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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 –
although despite prolific features covering five of these societies,Martins
Bank Magazine covers just one production from the sixth – the Manchester
Players, and that was actually staged in Liverpool at Head Office. 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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12 Productions Available
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11 Productions Available
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7 Productions Available
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8 Productions Available
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1 Production 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 one for 1979, and at
time of writing we are uncertain as to whether or not a production was
staged in that year. If you know the
answer, please let us know 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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