About Us
ABOUT US
We are a musical theatre group based in Ealing, West London.
Gloc Musical Theatre is an award-winning amateur dramatics group, typically putting on two shows a year - one full-scale musical and one revue show. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, talented and hardworking group, always producing shows to the highest standard.
Gloc's history
Though the precise history of Gloc is somewhat uncertain, we are able to collectively trace back many, many years, thanks to long-standing members and families who have been in the group for generations.
Beginning life as a church group in Greenford, the society has been through a few name changes over the years. Previously Greenford Light Opera Company, as we moved onto more contemporary musicals we changed our name to Gloc, keeping the existing acronym as a link to our roots.
Shows & rehearsals
Gloc currently performs two shows a year - one full-scale musical at The Questors Theatre in May, followed by a revue show in the autumn at St Benedict's School.
We rehearse every Wednesday evening from 8-10pm at Hanwell Methodist Church Hall, with principal rehearsals often on Friday evenings at St Thomas’ Church Hall. In the weeks leading up to a show, we additionally rehearse on Sunday afternoons.
The committee
Gloc is run by a committee elected each year at the Annual General Meeting.
The committee organises everything from membership, finances, venues, social events, and publicity.
Gloc has a buddy system in place, allocating every member with someone on the committee, to ensure everyone's views are represented and all members' suggestions are discussed.
Show selection
One member of the committee is the Show Development Officer, who works with members, the committee and prospective production teams on researching, reviewing and proposing prospective shows.
Sometimes a production team or director will come forward with a show proposal, which will be put to members to vote in.
On other occasions, if a production team hasn't proposed a show, the committee will compose a shortlist of shows to put to a company vote.
Backstage & behind-the-scenes
Gloc shows wouldn't happen without amazing support from members and volunteers offstage.
All members are encouraged to help in other fields they are interested in, whether that's on the production team, costumes, set-building, props, lighting, stage management or front of house.
Plus, you don't have to be a performer to join! Gloc welcomes anyone with a love of musical theatre who wants to get involved in one way or another.