A small group of us donned our Scrooge costumes and spent 2 hours Carol singing in Andover's Chantry Centre on Saturday. Raising money for Naomi House we sang a variety of festive favourites such as White Christmas, Jingle Bells, Bethlehem and Hark the Herald Angels Sing!
Passing shoppers seemed to enjoy of performance and gave very generously - we won't be counting up the collection until after Scrooge but the buckets were very heavy! Fingers crossed the people of Andover have been generous!
 
 
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On Thursday 19th November, star of 'Scrooge' Paul Marsh went to Castledown Radio station and was interviewed live 'on air' by morning show presenter Rick Young. Paul did a great job telling listeners about the show - hopefully it will drum up some interest from the people of Ludgershall, Tidworth and the surrounding villages. You can listen to Pauls interview by clicking HERE.

For more information about Castledown Radio visit their website: http://www.castledownradio.info