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Oliver! coming to Abingdon in 2013

We’re all very excited that we’ve managed to win the rights to perform Lionel Bart’s classic take on Charles Dickens’ second novel, ‘Oliver Twist’.

In the Spring of 2013, we’ll be bringing brilliant show tunes such as ‘Consider Yourself’, ‘Pick A Pocket Or Two’, ‘Food Glorious Food’, and ‘It’s A Fine Life’, to the stage of the Amey Theatre.

This show obviously needs a large cast of children in the chorus, not to mention the characters of Oliver and Dodger. We’ll be scouting the area for talent over the coming months.  We can’t wait!  Learn more on our future show page.

Where have all the young men gone?

It’s strange that so many young men dream of becoming musicians, but that so few consider musical theatre as a route to that dream. At AOS we’re lucky that we always have plenty of new faces at new member auditions, but we’d certainly like more young men to put themselves forward.

So, if you (or someone you know) can sing, act or dance - preferably all three - a little, why not come along and let us help you polish those skills and perhaps set you on the path to stardom. You’ll be sure of a warm welcome. To learn more about AOS, just take a look at our new member page.

Will the real Miss Calamity Jane please stand up?

‘Calamity’ Jane Cannary in the 1890s

‘Calamity’ Doris Day in the 1950s

Ahh, the whiff of adrenaline in the air! It must be getting toward audition time again. The casting of a show is always an enjoyable spectator sport, although less pleasant for those actually trying their best to ‘get a part’. As Crazy For You takes its place in our history, we’re all preparing to begin work on Calamity Jane. And to begin work in earnest we need a cast of principals and (fairly obviously) someone to play the title role.

There’s more detail about the principal roles on our Calamity Jane show page, but the question on all our minds right now is ‘who will be our feisty, fiery, fighting, frolicsome frontiers-woman in buckskins?’ Calamity is a huge and extremely demanding part, both in terms of memory and energy. But don’t worry; as ever, AOS will find an incredibly talented and dedicated individual to make the part their very own by October.