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20/7/10 |
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23/6/10 |
Results of the show selection at The Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 23rd June 2010:
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23/6/10 |
The Annual General Meeting of the CODY Farnborough Amateur Operatic Society will be held on Wednesday 23rd June 2010 at 7.30pm at Velmead Junior School. All members are uncouraged to attend. AGENDA |
17/6/10 |
We have just received a letter from John Barnes our NODA South East Regional Councillor, to advise us that Cody has come 1st in the NODA South East Programme Competition for 2009/10 with 'Taking the Mick-a-Doo'. We are also joint runner up with 'Fiddler on the Roof'. The awards are to be presented at the Regional Conference on 10th July at The Mandolay Hotel, Guildford. The winning programme will go forward for inclusion in the NODA National Programme competition, the results of which are announced at the NODA National Conference being held on 24 & 25 September in Torquay. |
23/5/10 |
I’m very pleased to inform you all that, at the Dinner Dance last night, Betty Haslam our NODA Representative announced that we are to be awarded a NODA Accolade of Excellence for our production of Fiddler on The Roof. This is terrific news, well done to everyone that was involved. It is wonderful to receive formal recognition for such a great show. Also well done and thanks to everyone involved in the Phyllis Tuckwell event in Farnham on Saturday. I gather it went very well and attracted a lot of interest. Best wishes Darren (chairman) |
29/3/10 |
We have secured a fantastic band for the event called Katchfraze who will be providing the entertainment and the North Hants Golf Club is a superb setting which we used two years ago and was a great success. We do have limited spaces so to ensure that you register your interest please send an email to social@cfaos.co.uk and we will add you to those who have already registered. The cost to attend the dinner dance is £35 per person which is a subsidised rate. We’d be delighted if you could join us and hope that you’ll enjoy the chance to get the glad rags out and enjoy the excellent food, good company, entertaining speeches and great music that we have on offer. Best regards, |
6/4/09 |
This Dinner Dance is open to all and is the highlight blue ribbon event of the society’s year. We would love to see all of you there, including parents of the ‘Annie’ girls, who really are part of the fabric of the society. Please let us know as soon as possible if you would like to come, as well as how many guests and all names please. This promises to be a very popular event, but we do need to know names and numbers as soon as possible to start planning and advising the catering team. Please rely to social@cfaos.co.uk, we will also be available to start taking names, and cheques, at rehearsals for ‘Taking the Mick-a-doo’. |
31/3/09 |
Many congratulations on Annie. I hear by all accounts it was a great success. I just wanted to say an enormous thank you for allowing the NSPCC/ChildLine to benefit from the bucket collections. I am pleased to say that a fantastic £1087.50 was raised to help vulnerable children and their families which is a wonderful result. The collectors also wanted me to pass on their thanks to you for putting the buckets out for the Saturday matinee. I will write and thank you more formally but just wanted to pass on the good news. Thank you for so kindly supporting the work of the NSPCC and ChildLine. It is greatly appreciated. Best wishes |
14/2/09 |
Dear Members, At the AGM 2008, 'The Mikado' was voted in for the September show 2009. Our Musical Director for this show will be Paul Tickner, and he said at the time, that rather than the Company spending a very large sum of money hiring the Australian version, he would rework the score to give it a more up to date feel and sound. The production team have met and discussed this with much enthusiasm. The first thing we needed to do was to find a title. So, the Company will now be performing 'Taking the Mick-a-doo', a show loosely based on 'The Mikado' by W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. All the original music and characters will be the same, but some words may be changed to reflect the new sound of the music. We hope to add one more female part, possibly called Pea-kin,(sometimes called duck!), and introduce more dancing. We have all looked at many different productions, both traditional and modern, and hope that we can come up with a unique version that you will all enjoy. The auditions will be 2–6pm on Sunday 19th April 2009. Audition material will be available 'Annie' show week and I will be making available the libretto soon for a charge of £2 per copy. Hopefully we can borrow the scores from a library at no cost. The first three rehearsals will be as follows:
Paul will be holding a 'drumming' workshop at some point, as he would like to open the show with massed drums. Girls as well as boys to be involved. This will not stop any girl from auditioning for a principal part, as any girls will be dressed as men and will not be expected to sing the opening chorus, which is a men only number. More from Paul at a later date. A rehearsal schedule should be available by the time we start rehearsals. As there are no children in this next show, all these rehearsals and the ones following will be from 8–10pm. A prompt start will be made, so please be there on time. We do hope you will join us and please if you have any ideas that you think will work to add to the fun, please tell us. We might listen!!! Only joking!! Director for 'Taking the Mick-a-doo', June Thomas. |
28/1/09 |
Saturday 28th February, 7.30 for 8.00pm start Come along and join us for a fun evening of nostalgia, games and dancing 'old skool style'. A great excuse for a party to bannish the winter blues!
Everyone welcome, bring friends and family along to enjoy the fun! Location: Fleet football club, off Crookham Road, Fleet, GU51 5FA (map & directions) Tickets £5.00 each, payable in advance if possible please, see a member of the social committee at rehearsals, otherwise money will be collected on the door. We're trying to keep control of costs, so we need to know how many we're catering for as soon as possble, so please let us know if you're coming & how many guests as soon as possible by clicking the link below: |
27/11/08 |
Saturday 20th December, 7.00pm onward Father Christmas and his Elves would like to welcome you all to an evening of good old fashioned fun & Christmas Cheer - "Cody" style!!! Everyone welcome, children & adults! Location: Karen Canfield's house, 51 Ash Street, Ash, GU12 6LF (map & directions) Nominal fee of £3.00 for adults, £1.50 for children, payable on the door. Mulled wine, soft drinks and other christmas goodies included, please feel free to bring a bottle of your favourite tipple as well. Father Christmas will distribute presents to all of the children (parents, please bring a small wrapped gift, clearly named, and pass it to one of the elves on arrival). We don't need payment in advance, just turn up on the night, but to help us cater it would helpful to have an idea of numbers. Please send us a quick email to let us know by clicking the link below: |
27/11/08 |
Fleet Festivities A BIG THANKYOU to everyone who gave up their time yesterday to join us on our stand to promote ANNIE. Well over 1100 ANNIE flyers were distributed to the hoardes of families who traversed Fleet on a relatively mild, dry evening. Attached are some photos from the evening- Fern (as Annie) turned on the Fleet Christmas lights together with Father Christmas and Elvis (slightly out of the picture). Her voice boomed out over the Fleet tannoys advertising Annie- well done Fern! Pity Elvis took so long in singing his numbers, you missed out on singing 'Tomorrow'.. Pulling the switches, turned on the Fleet Rd Christmas lights, the giant Christmas Tree's lights in Guerka Square and set off the magnificent fireworks display in the sky above.
A big well done girls for dressing up and helping- you made a really big impact and let's hope that many will come and see you. My last thanks goes to Robert and James for the poster, the setting up of the stall and giving up nearly 7 hours of time in the cold- so busy, we didn't even have time to have a cup of tea! We are also running a free prize draw of the big cuddly teddy who will appear on stage with us. Anyone who buys tickets via the CFAOS Box Office is eligible and the lucky name will be announced on February 23rd. The teddy can be collected from March 28th after the Saturday night show! Giga |
11/11/08 |
Christmas Raffle: (Thu 18th Dec) In keeping with tradition we will be holding the ever-popular Christmas Raffle. For those of you who are new to the society every year we have a raffle during the last rehearsal before Christmas. "Annie" Parents and children are also welcome to join us - and the social committee will be providing free refreshments for all (glass of wine for adults, nibbles, squash for children) from 8.30-9.00 p.m. (bear in mind that this is a rehearsal night, so if you arrive whilst we’re still rehearsing you are welcome to watch, but please keep the noise down!). Venue: Velmead Junior School This year the Raffle takes place after rehearsal on Thursday 18th December with the main draw taking place at around 9 p.m. Tickets are £1 per strip and will be on sale throughout the evening. We normally have a large array of prizes including whisky, Port, wine, chocolates, festive goodies, vouchers etc. Please be aware that we’re holding an extra special children’s tombola this year, so we would love them to stay for a drink and nibbles, we may start this a little earlier as the kids should be finished around 8.30pm. For new members - we usually take this opportunity to exchange Christmas cards as well so if you want to save on some postage now is your chance! Just look out for the big table covered in envelopes! |
13/10/08 |
Our next social event is a 60’s and 70’s Karaoke evening on the 1st November at Fleet Football Club. This should be great fun and is open to all, members, friends, friends of friends... It’s going to be a great evening but please remember it’s all needs to be booked and paid for in advance. Please see Lucy or Lisa at rehearsals to book and pay, or contact the Social Committee. Please do bring your friends and don’t forget that food is available from a local chippy but we will be placing the order that afternoon so again, we need to have it ordered and paid for in advance. See you there! |
12/10/08 |
Audition Results for "Annie" A big thankyou from the Audition Committee to all who auditioned for 'Annie'. With much talent to choose from, the Audition Committee were given a very tough task to decide the cast. Those who are not selected, we sincerely hope will continue to participate as chorus members and will be prime candidates for the minor roles yet to be cast, some of which will need to be auditioned at a later date and some which will be allocated to chorus members. The full results have been posted here. After last Saturday and this Sunday's auditions we now have a great cast and can look forward to an exciting rehearsal season. |
9/9/08 |
Auditions for "Annie": Velmead Junior School Audition details have been posted here. Copies of audition material will be available during final rehearsals for Annie Get Your Gun, or by contacting Giga Phillips. |
22/7/08 |
Hello All,
I'd like to point out that no other society or group picked up more than one award - so to come away with FOUR really does show the standards we are currently attaining in our productions. So, yet again Cody Farnborough Opsoc shows its class. Well done to everybody. Eric |
21/7/08 |
The next Op Soc social function is a walking Ramble from Beaulieu to Buckler's Hard. Lucy Armes is taking names, so please let either her or a member of the social committee know if you would like to come. |
9/4/08 |
Show photos for The King and I have been posted to the site |
8/4/08 |
Reminder: The next Op Soc social function is our Annual Dinner Dance, to be held this year at North Hants Golf Club, Fleet. It is to be held on Saturday 10th May. The cost is £35 each. Jane Mumford is taking bookings with cheaques via reply forms. |
30/3/08 |
The cast for Annie Get Your Gun announced following auditions held on Sunday 30th March. The parts of Pawnee Bill, Mrs Sylvia Potter-Porter and Little Jake (2 boys required, under 4'5") will be re-auditioned, if you are interested please contact our secretaries asap. |
14/3/08 |
News Group Article: Fri 14th Mar 08, by Pete Castle "Top amateurs make musical memorable"The award-winning Cody Farnborough Amateur Operatic Society, although staffed by part-timers and amateurs, has put on another golden show which would be at ease alongside some of the professional productions at the venue.... more... |
3/3/08 |
Auditions for "Annie Get Your Gun": 2:00-6:00pm, Sunday 30th March 2008, Holy Trinity Church Hall, Fleet Provisional audition details have been posted here. Copies of audition material will be available during final rehearsals for The King and I, or via our secretaries. |
29/2/08 |
Dear Members and parents, it is with some excitement that I invite you to our Annual Dinner Dance on 10th May. We can promise you a 1st class evening in a superb setting, with a mouth watering menu and fantastic live band. Hoping for a record turnout this year at our major annual social event! (see links from our Events page for full details). Vanessa Higgins for the Social committee |
29/2/08 |
Ticket sales seem to be going well at The Princes Hall - looking in the region of 70%. Considering we still have two weeks to go it's looking really impressive but please persuade friends and family to contact the box office NOW to ensure they get the seats of their preferred performance. Friday night on the terrace is practically sold out! Tickets can also be purchased on-line - visit our website for more information. Thanks. Publicity |
30/9/07 |
Show photos for A Funny thing happened on the Way to the Forum have been posted to the site |
20/9/07 |
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18/8/07 |
Publicity photos for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum taken at the Roman Villa at Butser Ancient Farm |
18/7/07 |
The next Op Soc social function is a walking Ramble around Selbourne. Lucy Armes is taking names, so please let either her or a member of the social committee know if you would like to come. |
22/5/07 |
We have received 2 further NODA awards for the South East Region Deluxe Programme Competition - 1st place for our 'HMS Pinafore' programme, 2nd place for our 'Oh What a Lovely War ' programme. |
22/5/07 |
Please be aware the date for the AGM is MONDAY 18TH JUNE 2007 at 7.30PM at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Fleet. |
22/5/07 |
The society has been awarded an 'Accolade of Excellence' by NODA for their recent production HMS Pinafore, congratulations to all those invloved! |
19/4/07 |
Show photos for HMS Pinafore have been posted to the site |
15/4/07 |
The cast for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum announced following auditions held on Sunday 15th April. The part of Hysterium will be re-auditioned, if you are interested please contact our secretaries asap. |
14/4/07 |
Daniel performed with our society in a number of shows in the late 90s before embarking on his professional career, most notably as Bacchus, god of wine in Orpheus. ( also Carmen, Calamity Jane & Carousel). For further information please see Daniel's MySpace... oh, and keep voting for Daniel! |
30/3/07 |
The next Op Soc social function is our Annual Dinner Dance, to be held this year at Peppone's at Bowenhurst Golf Club (just off the Farnham to Odiham road). It is to be held on Saturday 12th May, 7.30 pm for 8.00 pm, and the menu looks to be particularly appetising with a strong Italian influence. The cost is £32 each, which is £1 less than last year, and will include an introductory drink to boot!! Vanessa (Higgins, that is) is taking names, so please let either her or a member of the social committee know if you would like to come. Ron |
12/3/07 |
Auditions: Details of music auditions have now been added, copies are available. FULL DETAILS HERE |
9/3/07 |
All auditionees & cast for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" A meeting will be held at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Hall, Bowenhurst Road, Church Crookham, Fleet, Hampshire on Tuesday 10th April starting at 7.30 pm (please note the earlier start) when Sue will talk through the characters and audition pieces. At 8.15 pm Paul will then go through the music auditions. We look forward to seeing you at rehearsals. FULL DETAILS HERE |
7/3/07 |
Auditions for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum": 2:00-6:00pm, Sunday 15th April 2007, Holy Trinity Church Hall, Fleet Provisional audition details have been posted here. Musical numbers will be added as soon as possible. Copies of audition material will be available during final rehearsals for HMS Pinafore, or via our secretaries. |
30/1/07 |
At the quarterly meeting held last night (29/01/07) the Management Committee decided that it was impractical to proceed with preparations for "Gypsy" for our March 2008 Production. Instead we shall be putting on a production of "The King And I". |
11/1/07 |
REVISED DATE 10th FEB!....I am afraid that there has had to be a change of plan for the Op Soc line dancing social event. Fleet football club double booked our evening and, as a result, we have had to delay it by one week to Saturday 10 February. I hope that you are still able to come, although I know that it now intrudes on half term and some people are off skiing. It should be a good evening - a line dancing teacher has been especially engaged, and appropriate food will be laid on at the interval to keep your energy levels up. The cost is £8 and Roger is taking names (otherwise let any member of the social committee know). Folks Happy New Year one and all! The next Op Soc Social function will be a Line Dancing evening, to be held once again at Fleet football club. We have an experienced 'caller' coming along to put us through our paces, so it should be an ideal opportunity to shed some of those extra pounds that have amazingly appeared over the last few days. The date is Saturday, 10 February, and further details will follow shortly. We hope to see you there. Ron |
11/12/06 |
A reminder of the Op Soc Christmas 'bash' at Charlotte and Ron's house on Saturday 16 December at 8.00 pm. Dress up posh if you like, but don't be deterred if you don't want to. There will be lots of interesting eats and drinks, and it should be a great opportunity to get into the festive spirit, all for the princely sum of a fiver. Charlotte and Ron's house is situated at 7 Badger Way, Ewshot, which you can't really miss off the top of Beacon Hill going from Crookham cross roads in the direction of Farnham. Please let Ron know if you would like to come, so we can gauge numbers. A reminder also that the Christmas raffle will be held at around 9.30 pm on Tuesday 19 December, following a short rehearsal, at our rehearsal room at holy Trinity Church, Fleet. It's an ideal opportunity to swap Christmas cards, and share a glass of wine and a mince pie. We look forward to seeing you there also. |
21/11/06 |
The Society's oldest Life Member, Beryl Candy, reaches the age of 90 on Tuesday, 21st November. For those who do not know her well, she was Secretary for many years and married the Society's then Treasurer, Jack Candy in 1957. She is an individual NODA member, knows more about our Society than anyone and still attends the AGM and occasional social event. |
11/11/06 |
The OPSOC Beer & Skittles event was a great success, and very well attended. "Team Spades" won the main event, with our illustrious director Sue Sampson taking the individual award in the "killer" competition (in rather dubious circumstances). |
8/10/06 |
Principals & dancers for HMS Pinafore announced following auditions held on Sunday 8th October |
4/10/06 |
Ryan Jack Nisbet : Ryan was born on 4th October (the day after my birthday) at 9.28am (very civilised) and he weighed 7lbs 31/2oz. Everyone says he’s the spitting image of Stuart and I tend to agree with them. |
20/8/06 |
Publicity photos for Oh What a Lovely War taken at the Aldershot Military Museum |
24/7/06 |
New website launched www.cfaos.co.uk |
16/7/06 |
Cody Farnborough OPSOC are presented with the Southern Area NODA award for best production for Copacabana |
30/4/06 |
Marcus Young : After 14 hours of labour Susannah safely delivered our beautiful son, 8lbs 10ozs, at 1.29pm on Sunday 30th April and we are both absolutely over the moon. |
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As an added twist this year, if you would like to you are welcome to attend in disguise (with a mask) to add a touch of Venetian flair!
There's also a picture of Annie and Sandy (Finn by his real name) by our stall, which was just in front of the Christmas Tree- prime spot!!
