18th April to 21st April 2012

18th April - 21st April 2012

(including Saturday matinee)

Our next shows are

18th April - 21st April 2012

Flicks, Hits and Broadway

18th, 19th & 21st July 2012

Musical Theatre Competition

October 2012

Disneys' Beauty and the Beast

April 2013

To Be Announced

This is a list of shows we have previously produced

Musical Theatre Competition 2010

RESULT

The Winner of the 2010 Tamworth Arts Club Musical Theatre Vocal Competition impressed the judges with her great vocal versatility and stage presence. Rachel Farr, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, beat off stiff competition from 14 other finalists, 7 young men and 7 young ladies, to win the Grand Final on Sunday, 4th July.

The competition, which began in 1996 and takes place every 2 years, is for performers between the ages of 15 and 25 and Sunday’s fifteen Finalists had been selected from 43 contestants who had taken part in two elimination rounds on the previous Thursday and Friday.

A packed audience at the Assembly Rooms gave a very warm and enthusiastic welcome to the young singers who were required to sing two songs each. The choice of songs and arias came from a wide range of musicals, operettas and operas, including Show Boat, Les Miserables, The Pirates of Penzance, The Marriage of Figaro and Wicked.

Twenty three year old Rachel sang Vanilla Ice Cream from the Musical She Loves Me and Una donna a quindici anni from Mozart’s Comic Opera Cosi fan Tutti to win the top prize of £1000.

“It was partly this choice of two very different songs, which not only showed off her vocal versatility but also her dramatic versatility, which clinched Rachel the First Prize”, said Michael Enscot, Chairman of the Adjudicating Panel. Mr Enscot, who is Senior Lecturer at Trinity College of Music in London, added that the whole judging team had been impressed by the standard this year, with some especially vocally-strong men, but it was Rachel’s stage presence and her ability to successfully switch from American “twang” style to an operatic voice which gave her the edge over her fellow competitors. “She had ticked all the boxes”, said Mr Enscot.

In Second Place was Kimberley Jones, from Nuneaton, who demonstrated a very impressive operatic technique in her earliest piece in the Competition, an Aria from Handel’s 1724 opera Giulio Cesare, while third place went to Ellen Holmes, from Burton-on-Trent, who gave an extremely convincing and entertaining performance of Show Off from the contemporary musical The Drowsy Chaperone.

Flicks, Hits and Broadway

Wednesday 7.30pm
Thursday 7.30pm
Friday 7.30pm
Saturday 2.30 pm and 7.30pm

£12.50 for table seats, £10 for raised seating and balcony

Concessions (16 and under, Over 60's) £2 deduction

For this show there will be Cabaret seating of 9 round tables with 8 seats around each table

Performed at Tamworth Assembly Rooms, Corporation Street, Tamworth B79 7DN

Map for Assembly Rooms showing car parks

The Box Office is situated in the Tourist Information Centre. You can purchase tickets in person, or over the telephone. They can reserve tickets for 5 days or pay by credit card and have them posted to you. Tickets purchased are non-refundable, if you wish to exchange tickets, an administration fee of £1.50 will be charged per transaction.

Ticket Sales from Tamworth Information Centre, 29 Market Street, Tamworth, B79 7LR
Telephone 01827 709618

Opening Hours:

9.30am - 3.30pm Monday
9.30am - 4.30pm Tuesday - Saturday
10.00am - 2.00pm - Bank Holidays

For those of you who don't know us . . .

TAC has been based in Tamworth, Staffordshire (UK) since 1946, and has members from the local areas. We put on two shows each year - usually West End and Broadway musicals, with an occasional Gilbert and Sullivan operetta or compilation-type shows.

Select 'Past Shows' form the Menu on the left to see all of our previous productions.

. . . why not join Us?

We are delighted to welcome new members to audition for any show.

If your talents are more suited to helping behind the scenes we'd like to hear from you too, particularly if you can sew, paint, construct scenery or props.

Rehearsals take place each Wednesday (7.30-9:30) at St. John Ambulance Headquarters, Moor Street, Tamworth. and on Fridays (7.30-9.30) for principals (and occasionally chorus) at Central Methodist Hall, Aldergate, Tamworth.

Why not just turn up to any rehearsal and ask for a committee member or membership secretary, Michelle Johnson, or telephone our Chairman, Alan Tonks on 01827 260602

Membership subscriptions are much less than some societies, presently £30 per year and for those on stage, there is an additoal £10 for each show. There is a 50% deduciton for members in full time education.

. . . or become one of out Patrons?

Alternatively, if you're happy just to support us why not become a patron?

Rising costs make it more and more difficult to put on a high quality production without increasing ticket prices, so our patrons support is valuable to us.

For £25 you will receive 2 tickets, one for each of our shows, copies of our newsletter, other benefits and the warm glow that comes from knowing how much we appreciate your help!

For more information, phone Maureen on 01827 260602, or email, or click here for details.

Contact Us

For anything at all please contact our Chairman - Alan Tonks on 01827 260602, or email him at info@tamworthartsclub.org.uk

Links to other organisations and websites

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National Operatic and Dramatic Association NODA

Tamworth Information Centre (box office)

Tamworth Assembly Rooms

What's on at other midland amateur musical theatre societies

Contact info for amateur musical theatre societies

Charity Commissioners - check our charity status

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