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Our History
Founded in 1910, Cambridge Operatic Society’s first production was ‘The Mikado’.
Since then, the Society have performed almost every year (excluding a short break during WWI and WWII). We remain the only amateur company to perform at the Cambridge Arts theatre, with many acknowledging our productions being to the same high standard you would expect from a West End show.
Since our inception we have welcomed over 4000 talented performers and performed to over 360,000 people. Our productions now focus on musicals, but we are certainly proud of our heritage and our impact on the local community we serve.
Joining us as a member
Membership is available for anyone with an interest in the arts and who would like to support our Society throughout the year. Membership runs from 1st June one year until 31st May the next. All memberships become due for renewal by 31st May regardless of start date.
Want to be on stage?
If you want to be on stage with us, you’ll need to join us a member.
Our productions are cast through an open audition process and we welcome everyone of all abilities and performance background. Joining us as a member means that you’ll have advance notice of shows and have priority booking for audition slots.
If you’d like to join as a paid member, please click on the link below to be taken to our membership Direct Debit portal. We’ll send out a reminder annually before your DirectDebit is taken.
Membership Benefits
- Regular updates and e-newsletters from the Committee
- Advance booking of audition slots
- Advance notification of our upcoming productions
- Access to the members only section on our website
- Social & fundraising events
- Workshops with industry professionals
- Theatre trips
- Join us and vote at our AGM