Snippets of News
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Our New President – Joy Sidaway
Redditch Operatic Society is delighted to announce its new President - Joy Sidaway. Joy has a long legacy with the society, especially following in the footsteps of her father, Alan Leadbeater (President 1999 to 2013), and her mum, Jean (also a long-standing committee...
AGM Summary 2024
This year’s AGM took place on Tuesday 21 May 2024, at Astwood Bank Primary School, Redditch. Due too ill health, our President, Bob Taylor, could not attend so the meeting was chaired by Tony Jay (Chairman) with Sam Smith (Treasurer) and Jean Chalk (Secretary).Alan...
Hunchback Audition Results
The results are in! And we are delighted to announce the cast list for our November production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Our grateful thanks go to everybody who made the effort to audition for this show. You all did yourselves proud. The audition panel were...
AGM Summary 2023
This year’s AGM took place on Tuesday 23 May 2023, at Astwood Bank Primary School, Redditch. The meeting was chaired by our President, Bob Taylor, with Tony Jay (Chairman), Sam Smith (Treasurer) and Jean Chalk (Secretary).Alan Leadbeater Memorial Award Winner: Matt...
Evita Cast Results
The panel were treated to some absolutely incredible auditions this week. We were blown away by the talent on show, and sincerely appreciated the time and effort that everybody put into their performances. Everybody did themselves very proud. Our grateful thanks to...
Nominees for 2022/23 Alan Leadbeater Award
We are delighted to announce the nominees for the 2022/23 ‘Alan’ Award – our very own version of an Oscar! There are five nominees this year, all for their performances in Shrek the Musical. They are (in alphabetical order): RYAN ALLEN-ROSE – for his role as Donkey...
SHREK Cast Results
Thank you, sincerely, to every single person who took the time and effort to audition for a role in Shrek the Musical on (or prior to) Sunday 15 May. The Audition Panel were bowled over by the talent and dedication on display. The cast list is as follows: [table id=44...
AGM Summary 2020
Due to the Covid-19 lockdown, this year’s AGM took the form of a preliminary mailshot, allowing members to vote for the Alan Leadbeater Award and ask any questions, and a follow-up video presentation which covered all the usual AGM business, including awards and...
Nominees for 2019/20 Alan Leadbeater Award
We are delighted to announce the nominees for the 2019/20 ‘Alan’ Award – our very own version of an Oscar! There are five nominees this year. They are (in alphabetical order): RYAN ALLEN-ROSE – for his role as Munkustrap in CATS KIRSTIE BOYDEN – for her role as Rumpus...
Sixty Glorious Years for Founder Members, Bob and Pearl
When ROS celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2019, it also marked sixty years of continuous membership for founder members Bob and Pearl Taylor, both of whom are still very active members of our Society. We are delighted to announce that Bob and Pearl’s commitment...