Saddleworth Players

Saddleworth Players 

Saddleworth Players is a thriving amateur theatre company based in the Millgate Arts Centre, Delph.  The Society produces five plays per season in a balanced portfolio which includes comedies, dramas, thrillers and farces.  We aim to delight our audiences with well chosen plays brought to the stage with fun, enthusiasm and professionalism.  

While we may, on occasion, audition children for specific parts in plays, our play selection, on the whole, is done with our adult membership in mind and there are few parts available for under 18s.

Rehearsals generally last for 2–3 hours for around seven weeks before a show on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings.  Performances run from Saturday to Saturday excluding Monday nights.

We also have regular play readings which take place from September to June, inclusively, on the first Tuesday evening each month, either in the bar lounge at The Millgate Arts Centre or in an alternative venue to avoid clashes with show nights.  For more information contact Maurice Reid on 01457 874096.

Along with acting and directing our Members fill all manner of backstage and front of house roles such as:

  • Technical: lighting and sound design and operation
  • Set design, construction and set dressing
  • Wardrobe: managing our collection and creating / providing costumes for performances
  • Properties: managing our collection and creating / providing both rehearsal and performance props.
  • Production assistant: helping the director with administration and communication
  • Stage manager: ensuring the smooth running of the show during performance week
  • Front of house: including box office, programme and ice-cream selling, ushering, making and serving interval coffee
  • Bar: providing pre-show, interval and post-show drinks as either bar servers or bar leaders
  • Marketing: designing and running social media campaigns to support our shows, and writing and publishing our newsletter, SP News

How to become a member

It is simple and free!  

  1. Ask at the bar or box office when there is a show on.
  2. Email us on saddleworthplayers@millgateartscentre.co.uk
  3. Ring 01457 874644
  4. Sign up HERE