LOPs

17/08/2026

🎭✨ SAVE THE DATE! ✨🎭

The moment you’ve been waiting for… auditions for LOPs’ 2027 production of OKLAHOMA! are coming! 🌾⭐

📅 Sunday 27th September 2026

Whether you’re a seasoned LOPs performer or looking to take to the stage with us for the first time, save the date! ❤️

Full audition details, including times, requirements and how to register, will be released very soon.

So get those calendars out and SAVE THE DATE! 🗓️

14/08/2026

🌾🤠 OKLAHOMA! HERE WE COME! 🤠🌾

The secret is finally out…

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Leicester Operatic Players will be taking you to the wide open spaces in 2027 with…

🎭 OKLAHOMA! 🎭

With its unforgettable songs, larger-than-life characters, romance, rivalry and plenty of cowboy spirit, we cannot wait to bring this classic musical to life!

🌾 Oh, what a beautiful mornin’… 🌾

There’s lots more to come, including show dates, auditions and ticket information, so make sure you’re following us and stay tuned!

LOPs 2027 Oklahoma!

We’ll see you out on the prairie. 🤠

13/08/2026

🚨 BIG SHOW NEWS… TOMORROW! 🚨

We’ve been keeping a VERY big secret… 👀

And tomorrow, we’re finally ready to share it with you! ✨

🎭 OUR BIG SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT IS COMING! 🎭

📅 Tomorrow, Friday 14th August
⏰ 5PM

Set your alarms. Tell your friends. Keep your eyes on our socials…

Because 5PM could change everything! 👀

Any guesses what we’ve been up to? 🤔👇

12/08/2026

🎃👻 AUDITIONS ARE OPEN! 👻🎃

Fancy getting involved with LOPs’ spooktacular Halloween concert Wicked Schemes & Spooky Dreams? 🖤🎶

We’re now inviting you to audition and be part of this exciting fundraising concert, packed with musical theatre favourites, film, villains and all things Halloween! 🧙‍♀️🎭

Whether you’re a seasoned performer or fancy taking to the LOPs stage for the first time, we’d love to hear from you!

✨ All the information you need to audition can be found via the link below. ✨

So grab your broomstick, warm up those vocal cords and get ready to show us your wicked side! 🕷️🖤

🎃 Auditions: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18BZClRdU1Hm4cX8t5Aex8Lou2TXVkavy

We can’t wait to see what you’ve got! 👻

31/07/2026

🎭✨ ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! ✨🎭

The waiting is finally over… and we’re excited to reveal the first event in our 2026/2027 season!

🕸️ Wicked Schemes & Spooky Dreams 🕸️
📅 Saturday 24th October

Join Leicester Operatic Players for an unforgettable fundraising concert packed with iconic songs from musical theatre. Celebrating the villains, the wicked, the mysterious and the downright spooky! Expect powerful performances, haunting harmonies and a few deliciously devious surprises along the way… 👻🖤

💚 This is a fundraising event, with all proceeds going directly towards bringing our 2027 production to the stage. By supporting this concert, you’ll be helping LOPs continue creating high-quality musical theatre for our audiences and community.

🎤 Fancy taking to the stage?
Audition details will be announced very soon, so keep your eyes peeled if you’d like to be part of this wickedly entertaining production!

🎟️ Want to be in the audience?
Ticket information will also be released soon, so stay tuned to make sure you don’t miss out.

Thank you for your continued support, it truly makes productions like ours possible. This is just the beginning of our exciting announcements, with plenty more still to come! ✨

26/07/2026

What a fantastic list of nominations for this years Sooty Awards 😍

Best Musical - Dirty Rotten Scoundres
Best Director - Steve Elliott
Best Musical Director - Gareth Wynne
Best Choreographer- Demi Leigh Essex
Best Leading Performance - Chris Hiam, Lizzie Bywater-Florence, Freddie Perkins

24/07/2026

✨ Something exciting is coming… ✨

First of all, we’d like to say a huge thank you for your patience over the last few months.

We know it’s been a long wait for news from Leicester Operatic Players, and we apologise for the silence. Following the disappointing ticket sales for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, we’ve had to have some very difficult conversations about the future of our society. These discussions have taken time, but they’ve been incredibly important to ensure we make the right decisions for LOPs.

But..... We’re almost there. 💙

Over the next week, we’ll be sharing some big announcements, including:
🎭 Our 2027 production
🎉 Our exciting programme of fundraising events
✨ And our plans for the rest of 2026 and beyond

We’re feeling positive about the future, and we can’t wait to share our ideas and plans with you!
Thank you for continuing to support LOPs through the highs and the lows. Your encouragement means more than you know, and we hope you’ll join us for what's to come!

Keep your eyes on our page… the countdown starts now! 👀

19/07/2026

🎭 We need your vote! 🎭

If you loved Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, we’d be so grateful if you could vote for us in the Annual Sooty Awards for the Audience Award! 🌟

Your support means the world to everyone involved in the production, and every vote makes a difference.

🗳️ Cast your vote and help us bring home the Audience Award!

Thank you for supporting local theatre—we couldn’t do it without our amazing audiences! ❤️

THE SOOTY AWARDS 2026 - THE AUDIENCE AWARD

It's that time again! With our 2025-26 season now complete, we're ready for you to vote for your favourite production of the season.

The winner will be announced at The Sooty Awards on August 29, 2026.

You will find the voting form here:
https://forms.office.com/e/YLxHeR13Tm

The deadline to vote is Sunday, July 26, at 6pm, after which, the poll will close! Anyone can vote, so spread this far and wide!

And don't forget, our 2026-27 autumn/winter season is on sale now: https://thelittletheatre.co.uk/whats-on

27/05/2026

From rehearsal room moments to the bright lights on stage ✨

Swipe to see the journey from rehearsals to performance for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! These side-by-side photos remind us just how much hard work, laughter, dedication, and talent went into bringing the show to life.

Seeing these moments together makes us so proud of everyone involved, and so grateful to everyone who supported us along the way. 🎭

Which moment from the show was your favourite? 👀

📸 - Poyner & Mee Photography

19/05/2026

Break a leg to everyone at WAOS on opening night of Shrek at the Little Theatre tonight!

Wishing the cast, crew, orchestra, and production team a fantastic run filled with big laughs, packed audiences, and plenty of fairy-tale magic. Enjoy every moment on stage, you’ve worked hard to bring Duloc to life, and now it’s time to shine.

Have an ogre-the-top opening night! 🎭💚

🎭💚 IT’S HAPPENING! 💚🎭

Tonight is our final dress rehearsal for ✨Shrek The Musical✨ and tomorrow night we OPEN!

The swamp is ready, the costumes are on, the cast has been working so hard, and we can’t wait to share this hilarious, heartwarming adventure with you all. 🧅🐉👑

Ticket sales have been AMAZING already — thank you so much for the support! If you haven’t booked yet, now’s the time before the best seats disappear.

Come join us for laughs, music, chaos, fairy tale fun, and a whole lot of ogre-sized heart 💚

See you in the swamp! 🫏✨

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