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Golden text reading 'The Sound of Music' in front of clouds against a blue sky

Exeter Musical Society presents

The Sound of Music

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When a postulant proves too high spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as a governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain.

Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry. Yet on returning from their honeymoon, they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the captain’s immediate service in their navy.

The family’s narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War 2, provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in theatre.

The Sound of Music
Music by RICHARD RODGERS
Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Book by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE
Suggested by ‘The Trapp Family Singers’ by Maria Augusta Trapp

This amateur production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization.

Map Venue MarkerNorthcott Theatre
Musical Theatre, Theatre
Running time: 145 minutes, no interval
Warnings:
Smoke/Haze

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