Opening night review of Lizzie Darcy & Jane by Joanna Norland
Helen Rigby’s opening night review for Saddleworth Players’ Lizzie Darcy & Jane by Joanna Norland. runs 8th-15th June at Millgate Arts Centre
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Preview of Lizzie Darcy & Jane by Joanna Norland
Preview night for Saddleworth Players Lizzie Darcy & Jane by Joanna Norland. runs 8th-15th June at Millgate Arts Centre
Join our props team and get in on the act!
The props team for Saddleworth Players is looking for new members to support our future productions at the Millgate Arts Centre in Delph. The team plays a vital role in helping to buy, make or borrow props that contribute to the continued success of our shows. This voluntary role is fun, interesting and creative! You’ll be working with our directors, cast and backstage crew, including the wardrobe team and stage designers – an integral part […]
Audition for Haunting Julia – 7.30pm on Thursday 6 June 2024
By Alan Ayckbourn Run Dates: 16 – 23 November 2024 Directed by Pauline Walsh The audition will be in the form of an informal read through at the Millgate Arts Centre, Delph. You don’t need to be a member of Saddleworth Players – but we’ll happily sign you up! Membership is free. Characters: 3 male Joe: sixties He is a blunt, tactless West Yorkshire man who calls a spade a spade. He provides much of […]
Agatha’s conscience who sits on the sidelines
This is my first ever foray into acting! I am a frequent theatre-goer, but have never performed before, not even at school! So I decided to push myself well and truly outside my comfort zone and auditioned for Murder, Margaret and Me. Much to my surprise I got the part! I then spent a few days wrestling with every fibre of my being that was saying don’t do it . . . but here I am, playing […]
An intriguing character with a dark a secret
We moved to Saddleworth from the midlands just over three years ago and after finding our feet . . . we found the Millgate Theatre! At that first visit I realised that I had sung on that very stage with my bluegrass band probably 10 or more years previously. So, it’s been a while! I loved the first play we saw and was fortunate to bump into the leading lady a few days later who […]
‘Murder, Margaret and Me’ – Director’s Preview by Sue Borg
I’m excited to be making my directorial debut at the Millgate Arts Centre with the production of Murder, Margaret and Me by Philip Meeks. In the early 1960s, two national treasures, Agatha Christie (played by Gill Barham) and Margaret Rutherford (played by Lisa Kay), were the creative force behind one of British cinema’s most successful franchises. But the Miss Marple films were almost never made. Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie didn’t want the world renowned […]
Saddleworth becomes New York in most Glorious fashion
Review of opening night by Gemma Carter at Saddleworth Independent . original post link SADDLEWORTH theatregoers are being transported across the Atlantic and back in time in the most Glorious way. For Saddleworth Players’ latest production is an undoubted hit. Glorious tells the story of Florence Foster Jenkins, an enthusiastic soprano whose pitch was far from perfect, becoming known as ‘the first lady of the sliding scale.’ Transforming the theatre at Millgate Arts Centre sounds […]
Stage Manager training
sign up for training session as stage manager with Saddleworth Players
Directors: Preview Glorious- a delightful comedy
I am super delighted to be directing Glorious! by Peter Quilter, which is the next play to be performed by Saddleworth Players at the Millgate Arts Centre. Set in 1944, this delightful comedy tells just part of the story (the funniest part) of the extremely eccentric socialite, Florence Foster Jenkins (Sue Radcliffe) , probably one of the world’s worst singers, who never hit a right note, despite her stoic belief in her vocal excellence. Outrageously, […]