Want to audition for Legally Blonde?

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If you'd like to audition for Legally Blonde, here are the dates you'll need to know leading up to auditions.  We'll release dates of the full rehearsal schedule in due course.

Show introduction
Date: Mon 14 December 2015 Time: 19:30 - 22:00 hours Location:Christ Church, Chineham

Pre-audition singing/dance rehearsals
Dates: Mon 4, Wed 6, Mon 11 and Wed 13 Jan 2016 Time: 19:30 - 22:00 hours Location:Christ Church, Chineham

Auditions
Date: Sun 17 January 2016 Time: 10:00 - 18:00 hours Location: Proteus Creation Space, Council Rd, Basingstoke RG21 3DH

Backstage at Sister Act

Sister Act was the last show for one of our members, Katie Rose, who moved on to pastures new after the curtain came down.  So she spent hours getting folks to lip synch to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" to capture the madness of the cast backstage. Enjoy!

Click on the frame below to start the video. To watch in full screen, click the square frame icon in the bottom right-hand corner once the video is running.

We're now blogging!

It's been on our 'to do' list for a long time, but we've finally set up our blog to replace the news pages on our website.  Whether you're a current member or previous member of BATS, or one of our patrons, we'll provide updates about our productions, our social events as well as general news about what we're up to.

So our blog isn't too empty, we've added some existing content from our website to get us going!  Have a browse back over the past few years to read about productions you may have been involved in or watched.

NODA accolade of musical excellence for The Wizard of Oz

We were delighted to be awarded an accolade of excellence by the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) for our production of The Wizard of Oz (November 2014).

The award was made at the annual general meeting for societies based in the South East region of the UK, which was held in Alton on 5 July 215.

NODA accolade of excellence certificate for The Wizard of Oz, BATS

As well as recognising the overall standard of the production, the award specifically recognised the technical planning and creativity that went into the production that provided a wow factor for audiences.  These included a revolving yellow brick road, video animation and lighting/special effects.

Wizard Support for The British Legion

A big thank you to our audiences who contributed towards the collection in aid of The Royal British Legion during our production of The Wizard of Oz.

Overall a total of £600 was raised in the year that marked the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.

Poppies used in the production of The Wizard of Oz