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21Jun 2011 by Tom Norton

Autumn Play Cast

Productions

The cast for the Autumn production, "Don't Get Your Vicars in a Twist" by Ann Gawthorpe and Lesley Bowm has been announced: George - John Furse Caroline - Jade Coate Dickie - Tony Barratt Alan - Adam Hiscock Ronald - Colin Jones Marigold - Victoria Warr Maddie - Cathy Blacklock Charles - Tony Hiscock Freda - Ruth Jones Angela - Debbie Arscott Herbert - Graham Pinney Director - Tim Hiscock Prompt - Lyn Batt The first rehearsal will be taking place on 2nd August and will be performed at the West Monkton. Village Hall on 27,28 & 29 October 2011

14Jun 2011 by admin

Autumn Play Announced

Productions

We have just finished deciding on our next production. After a few weeks of reading we are going to be performing "Don't Get Your Vicars in a Twist" by Ann Gawthorpe and Lesley Bowm. Casting takes place next Tuesday. Full information will be posted next week!

01Jun 2011 by Tom Norton

Play Reading – June 7

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We will be holding a Play Reading meeting on Tuesday 7 June at 8pm to review plays for our October production. If you are interested in attending please drop us a message!

03May 2011 by Tom Norton

AGM Held on Tuesday May 3

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The AGM was held at the West Monkton Village Hall on Tuesday 3 May 2011. The new committee for 2011/2012 is as follows: Chairman - Graham Pinney Secretary - Cathy Blacklock Vice Chair - Ruth Jones Treasurer - Lyn Batt Members - Tom Norton, Tony Barratt and Debbie Arscott Tim Hiscock has volunteered to direct our next production in October. A full report will be available shortly.

08Apr 2011 by Tom Norton

AGM – May 3 2011

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We will be holding our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday May 3 2011 at 8pm in the Committee Room at West Monkton Village Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend and to find out more about us. The meeting normally lasts approx 1hr followed by a pint at The Merry Monk a short walk from the Village Hall We look forward to seeing you!

28Mar 2011 by Tom Norton

Review: Love and Money

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Yet again, this small group delighted audiences with a hilarious production. Whilst not a frenetic farce, Love and Money by Raymond Hopkins had enough funny “business” and a witty script to boot. The scene with the vicar, the lady from SOCO and the tube of superglue was a great moment of farce, brilliantly executed by Tim and Carrie-Anne Hiscock and some members of the audience were obviously moved to tears! Under Ruth Jones’ able direction, every member of the cast had a part to play in the unfolding of the plot as Derek Felton (Graham Pinney, determined to extract every bit of laughter from the part) tried to profit on the insurance after a burglary. Debbie Sparks as his long-suffering wife made the most of some very funny lines and…

27Mar 2011 by Tom Norton

Raymond Hopkins attends our production!

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Last night Raymond Hopkins author of Love and Money attended our production. This is what he had to say: "Just a short note to say a very big Thank You for the warm hospitality shown to my father-in-law and myself last night. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and It was lovely to meet you all. Your production of 'Love and Money' was brilliant. It's the first time I've ever heard my father-in-law laugh at one of my plays!!! Very many congratulations to all the cast and crew and to Ruth for some inspired directing. All the very best for your future productions." A full review of our production will be on here shortly.

26Mar 2011 by Tom Norton

Love and Money – Final Night Tonight!

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It's the final night of 'Love and Money' by Raymond Hopkins this evening! We had a hugely successful evening last night, so why not come along tonight and have a good laugh?! Tickets are available to purchase online through our Online Box Office until 5pm today. Tickets can also be purchased at the door!

25Feb 2011 by Tom Norton

Spring Production – Tickets and Posters now available!

Productions

Tickets for the Spring Production are now available to purchase online. Click on 'Box Office' at the top of the screen to carry out your purchase. Remember if you purchase your tickets before March 24 you can get £1 off each ticket. If you would like to download a copy of our poster, please click on poster preview to the left. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to open the file.

06Feb 2011 by admin

Spring Production – Love and Money

Productions

Rehearsals are well under way for the Monkton Players Spring production ‘Love and Money’, a comedy by Raymond Hopkins. Derek and Pauline Felton have been married for ages and life has been passing by fairly smoothly until they return home one evening to find that their house has been burgled. Derek, who has always had a materialistic outlook on life, decides that their new house insurance will yield a lucrative pay out. Pauline becomes increasingly unhappy about his subsequent course of actions. Joyce, their next door neighbour, has witnessed the robbery and calls in daily to offer support, advice and unwelcome comments. To add to the mayhem, the vicar who has unexpectedly calls round to ask Derek to read a lesson at a televised service, fall hopelessly in love with…