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15Jul 2018 by Monkton Players

Autumn Production – Where The Brass Bands Play

Where The Brass Bands Play A Farce by Geoff Bamber - Directed by Tim Hiscock 25, 26 & 27 October 2018 - Curtain Up 8pm West Monkton Village Hall Click here to purchase your tickets on our online Box Office! £1 Off ALL tickets purchased by midnight 24 October 2018 Synopsis: Simeon Gandalf, one-time thespian, now theatrical agent, settles into Mrs Esme Golightly's Seaview Guest House, keen to develop the career of his young protégée, Louise Laverne. Despite Simeon's allegedly innocent intentions towards Louise, the last things he needs are the arrivals in quick succession of his long-estranged fifth wife, seeking a divorce and his long-term mistress, keen to be made into an honest woman. It's just as well that Simeon's solicitor is on hand to dig him out of…

29Mar 2018 by Monkton Players

Curtain Up! Photos

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Some photos from Curtain Up! which opens at the West Monkton Village hall next Thursday. [srizonfbalbum id=4]

28Jan 2018 by Monkton Players

Spring Production – Curtain Up!

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Curtain Up! A Comedy by Adam Croft - Direct by John Furse 5, 6 & 7 April 2018 - 8pm West Monkton Village Hall Click here to purchase your tickets on our online Box Office! £1 Off ALL tickets purchased by midnight 4 April 2018 Synopsis: The Gerrysthorpe Amdram group are putting on a new play, but despite finding a cast, they may be in trouble. The village hall is going to be demolished to make way for Waitrose, so the performances have been moved up drastically!

10Oct 2017 by Monkton Players

Dying To Meet You – Download Poster

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Our production of 'Dying To Meet You' is only a few weeks away. Download our poster and help promote our production :-)

03Sep 2017 by Monkton Players

Set Building Time Lapse

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Take a look at behind the scenes on how we put our sets together. This footage was taken on 3 September when building the set for our Autumn production 'Dying to Meet You'.

22Aug 2017 by Monkton Players

Autumn Production – Dying to Meet You

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The Monkton Players next production on 26, 27 and 28 October in the village hall will be the hilarious comedy “Dying to Meet You” by Ron Hutson. Richard and Barbara are a happily married couple whose children have now left home. Their neighbours Tom and Beryl are also good friends. The trouble starts when, at Tom’s suggestion, Richard rents their spare room to Clive, an undertaker. Unfortunately, he has not told Barbara who has also rented the room to Gina, a young Italian with very little English. Things become more complicated when Beryl, a former actress, is convinced that Clive is a director in the theatre and she hopes he can help her back onto the stage. Add to this a zealous tax inspector and Gina’s mysterious Italian uncle with…

05Feb 2017 by Monkton Players

Spring Production – How Does Your Garden Grow?

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How Does Your Garden Grow? A Farce By Geoff Bamber Directed By Tim Hiscock Thursday 30, Friday 31 March & Saturday 1 April 2017 - 8pm West Monkton Village Hall Tickets: £8 Full - £7 Concession. £1 off all tickets purchased by 30 October Tickets available from: Online - Provided by TicketSource Taunton Visitor Centre - Market House Changes Hair Salon TicketSource Telephone Box Office: 0333 666 3366 Banker Roger Crompton is hoping to celebrate his fiftieth birthday by consummating an adulterous affair with a colleague. Unfortunately, the hotel he's picked just happens to be the one his colleague has been threatening to shut down. In true dirty weekend tradition, they are booked in the name of Jones, but of course, they aren't the only Joneses staying in the hotel - there's Nathan Pond, an aging rock star,…

04Sep 2016 by Tom Norton

Autumn Production – Agatha Crusty and the village hall murders

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Agatha Crusty and the village hall murders A Comedy By Derek Webb Directed By Tim Hiscock Thursday 27, Friday 28 & Saturday 29 October 2016 - 8pm West Monkton Village Hall Tickets: £8 Full - £7 Concession. £1 off all tickets purchased by Midnight 26 October Tickets available from: Online - Provided by TicketSource Taunton Visitor Centre - Market House - Available Soon! Changes Hair Salon - Available Soon! TicketSource Telephone Box Office: 0333 666 3366 Agatha Crusty (pronounced Croosty) is a crime novelist. She's also pretty adept at solving crimes. And when her sister-in-law Alice invites her to spend a few days with her in the village of Chortelby, it's not long before she gets caught up in a series of murders which seem directed at members of the All Saints Village Hall committee. From Toby,…

05Apr 2016 by Tom Norton

According to Rumour Ode

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So this play is over and what fun we’ve had Though John our Director’s been driven half mad. He told us until he was blue in the face “Please make sure your mobiles are in the right place!” We’ve chased and we’ve hidden and come in on cue, And as for our lines – we remembered a few! But Ninjas and lampshades and knocks on the head Ensured that we made up with actions instead. So Carter and Emma and Harriet their Mum Get mixed up with Ashley whose head has gone numb. While Kitty Kat and Logan are out to make money And Maxine’s and Martine’s strange accents are funny. When Roger could sort out which trousers were his He then ended up in a bit…

13Feb 2016 by Tom Norton

Spring Production – According To Rumour

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According To Rumour A Farce By Robert Scott Directed By John Furse Thursday 31 March, Friday 1 & Saturday 2 April 2016 - 8pm West Monkton Village Hall Tickets: £8 Full - £7 Concession. £1 off all tickets purchased by Midnight 30 March Tickets available from: Online - Provided by TicketSource Taunton Visitor Centre - Market House - Available Soon! Changes Hair Salon - Available Soon! TicketSource Telephone Box Office: 0333 666 3366 Carter can't remember exactly what happened last night, but the naked woman is the last person he wants his Mum to find in his flat. And there's the puzzling matter of the bag of money in his fridge... It's a fine tangle to be mixed up in!