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DIAMOND JUBILEE - 2010
This is the website of West Kirby Light
Opera Society - also known as WKLOS.
It one of the leading amateur operatic societies in the North West of England.
West Kirby is situated on the Wirral peninsula and the Society was founded in 1950.
WKLOS is a member of the National Operatic and Dramatic Association -
NODA.
Recent shows have included
'Once Upon a Time at the
Adelphi' 'Oh
What a Lovely War'
'Chess'
'Seussical
the Musical ' 'Secret
Garden' 'Titanic'
'Candide' 'Evita'
'My Fair Lady' 'The
Merry Widow'
Buddy Holly
Anniversary Concert
Website - last updated
10th August 2010
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The next production from WKLOS
will be the ever-popular musical
'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum'
Tuesday 19th - Saturday 23rd October 2010 at 7.30pm
Tickets £14 concessions £12
Tickets are now on sale - click here
Or contact our Ticket Secretary on 0151 -
342 - 2143

Poster designs by Nick Sample at
www.nicksample.com
It will be presented at the Gladstone Theatre from 19th-23rd October 2010.

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Our most recent production was the Diamond Jubilee production
of
the
award-winning musical
'Once Upon a Time at the
Adelphi'.
It was a World
Non-Professional Premiere
Following a highly successful run at the Liverpool Playhouse in the
summer of 2008,
writer / director Phil Willmott worked with WKLOS to
bring this original work
to the stage of the
Floral Pavilion New Brighton from
4th - 8th May 2010.

Poster designs by Nick Sample at
www.nicksample.com
Some pictures from 'Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi'
Some reviews from
'Once Upon a Time at the
Adelphi'

click to enlarge
For full information,
pictures, programme details etc
please click here 'Once Upon a Time at the
Adelphi'
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RECENT NEWS
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60th Anniversary Gala dinner - June 19th 2010
Chairman Tony Clare with previous chairman Michael Kennedy and Paul and Lucy Kirkbright
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NODA Annual Awards
Following the Annual NODA Award ceremony in Blackpool on 2nd May 2010, Robert Bowness won the Best Musical Director award for the WKLOS 2009 production of 'Chess' - congratulations Rob on this well-deserved award.
WKLOS also received nominations in 4 other categories for 'Chess'
Sarah Hardman-Gardner - best actress in a musical
Mark Gardner - best actor in a musical
Paul Kirkbright - best actor in a musical
Chess - best staging of a musical*********************************************************************************
Sir Tim Rice comes to hear WKLOS again
WKLOS had the
pleasure of performing before Sir Tim Rice
on 25th July 2009 at an open-air event in Hoylake, Wirral.
He had previously visited
the Company during preparations
for the 2005 production of 'Titanic'
Read what Cheshire Life and Esther McVey said about the event -
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Links to other local Societies and Organisations
| The Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight | www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk |
| Pacific Road Arts Centre | www.pacificroad.co.uk |
| Floral Pavilion | www.floralpavilion.com |
| Birkenhead Operatic Society Trust | www.operatic.org.uk |
| St Pauls Operatic Society | www.stpaulsoperatic.com |
| Ellesmere Port Musical Theatre Company | www.ellesmereportmusicaltheatre.co.uk |
| Heswall Operatic Society | www.heswalloperatic.co.uk |
| Port Sunlight Players | www2.portsunlightplayers.co.uk |
| Hoylake & West Kirby Theatre Group (HAWK) | www.hawktg.org.uk |
| Backstage Theatre Supplies | www.backstagetheatresupplies.com |
| You Did It On Stage | www.youdiditonstage.co.uk |
| Hoylake Community Centre | www.hoylakecommunitycentre.org |
| Westbourne Community Centre | www.westbournecommunitycentre.btik.com |
| |
www.nodanw.co.uk |
| Nick Sample - Graphic Designer | www.nicksample.com |
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