Welcome to the webite for SALOS, Swindon's Premier Musical Theatre Society.
We are a long established company who perform high quality musicals in the newly-refurbished Wyvern Theatre, Swindon.
The Magic of Disney
is coming to Swindon
As exciting as it is to cross the Atlantic to Florida or California, or even cross the Channel to France, you will soon be able to experience the full flavour and excitement of real Disney right here in Swindon. In October we will be presenting that most magical of musicals, 'Beauty and the Beast', one of the most glamorous and dynamic musicals ever to come out of Disney.
Imagine a singing teapot, where Mrs. Potts sings the beautiful theme song 'Beauty and the Beast' and yes, she has a son who is a cup and called Chip. Think of a talking, walking and somewhat pompous clock Cogsworth, a candelabra with real lighted candlewicks Lumiere who also invites Belle to dinner with a fantastic and dynamic song and dance 'Be our Guest', where plates, knives and forks and champagne glasses all join in. Lumiere also has a girlfriend, a real feather duster called Babette.
You will indeed hear a talking wardrobe saying she will "look in her drawers". But watch and hear the enchanting Belle opening the show in her village with all kinds of real life characters, including her inventor father Maurice. Experience the most conceited person you may ever meet Gaston, who tells you all about himself with his opening song 'Me'. Feel a tad sorry for his crazy sidekick Lefou and boy does he get kicked!
Then see a major change when the Wolves appear, then the inside of the castle and the Beast! A Beast who is far from good looking, bad tempered and, like all the characters in the castle, is like he is because of a spell put upon him and the characters in the castle by a visiting old crony who turned out to be a Witch! The Beast sings a most beautiful love song 'If l can't Love Her' about his feelings for Belle and slowly, with the help of Cogsworth, Lumiere and Mrs Potts the Beast changes.
Outside of the castle you will also meet a most unsavoury character Monsieur D'Arque, the owner of the local lunatic asylum who along with Gaston and a mob of villagers sing the dark and haunting number 'The Mob Song'. You will see Belle go back to the castle and then, magically, before the last petal of the rose falls, all the characters become human again, including the Beast who is now a handsome Prince. By now you will be so happy that you too will feel like joining in with the show's closing song.
A show with wonderful scenery, great special effects, superb and authentic Disney costumes, brilliant music and simply some of the best songs ever presented in any musical and yes, it's the real magic of Disney.
Have you seen all of the characters? If not, roll your mouse over the highlighted names!
