Burgh Forward Group arranged “Showsongs Forty Years of Musicals” as the current entertainment in their cultural programme, performed by The Skegness Musical Theatre Company who were once known as Skegness and District Operatic Society until the year 2000. A Skegness Operatic Society had begun in 1935 but ceased to exist when World War II was looming. The present society dates from 1965 and are therefore celebrating their 40 th anniversary. They have during that time presented a wide variety of operettas, musical comedies and shows ranging from “ Me and My Girl” and Rodgers and Hammerstein to “The Gypsy Baron” and Gilbert and Sullivan

The evening was packed with over 30 numbers opening appropriately, with a rousing rendition of “Another Op'ning of Another Show” from Kiss Me Kate and included “The Merry Widow Waltz” “Hello Young Lovers”, “Some Enchanted Evening” and concluding the first half with

“ You'll Never Walk Alone”.

“The Lambeth Walk” opened the second half with songs from “My Fair Lady.” “Brigadoon,” “Half a Sixpence ” and a grand finale with selections from “Oliver”.

 

The group exuded “team spirit” and gave a wonderfully polished performance which everyone enjoyed.