RLOS Blog

Brilliant rehearsal last night

2010-09-16T11:51:00.000-07:00

Well done everybody for such a great rehearsal. The show is looking great and is going to be stunning when we get into the theatre.

Keep selling the tickets!

Hot Mikado off to a flying start

2010-06-03T12:26:00.000-07:00

We still have a few parts to fill but we already have the makings of a truly outstanding cast.

Rehearsals have just started and even at this early stage it's sounding great.

It's never too soon to start pushing the tickets! It's going to be a fantastic show and we really want full houses for every performance. Melissa is helping with publicity and we're doing everything we can to get the word out. But it's a team effort and we need everybody's help!

On to the next one

2010-04-25T08:39:00.000-07:00

A big thank you to everyone who worked so hard on Footloose!

And now on to Hot Mikado. For those who don't know it, it's based on the G&S Mikado but re-orchestrated with great jazz / swing score, and our version will have a 1940s feel.

We have a great production team in Sheila Arden, Georg Tormann and Caroline Ayling. We've already had one production meeting, and the team is fizzing with ideas

The first get-together is on Wednesday 28th April at Stepping Stones - 7:45pm for a start at 8pm sharp.

There's lots for everyone to do, and if you don't feel like dancing, come and sing! We really need pit singers for this show.

See you on Wednesday!

Brilliant show tonight

2010-04-14T15:15:00.000-07:00

What a show!

Well done everyone!

Another great run

2010-03-21T11:45:00.000-07:00

Well done everybody - another great run!

If you noticed a few strange faces - some of our techies emerged from the darkness to watch the run, and more will be there next Sunday.

Good seats are getting to be in short supply - so hurry and book yours now.

Great run on Sunday

2010-03-14T13:16:00.000-07:00

Well done everybody! It's looking and sounding really good!

Please keeping promoting the show and encouraging all your friends, relative and colleagues to get tickets.

We had a very productive meeting with the theatre on sound, special effects and lighting, and those who lurk on the dark side of the bright lights are really excited and looking forward to the show.

Happy New Year!

2010-01-02T03:59:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone!

Congratulations to Hannah, our MD for Little Shop, on the birth of Phoebe on New Year's day.

Footloose is in full swing and the next full call is on Sunday 10th from 10am to 1pm at Stepping Stones - see you you all there!

Hot Mikado dates are confirmed as October 19th - 23rd.

We have an exciting programme of social events coming up - details to follow.

A flying start to Footloose

2009-11-15T07:08:00.000-08:00

A great audition this morning with 65 talented, energetic and enthusiastic youngsters! After a very difficult choice by the production team we took 16 chorus members and 16 dancers. Some are new to RLOS and some have been Munchkins, workhouse orphans or Bugsy gangsters - a warm welcome to you all!

Thanks also to the production team and RLOS volunteers for making everything run so smoothly.

We now have the foundations of another really great show!

A Brilliant Show!

2009-10-23T01:15:00.000-07:00

A fantastic show last night!

Well done everybody!

We have a show!

2009-10-19T16:22:00.000-07:00

A brilliant dress rehearsal tonight - it looks and sounds fantastic!

Heartfelt thanks to Ben, Cory, Hannah, Marisa, all the cast, the techies, BHT staff and everyone who has worked so hard to make this happen.

Once again we have a show we can truly be proud of!

The set is in the BHT!

2009-10-17T23:53:00.000-07:00

A big thank you to everyone who helped unload the set last night! Thanks too to Glyn who has all our lighting rig in place.

The plant looks fantastic and we can't wait to see its first meal.

A busy day today putting it all together - the jigsaw without the picture on the box - followed by the band call, tech run and lighting plotting session.

A great show!

2009-10-08T14:18:00.000-07:00

Really good rehearsals this week! The show looks and sounds wonderful, and with Sunday and two evenings next week plus the rehearsals in the theatre it's going to be really polished.

Back stage, we have the plant operators and the last remaining crew (follow spot operators) in place, and we're getting hold of the last remaining props (dentist's drills).

keep selling the tickets - it would be a tragedy if a show this good isn't full every night!

The dark side of the bright lights

2009-09-27T00:36:00.000-07:00

Do any RLOS members fancy crossing over to the other side of the bright lights to help us back stage on Little Shop?

You'll have lots of fun, and get to see how shows work from the other side. Cast who've done it tell us it helps them as performers to see the dark arts in action.

Please contact Bob or anyone on the committee if you'd like to help.

Hanging on the phone

2009-09-13T08:09:00.000-07:00

Can anybody help us with some old fashioned desk phones (NOT cordless!)?

Ben and Cory have devised some brilliant business with a tangle of phones in Little Shop, but some real phones (they don't have to work!) would help a lot in rehearsal.

Footloose in Swansea

2009-09-13T07:46:00.000-07:00

Bob and Al from the RLOS committee went to see Footloose on Saturday at the Grand Theatre in Swansea, performed by the Sir Harry Secombe Trust, which used the set we have for the Churchill.

It's a great show, with 18 musical numbers, lots of singing and dancing, and parts for all ages. It moves at a cracking pace, helped by a simple but effective set which will work well at the Churchill.

If you want to know more, get the soundtrack but DON'T watch the film, which has very little music and is completely different!

RLOS will be staging the amateur premiere at the Churchill in the week starting April 12th 2010. Watch this space!