MPO Musical Theatre

13/08/2026

🎭 Have you ever wanted to get involved behind the scenes?

🎭 Are you creative but don’t fancy being on stage?

🎭 Would you love to be part of a show but aren’t quite sure where to start?

There are lots of ways to get involved behind the scenes, from set design, backstage crew and production to props, photography, costumes, make-up, front of house, lighting and stage management. 🎨🔨📸🎭

Whether you have loads of experience or have never been involved in theatre before, we’d love to hear from you! 🤲🫶

Come and be part of our next show....
The Pirates of Penzance! 🏴‍☠️

📅 First rehearsal: Thursday 3rd September
📍 Milborne Port Village Hall

Come along, meet the team and see what we’re all about!

New members always welcome! 👋🎭

27/07/2026

Our talented Richard Gaunt will shortly be making his acting debut with the Amateur Players of Sherborne (nothing “amateur” about them!) in “The Good Doctor” a dramatisation of Chekhov short stories by Neil Simon.
A small, friendly, intimate theatre and a very nice bar so you can quaff while you enjoy.
The show runs from 7th-12th September.
Tickets on sale July 27th and will sell fast!

No “Good Doctors”, but a dodgy trainee dentist among other colourful characters. “Comic, poignant and sharply observed.”

Amateur Theatre in Sherborne, Dorset

10/06/2026

'After an 11 year hiatus, MPO Musical Theatre is setting a course for the Good Ship Gilbert & Sullivan.
We are pleased to announce our 2027 Production, The Pirates of Penzance 🏴‍☠️🦜

The Story:
Duty, Desire, and a Leap-Year Loophole.

👏🧑​Meet Frederic, a young man who has spent his youth mistakenly apprenticed to a band of surprisingly tender-hearted pirates. Why? Because his hard-of-hearing nursemaid, Ruth, confused the word "pilot" with "pirate 🤭
​Now, having finally reached his 21st birthday, Frederic's contract is up. He is free to leave the pirate life behind, re-enter polite society, and pursue the beautiful Mabel, the daughter of the local Major-General.
​However, just as Frederic plans his escape, the clever Pirate King uncovers a devastating technicality: Frederic was born in a leap year on, you guessed it, the 29th February. By the strict law of the calendar, he has only had five actual birthdays.
Bound by an unyielding, hilarious sense of "duty," Frederic realizes he won't truly be free until the distant year of 1940!

❤️ ​Will true love conquer a calendar technicality?
👮‍♂️Can a squad of terrified British bobbies outsmart a crew of sentimental orphans-turned-buccaneer?

We'll see you the week after Easter 2027 to find out. 🦜 ☠️

09/06/2026

07/06/2026

🎭 We are delighted to be supporting the The Spirit Of Milborne Port Fete on Saturday 13th June!

We're looking forward to meeting members of our community, sharing more about the work we do, and showcasing the opportunities that light opera and musical theatre bring to people of all ages and experience levels.

Whether you've always wanted to tread the boards, sing with a group, help backstage, or simply find out more about what we do, we'd love to chat with you. We are always keen to welcome new members and volunteers to our friendly and supportive society.

The continued success of MPO Musical Theatre relies on the enthusiasm, support and involvement of our community, and we'd love to hear your ideas and discuss how you can help us continue bringing great entertainment to Milborne Port.

👋 Come and say hello – we look forward to seeing you!

01/05/2026

Betty and her masterful creator Neil Harrison-Shaw have enjoyed a visit to Miss Edward's Class at Templecombe Primary School.
We hear that the pooing demonstration was a highlight! 🤣
Thank you again Miss Edwards for your excellent skills controlling Betty in the show 👏 glad your class could experience the wonderful Betty 🐷 ❤️

15/04/2026

Betty Blue Eyes, you've been
PORKING BRILLIANT! 🐷🇬🇧🎭

From everyone involved in Betty Blue Eyes, our wonderful cast, production team, audience, thank you to all of you!
Thank you for supporting this incredible show 🐷✨️🎭

We're going to miss Shepardsford, perhaps not everyone 🤫 but especially the star of the show, our adorable and unforgettable Betty 🐷❤️
I hear rumours she may be joining Neil Harrison-Shaw's pigs on the Harrison-Shaw farm and hopefully there are plenty of ginger nuts!
We love you Betty!

15/04/2026

Neil Harrison-Shaw is in the paper again! 🌟👏

11/04/2026

Thank you so much for sharing and your kind words. Thanks for your support and glad Jane enjoyed the show 🐷✨️

One of the local groups we are able to support last year was MPO Musical Theatre. We were really happy to be able to help fund this village group to help with their production costs.

Last night SOMP’s Jane took her daughters to watch their current show at the village hall and their review is in:

“5 stars to all the cast for a great show…but of course Betty stole the show! She made us all laugh. We would recommend going to see this.”

We see there’s still some tickets left for tomorrow night, be quick! 🐷

https://milborneportopera.littleboxoffice.com/browse

10/04/2026

🎭✨️The review is in! Our Betty is the real star of the show! 🐷❤️

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