A concert celebrating well-known musical theatre is set to take place in Shaw later this month.
The second ‘Live at Shaw’ event will be held at Christ Church, Shaw, on Friday 17th April, starting at 7.30pm and will feature the Bath Operatic Group presenting an “A-Z of musicals”.
The group dates back to 1948 when the Oldfield Park Rangers Company presented a performance of Hiawatha, followed by HMS Pinafore the next year. In 1951 men were allowed to join and the name was changed to The Bath Youth Operatic Group.
After putting on five performances including The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado and Patience, the group moved to The Palace Theatre. In 1956 they moved to their final home The Theatre Royal Bath, where they produce a large musical each Autumn, and changed to the present name The Bath Light Operatic Group.
As well as its main productions, the group presents a series of concerts each year, and will bring one of these to Shaw.
Organiser Dianne Briggs said the audience can expect “a sparkling, alphabet-themed musical journey”.
“Enjoy standout numbers from beloved productions including Avenue Q, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Finding Neverland, Ghost, Kiss Me, Kate, Spamalot, Zorro and many more,” she said.
Home made refreshments are available during the interval and although there is no charge for these, any donations made will go to Motor Neuron Disease, one of the chosen Parish charities this year.
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