John and
Barbara have been involved in WEOSsince 1974. Barbara first joined the chorus
and John was quickly volunteered as set designer and
builder. Barbara moved more into theatre management as
Producer or Assistant, her first show as Producer being
Pearl
Fishers by
Bizet (2000) and then Patience (2001)
Commencing
in 1962, the Society has risen from strength to strength,
producing a wide variety of opera and operetta, including
most of Gilbert and Sullivan's, others by Offenbach,
Donizetti, Puccini, Verdi and even, Wagner's Flying
Dutchman. See the List of
Shows
Many of the
shows have been performed before prestigious
Guests of
Honour
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In the
early years, the shows were put on in school halls. In 1975,
the Society was fortunate to be able to work, and continues
to work, in the Farrer Theatre of Eton College. Other venues
have included the former Planet Theatre in Slough, and less
frequently, the Wilde Theatre in Bracknell.
(updated
June 2003)
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