What's in a name? Our full name is “Our Lady’s High School Former Pupils’ Association Light Opera Society” but, since the Association itself disbanded over 40 years ago and since few current members are former pupils of the school, we prefer to be known as “Our Lady’s Light Opera”.What do we do? We present musical shows in Motherwell, Scotland - and some concerts.What and how often? We normally present two "big shows" a year, in Spring and November. A list of past shows appears on the "History" page. Concerts are usually performed for other organisations and charities.How is the Society made up? We're fortunate to have a fairly well-balanced chorus. We have some excellent principals and mostly cast shows "from within". We've about 60 performing members registered, with 35 - 45 on stage in most shows. New members, especially men and younger folk, are always welcome.Who can join?The Society is open to everyone with the desire and ability to contribute to musical theatre, on stage or behind the scenes. Full details on joining are on the "Join us?" page.What's it like to be a member? We try to make everyone welcome in the Society, which people often remark has a strong "family-feeling" to it. We care about each other and do our best to help each other succeed. Our "drop-out" rate is relatively low.Some Q and A about the SocietyWhat about "behind the scenes"? We welcome approaches from anyone interested in joining our stage crew - especially from those with experience. Contact the Secretary. We have other non-performing members who take on essential jobs, such as “front of house”, working hard and long without the reward of applause.How is the Society run? Democratically, with a committee operating under the terms of a constitution.Do you support charities? Many of the concerts we perform are in support of charities. In addition, The Marian Trust is our own charity, which enables us to contribute every year to charities suggested by members and friends. If you would like to find out more (and/or contribute), contact the Marian Trust secretary, Moira Bradley, 110 Mill Road, Motherwell, ML1 1LL (tel: 01698 269196)Are you members of NODA? We belong to District 5 of the Scottish region of the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) which provides assistance and training in all aspects of theatre. It comprises over 2000 amateur theatre groups throughout the UK.
What's in a name? Our full name is “Our Lady’s High
School Former Pupils’ Association Light Opera Society”
but, since the Association itself disbanded over 40 years
ago and since few current members are former pupils of
the school, we prefer to be known as “Our Lady’s Light
Opera”.
What do we do? We present musical shows in
Motherwell, Scotland - and some concerts.
What and how often? We normally present two "big
shows" a year, in Spring and November. A list of past
shows appears on the "History" page. Concerts are
usually performed for other organisations and charities.
How is the Society made up? We're fortunate to have a
fairly well-balanced chorus. We have some excellent
principals and mostly cast shows "from within". We've
about 60 performing members registered, with 35 - 45 on
stage in most shows. New members, especially men and
younger folk, are always welcome.
Who can join? The Society is open to everyone with
the desire and ability to contribute to musical theatre, on
stage or behind the scenes. Full details on joining are on
the "Join us?" page.
What's it like to be a member? We try to make everyone
welcome in the Society, which people often remark has a
strong "family-feeling" to it. We care about each other and
do our best to help each other succeed. Our "drop-out"
rate is relatively low.
Some Q and A about the Society
What about "behind the scenes"? We welcome
approaches from anyone interested in joining our stage
crew - especially from those with experience. Contact the
Secretary. We have other non-performing members who
take on essential jobs, such as “front of house”, working
hard and long without the reward of applause.
How is the Society run? Democratically, with a
committee operating under the terms of a constitution.
Do you support charities? Many of the concerts we
perform are in support of charities. In addition, The
Marian Trust is our own charity, which enables us to
contribute every year to charities suggested by members
and friends. If you would like to find out more (and/or
contribute), contact the Marian Trust secretary, Moira
Bradley, 110 Mill Road, Motherwell, ML1 1LL (tel: 01698
269196)
Are you members of NODA? We belong to District 5 of
the Scottish region of the National Operatic and Dramatic
Association (NODA) which provides assistance and
training in all aspects of theatre. It comprises over 2000
amateur theatre groups throughout the UK.
