Southwick Opera

Southwick Opera was formed in 1965 and performs two shows a year usually in May and November from grand opera to musicals. We are always looking for new members - not just actors and singers but backstage crew as well. If you'd like to take part please contact our Honorary Secretary Elaine Hill or any committee member. Please take time to explore this web site to find out more about our previous productions and history. You can view images from our previous productions or book tickets for the next show.

 

 

  

Kiss Me, Kate

Kiss Me, Kate was our big-cast big-orchestra pull-all-the-stops-out November 2011 production directed by Simon Gray. It was a barnstorming show packed full of showstopping numbers and glamorous choreography.

Forthcoming productions:

In May this year we plan to produce two one act operas:

Il tabarro (The cloak) by Puccini

and The Zoo by Sullivan

Il taborro is a superbly dark and intense drama that combines musical depth with gripping theatre. Moored on the Seine is a barge whose owner, Michele has lost the love of his much younger wife, Giorgetta after the loss of their baby a year before. While he manages the business and broods, she takes up with a handsome young stevedore named Luigi.

 


The farcical story concerns two pairs of lovers. First, a nobleman, who goes to the zoo to woo the girl who sells snacks there. He tries to impress her by buying and eating all of the food. The other couple is a young chemist who believes that he has poisoned his beloved by mixing up her father's prescription with peppermint that he had meant for her.