Our Story
Established 1975...
After a production by the seniors’ society of Oliver!, Stephen Jamieson (playing Fagin at the time) came across the kids in his gang upset that the show was over and that there was no reason for them to stay together.
Stephen got together with George Mitchell to produce a Christmas concert for the seniors’ society. Following that the Juniors performed their first show together — Hip Hip Horatio — with most of the kids from the Oliver! Production.
Since then HLOS Juniors have performed an amazing musical almost every year, as well as numerous smaller concerts and collaborations with the seniors’ society.
“…I always think about how and where I started and it was in Halifax, with the Light Opera Juniors”
Our Past Shows
- 1977 — Hip Hip Horatio
- 1978 — Smike
- 1979 — Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- 1980 — Time In, Time Out
- 1981 — Calamity Jane
- 1982 — Love From Judy
- 1983 — Sunny
- 1984 — Share And Share Alike
- 1985 — Summer Holiday
- 1986 — Grease
- 1987 — Finian's Rainbow
- 1988 — The Boyfriend
- 1989 — Babes In Arms
- 1990 — Sugar
- 1991 — The Pyjama Game
- 1992 — Annie Get Your Gun
- 1993 — Charlie Girl
- 1994 — High Society
- 1995 — Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
- 1997 — Guys And Dolls
- 1998 — Half A Sixpence
- 1999 — Kiss Me Kate
- 2000 — Irene
- 2001 — Oklahoma!
- 2002 — My Fair Lady
- 2003 — Annie Get Your Gun
- 2004 — The Boyfriend
- 2005 — Les Misérables
- 2006 — Calamity Jane
- 2007 — Fiddler On The Roof
- 2008 — Annie
- 2009 — 42nd Street
- 2010 — Anything Goes
- 2011 — Little Shop Of Horrors
- 2012 — Godspell
- 2013 — Summer Holiday
- 2014 — The Wedding Singer
- 2015 — Fame
- 2016 — Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- 2017 — Bugsy Malone
- 2018 — Disney's High School Musical
- 2019 — Oklahoma!
- 2020 — Disney's Aladdin JR.
- 2022 — The Wizard of Oz
- 2023 — Madagascar - A Musical Adventure JR.
- 2024 — Chitty Chitty Bang Bang JR.
“The Juniors has really helped me build my confidence and make life-long friends. It is so welcoming and such a great atmosphere.”
The Ian Mitchell Award
The Ian Mitchell Award is awarded to a member of the Halifax Light Opera Society Juniors who has been selected by their peers. Each year during rehearsals and performance of the HLOSJ show, the members of the cast are asked to vote on who they would like to receive the award. The winner is announced on the final night of the show.Previous winners of the Ian Mitchell Award
- 1986/1987 — Craig Tucker
- 1987/1988 — Joanne Priestley
- 1988/1989 — Rachel Raylor
- 1989/1990 — Louise Heath
- 1990/1991 — Adele Tucker
- 1991/1992 — Andrew Brown
- 1992/1993 — Angela Wheatcroft
- 1993/1994 — Leanne Jeffs
- 1994/1995 — Neil Hurst
- 1997/1998 — Jennifer Redfern
- 1998/1999 — Adam Smith
- 1999/2000 — Stephen Redfern
- 2000/2001 — Andrew Jamieson
- 2001/2002 — Leon Arncliffe
- 2002/2003 — Ian Smith
- 2003/2004 — Caroline Beverley
- 2004/2005 — Leon Kay
- 2005/2006 — Emily Swales
- 2006/2007 — Adam Colbeck-Dunn
- 2007/2008 — Francesca Hardman-Saião
- 2008/2009 — Naomi Lord
- 2009/2010 — Ned Smith
- 2010/2011 — Patrick McCallion
- 2011/2012 — Róisín McCallion
- 2012/2013 — Erin Edmondson
- 2013/2014 — Philippa Freeman
- 2014/2015 — Kate Machon
- 2015/2016 — Catherine Otyehel
- 2016/2017 — Ethan Marescaux
- 2017/2018 — Abigayle Rogers
- 2018/2019 — Sam Rothery
- 2019/2020 — Ethan Rodmell