Welcome to the Edlesbray Players

Panto 2012 - The Pirates of Edlesbray (The curse of the village hall)

Panto 2011 - Santa The Panta

The stage is back to normal, its curtains waiting to welcome the next budding actors into the limelight, or the enthusiastic leaders of some of the many exercise classes we have running in the hall. The sound system is waiting in readiness for the next event, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, funeral, quizzes, dances, all the numerous events put on after many hours of hard work by local people from all walks of life.

This year’s Panto was attended by hundreds of people, we hope you all had a good time and will be back next year for some more locally brewed entertainment. This year we had some new faces along with the usual mix of young and old stagers, and everyone seemed to enjoy the experience. Our thanks to all you fantastic people who helped in any way however small, and to all of you who came and supported us.

In order that we might continue to keep up a good standard we still need more volunteers to help, mostly in the field of administration, so if you can phone or email then you can be of assistance. No theatrical experience needed.

We could also do with a few more people to have a go at acting. You may be surprised how much fun it can be.

If you would to help or have any comments good or bad, contact us via the website.

Pete & Ronnie Farrar (Edlesbray Players)

Panto 2010 - Much Ado About

... Saying Thank You

The booing and hissing, laughing and jeering has all died down. The scenery has been dismantled and all the wonderful costumes have been packed away for another year.

This year’s panto was an experiment, and we hoped the idea of a Shakespearean connection would not put people off, and it was noticeable from the reaction to the jokes that we had a very knowledgeable audience who really got into the spirit of the thing.

We would like to thank everyone involved for their assistance with the show. We had around 60 people involved, all of which except 4 from the local villages. From the director, through script writer, sound and lighting, actors, make up, hair, costumes, props, painting etc, everybody put in fantastic efforts, battling with the weather and other difficult outside situations, to put on a show (hopefully) enjoyed by nearly 500 people.

We are always impressed with our youngsters since as an age group they are always being criticised in the media. This year we gained quite a few more new actors and helpers but we are always on the lookout for more, particularly organisers. You don’t need to go on stage, build scenery or sew costumes but we do need people to run publicity, organise rehearsal dates, and assist with general administration. If you think you’ve got some spare time, give it a go, it’s great fun and very rewarding.

Once again, thanks to everyone who helped and all of you who came. And for all of you who didn’t – boo and hiss.

We are always pleased to have feedback, good AND bad, so try the website on www.edlesbrayplayers.co.uk and contact us.

-- Pete and Ronnie

Revue 2009 - Colour Me Happy

The Players held another very successful review on 16th May. Called "Colour Me Happy" it featured the usual troupe of entertainers who entertained the enthusiastic audience with comedy, drama and song. Our thanks go to Val Trantum and her Team who prepared and served Supper. The event raised over £400 to help to buy new stage curtains for the Village Hall.

Pantomimes

The Edlesbray Players have been putting on pantos since 1993/4. See the Pantomime pages for more information.

Revues

Starting in 1995 with a V.E. Day revue, this tradition has been continued over a number of years.