AUDITIONS – OUR 90TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

Posted on Friday 13th February 2026

Our 2026/27 season is open for auditions — and what a season it is. From high-energy farce to simmering Pinter tension, from stylish dark comedy to explosive family drama and psychological thriller… there’s something here for every kind of performer....

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REMEMBERING LESLEY JACKSON

Posted on Saturday 7th February 2026

Following our earlier post, and with the family’s kind permission, Rossendale Players would like to share the funeral arrangements for Lesley Jackson. Lesley will be remembered by so many of us for her warmth, her quick wit, and that wonderful natural co...

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VERONICA'S ROOM - ACT REVIEW

Posted on Saturday 7th February 2026

Veronica’s Room was written by Ira Levin and directed by Carolanne Connolly. Ira Levin’s work is known to be challenging and sometimes unsettling as it explores psychological themes. He was famous for such works as Rosemary’s Baby and The Stepford W...

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COMING UP - A MONTH OF SUNDAYS

Posted on Sunday 1st February 2026

A Month of Sundays by Bob Larbey is a sharp, funny, quietly emotional play about the things we avoid saying - what we say, what we don’t, what happens when we finally do, and all the feelings that sit quietly between us. Sundays don’t have to be waste...

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OBITUARY - LESLEY JACKSON

Posted on Thursday 29th January 2026

It is with much sadness that we share with you the sudden passing of Lesley Jackson. Lesley was well known in the amdram circuits and was an avid follower & supporter for many years here at the Rossendale players. Also very recently performing on our sta...

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Save the Children

Posted on Sunday 21st December 2025

A charity performance of Veronica's Room will take place On Sunday January 18th at 2.30pm. In 2023, the Save the Children movement reached 47.4m children in 94 countries including the UK, supporting disadvantaged children with aid programmes addressing he...

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Seasons Greetings!

Posted on Saturday 20th December 2025

Seasons greetings from all of us at Rossendale Players! What a fantastic season it’s been so far, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Your support, enthusiasm, and wonderful turnouts have made our first two productions such a success, and we’re...

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ACTUK Spotlight Awards

Posted on Friday 5th December 2025

We are thrilled to celebrate Daniel James Starkie, who claimed the title of Most Accomplished Actor – Tragedy at tonight’s Association of Community Theatre - ACTUK Spotlight Awards, for his remarkable performance in last season’s Breathing Corpses. ...

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90th Anniversary Season Launch

Posted on Wednesday 26th November 2025

Our 90th Anniversary Season Launch is coming and it’s going to be a showstopper! Come and be part of the drama (the good kind) * Meet our directors * Find out what’s in our shiny new season * Get all the audition dates * Discover how to get involved ...

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Next up - Veronica’s Room

Posted on Thursday 20th November 2025

Coming up at Rossendale Players… Veronica’s Room directed by Carolanne Connolly. A chilling psychological thriller where identities twist, loyalties shift, and nothing is quite what it seems. From the writer of Rosemary’s Baby, this one’s perfect ...

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