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
We are delighted and proud of our Producer and Director JAN HUNT who received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Music Hall Society at the end of our show at Wilton's last Tuesday.
Jan has also agreed to be a Patron of the British Music Hall Society.
The award was given at the end of a successful Music Hall show: a full house resounding with song and laughter!
The Players' will return to Wilton's Music Hall on 22nd November!
The Players' Theatre Club are deeply saddened at the news of Paul O'Grady's passing.
"Paul was so warm, friendly, funny, caring, talented, a diamond man forever missed, forever remembered. R.I.P. I feel honoured to have known him."
Jan Hunt (Producer and Director)
More details to follow soon
Thursday 20th April: From archival material and personal recollections, Keith Fawkes and Richard Norman will present our history using illustrations and film clips that established 'Late Joys' as a British institution reigning from Evans's Song and Supper Rooms through to Under-the-Arches in Villiers Street.
This is part of the British Music Hall's In the Limelight series held at The Water Rats, 328 Grays Inn Road. 7.30pm start. Tickets £8-15. Book by clicking the link below:
