A Flavour of Lancashire

2nd June 1999 - 4th June 1999

3 One-Act Plays focussed on Lancashire life and featuring in the 1999 Rossendale Festival

Pardon Me, Prime Minister

25th November 1998 - 28th November 1998

A Farcical tale of past wrongdoings unveiled prior to publishing the latest tax on amusements

A View from the Bridge

1st October 1998 - 3rd October 1998

The play is set in the 1950s, and is based on an apparently true story told to Miller by a lawyer who worked with longshoremen. It echoes the format of a Greek tragedy, where the main protagonist is propelled helplessly towards his fate

Shirley Valentine

26th June 1998 - 27th June 1998

Shirley is a 42-year-old Liverpudlian bored housewife, who takes a holiday trip to Greece, meeting a local man who bolsters her self-confidence. She evolves and transforms to the point of finally being unrecognizable by her husband.

The Music Lovers

25th March 1998 - 28th March 1998

Paris. Madame has arranged for her daughter to have music lessons from the 'Maestro'. A Male visitor arrives and mistaken identity leads to farce!

Farndale Avenue - A Christmas Carol

26th November 1997 - 29th November 1997

In a festive mood, the ladies of the Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society mount another assault on the classics with their stage version of A Christmas Carol.

84 Charing Cross Road

24th September 1997 - 27th September 1997

This wonderful show is a dramatization of business letters between a young struggling writer in New York and an antiquarian book store in London. In a sense, these are also love letters. They are about the love of good literature.

Murder in Play

23rd April 1997 - 26th April 1997

The idea of a murder taking place during rehearsals for a play is not new and this very funny take on the theme by Simon Brett opens with us watching a rehearsal, although many of us probably didn’t realise it!

The Accrington Pals

12th February 1997 - 15th February 1997

The action takes place between Autumn 1914 and July 1916. The Accrington Pals Battalion of Kitchener's New Army was raised and destroyed as shown.

Old Tyme Music Hall

26th November 1996 - 30th November 1996

1936 - 1996 Diamond Jubilee Production of Old Tyme Music Hall entertainment by the Rossendale Players

Salt of the Earth

11th September 1996 - 14th September 1996

Richly humorous, affectionate and touching portrait of life in the West Yorkshire coalfields