The Little Theatre Guild, now known as the LTG, has been in existence since 1946 to represent the views of Amateur theatres across the UK. Penrith Players has been a member of the LTG for a long time, and people may have seen the newsletters and year book in the bar area. LTG creates regular newsletters […]
During lockdown the Players carried on meeting through Zoom and read a play every Tuesday. They decided to record some plays written by local writers and here’s the last play in the series, Institute Destitute Substitute by Brampton writer, Nigel Banks.
The play, originally written for the stage and now adapted for radio, is set in […]
During lockdown the Players carried on meeting through Zoom and read a play every Tuesday. They decided to record some plays written by local writers and here’s the fourth of our recordings, written by Hannah Sowerby, who was a Players’ junior and has acted with us. She was also part of the group which has […]
During lockdown the Players carried on meeting through Zoom and read a play every Tuesday. They decided to record some plays written by local writers and here’s the third of our recordings, written by Radio Cumbria producer, Tara Vallente. The Playhouse may be shut but we are still here.
The play deals with a food bank […]
During lockdown the Players carried on meeting through Zoom and read a play every Tuesday. They decided to record some plays written by local writers and here’s the second of our recordings, written by an old friend of Penrith Players, Kevan France. He has written a couple of plays the Players have performed. It is […]
During lockdown the Players carried on meeting through Zoom and read a play every Tuesday. They decided to record some plays written by local writers and this is the first of the results. They were recorded by Jordan Summers of i5 Events and were supported by Create to Connect. One a week will be released […]
Following a meeting of the Penrith Players’ theatre committee it has
been agreed to cancel the rest of the season and we hope to open again to
the public in 2021.
Mike Head, chair of Theatre Committee said: “It has been a tough decision
but given the need for planning rehearsals and auditions, it seemed the
sensible one. It […]
The theatre, plays and entertainment may be on lockdown, but Penrith Players are staying active. They have been using technology to keep in touch, using social platforms for play reading evenings and virtual meetings.
Last week they met on the internet to plan the rest of this season and the future. Everything of […]
Food historian Ivan Day will guide us through the curiosities of Italian gastronomy a couple of centuries before the arrival of the tomato. In 14th century Padua the revival of Classical mechanics not only resulted in the earliest European clocks, but also the world’s first mechanical spit, the must-have gizmo of any up-to-date Renaissance kitchen. […]
This is a fast-paced, high-energy, farcical comedy in which 14 characters from Conan Doyle’s Hound are tackled by just three actors. No pressure!
Lots of fun to be had with slapstick, multi-roling and fourth wall breaks. To get a taste and (completely informally) audition, come along to the casting evening on Monday 24th February at 7.30pm. […]
