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Jekyll And Hyde ~ The Musical

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Birkenhead Operatic Society Trust are one of the area’s most outstanding local arts companies. Amateurs and professional actors and actresses merge together seamlessly. (NOTE from BOST: No one on stage in this production is a professional actor/actress) They love their work and it shows. One part of their long term ambitious aim and legacy is is […]

Guys And Dolls

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Guys And Dolls is one of the great Broadway shows, rarely out of production since its opening on Broadway in 1950. This latest production by the Birkenhead Operatic Society Trust captures much of its energy with its busy cast, comic New York dialogue and wonderful music score. Like all BOST shows, there is a strong […]

Guys And Dolls

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Guys And Dolls is summed up by the title – the accent being on all American characters with street-wise sensibilities, interacting, intersinging with a lot of gusto and sensitivity in equal measure. Another hit from director Elsie Kelly, musical director Tricia Gaskell and choreographer Charlotte Elverstone. Nathan Detroit, played by Chris Simmons, is a good […]

The Slipper And The Rose

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THIS is a show that the Birkenhead Operatic Society Trust should boast about – it sums up their amazing legacy of producing shows that can take on anything in the West End. This pre-Christmas production is sparkling with a cast who relish every minute they are on the stage. It has everything for the family; […]

The Slipper And The Rose

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BOST’s production is simply lovely and a perfect Christmas treat. .. The show is a visual treat, with the cast in sumptuous costumes, ballet dancers pirouetting gracefully, real ponies pulling a carriage – and even the surreal sight of dancing mice. …Fairy Godmother (Pat Davies) is overworked and occasionally grumpy but is still able to […]

Upcoming production – All Together Now!

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BOST are delighted to be participating in MTI’s global ‘All Together Now!’ event to celebrate local, live theatre post-pandemic. This revue show is packed with songs from hit musicals throughout the decades and will be performed by BOST’s soloists and chorus. Performances will take place ...

Upcoming production – The Magic of Christmas Musicals

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Add some theatrical sparkle to your Christmas this year, at ‘The Magic of Christmas Musicals’. We are excited to be back on stage later this year, with a new and exciting production! Being performed in St George’s Hall’s magnificent Concert Room, this special concert will ...

We’re back together!

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After 18 months of online Zoom rehearsals, we finally got back together in our HQ this week! We have embraced a different way of learning and performing over the past year which has been challenging, yet has allowed us to innovate our ways of working. ...