“Importance of being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde, Penrith Players.
Directed by John Davies
For their 2018 October production, Penrith Players chose “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde – a sparkling perennial of the English theatre, rated by many to be the “perfect farce” and beloved for a century by both the professional and the amateur […]
This summer Penrith Players is staging ‘Our Country’s Good’ by Timberlake Wertenbaker, from June 6th-8th, a play considered to be a modern classic and widely taught in A Level theatre studies. The play is based on a true story about a group of British convicts and their Royal Marine guards staging the first ever play […]
Come and join us in the Theatre Bar at 7pm onwards on Tuesday January 22nd for a play reading and social evening, based round a reading of “It All Started In Vegas” by The Watermillock Players’ writer/director Owen Lightburn.
Two estranged sisters: Jessica, American White Trash, on the run from her 3rd husband, and Regina, a […]
January 15th, 7.30
‘QUARTET’ by Ronald Harwood, is a comedy about four opera singers who end up in a retirement home for musicians in leafy Kent. It succeeds in being witty, scabrous, and poignant all at the same time. It is a great opportunity for older actors as the characters are all over 70.
There are two […]
December 10th, 7.30
Tiny Beautiful Things is a relatively short (60 page) ensemble piece for four players, with all actors on stage all the time. Sugar is a writer and mother in her 40’s, a woman who’s had a hard, messy life, but whose suffering has given her a fierce honesty and compassion. She is joined […]
Come and join us in the Theatre Bar at 7pm onwards on Tuesday November 13th for a play reading and social evening based round a reading of “A Gypsy’s Tale” by Cumbrian Scriptwriter Julie Sandilands.
Set in the small market town of Appleby, Cumbria in October 1967, A Gypsy’s Tale follows the adventures of a […]
Ever wondered how all those effects come together during a play? Sometimes fancy being in that little “magic” box at the back of the auditorium making it all happen? Would you like to join a growing team that contributes hugely to our plays?
All members and non-members are welcome to come along and […]
Following on from the informal read through in August there will now be an official casting evening on Saturday 8th September, 7pm in the bar!
All are welcome, whether you’re wanting to perform in the play or just to unleash your inner Rowan Atkinson! We’ll be aiming to read through the three episodes we’ll be staging […]
Come and join us in the Theatre Bar at 7pm onwards on September Tuesday 11th for a play reading and social evening based round a reading of “Deathtrap” by Ira Levin.
Thrills and laughs abound in this ingeniously constructed play. An unknown dramatist has sent a script to an award-winning playwright, but when he goes to […]
This classic play runs 17th-29th October and the casting evening is Wednesday 25th July, 7.30 at the Playhouse. If you want a part please come along, all welcome. Here are the notes from our Director John Davies:
This marvellous play needs no introduction. It is one of the purest gems in the crown of British theatre. […]
