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Hay Fever
A witty comedy - Previously performed by the Rossendale Players in 1940 & 1968
Gaslight
A classic Victorian Thriller previously performed by the Rossendale Players in 1942 & 1976
Sweet Revenge
A whodunit in the living room of Dr Ross where fingers point in accusation
Ghost Writer
A Mystery Thriller on the anniversary of Edward's wife's death.
Times Two
A Double Bill by local talent
Three into One
Three short one act plays - Swan Song by Vanessa Brooks - Directed by Richard Curry - The Price of Coal by Harold Brighouse - Directed by Jean Teasdale and Last Panto in Whitewell Bottom by David Tristram - Directed by Len Taylor.
The Ghost Train
The story centres upon the social interaction of a group of railway passengers who have been stranded at a remote rural station overnight, and are increasingly threatened by a latent external force, with a denouement ending.
Murdered to Death
25th & 26th are Play nights only with 27th, 28th & 29th November being Dinner Night Performances. A hilarious farce of whodunnit antics.
Funny Money
26th & 27th Play only - 28th, 29th & 30th Dinner Theatre. Another hilarious Ray Cooney Farce.
The Circle
This play was performed as the inaugural production of the Players first permanent home, The New Millennium Theatre. It was also the first ever production when the Players were formed in 1936.
A Flavour of Lancashire
3 One-Act Plays focussed on Lancashire life and featuring in the 1999 Rossendale Festival
Pardon Me, Prime Minister
A Farcical tale of past wrongdoings unveiled prior to publishing the latest tax on amusements
Murder in Play
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 Diary of Anne Frank
Dramatised by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
I have been here before
Guests at a small hotel are disquieted by the insistence of a mysterious doctor that he has been there before.
Season's Greetings
Friends attend a christmas party in hope of having a pleasant celebration, however it takes various awkward turns and ends with one of the guests leaving sooner than they thought.
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls, is a play that revolves around the apparent suicide of a young woman called Eva Smith.
No Sex Please, We're British
An unassuming couple's home is suddenly filled with pornographic literature in a farcical misunderstanding.
Zack
Harold Brighouse's northern comedy Zack—a lesser-known cousin to his Hobson's Choice
The Importance of being Earnest
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues
Lark Rise
English Village Life portrayed by the Rossendale Players and the Musicians and Singers of the BTEC performing arts course at Accrington & Rossendale College
Lark Rise
English Village Life portrayed by the Rossendale Players and the Musicians and Singers of the BTEC performing arts course at Accrington & Rossendale College
Charley's Aunt
This classic evergreen farce is set in Oxford during the 1890s.
See How They Run
The Rev. Lionel Toop's wife, Penelope, is an ex-actress. While Lionel is away Clive, an actor, calls.
Night Must Fall
Set in 1930s England, it's a murder mystery with a great cast of characters, both likable and not-so-likable
Hindle Wakes
Lancashire mill-girls Jenny Hawthorne and Mary Hollins go on holiday to Blackpool during the annual Hindle wakes week
Outside Edge
The Saturday Social Club Sport as it REALLY is
When We Are Married
This comedy is one of those delightful Who's Who of British Theatre productions that doesn't put a foot wrong
Dracula
Abraham Van Helsing investigates the mysterious illness of a young woman, Lucy Seward.
Two and Two make Sex
George is getting into his fifties, his sexual virility nagging at him, one way or another. He is having an affair with twenty year old Jane.
The King who took Sunshine
The King of Portamento wishes to marry off his daughter
Ten Times Table
Planning for a village pageant leads to political conflicts between residents.
Lloyd George knew my Father
Lady Boothroyd is a very forthright, determined lady, used to getting things done, and in this case she has decided that the advent of a proposed bypass slicing its way right through Boothroyd parkland is not to be tolerated.
Bedroom Farce
Comedy Farce of a couple in trouble
Breath of Spring
When Dame Beatrice is given a mink stole by her maid, she is reminded of the maid's shady past.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
After a palm reader convinces him it is his destiny to commit murder before he can marry his fiancée, an aristocrat makes several inept attempts to kill people.
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Complications ensue when a bureaucratic error allows a girls' school to share premises with a boys' school.
GasLight
1880, at the upper middle class home of Jack Manningham and his wife Bella.
Bell, Book and Candle
Gillian Holroyd is one of the few modern people who can actually cast spells and perform feats of supernaturalism
Kind Lady
An elderly, aristocratic woman living in London is victimized by a team of diabolically clever con artists.
A Christmas Carol
Festive tale of redemption and compassion, over the course of one ghostly Christmas night, cold-hearted businessman Ebenezer Scrooge learns to pity himself and to love his neighbour – but is that enough?
A Christmas Carol
Festive tale of redemption and compassion, over the course of one ghostly Christmas night, cold-hearted businessman Ebenezer Scrooge learns to pity himself and to love his neighbour – but is that enough?
Goodnight Mrs Puffin
Comic predictions embroiled in a family wedding
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