Wondering how to pass the time during the long, grey, cold, winter ahead? Come and exercise (or revive) your musical talents by joining several other Horsington, Templecombe and Wincanton residents in the Milborne Port Opera’s next production “Utopia Limited” by Gilbert & Sullivan.
The plot will be familiar to anyone who has followed the banking crisis and the gyrations of the Department for Overseas Development. It concerns the decision of a luxurious South sea Island- Utopia – to embrace everything British, including some strange financial laws which turn the island itself into a limited liability company.
There’s plenty of satire and digs at familiar institutions such as the monarchy, bankers, bureaucrats, the law and the gutter press.
Rehearsals are every Thursday at 8pm, initially at the Methodist Hall in Milborne Port. There are breaks at half term and Christmas. Performances are the week after Easter (21-26 April 2014).
Come along. Have some fun. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of time to learn the words and how to sing them.
The first weeks are spent on music. After auditions for the main parts, the company moves into Milborne Port Primary School and begins setting the movements and dialogue.
The first rehearsal is this Thursday, September 5th, but you can also join at subsequent rehearsals during the next few weeks.
contact Sarah Bignell (sarah.bignell@btinternet.com)
Learn about the real Utopia!