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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HELP - New Boiler Needed!

Posted on Monday 10th November 2025

The Rossendale Players have been keeping Valley audiences entertained (and occasionally over-dramatic) for almost 90 years...all thanks to our amazing volunteers who do it purely for the love of live theatre. But one cast member has reached the end of its ...

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See How They Run - it's a farce!

Posted on Tuesday 21st October 2025

Nine actors. Seven disguises. Five slamming doors. One utterly bewildered bishop. Our See How They Run cast have been sprinting, tripping and hiding behind the furniture — all in the name of farce! Expect soldiers, spies, scandal in the vicarage and more...

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Sunday Matinee Charity Show 2.30pm

Posted on Tuesday 14th October 2025

This time we're helping to raise funds for Furreal Cat Rescue, who rescue and re-home stray and feral cats and kittens in and around the Burnley area. Whether it’s on the ground setting up traps and cameras, collecting donations, transporting/attending v...

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There’s trouble in the vicarage!

Posted on Tuesday 14th October 2025

Rehearsals are in full swing for Philip King’s madcap wartime farce See How They Run… featuring vicars in a panic, soldiers on the loose, and more mistaken identities than a parish raffle gone wrong. Expect chaos, charm, and door-slamming perfection! ...

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XRAYS CHARITY NIGHT 16 SEPTEMBER

Posted on Tuesday 2nd September 2025

We’re excited to announce that the charity evening performance of Big Big Sky on Tuesday 16th September at 7.30pm will support X-Rays Musical Theatre. The company is run entirely by volunteers who work tirelessly all year round fundraising for their spe...

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Casting Call – Veronica’s Room

Posted on Monday 1st September 2025

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Rossendale Players are seeking a lead male actor (playing age: 50s–60) for our upcoming production of Veronica’s Room by Ira Levin. Requirements:• Ability to perform with both Irish and American ac...

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Big Big Sky Opens in less than two weeks!

Posted on Monday 1st September 2025

Our 25/26 Season Opening Show, Big Big Sky, opens in less than two weeks! Come spend time in Angie's cafe, do a bit of people watching with a nice cold drink. The seaside escape, without the sand in your shoes. Get your bucket and spade, pop on that knott...

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