Personalities


Joline Alexander
was the Choreographer to the Society for many years. Her great skills lay in teaching both children and adults how to dance and in training the chorus in simple stage technique. She was gracious, diplomatic and strict - qualities which endeared her to many people over the years.

Wilf Fredricks, a well known actor and member of a famous Weston family who performed Pierot shows at the Tivoli Theatre and on the Grand Pier, was the much loved and admired Producer and Director for the Society and for many years it flourished under his direction. Since his retirement. a number of other Directors using their special talents have guided the society into the 21st Century. Our shows now receive many nominations for direction, music, singing and acting for individuals and ensemble work from NODA, The Rose Bowl and Somerset Fellowship of Drama.

Tom Shearman, recently retired, was our talented Musical Director for 40 years and his partnership with Wilf Fredricks was legendary with the first performances in Weston of all the great post-war American musicals. Under his baton, the society together with more recent Directors has achieved great vocal qualities. Now under the musical direction of Matthew Tilke and John Johnson, the society will continue to maintain the reputation it has built over the years.

It must be mentioned here that over the years the Society has been fortunate to have a number of musical accompanists including, Jessica Hillman, Doris Osmond, Anne Wiltshire, Nesta Shearman, Matthew Tilke and more recently, John Johnson. The finished productions would not have met with the success that they have enjoyed without the patience and dedication of these people during rehearsals. We are indebted to them all.
 

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