Manor Operatic Society


The Manor Operatic Society is an amateur operatic society based in Sheffield, England.
The society was formed in the 1950s on Sheffield's Manor estate. It produces the biggest amateur pantomime in England, presented at Sheffield City Hall each year. The society presented its first pantomime in 1970 and has produced a new show every year since then. The shows used to be staged at the Montgomery Theatre but in 1986 the venue was moved to the Sheffield City Hall to cope with demand.
The pantomime attracts a total audience of up to 25,000 each year.

Principal cast (2017)

  • Emma Holmes
  • James Smith
  • Isabelle Sykes
  • Jack Skelton
  • Simon Hance
  • Digory Holmes
  • Holly Parker-Strawson
  • Robert Spink
  • Chris Hanlon
  • Ewan Revill
  • Tom Walker
  • Harry Lynch-Bowers
  • Emily Mae Hoyland
  • Andy Finnerty
  • Liam Gordon
  • Fern Strawson
  • Paul Hill
  • Lee Stott
  • Emily McGeoch
  • Richard Coddington
  • Emily Siddall
  • Lauren Lomas
  • Grace Stoddart
  • Holly Mae Norris
  • Hollie Marsden
  • Rachael Walkden
  • Rhianna Cutworth
  • Evie May Braford
  • Benji Povey
The principal cast are joined on stage by an ensemble and members of a dance school.

Montgomery Theatre productions (1966 to 1986)

1971 - Aladdin
1971 - Finians Rainbow
1973 - The Sound of Music
1974 - Oklahoma
1975 - Jack and the Beanstalk
1975 - A Funny Thing
1976 - Jorrocks
1977 - Mother Goose
1977 - Chrysanthemum
1978 - Humpty Dumpty
1978 - Good Companions
1979 - Cinderella
1979 - CanCan
1980 - Queen of Hearts
1980 - Follow the Star
1981 - Goody Two Shoes
1981 - Make Me an Offer
1982 - Aladdin
1982 - Godspell
1983 - Sleeping Beauty
1983 - Most Happy Fella
1984 - Red Riding Hood
1984 - A Funny Thing
1985 - Robinson Crusoe
1985 - Pippin
1986 – Jack and the Beanstalk
1986 – Andy Capp

Sheffield City Hall productions (1987 to present)