These are exciting times for musical theatre lovers in Barton. BADAOS has managed to secure the rights to perform the hit West End musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. This hilarious, fast moving musical take on B-movie horror films, has wowed audiences on Broadway and The West End since it was first staged in New York in 1982. In fact we are very lucky to have secured the rights, as I write it is still touring in the professional theatre. The stage musical was adapted for cinema audiences in 1986 in the film starring Rick Moranis and Steve Martin.

The Musical will be staged at Baysgarth School Hall from 16—20 February 2010 at 7.30pm each night. Tickets will be on sale in January.
As this edition of The Bartonian is issued at this time, despite the summer holidays ringing in our ears and the sun blazing through my window (ok, so I made that bit up), I am going to let you know of our Christmas Concert.

This year we will be performing Christmas songs both religious and secular with a selection of tunes from Joseph and His
Amazing Technicoloured Dream Coat sandwiched in between our Christmas Concert ‘Any Dream at Christmas’. The performance will be at Barton Methodist Church on 12 December. Please come and join us to get yourself into the mood for Christmas and to enjoy a good old fashioned sing along.

I said at the top that these are exciting times for musical theatre and that is certainly the case, but we want to be able to bring bigger and better shows to the musical theatre lovers on Barton. It cannot be denied that Barton has a great wealth of performance art talent with our friends at The Ropewalk, the successful Barton Town Band and County Choral Society providing, with ourselves live entertainment. But we cannot do this without performers, stage crew and front of house helpers.

So this Autumn and Winter, instead of sitting in front of the box in the corner watching ‘Celebrity Strictly X Factor’ come and join us. We meet every Tuesday at 7.30pm at Baysgarth School Hall. Or ring me on 01469 531808. Hope to see you soon.

David Phillips—Chairman