Northamptonshire County Saxophone Choir perform at Cripps Hall

Young players from the Northhamptonshire County Saxophone Choir performed at Cripps Hall in Northampton this month, as part of the National Festival of Music for Youth.  The competition takes place every year with regional concerts being held all over the country.

The Saxophone Choir is run by the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust and they wait in anticipation for the results. The winners of the competition can look forward to performing at the Albert Hall later in the year.

Admiral Costumes are delighted to provide the choir with small props and accessories to enhance the identity of the group in the competition.

Those boots were made for talkin'

The life and sole of Tom’s Boots

The boots walked into my life so to speak, unexpectedly and without fuss.

A rather crumpled carrier bag left on my doorstep with a note – ‘Thought you might like these’,  I peered inside;  an unremarkable, extremely rugged pair of rustic cowboy boots, size 11, thick leather, tan, well worn, you could only imagine what a life they had led so far.

Previous history unknown, had they been worn by Clint Eastwood perhaps?, starring in A Fistful of Dollars or The Good The Bad and The Ugly?  I doubt it – some sad individual had probably purchased these on a holiday to the states, a victim of cowboy tourism pressures and a pushy american salesman.

I took the boots to meet some other well heeled friends in my shop. The boots would be great for shows like Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls and Footloose. You would be surprised how often a marshall or cowboy turns up as a character in musicals, plays and shows.  Tom’s Boots look great with American suits, chaps, cowboy shirts and stetsons and sheriff outfits.

I reckon those boots lead a charmed life, they have been out on many trips this year in fact they have enjoyed a more varied and exciting social life than most of my friends. Of all the unlikely items in my shop, Tom’s boots definitely seem to have a knack for getting themselves noticed and engineering another exciting adventure outside of the shop.

They have been clubbing in Aylesbury and out treading the boards all over the parish. They have appeared in Calamity Jane and Footloose, featured in Oklahoma and have twice made a guest appearance in Guys and Dolls.  More recently they have been out partying with a Johnny Depp look alike as a vital accessory to the pirate look.

This week they have been grounded and are having a wash and brush up and a well earned rest, reunited with Bettys Boots and Nigels Snakes in the boot basket, no doubt relegating extraordinary tales of the life outside Admiral Costumes ……………..

If you would like to hire Tom’s Boots or any other sole buddies and expose them to a new experience, please call Admiral Costumes on 01908 372504

www.admiralcostumes.co.uk

Wear a hat day - 30th March 2012

Beaconsfield Operatic Society perform The Sound of Music

Following Lord Lloyd Webber’s Search for Maria and the very successful West End run Beaconsfield Operatic Society are delighted to be one of the very first amateur societies to be granted the licence to perform this most famous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

Featuring many well-known songs including Do-Re-Mi, My Favourite Things, Climb Every Mountain, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, The Lonely Goatherd, Edelweiss together with Hammerstein’s marvellous choral score for the nuns of Nonnberg Abbey, The Sound of Music musical really does have something for everybody.

The show is directed by Lesley Hart, whose previous credits with BOS include The Pajama Game and Calamity Jane,  with a fifteen piece orchestra under the command of Musical Director, Ricardo Gonzalez.

This show is extremely popular and Beaconsfield Operatic Society urge you to book your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Admiral Costumes are delighted to have supplied the costumes for this show including 17 nun's habits, sailor costumes for two sets of children and the play clothes which Maria makes from some old curtains.

For more information on costume sets for musicals please visit www.admiralcostumes.co.uk/theatre

Pirton Players show the Sound of Music

The very best of luck to the cast of Pirton Players as they head into the 1st night of their superb production of The Sound of Music to be held at Pirton Village Hall from 18th - 24th March.

Admiral Costumes are delighted to have supplied party wear and sailors outfits that are being worn in the show.

We look forward to seeing some pictures from Pirton that we hope can be posted on our facebook page and website; http://www.facebook.com/AdmiralCostumesMK

For more information on the costumes we can supply for The Sound of Music, including nun's habits, postulant Maria, Rolf post uniform and german army uniforms, then please visit our website www.admiralcostumes.co.uk  or call 01908 372504

Great costumes for Bugsy Malone

Bugsy Malone is understandably a really popular musical chosen by many youth drama groups and schools. 

Bugsy has all the ingredients for a great show, fun and lively musical score, larger than life characters and the delightful childish playfulness that makes this such a fun show to choose for aspiring young actors.

The clothes are great too, with the opportunity to wear colourful and sparkly flapper dresses with boas and cloche hats, long beads and gloves, not to mention the excuse for a pose or two with a cigarette holder.

The boys needn't be left out - oversized pin stripe gangster suits and fedora hats, bright ties and braces for Fat Sam and Dandy Dan.

Admiral Costumes has a great selection of clothing and accessories suitable for this show. From 20's day wear, through to slinky evening dresses for Tallulah and show girl sets.

A costume flyer can be downloaded from our website  www.admiralcostumes.co.uk

Dresses for the stars

Some of Admiral Costumes' more flambuoyant and glamorous items have found their way up to London to be worn by a celebrity filming for TV.

A last minute wardrobe crisis and a few phone calls resulted in a rummage through Admiral costumes extensive hollywood glamour section to select a suitable costume for the photocall.

For more information on our glamorous dresses and accessories please call 01908 372504 or visit our website www.admiralcostumes.co.uk

Sound of Music - as popular as ever

Since the release of the Sound of Music score for amateur use, the show is proving to be a popular choice for drama groups and operatic societies. groups as far away as the west country are already booking costumes for their shows at the end of the year.

With very few theatrical costumiers outside London, many drama groups from all around the country find that using Admiral Costumes is much easier than they imagined. With the internet and excellent courier services, it is easy to send fliers and pictures of the costumes by return e-mail, view costume sets on the website and send costumes for next day delivery if required.

Admiral Costumes are able to offer a personalised service, with individual photos and fliers of costumes and costume sets being sent on request. Your show is as important to us as it is to you and our attention to detail ensures that you will get the costumes you require to produce a fabulous show.  www.admiralcostumes.co.uk