CREDITON Society CODS, formerly Crediton Operatic and Dramatic Society, has some extremely talented singers amongst its ranks.
CODS members signing on stage. AQ 3674 Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
Ready for the musical evening. AQ 3644 Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
Ready for the musical evening. AQ 3647 Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
On Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21, CODS presented magical and professional sell-out musical evenings at the Boniface Centre in Crediton.
CODS members with the event sponsor from Devondale Electrical Distributors. AQ 3725 Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
Ready for the musical evening to begin. AQ 3650 Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
Ready for the musical evening. AQ 3641 Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
CODS members before they took to the stage for ‘Walking the West End’. AQ 3634 Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
CODS members on stage for ‘Walking the West End’. AQ 3677 Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
Everyone who went along was enthralled by the wonderful standards of the choral section of the Society which seems to improve with every performance.
So popular are these musical evenings that tickets are always sold-out to Friends of the Society before going on general release.
CODS singers during the evening. AQ 3709 Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
Ready for CODS musical evening ‘Walking the West End’. Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
The evenings were entitled “Walking the West End” and included songs from West End shows, some of which were great favourites.
It included “Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang”, medley’s from “Mary Poppins” and “Les Miserables”, “Carousel”, “Phanton of the Opera”, “Wicked” and many more.
One of the CODS members on stage. Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
CODS members before the event began. AQ 3660 Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
Musical Director and Conductor was Nikki Wilkes.
A delicious meal, prepared by Elaine Gregory, was served to the audience during the evening.
Flowers were presented to Nikki when the second evening concluded. AQ 3723 Alan Quick, Crediton Courier
