Welcome to the online home of North Ormesby Minstrels! We're an amateur theatre company based in Middlesbrough, in the North East of England. We're very happy that you found us here, and hope you find our site useful. You'll find out about who we are, and what we're up to here. You can of course engage with us via social media channels on the links above.
We hope you were able to join us for our last production of "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs". As always we loved sharing this traditional tale with you, in Minstrels unique style. We thank Marie, our long-serving panto director, for all her hard work yet again, and the team around her.
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Talking of directors, we have breaking news! Our directorship of our musicals has been a family affair for many years. Sisters Lesley and Jill, who many of you know, have been the main directors for decades; Lesley mostly the latter years, and Jill mostly before those. They had a break with Mark directing "Our House" and Alice jumping in to direct "The Producers". They've developed our production values to a very high standard over the years, pushing boundaries in the way amateur theatre is staged locally, often with very immersive elements that you can't see in other venues in the area. I'm sure you'll agree with us in saying they put on a fabulous show! Staging a musical is an immensely challenging task. As priorities change in life, Lesley has decided to step down as director, and pass the baton to a new creative team. We thank the family for all their hard work over the years, supported by Alice in choreography also, and Marty with great sets (keeping it in the family still). Lesley is very much looking forward to enjoying a summer break, relaxing by a hotel pool, and not sending notes to her team!
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We welcome Steph taking on the directorial baton from Lesley. We look forward, as I'm sure you do, to your first Minstrels production. Matthew continues as Musical Director, and we have new a new choreography team in Katie and Hannah putting the cast through their paces. They've all been hard at work since March, and we're please to announce that our next production will be the smash hit Dolly Parton musical "9 to 5"! Check out our Upcoming Show page for more details.
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Our online box office opens 9/5 (of course), and you can also order direct through our ticket secretary, Maureen Robson by calling 07748 878592.​
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Production costs are increasing every year, but we try our hardest to keep our ticket prices as low as possible. With that in mind, we'll be having fundraising activities throughout the year, and your support with these will be gratefully received.
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If there's anything else you'd like to see here, feel free to get in touch via our contact page. We love to hear from you, so you're always welcome to drop us a message if you've seen one of our shows, or have any other queries.
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Best wishes,
Minstrels