Famous 'Salad Days' musical to come to Witham Public Hall

Witham Amateur Operatic Society is excited to announce it’s newest show, Salad Days, with musical directors Frankie Garland and David Mitchell.

Directed by Emma Loring, the story follows a young couple as they struggle to plan their futures before stumbling upon a job looking after a magical piano.

After interference from various influential uncles to dissuade the couple from their newfound music, an adventure ensues with flying saucers, vanishing instruments, and a mysterious tramp.

Brilliant - The play is known for its silly humour and life lessons about the future (Image: Witham Amateur Operatic Society) It has the “silliest storylines and awful puns" that composer Julian Slade and lyricist Dorothy Reynolds wrote, but also "all the charm and feel-good factor that made it such a success”.

As well as its daft elements, the show has a sincere depth with “an old-fashioned sweetness and positivity” which sends people home “happier than when they arrived.”

It was also the inspiration behind Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s love for theatre, who after seeing the show at seven years old, went on to become the world’s most prolific producer of musicals in theatre history, producing ‘Hamilton’, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, and ‘Les Miserables’.

Rehearsals - Witham Amateur Operatic Society are excited to present their show (Image: Witham Amateur Operatic Society) Salad Days was the longest-running musical before Oliver!, lasting six years in the west end and playing 2,283 performances.

Salad Days will be at Witham Public Hall from October 21 to 26, 2024.

For a £12.50 ticket, visit this link.