ARTS INDEX – VILLAGE PLAYERS

The Village Players Rushlake Green is our long established and hugely popular local amateur dramatic society that stages several productions every year, including dramas, comedies, musicals and pantomimes. The speed with which tickets generally sell out is a testimony to the high standards of entertainment achieved.

(Note: This is a beta example page for a proposed ‘Listings’ of local arts groups and artists, which will include details of involvement in the two Little Arts festivals to date)

You are welcome to get involved.
The group is always keen to attract new members. So if you have a particular skill, or you’re just keen to have a go, you’re very welcome to join. Involvement could be acting, singing, assisting with stage design or construction, providing technical support or helping out back-stage or front of house.

Next production coming soon
The next Village Players production will be a Cafe Theatre production of Norman Robbins’ play the Late Mrs Early, which runs in the Dunn Village Hall from Weds 20th to Sat 23rd November.  Book now for a two course meal followed by this very enjoyable comedy.
Tickets online via the Village Players website: www.villageplayersrushlakegreen.co.uk where you can also find detais of how to become a member.

Recent productions by the Village Players have included:
UPHAM HALL. June 2024

ALLADIN. November 2023

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION. May 2023

DRACULA – THE BLOODY TRUTH. November 2022

THE SOUND OF MUSIC – May 2022

THE VILLAGE PLAYERS AND THE LITTLE ARTS FESTIVAL
The Village Players group was at the very heart of the first Rushlake Green Little Arts Festival in 2016 and was again one of the main contributors to the second festival in 2024.

For the 2016 Little Arts Festival, the Village Players events included:
– A drama workshop, where members of the community spent a day developing an improvised play, which was then performed in front of a local audience the same evening.
– A Live Radio play in which members of the Village Players not only performed a live reading of a radio play but also provided live old-school sound effects in the background.

For the 2024 Little Arts Festival the Village Players events comprised:
– Kids Acting up. A creative drama workshop for youngsters
– Can a Have a Word Please. A spoken word event combining poetry and prose readings by members of the Village Players, with an invitation to local poets and writers to share their work in front of a supportive local audience.
– Blue Murder at the Blue Parrot. An uproarious interactive murder mystery finale to the festival, in which the audience were invited to solve a ghastly crime.