The Old Library, 20, Church Road, Northenden, Manchester M22 4WL
www.northendenplayers.co.uk
Registered Charity No: 1175846
SHEILA’S ISLAND - June 2024
GREAT EVENING OF MUSIC
from the talented Gerry Colvin and his colleagues
‘AMADEUS’ - April 2024
‘BLUE STOCKINGS’ - February 2024
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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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‘NELL GWYNN’ - October 2023
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August Bank Holiday
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.
‘The Vicar of Dibley - December 2023
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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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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
‘Ladies in Lavender’
Savva with Yuri Zinchenco, Leader of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
& Eleanor Ford after the first night’s performance
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Community Fund Project
We have received our final payment of £1,417.36p
on 13th November 2020 from the Community Fund scheme
We would like to thank all of you in supporting the theatre
In total the theatre has been awarded £2,327.50 from this project.
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August 2019
We opened the theatre to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacres
August 2019
October 2019
Andrew Foulkes our Secretary, one of the finalist of this years Spirit of Manchester ‘Trustee of the Year’ Awards
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August 2019
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We once again supported the Northenden Boat Race
COUNCIL INVESTMENT FUND (CIF) donate £1,000 to NPTC
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July 2019
Scheme raises £2,000 for the theatre
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June 2019
Wythenshawe Forum:
‘Ollie & Stan’ payed
them a visit recently promoting the theatre
‘That’s another fine mess you’ve got me into Stanley’
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Mike takes the opportunity to do an audition.
May 2019
Mike Kane MP & Sarah Russell, visit the new theatre after its refurbishment.
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February 2019
New theatre opening night pictures
President Rod Ashman welcoming the audience
Members of the cast and our hosts welcome the local councillors
January 2019
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Manchester Evening News Interview
