A Nantwich woman aged 101 years old has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours for almost six decades of service to amateur dramatics.
Pauline Patricia Knifton Hough has been awarded the BEM for services to theatre and to the community in Nantwich.
By Claire Faulkner
A handbag? Nantwich Players have brought Oscar Wilde’s comedy, The Importance of being Earnest to the stage this week.
A classic farce, full of satire, mistaken identities, chaotic romance and of course, cucumber sandwiches.
Nantwich Players amateur theatre group have unveiled their new 2026-27 season of show.
And theatre fans are in line for a season of rich variety with 10 new productions hitting the stage up until July 2027.
By Claire Faulkner
Local theatre groups Curtain Call Productions, YSD, CAMS and Together We Dance joined forces for an epic fundraiser in aid of Alzheimer’s Society at The Lyceum on Sunday night.
Hosted by Sam and Natalie, the audience were treated to a packed show full of energy and high-quality performances.
As a teenager I didn’t find Shakespeare easy.
I found learning about the Elizabethan bard in a classroom in Crewe quite difficult, and it wasn’t until watching a performance from my peers that I started to embrace this strange sounding poetry and learn to love the language.
Nantwich Players are celebrating after their production of “Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons” was crowned the Overall Winner at the All-England Theatre Festival Final 2025.
The team took home not one but two prestigious titles at the national final.
Nantwich Players Studio is to stage their latest production called “Eight” – a compelling and thought-provoking drama by Ella Hickson.
The play brings together eight captivating monologues, each offering a glimpse into the lives of individuals navigating a world where everything seems acceptable.
Nantwich Players’ studio production of “Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons” will be heading to The Cheshire One Act Drama Festival on March 8 and 9.
It follows its run at Nantwich Players Theatre which launched tonight (Thursday February 27) to Sunday March 2.
By Claire Faulkner
It’s not very often a theatre production has such an impact on me that it leaves me speechless, but Myra’s Story at The Lyceum on Tuesday night did just that.
Written by Brian Foster, Myra’s Story shares the life of a homeless alcoholic who begs for change from passing strangers on the streets of Dublin.
Nantwich Players has been shortlisted for eight National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) awards.
The amateur theatre group, based on Love Lane in Nantwich, have ben nominated for a range of awards.
Nantwich Players are to host auditions for the upcoming production of “The Flint Street Nativity” by Tim Firth.
Directed by Adam Goode, the festive comedy will be performed from December 6-14 at the Nantwich Players Theatre on Love Lane.
Nantwich Players are to perform a production of the comedy “One Man, Two Guvnors”.
The show, written by Richard Bean with music by Grant Olding, will run from September 6-14 at Nantwich Players Theatre on Love Lane.
A new theatre suite has opened at Leighton Hospital as part of the hospital’s plan to modernise and improve maternity services.
The theatre will be used for elective surgeries, such as caesarean birth, and includes a 63m sq operating room with associated ancillary facilities.
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