News

Dick Whittington triumphs!

Posted on 1 December 2014

Well, we all knew that Dick and his cat Tommy would triumph over evil King Rat, but the production itself was a triumph! Congratulations must firstly go to Mo Peters, who produced and directed the show with such energy and flair. The set was fantastic, costumes and make-up brilliant,...

Dick Whittington 27-29 November – all systems go!

Posted on 27 November 2014

It’s all systems go for Dick Whittington! Will he and his cat manage to overcome the plague of rats threatening to destroy good old London Town, or  will King Rat and his accomplices Itchy and Scratchy succeed in defeating them? The cast is set to go after two great...

Auditions for Dick Whittington

Posted on 10 August 2014

Mo writes: Dear Upham Players, The moment you’ve all been waiting for       –         drum roll!!!! This year’s pantomime is……………………. Dick Whittington and his Cat The read-through is on Sunday 31st August from 3-5 pm. The auditions are the following evening, Monday 1st September – children 6-8 pm, adults 8-10pm....

Hat Fair

Posted on 16 June 2014

Mo writes: Hat Fair Give us a chance to put on a silly hat and the Upham Players are ready to perform! Having discovered we had something in the region of 150 hats in our store, we felt we should sort them out and this was just the excuse...

AGM

Posted on 16 June 2014

For those of you who missed the AGM, here are some links to Mo’s Chairman’s Report and AGM Minutes. Chairman’s report 13-14 AGM minutes 2014 Chris

Family Quiz and Chips Saturday 1st March

Posted on 5 February 2014

Mo Peters would like to invite you to the Upham Players Family Quiz and Chips evening, 7 – 10 p.m, on Saturday 1st March, at Upham Village Hall. family quiz with prizes! fish or veggie burger and chips supper food orders in advance but pay on the door only...

March production: ‘Audience’ and ‘Cup Final’

Posted on 7 January 2014

Cyn Kimble has chosen two exciting one-act plays for our next production on Thursday 27th. Friday 28th, Saturday 29th March, Upham Village Hall The plays are ‘Audience’ by Michael Frayn and ‘Cup Final’ by Charles Mander. The read through on 6th January was well attended, and both plays were...

Reunions photos now in Productions archive!

Posted on 6 December 2013

I’ve added some photos of Reunions Can Be Murder, taken by David Bell and Simon Pitter, to the Productions archive. Click on Productions to access these Chris

Welcome to the re-furbished website!

Posted on 4 December 2013

Many thanks to Dave Bell for master-minding the re-furbished Upham Players website, which is now live! As your webmaster, I shall try to keep you all up to date with Upham Players news. Everyone is still on a high after the success of our latest production of ‘Reunions Can...

Reunions really can be murder!

Posted on 4 December 2013

St Georges School is recovering from a particularly disastrous re-union! Not only was the signature dish for the evening ruined by a mysterious fire in the kitchen, but the fund-raising evening was disrupted by a series of murders! Fortunately Clouseau-esque Inspector Gough was able to sort out the perpetrator...