Our History
MTS has existed in Salisbury for over 100 years, previously under the name Salisbury Amateur Operatic Society.
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The society's major activity is to produce fully-staged and costumed musical shows but we also perform in concerts and offer workshops and social activities for members.
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Our repertoire varies widely, from classic Broadway shows to contemporary musicals, as well as the much-loved Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.
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Our amateur performers are of all ages and levels of experience: some with many years in music theatre, and some who are newcomers to the stage.
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We also have our own large store of scenery and costumes, which are available for hire. If you have an enquiry about these, please get in touch via our Contact Us page.
Our Past Shows
2021
As If We Never Said Goodbye
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2018
A Song to Sing
Sister Act
2015
Evita
A Christmas Carol
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2012
Musical Celebration of Gilbert and Sullivan
The Wizard of Oz
2009
Songsational
The Mikado​
2006
Hello, Dolly!
My Fair Lady
2003
Orpheus in the Underworld​​
Oklahoma!
2000
The Pirates of Penzance
Oliver!
1997
The Mikado
Barnum
1994
Showstoppers
Anything Goes
1991
Carousel
Jesus Christ Superstar
1988
Orpheus in the Underworld
The Sound of Music
1985
Oliver!
Trial by Jury
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1982
HMS Pinafore
The Gypsy Baron
1979
The Gondoliers
Bless the Brid
1976
Lilac Time
Half a Sixpence
1973
The Student Prince
Fiddler on the Roof
1970
HMS Pinafore
Cox and Box
1967
The New Moon
Orpheus in the Underworld
1964
Trial by Jury
The Pirates of Penzance
Showboat
1961
Free as Air
Me and My Girl
1958
The Mikado
The Gondoliers
1955
Princess Ida
The Quaker Girl
The Student Prince
1952
Rose Marie
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1949
The Desert Song
Iolanthe
1946
Miss Hook of Holland
The Belle of New York
1939
Glamorous Nights
1936
Rose Marie
1933
Miss Hook of Holland
1930
The Rebel Maid
1927
Merrie England
1924
Iolanthe
1921
The Pirates of Penzance
1913
The Yeoman of the Guard
1910
The Mikado
2023
Legally Blonde
2020
Shows postponded due to
Covid-19 Pandemic
2017
Into the Woods
Oklahoma!
2014
This Is My Song
Oh! What a Lovely War
Christmas Cheer
2011
The Gondoliers
The Sound of Music
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2008
The Pirates of Penzance
The King and I
2005
Songs of the Silver Screen​​
Scrooge
2002
Merry Widow
Fiddler on the Roof
1999
Rhythms of Life
South Pacific
1996
Showstoppers Encore
Cabaret
1993
Sweet Charity
Half a Sixpence
1990
Calamity Jane
My Fair Lady
1987
The Pirates of Penzance
Guys and Dolls
1984
Oklahoma!
Salisbury Festival Concert
Carmen
1981
Iolanthe
Kismet
1978
Trial by Jury
The Pirates of Penzance
1975
The Merry Widow
The Yeoman of the Guard
1972
Princess Ida
Waltzes from Vienna
1969
The Desert Song
The Count of Luxembourg
1966
Carousel
The Gondoliers
1963
Die Fledermaus
Oklahoma!
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1960
The Gypsy Baron
Iolanthe
1957
La Vie Parisienne
The Pirates of Penzance
Goodnight Vienna
1954
Ruddigore
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1951
Jolly Roger
The Yeoman of the Guard
1948
The Gondoliers
The Mikado
1945
The Pirates of Penzance
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1938
The Vagabond King
1935
The Desert Song
1932
Patience
1929
The Pirates of Penzance
1926
Utopia Limited
1923
The Mikado
1914-1920
Shows postponed due to
First World War
1912
Iolanthe
2022
The Full Monty
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
2019
9 to 5
Rhythm of Life
2016
Lesley Garrett Concert
Annie
2013
Anything Goes
Oliver!
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2010
The Full Monty
42nd Street
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2007
Iolanthe
Titanic
2004
HMS Pinafore
Annie
2001
Guys and Dolls
The Wizard of Oz
1998
Me and My Girl
A Christmas Old Tyme Musical Hall
1995
When the Lights Go On Again
Showboat
1992
The Yeoman of the Guard
Hans Christian Anderson
1989
The Music Man
Annie
1986
Fiddler on the Roof
South Pacific
1983
Patience
75th Anniversary Gala Concert
The Land of Smiles
1980
The Mikado
Annie Get Your Gun
1977
Hello, Dolly!
Tom Jones
1974
Ruddigore
Viva Mexico
1971
My Fair Lady
La Belle Helene
1968
The Mikado
The Pyjama Game
1965
The Vagabond King
Brigadoon
1962
The Yeoman of the Guard
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1959
The Merry Widow
Patience
1956
Utopia Limited
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1953
Trial by Jury & The Sorcerer
Merrie England
Waltz Time
1950
The Arcadians
Katinka
1947
The Policeman's Serenade
HMS Pinafore
1939-1945
Shows postponed due to
Second World War
1937
Rio Rita
1934
The Chocolate Soldier
1931
The Mikado
1928
Ruddigore
1925
Trial by Jury & HMS Pinafore
1922
The Gondoliers
1914
Patience
1911
The Gondoliers