Welcome
to the Birley Carr Methodist Music & Dramatic Society web
site!
The society presents the Savoy
operas of Gilbert & Sullivan in March each year and stages a play
production each October at Birley Carr in North Sheffield. The Society,
which was founded in 1947, is a section of Birley Carr Methodist Church.
The church is located on Fox Hill Road, Sheffield S6, about 2 km north
of Hillsborough Football ground.
The facilities
available for the society include a generously sized stage and a
hall with a seating capacity of around 120 people. It is of great
advantage that rehearsals can take place on the stage where the
productions are presented. The society has about 40 singing/acting
members who take part in plays or operettas.
In October
2004, the society presented 'When we are
Married' to near full
houses who appreciated a successful production of this well loved
Yorkshire comedy. In March 2005, a production of 'The
Mikado' played mainly to full houses and was well received. The
society presented 'Ruddigore' in March 2006, a superb show
combining superb music with memorable scenes which was a delight to take
part in. We presented 'Pirates of Penzance' in March 2007, a show that
received a lot of praise and played to full houses. We thank our local community for the continuing support that
they give our presentations.
The society
presented the play 'Murdered to Death', a 'spoof'
Miss Marple comedy murder in October 2007. The
play, written by Peter Gordon, had our audiences 'dying of laughter' following the
inept progress of the murder investigation by Inspector Pratt. It
played to near full houses for three evenings and was well received.
We
presented 'HMS Pinafore' in March 2008 and
it played to essentially 'full houses'. Reviews in the local
'Sheffield Star' newspaper praised the standard of the societies
production. A comedy entitled 'Lord Arthur
Saville's Crime' was the play presented in October
2008. This delightful comedy by Constance Cox based upon a short
story by Oscar Wilde was a joy to perform. The societies set for
the production was complemented by our audiences.
We have now
commenced rehearsals for the
opera presentation in March 2009 which is;
New
members, particularly men, who wish to
take part in plays or operettas are always welcome to attend
rehearsals which are held on Thursdays with additional meetings on
Mondays nearer the production date.
We always need
assistance in the productions either front stage or backstage.
In particular, assistance from people interested in helping the
construction of the scenery for productions would be welcomed.
Please contact the webmaster if you are interested in participating in
any way, or come along to a rehearsal.
The
society is grateful for the funding received from the Southey &
Owlerton Community Chest in 2005. This has enabled purchase of a
modern stage lighting system which will enhance our scenic presentation
capabilities.
Contact the society
birleycarrgrenoside AT hotmail.co.uk
Please replace AT by
@ in the email address.
This page was last updated 7th November 2008
Birley Carr Opera & Grenoside Players Website
