The T.A.O.D.S performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ran at City Hall Truro between the 31st of October and the 5th of November 1994. It was directed by Joan and John Boreham who were accompanied by Hubert Julian as musical director. Together, this collaboration staged a number of T.A.O.D.S productions throughout the 1990s. The society even won the South West Regional Excellence award for their performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers during the 1994-1995 season.

The T.A.O.D.S performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ran at City Hall Truro between the 31st of October and the 5th of November 1994. It was directed by Joan and John Boreham who were accompanied by Hubert Julian as musical director. Together, this collaboration staged a number of T.A.O.D.S productions throughout the 1990s. The society even won the South West Regional Excellence award for their performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers during the 1994-1995 season.

Kismet is a 1911 play in three acts written by Edward Knoblauch. The word ‘Kismet’ means fate or destiny in Turkish and Urdu. The play originally ran in London for two years before eventually opening in the United States. It was subsequently revived in later years and then adapted into musical form in the 1950s. Since its adaptation, several T.A.O.D.S performances of the musical have been staged at City Hall. This image depicts part of the 1988 cast of Kismet sat on the stairs in the backstage area of City Hall.

Kiss Me, Kate is a musical written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music by Cole Porter. It centres on the production of a musical version of Shakespear’s The Taming of the Shrew and follows the on and off-stage conflict between the actors. It premiered in 1948 and ran for more than 1,000 shows on Broadway. The musical was first revived in London in 1970 and then again in 1987. This image depicts a scene from the T.A.O.D.S production at City Hall Truro in 1988.

Kiss Me, Kate is a musical written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music by Cole Porter. It centres on the production of a musical version of Shakespear’s The Taming of the Shrew and follows the on and off-stage conflict between the actors. t premiered in 1948 and ran for more than 1,000 shows on Broadway. The musical was first revived in London in 1970 and then again in 1987. This image depicts a scene from the T.A.O.D.S production at City Hall Truro in 1988.

Kiss Me, Kate is a musical written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music by Cole Porter. It centres on the production of a musical version of Shakespear’s The Taming of the Shrew and follows the on and off-stage conflict between the actors. It premiered in 1948, running for more than 1,000 shows on Broadway. The musical was first revived in London in 1970 and then again in 1987. This is a backstage photograph of the male members of the cast from the T.A.O.D.S production of Kiss Me, Kate at City Hall in 1988.