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The Old Library, 20, Church Road, Northenden, Manchester M22 4WL

www.northendenplayers.co.uk

Registered Charity No: 1175846

HAY FEVER - October 2024

SHEILA’S ISLAND - June 2024

GREAT EVENING OF MUSIC

from the talented Gerry Colvin and his colleagues

‘AMADEUS’ - April 2024

‘BLUE STOCKINGS’ - February 2024

‘NELL GWYNN’ - October 2023

The annual boat race in the village was once again well supported, we had a couple of the theatre actors shooting the rapids on the River Mersey in full costume, they both seemed to be throughly enjoying themselves.

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National Garden Open Weekend Great Success

Barry & Melanie Davy opened up their garden once again for this charity event

over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Big thank you to all involved in making the weekend a great success, and special thanks to the tea room crew who supplied refreshments for the visitors.

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‘The Vicar of Dibley - December 2023

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August Bank Holiday 2023

May 2023

‘THE TAMING OF THE SHREW’

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April 2023

Northenden’s forgotten pioneer was rembembered during a week’s celebration of his life in Manchester when we hosted a one act play, performed by local school children and historian Geoff Scargill of the ‘Watkin Society’.

The play highlighted one of many of Edward Watkin’s amazing visions which he delivered during his lifetime.

‘Parks for the people”

Edward Watkin - Northenden’s Forgotten pioneer remembered

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Pics from our

very poplular & funny

‘Ladies down under’

production

March 2023

Photos from our first play of 2023

‘Pitmen Painters’

Feb 2023

Return of the QUIZ night at the theatre was well atended, with the auditorium filled with eager teams of “Quizzers” awaiting to be crowned 2023 champions.

The winning team ‘The OJ’s” were the winners with 103 points.

Photos from our last play of 2022

‘MURDERED TO DEATH’

Dec 2022

Photos from our first musical ‘Oh What a Lovely War’ (Oct 2022)

May 2022 Charity Garden Open Weekend

Great Success!

Barry and Melanie Davy opened their garden on 14th & 15th May and once again, which drew in the public.

Thank you to all the team who helped run the tea rooms, the behind the scenes bakers who were busily baking away for hours on end, and finally thank you to Barry & Melanie for invited us to support this event again.

The ‘STAGE LEFT’ event of inspiring music & poetry, performed by Claire Mooney, Dave Pullar & Alex Keenan proved to be a very popular night with the enthusatic audience enjoying the evenings entertainment.

May 2022

Community Poetry & Musical Evening

March 4th 2022

Another great evening of ‘PLANE Comed’ hosted by Phil Walker entertained a full house

October 2021

Theatre Re-opens with a spectacular four day Arts Festival

To view festival pictures click on the poster below

May 2022

Scheme raises £1,500 for the theatre

Thank you to everyone who supported us during this project

Our first play since February 2019 brings the audiences back once again, with Willy Russell’s “EDUCATING RITA”

Lockdown GMP chocolate bar tuck shop donation

The local Greater Manchester Police, Wythenshawe have a charity fund from proceeds of a “Tuck Shop” and we were very pleased to receive £100 from the local PCSO Andrea Ball

February 2022