Club History The Hamilton Select Choir, the original name of the present club, was founded on 1894 by Frederick Pugh, a prominent musician in the town. He formed a double quartet, which developed into St Celia’s choir, and later became Hamilton Select Choir.  A venture into comic opera was made in February 1904, with a production of “HMS Pinafore”. For many years the choir continued in production of Gilbert and Sullivan and light musical comedy. In 1934 the Select Choir changed it’s name to Hamilton and District Operatic Society. and gave it’s first performance with “Yeoman of the Guard”, in February of that year. After the Second World War, the society, renamed Hamilton Operatic and Dramatic Club, opened with a repeat performance of their pre-war show, “The Desert Song” in October 1947. In 2003, the centenary year, a Service of Thanksgiving was held in St Mary’s Episcopal Church. This was followed by the highly successful Lanarkshire premier of “Jesus Christ Superstar” in May. Thereafter club members past and present, along with dignitaries and invited guests attended a Civic Reception as guests of the Provost and Councillors of South Lanarkshire Council in the town’s Banqueting Hall. We are now into our second hundred years, and look forward to the challenge of continuing to produce musical entertainment for our audiences. 1904 HMS Pinafore 1905 Mikado 1906 Yeoman of the Guard 1907 Patience 1908 Iolanthe 1209 Gondoliers 1910 HMS Pinafore/ Trial by Jury 1911 Merrie England 1912 Utopia Limited 1913 Dorothy 1914 Mikado The 1st World War 1920 Patience 1921 Iolanthe 1922 Pirates of Penzance 1923 Mikado 1924 Trial by Jury/ Facing the Music 1925 Yeoman of the Guard 1927 Patience 1928 Gondoliers 1929 Utopia Limited 1930 Falca 1931/2 Mikado 1933 Ruddigore 1934 Yeoman of the Guard 1935 Merrie England 1936 Tom Jones 1937 Quaker Girl 1938 Arcadians 1939 Desert Song The 2nd World War 1947 Desert Song 1948 Rose Marie 1949 New Moon 1950 Katinka 1951 Good Night Vienna 1952 Chu Chin Chow 1953 Victoria and Her Hussar 1954 Pink Champagne 1955 Geisha 1956 Oklahoma 1957 Quaker Girl 1958 Annie Get Your Gun 1959 Desert Song 1960 Free as Air 1961 Brigadoon 1962 Kismet 1963 Calamity Jane 1964 South Pacific 1965 Carissima 1966 New Moon 1967 Passion Flower 1968 Rose Marie 1969 Finian’s Rainbow 1970 The Gypsy Princess 1971 Carousel 1972 The Merry Widow 1973 Brigadoon 1974 Lilac Time 1975 Guys and Dolls 1976 Naughty Marietta 1977 Kiss Me Kate 1978 The Great Waltz 1979 The Pajama Game 1980 Call Me Madam 1981 Kismet 1982 White Horse Inn 1983 Flower Drum Song 1984 Hello Dolly 1985 Desert Song 1986 Half a Sixpence 1987 Viva Mexico 1988 Annie Get Your Gun 1989 Mame 1990 The Pajama Game 1991 On Broadway 1992 Anything Goes 1993 Brigadoon 1994 42nd Street 1995 Melodies Familiar          Kiss Me Kate 1996 Swing into Spring          Fiddler on the Roof 1997 Hot Jazz and Blues          My Fair Lady 1998 Crazy for You 1999 Love on a Star          Guys and Dolls 2000 Pop into Broadway          Me and My Girl 2001 Encore 2002 Copacabana          South Pacific 2003 Jesus Christ Superstar          Lets Celebrate          (100 years of HODC) 2004 42nd Street          Curtain Up 2005 Anything Goes          Hello Dolly 2006 Godspell*          Oklahoma* 2007 Centre Stage* 2008 Crazy for You*          Scrooge* 2009 By Popular Demand* 2010 Come to the Cabaret          Beauty and the Beast* 2011 The Producers* Return to home page click here