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Spamalot - WAOS, Oct 2016 - NODA review
This hilarious production was full on, with an enthusiastic cast who sang, danced and acted their socks off. From start to finish it just...
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Carousel - CO2, Sept 2016 - NODA review
What a treat to enjoy this classic evergreen show performed by the talented Youth of Colchester Operatic Society (CO2). Moving away from...
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Sister Act - COS, Jan 2016 - NODA review
A cast of over 50 people in this production with obviously more ladies, ranging from Deloris Van Cartier, Mother Superior, Nuns, Chorus...
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The Addams Family - WAOS, May 2015 - NODA review
Advertised as a “New Musical Comedy” the title fitted the bill. Hilarious dialogue with many a double entendre, especially from Gomez...
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Grease -WOW, Feb 2014 - NODA review
"WOW! presents Grease". I am quoting from the programme cover. It could have added a futher WOW! for that is what this talented group...
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Grease - WOW!, Feb 2014 - Michael Gray review
Another riotous reunion for the Rydell Class of '59. And in Nikki Mundell-Poole's stylish production, the raw raunchiness of the original...
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Oliver! - WAOS, Nov 2013 - NODA review
This was a really excellent production full of life, colour and commitment from a very large cast. The entire stage in the large ensemble...
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Oliver! - WAOS - Nov 2013 - Michael Gray review
Against a splendid period London panorama, the big ensembles were a highlight of Nikki Mundell-Poole's lively Oliver! for WAOS. Including...
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Kiss Me Kate - WAOS, Oct 2012, Michael Gray review
It starts and ends with a dead stage – something Witham Public Hall does well – making a satisfying frame for this ingenious meshing of...
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Footloose - WOW, February 2012, Michael Gray review
Footloose, though scarcely a masterpiece, was a canny choice for WOW, and from the opening number it was clear that they had mastered the...
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Chess - WAOS, April 2010 - NODA review
Set against a cold war background with an intricate story line Chess first played for three years in the West End in 1986 and in 1988...
Jun 11, 20191 min read


Hot Mikado - WOW, February 2010 - Michael Gray review
It really shouldn't work. Sullivan's tunes squeezed into swingtime, Gilbert's plot [and wit] left to fend for itself. But the Hot Mikado...
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Sweeney Todd, WAOS. 2010 - NODA review
Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street billed as a musical thriller. This production came at a most apt time of the year i.e....
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Follies - WAOS, April 2008 - Michael Gray review
My first taste of Follies was in Portobello, thirty years ago. Its UK première, I believe. An American student company on the Edinburgh...
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Carousel - WAOS, April 2006 - NODA review
I always look forward to this show as every time I see it there is a new twist on some aspect on it, and with Witham’s Carousel it was...
Jun 11, 20191 min read
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