Post Tagged with: "Nantwich Players"

Review: Latest Nantwich Players hit ‘Yes, Prime Minister’

Review: Latest Nantwich Players hit ‘Yes, Prime Minister’

By Claire Faulkner
The latest production from Nantwich Players is an adaption from the classic comedy 80’s TV show, ‘Yes, Prime Minister’.

Directed by Chris Ridge, Nantwich Players have delivered yet another great production this season.

December 6, 2014
Nantwich Players hailed by council after scooping awards

Nantwich Players hailed by council after scooping awards

By Kirsty Rollings
Nantwich Players have again been hailed for their achievements, including ‘Best Production’, at an awards event.

And representatives of the Players were presented with their winning trophies from the Cheshire Theatre Guilds Awards of 2013-14 at a town council meeting.

November 13, 2014
Review: Nantwich Players latest show “For Services Rendered”

Review: Nantwich Players latest show “For Services Rendered”

By Claire Faulkner
Many theatre groups up and down the country are commemorating the centenary of World War 1 and Nantwich Players are no exception.

Their latest production “For Services Rendered” by W Somerset Maugham and directed by Jerry Park, tells the story of how war affected the middle class ‘Ardsley’ family.

October 25, 2014
Dodgy “privileged” to be headlining Nantwich Words and Music Festival

Dodgy “privileged” to be headlining Nantwich Words and Music Festival

By Rhian Critchley
Brit pop giants Dodgy are excited to be performing at the start of the Nantwich Music and Words Festival.

The trio had a smash hit “Good Enough” which shot them to fame in 1996 and climbed to number 4 in the UK charts.

October 3, 2014
Review: “Jamaica Inn” by Nantwich Players

Review: “Jamaica Inn” by Nantwich Players

By Claire Faulkner
Nantwich Players started their new season with an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s ‘Jamaica Inn’.

Directed by Jeremy Acklam, this production highlights everything which The Players do best.

September 15, 2014
Nantwich duo crown 12-month rise from Malbank to London’s West End

Nantwich duo crown 12-month rise from Malbank to London’s West End

By Claire Faulkner Twelve months ago, Harry Johnson and Justin Williams were producing “Fawlty Towers” at a school in Nantwich. Now they are about to crown an amazing year when their latest show “Bouncers” opens in the West End of London.

June 10, 2014
Review: Nantwich Players’ latest show “Death of a Salesman”

Review: Nantwich Players’ latest show “Death of a Salesman”

By Claire Faulkner It’s rare a performance by one actor can draw me into a production and leave me spellbound. Simon Porter’s portrayal of ‘Willy Loman’ at The Nantwich Players latest production, ‘Death of A Salesman’, did just this.

May 24, 2014
New Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall sworn in at Civic Hall ceremony

New Nantwich Mayor Christine Farrall sworn in at Civic Hall ceremony

A packed Nantwich Civic Hall welcomed in the new Mayor of Nantwich, Cllr Christine Farrall. The former headteacher was sworn in as the town council’s new chair, taking over from outgoing mayor Cllr John Lewis.

May 13, 2014
Review: “Private Peaceful” by Nantwich Players Youth Theatre

Review: “Private Peaceful” by Nantwich Players Youth Theatre

By Claire Faulkner Michael Morpugo’s ‘Private Peaceful’ is a deeply poignant and emotional novel. So when I heard Nantwich Players Youth Theatre was staging the production, I wondered whether it would work with such a young cast.

April 1, 2014
Review: Nantwich Players open new production, Hindle Wakes

Review: Nantwich Players open new production, Hindle Wakes

By Claire Faulkner Nantwich Players latest production of Hindle Wakes opens this week. It tells the story of Fanny Hawthorne and Alan Jeffcote who secretly spend the weekend away together.

December 7, 2013
Young Nantwich playwright stunned by success of charity-inspired show

Young Nantwich playwright stunned by success of charity-inspired show

A talented Nantwich teenager has been invited to stage a poignant show she wrote after being inspired by St Luke’s (Cheshire) Hospice. Emma Rogerson, 15, of Delamere Road, Nantwich, has been taken aback by the huge success of her play We Were There.

December 4, 2013
Review: Nantwich Players’ latest hit production “Boeing Boeing”

Review: Nantwich Players’ latest hit production “Boeing Boeing”

By Claire Faulkner If you’re lucky enough to have a ticket for Nantwich Players’ latest production, then you’re in for a real treat. “Boeing Boeing” is a comedy which deals with the complicated love life of Bernard.

October 19, 2013
Review: Nantwich Players launch new season with “Rough Justice”

Review: Nantwich Players launch new season with “Rough Justice”

By Claire Faulkner Nantwich Players haved kicked off their new season of productions this week with ‘Rough Justice’. This courtroom drama tells the story of a father on trial of murdering his severely handicapped child.

September 7, 2013