It is with deep sadness that we have to tell you of the passing of Raymond Shaw yesterday . Raymond’s nephew said that Raymond passed away yesterday (1st) He was full of life to the end – just as you would expect. His funeral will be Sat 12/3 at 11am[…]
Paid acting job – Oban area on 29th & 30th October
Hi everyone Fee at the Rockfield Centre got in touch with me about a paid acting job coming up soon – all the details are below and you would need to be free on 29th and 30th October and have your own car. It’s via a company called Vanishing Point. […]
Panto – cast announcement
After a fantastic round of auditions we are excited to announce our principal cast for this year’s panto – Treasure Island. (in order of appearance) Mrs Hawkins – Andrew Baxter Kittie – Aimie Baker Jim Hawkins – Aisling Duncan Squire Trelawney – Richard Baker Jenny Trelawney – Megan Day Seadog[…]
Extras! Extras!
Hi everyone, just spoke to Alison and found out that they are looking for extras for 5 dates in mid June at the moment and there is still time to apply (you do need to be 16+ and would need to be available for all 5 days for continuity). To[…]
Spotlight @ 60 – It’s not too late!
It’s not too late to get in touch and be part of the celebration. We are looking for your memories, anecdotes and photos from your time with the group. It can be as simple as a short clip you record on your phone “voice memos” like the sample ones attached[…]
Happy Birthday to us!
On Tuesday 14th March 1961 The Oban Operatic Society was founded at an open public meeting in Raasay Lodge, Esplanade, Oban. The group put on a wide variety of operettas with “The Gondoliers” being the first to take to the stage. Over the years it morphed to become OOpS and[…]
Margaret Smith
It is with great sadness we mourn the loss of our Spotlight Family member and dear friend Margaret. Margaret was a long standing member on and off stage and the committee. After retiring from performing Margaret was part of our front of House Team always with a huge welcoming smile[…]
Sad News
Spotlight MTG is sad to hear of the passing of Duncan Campbell. Duncan performed with us in the past and was on stage for many of our shows including My Fair Lady, Sweet Charity and Barnum as well as pantomimes.
How you can feel festive in 2020!
What’s more Christmassy than going to the panto!
Although going to the theatre can’t happen this year, we are excited to announce we are bringing a filmed version of our 2015 panto Puss in Boots by Ben Crocker to the Oban Phoenix Cinema on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December.
Future show schedule
Dear Spotlighters, we hope you are all doing well in these strange times. We wanted to check in and let you know that following a committee meeting this week, it has been decided that we plan to stick to our usual show schedule. This means that we will perform our[…]
