Casting Evening – Quartet

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...

Casting Evening – Tiny Beautiful Things

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...

Social Play Reading Evening – Tues Nov 13th

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...

Sound and Lighting Workshop – Tues Oct 2nd 7pm

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...

Casting Evening, Sep 8th – Blackadder Goes Forth

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!...

Casting Evening – The Importance of being Earnest

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...

Acts needed for summer show!

Calling all performers! An exciting part of our 2018 programme is Penrith Variety Performance, in which we want to showcase the full range of talent we have in Penrith Players. We are looking for all kinds of acts, so whether you’re a magician waiting to be un-masked,...