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

www.northendenplayers.co.uk

Registered Charity No: 1175846

‘The Odd Couple’  (female version) - June 2025

‘Home I’m Darling’ - April 2025

‘Death Trap’ - February 2025

‘A Christmas Carol’ - December 2024

‘A DOG IN THE ROAD’

Was a series of six thought provoking stories

‘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 Vicar of Dibley - December 2023

August Bank Holiday 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.

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


‘Pitmen Painters’ 

Feb 2023

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‘MURDERED TO DEATH’ 

Dec 2022

Return of the QUIZ night at the theatre  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.

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‘Oh What a Lovely War’  (Oct 2022)

May 2022 Charity Garden Open Weekend

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

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Community Poetry & Musical Evening

March 4th 2022

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

 To view festival pictures click on the poster below

Theatre Re-opens with a spectacular four day Arts Festival

  ‘Ladies in Lavender’

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Scheme raises £1,500 for the theatre

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October 2021

May 2022

Thank you to everyone who supported us during this project

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

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Savva with Yuri Zinchenco, Leader of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

& Eleanor Ford after the first night’s performance

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

February 2022

          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

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news-/people-power-brought-tardis15767346

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