This year there is no panto to look forward to! From its inception the talented personnel of Littleport’s local amateur dramatic company has entertained right royally with summer musicals and winter pantomimes. This year has sadly seen both the professional theatre companies and theatres go dark during the lockdown scenarios. And perhaps even worse, all the amateur groups have had their efforts curtailed and their local communities thus deprived of home-grown live entertainment. Here is…
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The Littleport Players Will Be Back Real Soon
Becky Smith, Chair of The Littleport Players reports that due to recent worldwide events all theatre groups including our much-loved The Littleport Players have had to take an enforced rest! Resting of course is what those in the acting profession call not having any work. The Players have performed two or three shows a year for 27 years so to be halted, by albeit necessary rules and regulations in an attempt to keep the population…
Read MoreThe Littleport Players Pantomime 2020
Unfortunately our summer musical HAIRSPRAY has been cancelled due to recent events but we promise to be back (fingers crossed) with our next pantomime – name to be announced. Performances – 3-6 December 2020 Venue – Littleport and East Cambs Academy Filled with a host of great characters, upbeat songs and groovy choreography – you seriously don’t want to miss this one. Tickets will be on sale shortly but purchase them quick as we always…
Read MoreThe Littleport Players – Littleport Panto is Nearly Upon Us – Oh Yes it is!
Sleeping Beauty An amazing and well-loved classic pantomime, will be performed by the talented crew of The Littleport Players this year on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th December at 7.30pm, on Saturday 7th December at 2.00pm and 7.30pm and Sunday 8th December at 2.00pm in the school theatre at Littleport and East Cambs Academy. Seriously you don’t want to miss this one! Filled with lots of groovy songs we all know and love, comedic characters…
Read MoreThe Littleport Players get backing from Littleport Rotary
The Littleport Players have success after success with their productions! This summer they performed Disco Inferno to rapturous reviews and they are looking forward now to the winter pantomime, Sleeping Beauty! The organisers said in April: “We are so grateful to The Rotary Club of Littleport donating £500 to our group towards a much-needed new props shed. Last night we had the presentation and it was great to reminisce about the Players over the many…
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The Littleport Players is an amateur theatre company whose superb performances merit a professional London theatreland venue. Luckily for us locals, their cast and crew’s almost limitless talent was on display at Littleport Village Hall in July for their latest production, Our House – The Madness Musical. And the hall itself was magically transformed into a top intimate theatre experience for the audience akin to the Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden. The set and staging…
Read MoreThe Littleport Players Present Our House – The Madness Musical
Musical by Tim Firth Music and Lyrics by MADNESS 12, 13 and 14 July 2018 at 7.30pm (doors open at 7.00pm) The Village Hall, Littleport Tickets £10.00 per person Available from:- Online – www.ticketsource.co.uk/littleportplayers (online booking fee applies) In Person – from the Bargain Centre in Main Street or Bizzie Lizzie, the hairdresser’s on Ponts Hill. Email – rebekahgreen2016@outlook.com Refreshments are available, including beer and wine. About the show! This musical is actually two musicals…
Read MoreThe Littleport Players in Rehearsal
Lots of talented people live in Littleport. And the members of The Littleport Players demonstrate their talents for singing, dancing, acting, as well as the abilities to stage professional standard performances of top West End shows! The production team behind these great presentations are skilled producers, directors, musical directors and choreographers, who if they weren’t occupied in other careers, would most certainly be in the employ of the big theatre companies. After many, many, successful…
Read MoreThe Littleport Players – success after success!
The Littleport Players can look back at a wonderful and successful year! And this winter season they present Peter Pan. This must be the top amdram group in the country with a dazzling array of talent. With Director Karen Booth, Choreography par excellence by Nikki Dyer, Musical Director Becky Green and Chris Nunn on keyboards, Peter Theobald on bass and Peter’s brother Jonathan Theobald on the drums, and the superb and award-winning costumier, Sheila Goodall,…
Read MoreLittleport Players will take you to Neverland this Winter!
When the curtain rises on the first night of the Littleport Players Pre-Christmas panto, followed by the Saturday matinee at 2pm, and the evening’s performance at 7.30pm, through to the finale of Sunday’s matinee that begins at 2pm, the Littleport Players will be delighting their audiences with the modern Hollywood version of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan. Tickets will be available online, from the Bargain Centre in Main Street, and from Make-up artist, Hairdresser and Director,…
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