WOW Celebrates 40 Years with two Acclaimed Productions “The standards WOW sets and achieves are astonishing and this 40th Anniversary Show was certainly that.” These are not our words but the opening of a report on November’s 40th Anniversary Show from our NODA representative, Martin Stephen. This was WOW’s second production of 2022 – a…
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WOW entertained audiences online with a 25 minute set at the Virtual Fayre in the Square on Sunday 7 June 2020. Their streamed performance was created from a recording of The WOW Show filmed at Weymouth Pavilion Theatre in November 2019. Weymouth Rotary have been running this fundraising event since 2014 to raise monies for…
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This August, a group of 14 performers from WOW gave bride and groom, Hannah and Simon Dyer, a big surprise with a flash mob rendition of ‘One Day More’ from the musical Les Misérables. The WOW soloists, Harry Lake, Alex Rogan and Harrison Burley were joined by former members, Maggie Ayles and Shannon Paige with…
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Nine younger members of WOW performed their first cabaret set at Fayre in the Square in front of a very appreciative audience. This annual music event over the Spring Bank Holiday is organised by Weymouth Rotary as a means to raise monies for a number of local charities. WOW has supported it since its inception…
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The month of May saw our group perform two charity cabarets for Weymouth Rotary. The first of these was the ‘Wurzels and Friends’ Concert at Weymouth Pavilion Theatre and a week later at ‘Fayre in the Square’ during the Bank Holiday weekend At the charity concert on 20th May, a dozen of our members performed…
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Nine of WOW’s cabaret performers took to the stage in Weymouth Pavilion’s Ocean Room as part of the entertainment for a fundraising day for Support Dogs and SUDEP Action. SUDEP action raises awareness of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy and support dogs can transform the lives of their owners, including those with epilepsy where the dogs can…
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A dozen WOW members donned their Christmas jumpers for their final performance of 2017. In their cabaret for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the youngsters performed a sparkling set that included Rock ‘n’ Roll, classic musical theatre numbers and a couple of solo turns before rounding off with the Christmas songs. This annual event, which is…
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Twelve WOW members gave a very polished and powerful performance as part of the entertainment for the Weymouth and Portland Lions Christmas show for senior citizens. The set opened with musical numbers from Disney’s Newsies, 42nd Street and Our House. The cabaret group then performed a short Rock ‘n’ Roll medley before closing with their…
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Our cabaret group recently provided high quality after-dinner entertainment for delegates at the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) Presidential dinner dance in Bristol. NODA’s incoming national president, Nick Lawrence, made the invitation backstage at Weymouth Pavilion after last April’s “WOW Show”, which was directed and choreographed by Martine Burt. WOW Chairman, Alan McKechan said,…
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Seven of our cabaret performers took to the stage in Weymouth Pavilion’s Ocean Room as part of the entertainment for a fundraising fun day for SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy) and specifically for the training of Support Dogs which can provide a 50 minute warning that their owner is going to have a seizure, therefore allowing the owner to…
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