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Please click on individual phots to enlarge Back to Memory Lane Calamity Jane 2009 With thanks to Rachel! Main Gallery

Pirates of Penzance was performed at the Sarah Thorne Theatre in November 2017 A great time was had by both landlubbers (audience) and salty sea dogs (cast) alike! Shown below are just a few scenes taken at from rehearsals and backstage during the show Please click on individual photos to enlarge 1/1 Main Gallery Programme

Please click on individual photos to enlarge 'BLITZ!' was performed at the Granville Theatre in May 2017 The wartime spirit shone out and we're still humming those tunes! 1/2 Main Gallery

A mixture of past shows including 'Calamity Jane', 'Marguerite', 'Half a sixpence', 'Anything Goes' and many more! 1/2 Please click on individual photos to enlarge Main Gallery A collage tribute to Mike Hendrick Memory Lane

My Fair Lady was performed at the Granville Theatre in May 2018 with Jacquie Walker-Kemp directing. The cast had a great time with the wonderful tunes. Dootlitte (Mike Brody) got to the church on time and was married in the morning! Noel Ensol as Higgins and Amy Cookson as Eliza grew accustomed to acting their socks off! Photos reproduced with kind permission of 'Photogenic Photography' Please click on individual photos to enlarge Main Gallery Programme 1/1

ABOUT US Learn More ​ Welcome to Ramsgate Operatic Society. We are very pleased that you have found our site. The Society was founded in 1961 and we are based in Ramsgate in Thanet Kent. ​ For most of the year, the members of the society meet every Thursday evening at St Ethelberts Church Hall, Hereson Road, Ramsgate, at 7.30. p.m. Our aim is to produce top class musical theatre, and we usually manage to perform two shows each year usually taking place in May and November. If you enjoy singing and acting, and want to join a great group of likeminded people, please come and join us. We are a very friendly crowd with a diverse age range, and you will be warmly received by one and all. We would also love to hear from anyone who would like to join he society but would prefer to work 'backstage' or 'front of house' We will always encourage and support new members and have been widely described by members as being their "extended family". ​ We are also a registered charity whose aims are to increase public education in operatic and dramatic arts and to support other charities and good causes. The Society is run by a committee of trustees, elected each year by the members of the society (click on icon for more information) Early beginnings of the society "On 29th September 1960, a group of teachers from different schools in Thanet, mainly Chatham House, Clarendon House and Dane Court, met in the Old Library at Clarendon House, to discuss the possibility of forming a society with the object of producing Gilbert and Sullivan operas. ​ The company reassembled every October to rehearse on Thursday evenings, excluding school holidays, until the following May, when the shows were presented at the Granville Theatre, Ramsgate. The first production, in May 1961, was the ever-popular Mikado. Then in 1969, for the first time, the Society departed from Gilbert and Sullivan to present Edward German’s Merrie England Following a very successful production of Offenbach’s La Vie Parisienne in 1972, it was decided that two productions would be presented a year; one of these would be a Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Since that time a wide variety of shows have been offered, including operettas, musical comedies, musicals and revues." ​ Extract taken from an article written by Sylvia Blogg (1927 - 2016 ) Former President of ROS

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Ramsgate Operatic Society Policy and Procedures As a registered charity, the society takes it's legal obligations and duty to it's members and the public, seriously. In order to assist and comply with statutory requirements and our duty of care, we have a number of polices and procedures which are reviewed annually. Here at R.O.S. we strive to ensure that all our members are aware of what is expected of them when working with or representing the Society. Below are links to some of our main policy documents available for public scrutiny. Constitution Code of Conduct Safeguarding Equal Opportunities Health and Safety Social Media

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B E C O M I N G A M E M B E R Membership Form Members Handbook If you are interested in joining R.O.S. either as a performer or as part of our front or back stage crew, please contact us b y sending an email to our business email account info @ramsgateoperatic.org.uk You can also contact us on social media. (Our facebook link is on the social; bar above) We will be pleased to hear from you. Alternatively you could visit us on a rehearsal night, Thursdays 7.30-10pm at St Ethelbert's Church Hall. ​ For your information current membership fees are £10 for the current year and we charge a variable show fee. Call Email Directions