Oxted Musical Theatre Company
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ALL SHOOK UP - nov 2026
We are thrilled to announce that our next show will be All Shook Up, filled with the music of Elvis Presley, 4th - 7th November 2026.
SYNOPSIS
The music of Elvis comes alive in All Shook Up. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, All Shook Up follows a small Midwestern town that is thrown into a frenzy with the arrival of Chad, a good-looking, motorcycle-riding roustabout, who rides from town to town with a guitar on his back, blue suede shoes on his feet, and a song in his heart. Repressed by their conservative mayor, the town begins to come alive once more under Chad’s influence. Lovers meet, woo, pursue, and more, all in one zany night that will change the town forever. All Shook Up is a rocking, heartwarming tale about following dreams, opening up to love, and the power of music.
AUDITIONS
Auditions will be on Sunday 24th May, beginning from 2pm at St Peters Church Hall, Limpsfield with a full rehearsal schedule being released once everyone has registered their interest in auditioning via google form.
For the auditions pieces click here.
We look forward to seeing you, but please don’t hesitate to send us any questions you have in the meantime.
Character breakdown
We're so glad you're interested in auditioning for our production of 'All Shook Up'!
Please check the character breakdowns below.
NATALIE HALLER/ED – A young woman and an excellent mechanic. She’s much more at home in greasy overalls than a dress.
CHAD – A great-lookin’, motorcyclin’, guitar-playin’, leather-jacketedroustabout.
JIM HALLER – Natalie’s widowed father. Middle aged and messy, he still longs for his wife.
SYLVIA – The no-nonsense, African American owner of the bar.
LORRAINE – Sylvia’s teenage daughter. Pretty, smart and a total romance.
DENNIS – An awkward young man. He aspires to be a dentist. Needs to be smaller than Chad.
MISS SANDRA – The beautiful, intellectual caretaker of the town’s museum.
MAYOR MATILDA HYDE – The town’s very conservative mayor.
DEAN HYDE – Matilda’s teenage son. He has spent his youth at military boarding school and has never disobeyed his mother.
SHERIFF EARL – The law in town and a man of not many words. He loyally follows the Mayor wherever she goes.
MALE & FEMALE ENSEMBLE - Play an assortment of Townspeople.
All Shook Up is set in a small, never heard of town somewhere in Midwest America.
The time is a 24-hour period during the summer of 1955. The show is ultimately about the power and magic of music and OMTC will be performing the alternate version where the town is divided along class lines (edits have been provided within the script).
We will also be using backing tracks rather than a live band.
About Us
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Our charity was “born” in 1947 – an offshoot of the Oxted Evening Institute, under the aegis of Frank and Norah Sowerby. Its first production – “The Yeomen of the Guard” was presented in 1947 to mark the reopening of the Barn Theatre after the Second World War. It was presented under the name of “The Oxted Singers” but this had become "Oxted Operatic Society" for the second production – “The Mikado” – in 1948.
For the first ten years, the Society performed only Gilbert and Sullivan operettas with one production each year. However, by 1957, audience numbers had dwindled and the finances were dangerously low. The Musical Director, Len Maynard, proposed a change with a musically demanding opera – “Hugh the Drover” but this was not supported by the membership and was abandoned.
It was essential for the future of the Society to stage a show that could be cheap to dress and stage, with all costs kept to a minimum. “The Lilac Domino” was chosen and this proved to be a turning point in the Society’s fortunes, from which they have never looked back. Only one other show has ever been cancelled since then, that was “State Fair” in the year 2000.
Up to 1963, only one show each year had been performed – in that year “Free as Air” and “The Mikado” were produced, with two again in 1965. From 1971 onwards, two shows each year became the custom. To date the Society has presented over 115 shows. The Society has been gratifyingly successful over the ensuing years with consistently good audiences and it has enjoyed a reputation for the quality of its productions, as evidenced by a number NODA awards.
For many years, the Society has been able to cast its productions within its membership, which has always been the cornerstone of its casting policy. Undoubtedly the success enjoyed by the Society owes much to having its home at the Barn Theatre and appreciation of this has been shown over the years by much financial support of the theatre. Typical of this was the sponsorship by the Society of 35 seats when the theatre was re-seated in 1991.
The Society remained Oxted Operatic Society until its AGM in January 2020, when as part of a modernisation and re-branding process, the members unanimously voted to change its name to ‘Oxted Musical Theatre Company’.
The Society is well supported by a growing ‘acting’ membership of both adults and juniors, together with an enthusiastic body of Life Members, Vice Presidents and Patrons.
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KARAMAC costumes
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Karen and Mike Mackenzie run our costume store together with panto costumes for The Oxted players . So if you have any costume requirements please get in touch and we will see if we can help.
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