March's Am Dram round-up
Hands up, who loves Disney? Almost everyone I would think. Adults are transported back to their childhood, while children revel in the magic, whether it is animated on the silver screen, or nowadays, as a live theatrical performance.
The rights to Disney productions are notoriously difficult for amateurs to obtain or indeed afford, but recently a smattering of shows have been released for performance one of which is the delightful The Little Mermaid.
From March 7-11, you can catch Wolverhampton Musical Comedy Company’s performance of this enchanting show at The Dormston Mill Theatre in Sedgley.
A very talented local performer, Katie Astbury is perfectly cast in the title role of Aerial, - she even has natural red hair - with Liam Sergeant, also from Wolverhampton appearing as Prince Eric and Mike Astley from Kingswinford as Sebastian the crab.
Add to this a superb supporting cast, and an equally talented ensemble and you have Disney at its very best.
The audience will enjoy singing along to the musical numbers, which include Under the Sea, Kiss the Girl, Beyond My Wildest Dreams and of course the beautiful ballad, Part of Your World.
It’s a show guaranteed to make splash! For tickets, visit seaty.co.uk/littlemermaidmuscom
There’s excitement in the air at Bilston Operatic Company as they are about to hold auditions for their next production, Chittty, Chitty, Bang, Bang, which they will perform at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from November 8-11.
This is an ambitious show for an am dram company and so they are looking for the absolute best performers to carry it off.
Would you or members of your family and friends like to take a ride in a flying car? If so, the auditions are on March 16 for children and March 21 for adults.
For information, visit bilstonoperaticcompany.org or contact Sarah Houghton via the group’s Facebook page.
