Introduction
PODS was founded 25 years
ago on the 25th of January 1989 when Judy and Stuart Megarry held an inaugural
meeting having posted leaflets around the town. Twenty five years and 64 shows
later PODS is still going strong and now affiliated with Number 8 the arts
centre in Pershore as the resident company. There is also a youth group PODYS.
A
25Year Celebration was
held at Puckrup Hall on the anniversary of the inaugural meeting 25th January
2014. This included a red carpet entry, and a drink, 3 course dinner, and
dancing to a live band. This was organised by
February
2014:
PODYs will be performing the musical The Panama Game. This will be directed
Chris Love and performed at
No8 during
half term, Friday 21 February 7.00pm and Saturday 22 February 1.30pm and 7.00pm
June 2014: After our success in the Panto Robin
Hood in December 2013 PODYS in spring 2014 performed The Pyjama Game. PODS performed the
musical Pickwick in the following summer. The show was directed by Sue Price.
Based on the humorous first novel by Charles Dickens with numerous memorable
characters. The audience feedback was that these were great shows..
Christmas 2014: PODS Christmas
Celebration directed by Judy Megarry.
June 2015 In the spring PODYS will be showing
High School Musical.In summer PODS will be doing
Carousel directed by Maxine. Cook. Carousel is the second musical
by the team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics. The
story revolves around carousel barker Billy Bigelow, whose romance with
millworker Julie Jordan comes at the price of both their jobs. He attempts a
robbery to provide for Julie and their unborn child; after it goes wrong, he is
given a chance to make things right. A secondary plot line deals with
millworker Carrie Pipperidge and her romance with ambitious fisherman Enoch
Snow. The show includes the well-known songs "If I Loved
You", "June Is Bustin' Out All
Over" and "You'll Never Walk Alone".
Richard Rodgers later wrote that Carousel was his favourite of all his
musicals.
There is
also a "flickr" photo hosting site to which I will post all the
pictures of social events and shows that I have, mainly from Peter Wilkinson, (
thank you Peter). I will add and/or change these monthly. To go directly to the
show you want open "Albums". Here is the Link
podsmailbox@gmail.com No 8 PODS Show History PODS
Committee PODS Show Photographs