Casting for A Christmas Carol

The casting for A Christmas Carol at Penrith Playhouse will take place on Thursday September 16 at 7.00. It is to be performed at the Playhouse from 8 – 11 December. Rehearsals will begin in the first week of November. John Davies, the director, has adapted...

An Introduction to Acting for Radio

Are you an Archers Addict?  Podcast Drama fan?  Considering producing your own audio play? As live theatre performances continue to be impossible for theatre groups many are considering online presentations or audio shows. This workshop is a creative tonic in these...

Little Theatre Guild Newsletter June 2021

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...

Little Theatre Guild Newsletter March 2021

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...

Penrith Players Presents – Institute Destitute Substitute

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,...

Penrith Players Presents – The Village Weirdo

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. ...

Penrith Players Presents – The Drop

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...

Penrith Players Presents – Strangers in Paradise

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...

Penrith Players Presents – Number 47 Bus

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...

Covid-19 update

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...