Andover Musical & Operatic Society

"The Likes of Us" Lyrics by Tim Rice  Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber    
An Amateur production by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd.
The AMOS committee are pleased to announce that our 2011 production will be "The Likes of Us"
The Likes of Us was the first collaboration between award-winning composers Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The relationship began when a 17-year-old Lloyd Webber received a letter from then 21-year-old Rice offering himself as a “with-it writer”. And there a winning partnership was born.

Although written in 1965, The Likes of Us has only ever been performed professionally twice, then Rice and Lloyd Webber moved onto global hits such as Joseph, Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar. However, The Likes of Us was never forgotten and now with the approval of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber it has become available by the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) and the Really Useful Group (RUG) to amateur theatre prior to its professional release and eventual appearance in the West End. 

The Likes Of Us based upon the story of Victorian philanthropist Dr. Barnardo who established children's homes for orphans.

A percentage of the profits from this production will be donated to Barnados Childrens Charity.

The Calamity Jane cast is as follows...

Calamity Jane..............Charlotte Barham
Wild Bill Hickok............Robb Talbot
Katie Brown.................Louise Ellison
Lieutenant Gilmartin....To be cast
Adelaide Adams..........Ann Sinclair
Francis Fryer...............Paul Marsh

Rehearsals start on Tuesday 19th January at 7.30pm
A full rehearsal schedule will be available from the Members Area very soon!

ATTENTION ALL MEN!
We are looking for someone to fill the un-cast role of Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin. 
Any interested parties should come to rehearsals on Tuesday 26th January
or contact Kathy Rawles on telephone 07840 903212

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!

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

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