Established in 1945, with a long history and a diverse range of theatrical performance, Banbury Cross Players (BCP) pride ourselves on producing theatre of the highest standard.
Each year we have a season of full-length productions, in addition to a varied programme of weekly Thursday sessions, including workshops, play readings, and more – all hosted at The Mill Arts Centre in Banbury!
Take a look around our website to learn more – you can buy tickets to our upcoming shows, check out our calendar of upcoming events (via button below), sign up for our newsletter, and of course, find lots of information about how to join us!
Current Production: Aladdin
Aladdin
Written and Directed by Liz Riley
Thursday 20 – Sunday 23 November 2025
Tickets are now available from The Mill Box Office
Banbury Cross Players are delighted to be bringing their brand-new panto adventure, Aladdin, to The Mill Arts Centre in November 2025. Written by Liz Riley, get ready for laughs, magic, and mayhem in this unforgettable family panto adventure!
Aladdin loves an adventure, but when his strange Uncle Abanazar turns up out of the blue, he ends up on a very wild and mysterious adventure indeed! Join Aladdin and his brother Nigel as they search for missing treasure and along the way meet a feisty princess, the trainee Genie of the Ring, the hilarious Royal police force and many more weird, wacky, and wonderful characters! Thrills and spills galore and still home in time for tea, this fun-filled pantomime is a treat for all the family!
Please follow THIS LINK for details of auditions for Aladdin.
Goodbye Charles by Gabriel Benjamin Davis
Goodbye Charles is our One-Act Festival play and was be performed at Lighthorne, Abingdon and Wallingford. It will also be seen at Bromsgrove on 31 July and at Season Preview on 18 September.
BCP was awarded overall winner at the Lighthorne Festival.
BCP was awarded these trophies at the Wallingford Festival for 2025. They are (L to R) The Susan North Memorial Trophy, Best Overall Production and The Punter’s Prize.
See more on the Goodbye Charles page.
Banbury Cross Players is a member of NODA the national organisation for amateur theatre.
During the past 12 months we have become district winners of the following 2 awards. You can see more at https://www.noda.org.uk/regions/london/noda-london-district-winners-list-2025.
At the 2025 NODA London AGM and Celebration Day held on 22 June 2025, Our Country’s Good was selected as London Regional Winner 2025.
