Our wonderful producer Jan Hunt’s company Paper Moon is back in Leeds City Varieties on May 2nd 2026 . Something else not to be missed!
The Players celebrated Valentine’s Day in style at the CAA with a superb NEW FACES SHOW.
Our Magnificent Maestro Mr TOM CARRADINE opened the show. MR KEVIN GAUNTLETT was our worthy Chairman, who amongst other things , led us down various gates and MR PHILIP DAY , as usual charm personified, led us in some romantic ditties !
Our *New Faces* followed. Miss Lizzie Lister entertained wonderfully in her “ Alice Blue Gown “
Mr Josh Bryant-Jones shared his experience of being “ pushed into the parlour “ and Miss Jenna Dearness-Dark returned us to romance with a Puccini and took us to “ Berkeley Square “
Mr Shane Ferris took us to Ireland, Miss Niamh Hine serenaded with a banjo and Miss Lydia Shaw reflected on sailors and gave us a flute hornpipe.
Mr Paul Rhodes brought proceedings to a close with a selection of appropriate love songs .
All the performances were most impressive and delighted the full house audience .
All our thanks must go to our marvellous producer, Miss JAN HUNT who has held the auditions and has passed on her vast experience to these Music Hall artistes of the future.
The Players continue to be dedicated to keeping the Music Hall genre alive and we are most grateful to those who have contributed to our New Faces fund , especially our two honorary patrons, Gerald Glover and John Cliff .
We will be returning with some more New Faces to the CAA later in the year.
Details soon!
Our friends at the British Music Hall have a fantastic line up for the annual Day By The Sea on 1st June. Our very own Director & Producer JAN HUNT will be performing!
Another sell-out show at Wilton's Music Hall in London's East End!
We are delighted to announce that Gerald Glover (right) and John Cliff (left) have accepted our invitation to become Honorary Patrons of The Players!
Gerald is a co-founder of the British Music Hall Society which was established in the early 1960's. At the time Gerald was House Manager at The Granada, Kingston. While working at the box office for the Abrahams family (who owned several theatres in London) John became Treasurer of the society in those early days.
Gerald and John are great supporters of The Players' Theatre and we are honoured to have them as patrons.
With the support of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, Bill Halson is putting on one last ’Eve of the Eve’ party on 30th December 2023.
The price will remain unbelievably modest at £80 per person, for a professional Music Hall show plus supper
The programme is – as usual:
Arrive from 6.15
Assemble in Churchill Bar to mingle, and buy drinks for immediate consumption or to take to seats in the Sovereigns’ room
6.55 Take seats at allocated tables in the Sovereigns’ room
7.00 First half of Music Hall show
8.00 Supper, (Steak and Kidney pudding and Sherry Trifle, Petits fours and coffee)
9.45 Second half of show
10.15 Carriages
Bookings may be made by Credit Card PayPal https://www.halson.com/family/eve-of-the-eve-2023
0r BACS to W Halson & F P Halson; Sort Code 404787; Account number 21719904 (reference ‘Eve’)
Or Cheque payable to: Bill Halson (Eve), 12 Bentinck Mansions, W1U 2F
For further enquiries, please contact Bill by email: Bill@halson.com
Kate Garner is a singer, pianist, songwriter. Music Hall and singalongs around the piano have a very special place in her music.
Having grown up around the songs of Harry Champion, Marie Lloyd and Vesta Victoria, Kate has gone on to write songs inspired by them.
A defining moment in her songwriting was a letter from Queen Elizabeth, following a song Kate had written for The Platinum Jubilee.
She has performed with Roy Hudd and her dad at Wiltons, sung at the Hackney Empire, Royal Albert Hall, and even aboard the HMS Victory! (Ship ahoy!)
Kate has also appeared on TV, including ITV London news performing at Hoxton Hall. www.kategarnermusic.co.uk
“Kate Garner is Music Hall Queen” London Evening Standard
BOOK TICKETS NOW for this exciting NEW FACES show!
Sunday 10th September, 3.30pm at THE MUSEUM OF COMEDY
Booking link: http://www.museumofcomedy.com/whats-on/
Check out this recent interview with Kate on ITV LONDON NEWS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aebrZYyLd-Y&feature=youtu.be
Our chairman, Rev Lee, will be dancing with Indiana Jones actress and former Benny Hill dancer, Julie Thomas, in a fundraising dance competition for Nightingale House Hospice. The dancing event will take place later in November at The Titanic Hotel in Liverpool. Lee will be dancing the Argentinian Tango!
Read more about the story here:
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23067348.father-lee-taylor-step-onto-dancefloor-aid-nightingale/
For more information and to book tickets, visit the website below:
