Auditions for Spring play, Gaslight, on 11th February
Fancy treading the boards for our next play? Gaslight, written by Patrick Hamilton and directed by Jim Howson, will be our Spring play. Set in Victorian London this classic thriller of the twentieth century revolves around a very modern crime. Auditions will be held at 7.30pm on Monday 11th February at Turweston Village Hall. These are […]
It’s panto show week!
The beginning of February meant just one thing to members of Brackley Players – it’s show week for Aladdin! The cast and crew have been working extremely hard to pull together an amazing show for you this week. Today we were busy building our set for the show. Making our cave and painting various items […]
3 weeks to go until opening night of Aladdin!
We’re very excited that it’s just 3 weeks to go until opening night of our pantomime Aladdin! The cast are working very hard to bring you an all-singing, all-dancing fun-filled show suitable for all the family. We’ve been working alongside local dance school, Starlight Studio, and have the musical direction of Drew Cowburn to bring […]
Read through for Spring play – 23rd January
With Panto fully under way it is time to plan ahead for the Spring Production, Gaslight, to be directed by Jim Howson. We will be doing a read through of the play in the Function Room at The Bell pub in Brackley on Wednesday 23rd January at 7.30pm. This is an ideal opportunity to come […]
Tickets now on sale for Aladdin!
We are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for our 2019 pantomime, Aladdin! When will the shows take place? Shows will take place 7.30pm Thursday 7th February, 7.30pm Friday 8th February, 11am & 2.30pm Saturday 9th February at Magdalen College School, Waynflete Avenue, Brackley. How do you buy tickets? You can book […]
Wrapping up rehearsals for 2018
We had our last rehearsal of 2018 for Aladdin on Monday evening and our director has sent the cast away for their Christmas break (and to learn lines!) In the new year, the cast will be joined by dancers, musicians and a choreographer to shape their movements during the songs and provide smooth transitions into […]
Fine-tuning entrances and exits in week 4 of rehearsals
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been working on making sure the cast are confident with entrances and exits on stage. They’ve been making lots of notes in their scripts and, the more we repeat it, the more they get used to it. Jim Howson, who plays Abanazar, has perfected his evil laugh and […]
Rehearsals for Aladdin going strong
It’s been two weeks since we started rehearsing for Aladdin and here’s a little behind the scenes round up of what we’ve been doing. Our cast, led by first-time director, Emma, have been going through Act One and Act Two of the panto, working on entrances and exits on stage. Fun fact – On stage, […]
Aladdin rehearsals start next week
Brackley Players present Aladdin as their 2019 pantomime! Written by Nigel Holmes and directed by Emma Wilberforce, Aladdin will be on at Magdalen College School, Brackley at 7.30pm Thursday 7th February, 7.30pm Friday 8th February and two performances on Saturday 9th February, 11am & 2.30pm. The society held auditions this week and successful cast everyone […]
Aladdin auditions – 5th November
Brackley Players will be performing Aladdin for their 2019 panto next February. Oh yes they will! If you are interested in getting involved either on stage or behind the scenes, we would be delighted to meet you at our auditions. These will take place on Monday 5th November, 7.30pm at the Community Room next to […]