BAOS Presents
'Urinetown'
​Tuesday 9 - Saturday 13 April 2019

A sidesplitting sendup of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. 

Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest art forms. 

A terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides that he's had enough and pans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! 

Urinetown Production Team

Barry Austin
Director

Brendan Casey
Musical Director

Charlotte Rowlands
Choreographer

Charlie is thrilled to be choreographing Urinetown. Charlie has spent the majority of her life attending dance training and regularly appears in Bristol Amateur Dramatic performances.

Charlie has been in the BAOS family for nearly two years and has loved being part of such a talented group. 

This will be her first time choreographing a full show for BAOS and Charlie can't wait to get started. 

BAOS Youth Presents
'High School Musical'
Wednesday 29 May - Saturday 1 June 2019

​Join us as BAOS Youth take us back to High School with Disney’s High School Musical! Full of catchy songs and exciting dance routines, Disney’s High School Musical is sure to have something for audience members young and old. 
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High School Musical centers on the blossoming relationship between Troy, a high school jock, and Gabriella, the new smart girl at school. They meet on a family vacation and become attracted to each other while singing in a karaoke competition. Rediscovering each other at school, their relationship and their surprise decision to audition together for the school show are thwarted by the school’s current leading lady, Sharpay, and Troy and Gabriella’s well-meaning friends. Finally, Gabriella and Troy find a way to be themselves and are rewarded with the lead roles in the school show. ​

High School Musical Production Team

Angus Blance
Director

Ashleigh Powell
Musical Director

Heidi Lesiw
Choregrapher

During Heidi's time studying Theatre and Performance at Surrey University, she found herself on the creative team for many of the Musical Theatre Society's cabaret shows and choreographed a production of Fame ​in 2013. 

Heidi has choreographed for the Pavilion Dance South West's youth dance company in 2014 whilst on placement. After graduating in Summer 2015, Heidi joined BAOS and has never looked back. She has performed in every show since including The Producers, Made in Dagenham and her favourite musical Legally Blonde. Heidi has joined the production team as a choreographer for BAOS' BAOS Goes Dark revue show this year. 

When not at BAOS rehearsals, you will find her attending numerous dance classes around Bristol including Lyrical Contemporary and Jazz, although tap is her favourite!

Heidi is extremely excited about joining the production team for High School Musical and hopes BAOS Youth are as excited as she is! She hopes her choreography will get audiences toe-tapping and dancing along.

Ewan Poole-Gleed
Assistant Director