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The WOW Show 2025
A joyful celebration of musical theatre, dedicated to WOW co-founder and late President, Janet Stockley.
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A Musical Farewell to a WOW Legend!
On Friday 27th June, the WOW family came together to celebrate the life of our beloved President and co-founder, Janet Stockley, in a moving service at the Weymouth Pavilion. Janet was not only the driving force behind WOW for over 40 years, but also an inspiration to generations of young performers in the Weymouth area….
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A magical theatrical journey that captured hearts and imaginations. WOW Youth Musical Theatre transformed Weymouth Pavilion into a world of pure imagination with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in April 2025 — and the reviews have been just as magical as the show itself. Performed by a cast of 38 young people, the production played to over 3,100 audience…
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2023 in Review
A Year of Triple Triumphs As we look back on an extraordinary year, WOW is excited to reflect on the sensational success of a year with three productions, instead of the usual two. Staging three acclaimed musicals allowed WOW to showcase the full breadth of talent across the group. April 2023 – Everybody’s Talking About…
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Cabarets | Past shows | Videos
2022 in Review
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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The WOW Show 2021
The young members of WOW returned to the Pavilion stage with ‘a sparkling production full of talent and energy from start to finish.‘ The WOW Show 2021, which took place November 11-13 at Weymouth Pavilion, featured an array of songs from musicals, classic and new. Opening with hit songs from Elton John’s Rocketman biopic, it…
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Virtual Fayre in the Square
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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The WOW Show 2019
“A great cast who all lit up the stage from start to finish.” WOW’s second production of 2019 was a compilation of musical numbers from stage and screen. In her show report, NODA representative, Sylvia Coates, describes how the powerful opening section from the Greatest Showman drew audiences in to “the wonderful world of WOW.”…
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High Flying Chitty
High Flying Chitty “Superlatives abound, but there just aren’t enough to describe WOW’s latest production” WOW’s Easter 2019 production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Weymouth Pavilion broke recent box office records for WOW. It was a big hit with audiences with over 4,500 tickets sold for the six show run. Many also gave five star…
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Best in South West
WOW’s April 2018 production of Footloose won the youth award for company characterisation at the National Operatic and Dramatic Association Awards for the South West region. Chairman Alan McKechan, who attended the event in Plymouth, said, “I’m thrilled with this award as it recognises the strength of the whole cast in creating and maintaining characters…
