
For all of the following groups, auditions are required for performing roles. Volunteers interested in any aspect of musical production are also welcomed by the groups to get involved; this could include backstage roles, front of house, marketing, costumes, etc. Please be aware that after auditions close, it may not be possible to join a production until the next production is being prepared for - stay in touch with the groups via their mailing list or social media to be notified of new productions.

## Bristol Musical Comedy Club

*A musical theatre club with a focus on comedy, the Bristol Musical Comedy Club was established in 1926 and performs on average two shows a year. It's a self-financed charitable organisation that advertises itself as friendly, welcoming and encouraging to all their members.*

**Website:** [www.bmccproductions.com](https://www.bmccproductions.com).

**Social media:** [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bmccproductions/), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/bmccproductions/?locale=en_GB).

**Rehearsals:** on Mondays and Fridays at [St Michael's Church Hall, BS2 8BE](https://maps.app.goo.gl/P4sCR7TmxREqvbjq6).

**To join:** please email the secretary via the address [on their contact page](https://www.bmccproductions.com/joinus), which also contains details about membership fees and auditions.

## Bristol Musical Theatre

*Established in 1947, Bristol Musical Theatre has a clear mission statement; to enchant, inspire and uplift the hearts of their audience through the transformative power of musical theatre.*

**Website:** [bristolmusicaltheatre.co.uk](https://bristolmusicaltheatre.co.uk/).

**Social media:** [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bristolmusicaltheatre/), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BristolMusicalTheatre/).

**Mailing list:** [please complete the form on their homepage](https://bristolmusicaltheatre.co.uk/).

**Rehearsals:** at [Failand Hall, BS8 3TS](https://maps.app.goo.gl/45Du3oCU2TUPAgVj7).

**To join:** [complete the sign-up form on their contact page](https://bristolmusicaltheatre.co.uk/contact/), and they will get in touch when they next host auditions.

## Bristol Amateur Operatic Society

*BAOS performs modern and classic musicals, as well as revue shows, and strives to bring fresh direction to every performance and concept. BAOS prides itself that it isn't just an 'Am Dram' group that loves performing, but it's a friendly club with a packed full social calendar.*

**Website:** [www.baosbristol.co.uk/](https://www.baosbristol.co.uk/).

**Social media:** [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ilovebaos/), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ILoveBAOS).

**Mailing list:** [please complete the form on their homepage](https://www.baosbristol.co.uk/).

**Rehearsals:** occur in BS9 and BS10 - see the [venues page of their website](https://www.baosbristol.co.uk/venues) for more information.

**To join:** [email the secretary on their contact page](https://www.baosbristol.co.uk/baos-membership).

This group also looks for people who would like to be directors or choreographers of performances. There is also a separate group for junior performers, ages 10 - 18.

## BLOC Productions

*A multi award-winning Musical Theatre Company that has been dedicated to performing Musicals and Light Opera in Bristol for over 90 years. A registered charity, they are the only non-professional musical theatre company that performs annually at the Bristol Hippodrome.*

**Website:** [www.blocproductions.co.uk](https://www.blocproductions.co.uk/) and [bloc.productions](https://bloc.productions/).

**Social media:** [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bloc_productions/), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/blocproduction/).

**Rehearsals:** on Mondays and Wednesdays, for the month before the show there are also all-day Sunday rehearsals. Rehearsals mostly take place at the [Newman Hall on Grange Court Road](https://maps.app.goo.gl/dtsi8bMpxTaWdBH66) from 7.30pm to 10.00pm. Other venues around Bristol are also used from time to time.

**To join:** [please see the auditions information page](https://bloc.productions/auditions/), or for voluntary production roles, send an email to the team lead on the [production team roles page](https://bloc.productions/production/). General enquiries can also be submitted on [the main contact form](https://www.blocproductions.co.uk/contact). 



*This blog post is a trail run for adding more useful information to this site - please drop a note [in the feedback form](/feedback) if it can be improved. Thank you for reading!*

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## Adding more groups

This year it's time to start combing through Meetup, Eventbrite and Facebook to make sure we're not missing relevant groups from those sites. As always, [if you have suggestions, please recommend them](/add-a-group) and I will add them to the site. Hopefully this year we'll have a much easier way of adding groups, due to...

## A proper website for adding groups

I'm experimenting with adding a content management system ([PagesCMS](https://pagescms.org/)) so that volunteers who want to contribute to the site more meaningfully have an efficient method. It's a free CMS which doesn't cost anything to host, hopefully workable without _too much_ maintenance effort. If it doesn't work PagesCMS will only be used for blog posts, and I'll have to think of a better submission form.

## Blog content for common questions

While lower priority than adding social groups, blog content would still be useful & interesting for site visitors. Here are some questions I've notice come up recently.

*   How can new parents in Bristol connect with other new parents?
    
*   What are some great, free or low cost locations to host events for your group?
    
*   Just how many run clubs are there in Bristol, exactly?
    

## Keeping social channels up to date

I'll try to update social media channels once a month with the latest groups added. This does take time away from adding groups / development of the site, however the network effect of social media is very important. It's good to have multiple ways of sharing groups, as most people won't visit the main site.

## Scaling to more cities?

I'd like to scale the current platform to 100 groups and get feedback on how useful people find it, if there are ways we can refine the site experience to make it better. Then it's time to consider how this sort of initiative could be scaled to support thousands of groups across the UK with plenty of volunteer editors and community contributions - not easy, but doable!

## Working with awesome volunteers

In 2024, there was one contribution to our GitHub repository by [Mayank Mehta](https://github.com/mynk2611), as well as a dozen group suggestions in the Google Form. Thank you for your support and help!

If you'd like to volunteer and any of the above sounds interesting, please get in touch via the social media accounts linked below.

Best of luck for 2025, James.

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