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Acorn Antiques 2015
It was Curtain Up! on a new era for Denmead Operatic Society as we presented "Acorn Antiques The Musical", by Victoria Wood - our first show under the new name of Curtain Up! Productions at the Petersfield Festival Hall from 25th-27th June 2015.
Mack & Mabel 2014
Mack and Mabel, the story of the relationship between early film producer Mack Sennett and his star Mabel Normand, was presented at the Petersfield Festival Hall from 15th-17th May 2014.
Masquerade 2013
This was an exciting new venture: presenting our very own show, written especially for us by Ian Clark, at the Park Community School in Havant from 29th May to 1st June 2013.
Titanic The Musical 2012
To mark the one hundredth anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we presented this spectacular musical at the Park Community School from 6th-9th June 2012. It was a great success and we won a NODA Accolade of Excellence for the production.
What's next?
We are reprising our 2010 production of 'Allo 'Allo at the Petersfield Festival Hall from 9th to 11th June. This is the stage version of the hilarious BBC TV series of the same name, set in France during the second world war. Click here to find out more about the show and buy your tickets.
2015 John Westbrook Award
As Hilary Westbrook, John's widow, could not attend any of the Acorn Antiques performances due to prior commitments, she delegated the nomination of the John Westbrook Award for 2015 to Val Sykes. Val chose to award the trophy to Mandy Clowes, saying: 'When there are not so many people on stage, each member of the supporting cast is clearly visible and it is extra important to give it everything. Mandy was always fully involved om each scene she was in, acting and reacting to others very well. I loved the three backing "beehive" singers number and she was clearly really enjoying it,'
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Mandy Clowes was awarded the 2015 John Westbrook Trophy for her performance in Acorn Antiques. Read more >>
Past Productions (before 2006)
Click on the Show Name below to see full details of the show, including the cast list and a selection of photos. Click on the camera to go straight to the photo album for the show.
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| 2005 |
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A Night at the Opera | |
| 2005 |
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Bless 'Em All | |
| 2005 |
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Just One of Those Things | |
| 2003 |
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The Mikado | |
| 2002 | Victorian Music Hall | ||
| 2002 | Murder at the Red Barn | ||
| 2002 |
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Cowardy Custard | |
| 2001 |
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La Vie Parisienne | |
| 2001 |
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Cowardy Custard | |
| 2000 |
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The Gondoliers | |
| 2000 |
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Merrie England | |
| 1999 | The Chieftain | ||
| 1998 | The Yeomen of the Guard | ||
| 1998 | The Sorcerer | ||
| 1997 |
Iolanthe |
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| 1997 | Trial By Jury | ||
| 1996 | Utopia Limited | ||
| 1996 | The Zoo | ||
| 1995 | The Mikado | ||
| 1995 | HMS Pinafore | ||
| 1994 |
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Princess Ida | |
| 1994 | The Pirates of Penzance | ||
| 1993 | The Gondoliers | ||
| 1992 | Ruddigore | ||
| 1991 | Patience | ||
| 1990 | The Yeomen of the Guard | ||
| 1990 | HMS Pinafore | ||
| 1990 | Cox and Box | ||
| 1989 | The Sorcerer | ||
| 1989 | Trial By Jury | ||
| 1988 | Ruddigore | ||
| 1988 | The Zoo | ||
| 1987 | Utopia Limitrd | ||
| 1986 | Trial By Jury | ||
| 1986 | The Pirates of Penzance | ||
| 1985 | Princess Ida | ||
| 1984 | The Mikado | ||
| 1983 | HMS Pinafore | ||
| 1982 | The Gondoliers | ||
| 1981 | The Yeomen of the Guard | ||
| 1980 | Ruddigore | ||
| 1979 | Trial By Jury | ||
| 1979 | Iolanthe | ||
| 1978 | Patience | ||
| 1977 | The Mikado | ||
| 1976 | Princess Ida | ||
| 1975 | The Pirates of Penzance | ||
| 1975 | Trial By Jury | ||
| 1974 | The Gondoliers | ||
| 1973 | The Yeomen of the Guard | ||
| 1972 | Ruddigore | ||
| 1971 | Iolanthe | ||
| 1970 | The Mikado | ||
| 1969 | The Pirates of Penzance | ||
| 1968 | The Gondoliers | ||
| 1967 | HMS Pinafore | ||
| 1967 | Trial By Jury | ||
| 1965 | Iolanthe | ||
| 1964 | Iolanthe | ||
| 1963 | The Mikado | ||
| 1962 | The Gondoliers | ||
| 1959 | Iolanthe | ||
| 1956 | The Mikado | ||
| 1954 | The Pirates of Penzance | ||
| 1952 | HMS Pinafore | ||
| 1950 | The Birth of the King | ||
| 1946 | Hiawatha | ||
| 1939 | Martha | ||
| 1938 | Hansel and Gretel | ||
| 1938 | Hiawatha | ||
| 1937 | Killarney | ||
| 1936 | Closewood Hall | ||
| 1936 | Good Queen Bess |
