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The Sound of Music first opened on Broadway in 1959 and won 5 Tony awards including best musical. By 1961 it had reached British theatres and first opened at the Palace Theatre, London. This photograph is from the 1990 T.A.O.D.S production of The Sound of Music at City Hall in 1990.
This is a photograph of costumes being sewn for a T.A.O.D.S production of The Sound of Music. Although costumes sometimes came with the set designs during this period, a lot of the outfits that were used for T.A.O.D.S performances were made by the family and friends of society members.
As a registered charity since 1969, the TAODS rely on fundraising to finance the society and the events and performances they produce. One such fundraising inititative was the holding of summer fairs at City Hall which included raffles, tombolas and fair ground style games.
West Side Story is a musical by Laurents, Bernstein and Sondheim and is set in the mid 1950s in New York City’s Upper West Side. Inspired by Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet, it follows the unfolding rivalry between two teenage street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The original 1957 production of the musical was Sondheim’s Broadway debut. Running for 732 performances before touring, the production was nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Musical in 1958. The musical’s London production ran for even longer before it was eventually adapted into film in 1961. This black and white photograph features some of the cast of the T.A.O.D.S production of the musical at City Hall in 1992.
West Side Story is a musical by Laurents, Bernstein and Sondheim set in the mid 1950s in New York City’s Upper West Side. Inspired by Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet, it follows the unfolding rivalry between two teenage street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The original 1957 production of the musical was Sondheim’s Broadway debut. Running for 732 performances before touring, the production was nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Musical in 1958. The musical’s London production ran for even longer before it was eventually adapted into film in 1961. This photograph captures a scene from the T.A.O.D.S production of the musical at City Hall in 1992.
West Side Story is a musical by Laurents, Bernstein and Sondheim set in the mid 1950s in New York City’s Upper West Side. Inspired by Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet, it follows the unfolding rivalry between two teenage street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The original 1957 production of the musical was Sondheim’s Broadway debut. Running for 732 performances before touring, the production was nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Musical in 1958. The musical’s London production ran for even longer before it was eventually adapted into film in 1961. This photograph captures a scene from the T.A.O.D.S production of the musical at City Hall in 1992.
Written by Tim Rice and Stephen Oliver, Blondel is a rock opera musical set in the period of the Third Crusade. It tells the story of the medieval entertainer Blondel who travels across Europe to stop Prince John from taking King Richards throne, although Blondel himself is being pursued by an assassin. Blondel opened in London in 1983 and played across two West End theatres. Although eventually closing less than two years after opening, community amateur dramatic society’s still produced their own performances of the musical at local theatres across the country for decades after. This photograph was taken at the T.A.O.D.S performance of Blondel at Hall for Cornwall in 2000.
Written by Tim Rice and Stephen Oliver, Blondel is a rock opera musical set in the period of the Third Crusade. It tells the story of the medieval entertainer Blondel who travels across Europe to stop Prince John from taking King Richards throne, although Blondel himself is being pursued by an assassin. Blondel opened in London in 1983 and played across two West End theatres. Although eventually closing less than two years after opening, community amateur dramatic society’s still produced their own performances of the musical at local theatres across the country for decades after. This photograph was taken at the T.A.O.D.S performance of Blondel at Hall for Cornwall in 2000.
Hot Mikado is a musical comedy based on Gilbert and Sullivan’s 1885 comic opera ‘The Mikado’. In the 1980s, Bell and Bowman readapted the musical from its original 1939 incarnation. It was then produced in its new form in 1987 before again being revived in London’s West End in 1995. The story is set in 1940s Japan where flirting is punishable by death. The 2009 T.A.O.D.S production of Hot Mikado ran between the 22nd and 26th of September and was directed by Trevor Hitchens, who is well known for his original twists on well established shows.
Hot Mikado is a musical comedy based on Gilbert and Sullivan’s 1885 comic opera ‘The Mikado’. In the 1980s, Bell and Bowman readapted the musical from its original 1939 incarnation. It was then produced in its new form in 1987 before again being revived in London’s West End in 1995. The story is set in 1940s Japan where flirting is punishable by death. The 2009 T.A.O.D.S production of Hot Mikado ran between the 22nd and 26th of September and was directed by Trevor Hitchens, who is well known for his original twists on well established shows.