Who Killed the Secret Agent?

A Murder Mystery Play

by Chris Martin

Tithe Barn Bishops Cleeve

This was performed on 24th September and 25th September 2021

Saturday 25th September at 2:30pm and 7:30pm

Below are a few photos from this production which proved challenging as our lead actor was taken ill and another actor kindly stepped into the breach with one week to go!!  What a star.  The quiz to spot all the James Bond references and as well as the competition to solve the case proved very popular for our audience.  Cabaret style reserved seating proved a hit too so that our audience could feel safe in these Covid challenging times.  It was a relief to be able to perform on a stage again and not just on Zoom.

A big thank you to the local community for supporting us.

Murder on the Overnight Express by Patricia Gay was performed on Friday 30th April 2021 to raise money for the Gloucestershire charity GRASAC.Thanks to the generosity of our wonderful audience we were able to donate £590 to GRASAC for this charity performance on Zoom.

Not that we have mastered Zoom but we managed to avoid computer updates and Wifi drop outs and even included an online poll to see how many clues were spotted.  Our audience now know (many brilliantly worked it out) who murdered the government minister but in the interests of future performances of this play by other groups we are not telling! Some cast photos are below.

One of our previous Zoom performances was great fun as you can see from the photos below.  Aladdin by Tom Whalley was very well received and chuckled over. We are grateful for Tom’s kind permission to perform his one act Panto for our members.  We had fun rehearsing and discovered more about Zoom than we ever thought possible under the expert guidance of Simon and Geoff – thanks guys.

Here are a couple of photo compilations taken from screen shots – yes we discovered how to do that too!

Confessions of An AmDram Group

From mislaid props to temperamental tech there ae always drama gremlins waiting in the wings to surprise unwitting actors and actresses. During one of our ‘Covid’  Zoom  meetings we decided that it would be a good idea to celebrate our 65th year by putting together some ‘tales of the unexpected’ so we have put together a few of our amusing anecdotes and sketches to create an entertainment of approximately 45 minutes.  We didn’t always laugh at the time but as with all good stories they have passed into Players folklore to be tirelessly shared with unsuspecting new members of our group – as if they weren’t already nervous going onstage for the first time!

Please see the Home page for more details

about the entertainment and how to book us.

 

 

 

 

Music & Laughter was a joint collaboration with Cleeve Harmony performed on 22nd and 23rd November 2019.  It was a great success with fabulous music from Cleeve Harmony and hilarious comedy provided by the Players.

We were very lucky to have some wonderful photos taken by Peter Hayward, an excellent amateur photographer.

The Dr sketch, Seamus and the Nun but first SAVED!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 Murder

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Maladroit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           Virtue Triumphant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE SCORPION AFFAIR

A Spy Thriller 

Thanks to all our fabulous audiences who supported us by coming along to see this show and for their kind positive comments.  The cabaret setting was very popular as was the amazing musical talents of Rhythm Strings with their wonderful music of the 1920s period.

Just some of the many photos of our lovely cast and the fabulous band Rhythm Strings in rehearsal and on stage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Red Riding – in the Hood

It’s a Wrap!  The Panto over for another year.  A few memories below.

 

 

 

The Variety Show in support of The British Legion

We raised a £1,000!

A big thank you to everyone who made it happen.

John would have been proud of us I’m sure.

We are so grateful to the many performers and audience who came along to our Variety Show.             More than a £1,000 was raised for the charity plus more than £90 In the exit collection.

Gerry Prendergast, chairman of the Woodmancote and District Branch,  read out the names of the many young men from Bishops Cleeve (then only a population of 800) who died during the First World War.  The list was long and included young men from the same families.  It was a very moving moment for members of the audience.  Music from the Glos Strings Ukuleles, Rhythm Strings and Cleeve Harmony as well as drama by the Players helped to make this a memorable evening in so many ways. For the show finale there was a minutes silence followed by Poppies dropping down onto the stage.

Thank you to everyone who supported us in other ways; George Lewis for selling our tickets, Danny’s Cafe for supplying the most excellent Brownies,Tony Acres for printing our banner for free, The Parish Council, The Ink Spot, Bishops Cleeve Tithe Barn and Members of the Woodmancote & District Branch of the RBL (thank you Ann for preparing all those poppies!)

Well done everyone!

Here are a few memories …

Above: The brilliant, talented cast and director of All by Myself

Below: The most excellent cast and director of Alright on the Night

Well it was definitely alright on the night and thankfully we were not all by ourselves as we had appreciative audiences on both evenings.  Thanks to everyone involved behind the scene in these productions as without all the back stage crew, catering, Front of House staff and family & friends none of it would have been possible.

Well done all!  Now – what’s next ?