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 The staff of Martins Bank don’t spend ALL of their time
going to extremes to be helpful at work.
At play too, they know how to entertain, and under the auspices of
Martins Bank Society of the Arts, there are SIX operatic and/or dramatic societies to
choose from. Martins really do know
how to put on a show, and from the 1940s until 1980, productions are staged
that showcase the talents of Martins Bank’s veritable army of
theatrical types.
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Following the Merger with Barclays,
Martins Operatic Society manages to carry on, having (sadly) dropped the
word “Bank” from its title, and we remain indebted to Mike Ellis, Geoffrey
Kelly and the late Beryl Creer for making available a number of the
programmes printed for some of these post-merger productions. We now have
copies of the original programmes for all but one of the shows from 1970 to
the winding up of the Operatic Society in 1980, and these are featured at
the bottom of this page. There is also so much material in the archive
relating to the productions and performances staged over the years, it is
likely to be some time before we can feature ALL of them on this site. Menus are now available for most of the
societies and groups shown below – simply click on a leaflet – and each of
them has a choice of productions for you to enjoy!
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10 Music Productions Available
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ALL Productions Available
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7 Productions Available
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ALL Productions Available (31)
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ALL Productions Available
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13 Productions Available
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The singing and
dancing did not end in 1969. The re-named Martins Operatic Society
continues to stage ambitious productions for a further eleven years, as can
be seen from these programme covers. We do not have a copy of the programme
for the 1979 production, Die Fledermaus, staged for the second time in that
particular decade. If you have a
copy we could borrow for scanning, or one you can donate to the Archive,
please do get in touch with us at the usual address gutinfo@btinternet.com.
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Bless the Bride
1970
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The Grand Duchess
1971
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Die Fledermaus
1972
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Gipsy Love
1973
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Orpheus in the Underworld
1974
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The Gipsy Baron
1975
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The Grand Duke
1976
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La Perichole
1977
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The Merry Widow
1978
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Frederica
1980
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