“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.”…
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…
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…
WOW’s April 2018 production of Footloose has received a nomination from NODA South West in the category of ‘Youth Award for Company Characterisation.’ WOW Chairman, Alan McKechan, said, “I’m delighted with this nomination, as it recognises the excellent work that our director, Martine Burt, does to ensure that everyone acts and reacts in every scene,…
WOW’s November production of CATS was a box office hit with around 4,000 tickets sold for the five show run at Weymouth Pavilion Theatre. Audience members reacted very positively to this creative re-imagining of CATS from director, Jeremy Tustin. Responses on social media were typified by the following comment on WOW’s Facebook Page, “Fantastic performance….
WOW is excited to be bringing three smash hit West End musicals to the Pavilion stage. First up, this November, is Cats to be followed by Chitty Chitty Bang Bang next April and Shrek the Musical in April 2020. WOW started rehearsing Cats in May with Musical Director, Heather Reed and just before the summer…
“Footloose was fizzing from the dynamic opening number to the high-octane finale,” wrote Sylvia Coates in her show report for NODA. Sylvia was one of over 2,500 people who came to see Footloose and the audience response was also tremendously positive. It’s worth taking time to read the whole WOW Footloose Show Report 2018 but here’s…
WOW received two awards at the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) Annual Awards Evening held in Bristol for the south west region. These were in recognition of the high quality of both of WOW’s 2017 productions. Last April’s WOW Show, directed and choreographed by Martine Burt, won the Best Compilation Award for the whole…
WOW are delighted to announce that they have secured the rights to perform CATS, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical at Weymouth Pavilion Theatre this November. The production will be directed and choreographed by Jeremy Tustin, with Heather Reed as Musical Director. Jeremy’s previous shows for WOW include ‘Hairspray’ in 2015. CATS will run from Wednesday…
The high quality of our 2017 productions has been recognised in the annual NODA Awards for the South West Region. Our production of ‘Me and My Girl’, directed and choreographed by Martyn Knight, has received the District Achievement Award and April’s WOW Show, directed and choreographed by Martine Burt, has been nominated for the South…