A small film is being made in Oban this week (15.16.17.18 January 2009) Spotlight were taking part ina number of Roles. The photograph with this article features Roddy and Kevin who as extras pushed this piano (minus some of its insides) up the hill from the Bottom of Mcaig’s Tower[…]
A Christmas Present from your Webmaster
With expectation in the air that perhaps Hansel and Gretel – the video – will be ready before Crazy For You opens – Your Webmaster has prepared a wee treat – as yet unseen footage from the production – The Witch is dead (Sorry Lesley – you don’t appear in[…]
Christmas Break
It will soon be all things “Christmassy” so we will down tools for a couple of weeks – In fact the last rehershal is this Thursday (18th of December). And then it will be all hands on deck because it really will be only 8 or nine weeks until the[…]
Alan Brown
Alan “The Best” Brown probably the best known member of the group who has and is always the best person on stage, the best camera man, most handsome man etc. etc. etc. will write for this website a regular column
Part One
The Beginning of the Dream?. It can all be traced back to Mikey Rowell’s beard! It made such an impression that all one could do was to pay homage and somehow try to follow in its footsteps (if beards had feet, obviously.) Perhaps I should explain further. There I was,[…]
Ellie’s First Post
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Episode 2 The Dream Continues..
My previous Ditty took us from ?My Fair Lady? in 1994 (prominently featuring Mike Rowell?s beard) through ?Summer Showtime? to the cusp of my first full length show with Oban Operatic Society namely ?Barnum?. I had, graciously, decided not to audition for a leading role (the sighs of relief from[…]
Fun Images
Over the years many images have been made up for Spotlight events or just for fun. Here are a selection of some of them. (Clicking on the image will make some of them bigger) Rhona, just before she was arrested…. Alan makes it to “The Matrix” poster – (Also Steevie,[…]
Crazy For You
In 2009 the website stated “The Next show from Oban Spotlight Musical Theatre Group is “Crazy for You” It will be directed by Kevin Baker Further updates soon Oban Crazy For You 5,6,7th March 2009 Steevie has been trotting along to rehershals with his video camera. This is what he[…]
Hansel and Gretel 2007
IT WAS OBAN PANTO TIME! The Oban Pantomime 2007 was chosen and it was Hansel and Gretel it was performed on the 6, 7and 8th of December 2007 in the Corran Halls Oban. 3356|300 Hansel and Gretel Trailer Click here for Dont Stop me now (Hansel and Gretel) Click here[…]