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 HAODS members old and new, former and current and young and less young, all joined together to celebrate the 90th birthday of HAODS. The guests were invited to attend dressed "in true theatrical tradition" and they certainly did! The ladies donned lots of glitter and feathers, while the gentlemen proved that there is nothing quite so dashing as a DJ.
The attendees were welcomed to The Studio with a glass of wine, and were then invited to look round the wonderful displays of past productions. There was lots of fun in spotting people in the photographs and publicity material and marvelling at how young we all once looked, and a lot of memories of past triumphs were brought back.
But the evening wasn't just about celebrating the past. Once the guests had moved on to the beautiful Hotel du Vin, we were entertained by cast members of the next HAODS production, Little Shop of Horrors. Due to illness, they were unfortunately without Audrey and Seymour, but the Ronnettes, aided by Ioan Harvard and Director Lloyd White, performed some excellent musical numbers and gave the audience an idea of just how phenomenal this show is going to be. Special Guest, Alan Elston, led everyone in singing some songs from Oklahoma, and Julie Huntington updated everyone on the shows for the coming year - Jack the Ripper the Musical and Witchfinder.
A huge effort had gone into the evening, and it is thanks to Julie Huntington and the Social Committee that the event was so enjoyable. Thank you to everyone who helped with the displays and the organisation, and thank you to those who performed and entertained the guests. A special thank you also for the wonderful cake (baked by a HOADS member) that was much admired by all guests, and definitely tasted as good as it looked! It was a fitting way to mark our society's birthday - by bringing together so many members to celebrate their achievements and to look forward to the many achievements that are yet to come.
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