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Daphne Neville presents
'Beatrix Potter Looks Back': 16th August 2008
Daphne was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic and is an accomplished actress, author, speaker and television personality. She has cared for otters at her family's mill in Gloucestershire for the past 20 years and talks on average once a week on Otters around the world and her own otters in particular.
In this amusing and entertaining presentation she plays the part of Beatrix Potter as a married woman in the Lake District, looking back on her Tales of Peter Rabbit, Jeremy Fisher, etc. and why she wrote her 'little books'. Daphne is kindly donating the majority of her fee to the Cotswold Players’ Building Fund.
Gordon Peters presents
Flanders and Swann – ‘Nothing quite like it’: 13th September 2008
with David Carter at the piano
I’m a Gnu; Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud; Let’s Talk Rude; The Gas Man Cometh; Madeira M’Dear and many more.
Gordon Peters has written a book on his life in show business –‘FROM CHOIR BOY TO COMIC’ – and has recorded several comedy songs on CD and cassette. He had his own TV series ‘The Gordon Peters Show’ on BBC 1 and appeared in Dads Army, Are You Being Served, One Foot in the Grave, Hi Di Hi, Tales from the Crypt, Little Britain and My Family. He is an accomplished comedy entertainer having over the years starred in summer seasons, pantomimes. cabaret and plays. His most recent production show was the musical ‘Oliver!’ in which he played his favourite role, Fagin.
The Cotswold Players present
Top Girls by Caryl Churchill : 21st – 25th October 2008
A 1980’s play with a theme that remains central to the challenges faced by working women today. High Flyer Marlene hosts a dinner party to celebrate becoming Managing Director of the Top Girls Recruitment Agency. She invites prominent female figures from history as her guests and as dinner is served, each recounts her struggles and achievements. As the evening progresses, we see cracks revealed in Marlene’s perfect life. A fascinating production which takes a graphic look at the perennial quest for career and life fulfilment.
The Cotswold Players present
A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin : 25th – 29th November 2008
Set in Guantanomo Bay, Cuba in the 1990s, the play examines themes of duty, honour and patriotism in the US Marine Force. Through following the progress of a court martial, the audience watches the gradual uncovering of high-level conspiracy in the US forces and is left questioning the nature of justice.
The Cotswold Players present
The Secret Garden : 15th – 18th and 21st – 24th January 2009
The Secret Garden is a beautiful family musical, based on Francis Hodgson-Burnett’s story of lonely orphan Mary Lennox who comes to live with her Uncle in isolated Mislethwaite Manor following the death of her parents. Through Mary’s discovery of a “secret” garden, the magical powers of nature are released, transforming the lives of all who reside at Mislethwaite.
Find out more about The Secret Garden here
The Cotswold Players present
Carousel : 29th April - 2nd May and 6th to 9th May 2009
Lively, brutal, funny, touching; reportedly Rodgers & Hammerstein’s favourite musical collaboration features numbers such as “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, and “June is bustin’ out all over”. It tells the story of Billy Bigelow, a fairground barker and his ultimately destructive love for Julie Jordan, a demure local mill worker.
The Cotswold Players present
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice: 14th to 18th July 2009
The Cotswold Players present
Ladies Night: 9th to 13th September 2009
The Cotswold Players present
Arsenic and Old Lace: 13th to 17th October 2009
The Cotswold Players present
The Seagull: 17th to 21st November 2009
The Cotswold Players present
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe: 14th to 17th and 21st to 24th January 2010
The Cotswold Players present
La Cage Aux Folles: March 2010
The Cotswold Players present
Saturday, Sunday, Monday: 12th to 16th October 2010
The Cotswold Players present
Donkey’s Years: 16th to 20th November 2010
The Cotswold Players present
Me and My Girl: April 2011
The Cotswold Players present
Lady Windermere’s Fan: 11th to 15th October 2011
The Cotswold Players present
12 Angry Men: 15th to 19th November 2011
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