Brixham Operatic & Dramatic Society

Brixham Operatic & Dramatic Society

BOADS was originally a small group of friends under the guise of ‘The Orange Bubbles’ but wanted to expand their horizons and so changed their name to attract a wider membership and audience. Their first production was ‘Pearl the Fishermaiden’ and Ralph Bartlett was one of the original founding members of the group. The group quickly established itself as an essential part of the community and brought lots of pleasure to Brixham and its inhabitants. The first decade comprised mainly of Gilbert and Sullivan productions but soon the society branched out to lesser-known works to broaden the horizons of the players and audience members. Over the years we have had a number of outstanding Musical Directors such as George Dolton, Douglas Hutchings, Dennis Iles, Gerry Vaughan Williams, David Warwick, Carl Smith, Kaitey Milner and Peter Mead.

Productions

Oliver!
Director
Isabel White
musical adaption of the classic Dickens’ novel in which a malnourished orphan in a workhouse escapes to London where he finds acceptance amongst a...
South Pacific
Musical based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific and combines elements of several of those...