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Nobody's Perfect

29th May 2004 - 5th June 2004

Cross-Dressing, Cross-Gender comedy. Mrs Doubtfire eat your heart out!

Murdered to Death

25th November 2003 - 29th November 2003

25th & 26th are Play nights only with 27th, 28th & 29th November being Dinner Night Performances. A hilarious farce of whodunnit antics.

The Remarkable Mr Pennypacker

18th February 2003 - 23rd February 2003

Set in early 1900s Pennsylvania, where a freethinking man, Mr. Horace Pennypacker turns out to secretly have had a second family, with a total of 17 children between the two.

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

29th September 2001 - 6th October 2001

Accused of the wilful murder of his terminally ill wife, Sir David Metcalf finds himself locked in legal combat with his old rival, Anthony Blair-Booth QC.

The Weekend

31st March 2001 - 7th April 2001

A middle-aged Englishman’s life suddenly changes during a stressful family gathering.

The Circle

30th September 2000 - 7th October 2000

This play was performed as the inaugural production of the Players first permanent home, The New Millennium Theatre. It was also the first ever production when the Players were formed in 1936.

The Winslow Boy

22nd September 1999 - 25th September 1999

Set against the strict codes of conduct and manners of the age, The Winslow Boy is based on a father's fight to clear his son's name after the boy is expelled from Osborne Naval College for allegedly stealing a five-shilling postal order.

A Flavour of Lancashire

2nd June 1999 - 4th June 1999

3 One-Act Plays focussed on Lancashire life and featuring in the 1999 Rossendale Festival

Portrait of a Queen

14th April 1971 - 17th April 1971

Portrait of a Queen is a play about the life of Queen Victoria based on her letters.

Spring and Port Wine

1st April 1970 - 4th April 1970

Set in Bolton and concerning the Crompton family, especially Rafe, the father, and his attempts to assert his authority in the household as his children grow up.

Hay Fever

17th April 1968 - 20th April 1968

set in an English country house in the 1920s, and deals with the four eccentric members of the Bliss family and their outlandish behaviour when they each invite a guest to spend the weekend.

A letter from the General

6th September 1967 - 9th September 1967

The play is set in a Mission Station for orphaned children in 'an Eastern Country' during the year 1950

Busybody

12th April 1967 - 15th April 1967

Nosey cleaning lady finds a body leading to comic chaos

Trap for a lonely Man

22nd February 1967 - 25th February 1967

Psychological thriller surrounding the disappearance of Madam Corban in the French Alps