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 At 2.30am on Sunday 21st November, Henley Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society were having a party! Having just finished a highly successful run of the UK Premiere of Raffles of Singapore, which netted over £9k for the Alzheimer's Society, HAODS seem to be inexhaustible. Even whilst they were still partying, they were planning another ambitious project for their next show, Stephen Sondheim's Follies which will be performed in spring 2011.
This vibrant Society is always looking for new members, whether it is treading the boards or in the engine room that is the back stage of any production. If you do not want to act, maybe you have a particular talent for wardrobe or make up? Or you may be interested in lighting or sound - or maybe you just want to get to know new people? HAODS will want to hear from you.
The rehearsal run for Follies is just beginning, so it is a great time to get involved. Sondheim's Broadway hit musical Follies is truly a show for all ages, with a string of nominations and awards to its name, including best musical, best score and best lyrics and has been nominated as the ninth most popular musical. The show tells the story of Dimitri Weissman, an impresario who created and ran the Broadway Follies between the two world wars. Now in the early 1970s, he has invited his former Follies girls to a reunion party at the old theatre which is due to be demolished to make way for a carpark. The "Beautiful Girls" with their partners, now 30 years older, arrive at the party where the old theatre conjures up memories and ghosts of their past.
As well as the exciting production of Follies, they are also producing the ever popular Little Shop of Horrors in autumn 2011. If you are interested in joining the Society, don't just think about it, contact the membership secretary Martin on 07941 265 340 or through this web site by downloading a membership form. We would love to hear from you.
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