Why You’ll Love Inspector Drake

Posted on Monday 18th May 2026

COMING SOON - BOOK YOUR TICKETS! It’s funny * It’s fast * It’s full of twists * and absolutely nothing goes to plan * Basically… theatre at its best. INSPECTOR DRAKE AND THE PERFECT CRIME * 6–12 June 2026 (no Monday) * Doors open 7pm - Curtain...

Rossendale 2nd Scout Band Charity Night

Posted on Wednesday 6th May 2026

The performance of Inspector Drake and the Perfekt Crime on Tuesday 9th June at 7.30pm will help raise funds to support The Rossendale 2nd Scout Band, who have been bringing music to the Rossendale area and further afield since 1963. Originally a drum and...

BURNLEY EXPRESS REVIEW

Posted on Thursday 26th March 2026

Rossendale Hospice Charity Night

Posted on Tuesday 24th February 2026

The performance of A Month of Sundays on Tuesday 17th March at 7.30 will raise much needed funds for Rossendale Hospice. The Hospice provides a comprehensive range of services to improve the care of local residents who have life limiting illnesses. Only 25...

Coming Next - A Month of Sundays

Posted on Sunday 22nd February 2026

Growing old? Fine. Growing dull? Absolutely not. Cast and crew are working hard to bring “A Month of Sundays” by Bob Larbey to the stage — a sharp, tender comedy set in a nursing home where Cooper (mentally razor-sharp, physically creaky) and Aylott ...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...