Category: Previous Shows
Season’s Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn
In July 2001 Banbury Cross Players presented Season’s Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn at The Mill Arts Centre. It was Directed by Linda Shaw and the cast was as follows:- Neville – Andy Allen Belinda – Julie Robinson Uncle Harvey – Derek Parkes Bernard (Phyllis’s husband) – Terry Gallager Phyllis (Neville’s sister) – Jan Batchelor Eddie…
Wind in the Willows 2001
Banbury Cross Players presented The Wind in the Willows at The Mill from 18 to 27th January 2001. This classic by Kenneth Grahame was adapted by Alan Bennett with original music & lyrics by Jeremy Sams. Directed by Tony Neale the cast was as follows:- HEDGEHOG NICOLE – Veronique TeilletHEDGEHOG NIGEL – Nick AddisonHEDGEHOG NANCY…
Stepping Out by Richard Harris
Banbury Cross Players presented Stepping Out by Richard Harris in November 2000. The show was Directed by Ann Westcott and the Cast was as follows:- MAVIS – Elizabeth Riley MRS FRASER – Mary Sullivan LYNNE – Katie Bell DOROTHY – Julia Charlesworth MAXINE – June Ronson ROSE – Moya McKran ANDY – Liz Mowatt SYLVIA…
Merrie England by Edward German
Merrie England was performed at Broughton Castle from 4th to 6th August 2000. It was a joint production. In October 2019 at a Terriffic Tuesday, Jenny Tustian and Gareth Jeremy presented a talk about “The Shared History of BCP and BOS“. This was illustrated with a video showing an edited extract from Merrie England which…
A Midsummer Nights Dream 2000
Banbury Cross Players presented A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare in July 2000. The show at The Mill ran from 19th to 22nd July. Directed by Bob Mann, the Cast was as follows:- THESEUS – Duke of Athens – Jason Wardle EGEUS – Father of Hermia – Derek ParkesLYSANDER ) – in love ……
Steel Magnolias 2000
Banbury Cross Players presented Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling at The Mill from 12th to 15th April 2000. Directed by Ann Westcott the cast was as follows:- TRUVY – June RonsonCLAIREE – Anne BloorSHELBY – Carol KuhnANNETTE – Julia CharlesworthM’LYNN – Jan BatchelorOUISER – Moya McKean Programme Press
A Christmas Carol 2000
Banbury Cross Players presented A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens at The Mill Theatre from 13th to 22nd January 2000. Adapted for the stage and Directed by Tony Neale. The Cast was as follows:- Charles Pompsmith, A Businessman – John Twigg Ebenezer Scrooge – Heward Simpson George Mortimer, Scrooge ‘s Debtor – Maldwyn Taffy Roberts…
The Play’s the Thing by Banbury Cross Players
A group of Banbury Cross Players joined forces to write, produce and direct a new play for our 50th Anniversary. The result was The Play’s the Thing, performed at The Mill Theatre in November 1995. The Authors: Mary Braybrook, Dennis Howard, Chris Lawrence, Roger Pinkham, Elizabeth Riley, Linda Shaw, Heward Simpson, Paul Sleet, Mary Sullivan,…
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Banbury Cross Players performed Bertolt Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle in the Open Air at Overthorpe Hall in July 1995.