Our group already boasts a very healthy membership in excess of 40 people, but we’re always ready to welcome new members, not only to perform on stage, but to help backstage with scenery etc. Why not join in the fun at our weekly rehearsals? We look forward to your company.
Our next production at Ormskirk Civic Hall is a musical written by the very talented Eric Midwinter, one of the founder members of the U3A in Britain. It’s called Bob Cratchitt . . . Retired, a sequel to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Tony Crimlisk has written the music, John Hardiker is the director and Gaynor Hale is our choreographer.
Show dates are 10, 11 and 12 December and tickets, priced at £8.00 for adults and £4.00 for children under 16, will be on sale at Horizons from Thursday, 1 October, or they can be ordered by phoning the Leader.
We look forward to your usual support for this very special show, which we’re confident will get you in a festive mood just in time for Christmas!
Some of the cast getting into the Christmas spirit!
It’s a musical called ‘Bob Cratchitt, retired’ which tells the story of the character from Charles Dickens‘A Christmas Carol’ as he reaches retirement. The musical is written by the very talented Eric Midwinter, one of the co-founders responsible for introducing the U3A to the UK during the early 1980’s. The music has been written by our very own Tony Crimlisk and there will be more news about the production in the magazine and on the website as rehearsals progress throughout the year.
BayTV visited the group at one of our rehearsals and produced the attached video clip.
Show dates are 10, 11 and 12 December and tickets, priced at £8.00 for adults and £4.00 for children under 16, will be on sale at Horizons from Thursday, 1 October, or they can be ordered by phoning the Leader: Stan Livingston – 01695 579742
talented Eric Midwinter, one of the founder members of the U3A in Britain. It’s called Bob Cratchitt . . . Retired, a sequel to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Tony Crimlisk has written the music, John Hardiker is the director and Gaynor Hale is our choreographer.