Poster designs by Nick Sample at www.nicksample.com
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
'Oh
What a Lovely War' Buddy Holly
Anniversary Concert
'Seussical
the Musical ' 'Secret
Garden' 'Titanic'
'Chess'
'Candide' 'Evita'
'My Fair Lady' 'The
Merry Widow'
Website - last updated
9th March 2010
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Stop Press - World
Non-Professional Premiere
WKLOS is delighted to announce its Diamond Jubilee production -
the
award-winning musical 'Once Upon a Time at the
Adelphi'.
Following a highly successful run at the Liverpool Playhouse in the
summer of 2008,
writer / director Phil Willmott will work with WKLOS to
bring this original work
to the stage of the
Floral Pavilion New Brighton from
Tuesday May 4th 2010.
Click
here to book tickets.
Poster designs by Nick Sample at
www.nicksample.com
click to enlarge
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WKLOS is also pleased to announce a second show for
2010.
This is the ever-popular musical 'A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the
Forum',
the first musical for which Stephen Sondheim wrote both words and music.
It will be presented at the Gladstone Theatre from 19th-23rd October 2010. Watch out for further details.
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RECENT NEWS
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NODA Annual Awards
We are delighted to announce that WKLOS has received 5 nominations for the 2009 production of 'Chess' in the annual NODA awards.
They are:-
Sarah Hardman-Gardner - best actress in a musical
Mark Gardner - best actor in a musical
Paul Kirkbright - best actor in a musical
Robert Bowness - best musical director
Chess - best staging of a musicalWinners will be announced on 3rd May 2010 at Blackpool
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Our annual
Christmas Concert 'Festive Follies'
at
Westbourne Community Centre,
West Kirby was a sell-out from 10th-12th December 2009, as was the
performance
in the Unitarian Memorial Church Hall, Wallasey on Tuesday 8th December, in aid
of
our good friends at the Wallasey School of Ballet.
Poster designs by Nick Sample at
www.nicksample.com
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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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WKLOS most recent show at the
Floral Pavilion
was the great Tim Rice / Benny and Bjorn musical
Poster design by Nick Sample at
www.nicksample.com
For more information
click here - Chess
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Other recent productions have been
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at the Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight September 17th-20th 2008
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'An Evening with Rodgers
and Hammerstein'
presented at the Gladstone
Theatre, Port Sunlight May 6th-10th 2008
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WKLOS at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
WKLOS with conductor Robert
Bowness and accompanist Martin Dack
WKLOS pictured here performing at
50th Anniversary Buddy Holly Concert
in March 2008.
WKLOS also performed in the March 2009 event - check out
Buddy Liverpool website
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Links to other local
Societies and Organisations
| The Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight | www.gladstone.uk.com |
| 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 |
| 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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