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Written by Ted Willis, Doctor at Sea is a farsical comedy in three acts. It was performed at City Hall Truro by the T.A.O.D.S between the 10th and 13th of March, 1965 and was directed by John Knight. This photograph was taken during a performance of the play.
Written by Arthur Lovegrove, the play follows the story of the Fordyces family and the events that unravel after Mrs. Puffin, a complete stranger, walks into their lives with predictions of the future. This image is a photograph that was taken of the T.A.O.D.S production of they play at City Hall in March 1966.
First produced in 1927, the Showboat musical follows the lives and loves of the workers aboard the Cotton Blossom travelling showboat. The T.A.O.D.S performance of the musical ran at City Hall Truro between the 2nd and 7th of November 1992, although it had been produced by the society for decades. Joan and John Boreham produced this particular performance, with Joan also directing the choreography.
The Sound of Music first opened on Broadway in 1959 and won 5 Tony awards including best musical. By 1961 it had reached British theatres and first opened at the Palace Theatre, London. This photograph is from the 1990 T.A.O.D.S production of The Sound of Music at City Hall in 1990.
This is a photograph of costumes being sewn for a T.A.O.D.S production of The Sound of Music. Although costumes sometimes came with the set designs during this period, a lot of the outfits that were used for T.A.O.D.S performances were made by the family and friends of society members.
West Side Story is a musical by Laurents, Bernstein and Sondheim and is set in the mid 1950s in New York City’s Upper West Side. Inspired by Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet, it follows the unfolding rivalry between two teenage street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The original 1957 production of the musical was Sondheim’s Broadway debut. Running for 732 performances before touring, the production was nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Musical in 1958. The musical’s London production ran for even longer before it was eventually adapted into film in 1961. This black and white photograph features some of the cast of the T.A.O.D.S production of the musical at City Hall in 1992.
West Side Story is a musical by Laurents, Bernstein and Sondheim set in the mid 1950s in New York City’s Upper West Side. Inspired by Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet, it follows the unfolding rivalry between two teenage street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The original 1957 production of the musical was Sondheim’s Broadway debut. Running for 732 performances before touring, the production was nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Musical in 1958. The musical’s London production ran for even longer before it was eventually adapted into film in 1961. This photograph captures a scene from the T.A.O.D.S production of the musical at City Hall in 1992.
West Side Story is a musical by Laurents, Bernstein and Sondheim set in the mid 1950s in New York City’s Upper West Side. Inspired by Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet, it follows the unfolding rivalry between two teenage street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The original 1957 production of the musical was Sondheim’s Broadway debut. Running for 732 performances before touring, the production was nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Musical in 1958. The musical’s London production ran for even longer before it was eventually adapted into film in 1961. This photograph captures a scene from the T.A.O.D.S production of the musical at City Hall in 1992.
Written by Tim Rice and Stephen Oliver, Blondel is a rock opera musical set in the period of the Third Crusade. It tells the story of the medieval entertainer Blondel who travels across Europe to stop Prince John from taking King Richards throne, although Blondel himself is being pursued by an assassin. Blondel opened in London in 1983 and played across two West End theatres. Although eventually closing less than two years after opening, community amateur dramatic society’s still produced their own performances of the musical at local theatres across the country for decades after. This photograph was taken at the T.A.O.D.S performance of Blondel at Hall for Cornwall in 2000.
Written by Tim Rice and Stephen Oliver, Blondel is a rock opera musical set in the period of the Third Crusade. It tells the story of the medieval entertainer Blondel who travels across Europe to stop Prince John from taking King Richards throne, although Blondel himself is being pursued by an assassin. Blondel opened in London in 1983 and played across two West End theatres. Although eventually closing less than two years after opening, community amateur dramatic society’s still produced their own performances of the musical at local theatres across the country for decades after. This photograph was taken at the T.A.O.D.S performance of Blondel at Hall for Cornwall in 2000.