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Founded in 1945, St. Austell Players (the “Players”) led a successful if nomadic existence until the Sixties. Joining with other ‘artistically-inclined’ groups they formed the St. Austell Society of Arts and had a base at 87, Truro Road with, eventually, a permanent theatre. This has been the venue for well over 300 Players’ productions. Our performing home is now managed by the St Austell Arts Centre.
Through the years, St Austell Players has been a leading amateur group in Cornwall, usually staging four productions a year, ranging from farces and murder mysteries to Shakespeare, Chekhov, Oscar Wilde and other classics, as well as more modern plays. Below you can find an almost complete list of Players’ productions to date.
Since its formation in the 1960s, St Austell Players have been an active member of Cornwall Drama Association. Most of our productions are adjudicated for inclusion in the annual Theatre Festival and we are proud of the many awards for Best Costume, Set, Directors and Actors we have won.
Most recently these include:
Best Costume 2017 for Importance of Being Earnest
Best Actress and Physical Theatre 2019 for Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Best Set 2020 for The Lion In Winter.
Best Costume 2022 Macbeth
Best costume 2023 Arcadia
And from NODA Best Comedy 2022 Bouncers and Shakers.
- 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow
- The Tempest by William Shakespeare
- Rashleigh 200 by Hayley Hume
- Anne Boleyn by Howard Brenton
One Act Plays:
- Top Girls by Caryl Churchill
- Womberang by Sue Townsend
-Dangerous Corner by J.B Priestley
- Bouncers and Shakers by John Godber
- Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
The Lion in Winter by James Goldman
Murder at Upham Hall (A Murder Mystery) by Juliana Jonklaas
Two One-act plays:
- The Dear Departed by Stanley Houghton
- The Chinese Room by Andy Hutchins
Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo
Rumours by Neil Simon
Merry Wives of Cornwall (Windsor) (mostly) by William Shakespeare
Murder in Fancy Dress (A Murder Mystery) by Juliana Jonklaas
Relative Values by Noël Coward
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Confusions by Alan Ayckbourn
Emma by Jane Austen, adapted by Sandra Fenichel Asher
The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Pam Gems
Unspoken Speaking by Ben Warwick and Tom Gardner
Father's Day by Eric Chappell
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher, adapted by Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, adapted by Neil Duffield
A Christmas Carol by John Mortimer from Charles Dickens
The Murder Room by Jack Sharkey
Ladies Down Under by Amanda Whittington
Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh
Passion Play by Peter Nichols
Busybody by Jack Popplewell
Ladies' Day by Amanda Whittington
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, adapted by Glyn Robbins
Season's Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn
Move Over, Mrs Markham by Ray Cooney and John Chapman
The Little Hut by André Roussin
Suddenly at Home by Francis Durbridge
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, adaptation by Ashley J Barnard
Don't Dress for Dinner by Marc Camoletti adapted by Robin Howden
The Little Photographer by Derek Hoddinott from a short story by Daphne du Maurier
For Richer, For Poorer, 'Till Death Us Do Part (One-act) by William Rundle
Wedding of the Year by Norman Robbins
Beauty and the Beast by Peter Denyer
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen adapted by Jane Kendall
No Sex Please - We're British by Anthony Marriot and Alistair Foot
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Spygame by Bettine Manktelow
Snow White by Mark Llewellin
Summer End by Eric Chappell
Brush with a Body by Maurice McLoughlin
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier, adapted by Diana Morgan
Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton
Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood by Peter Denyer
An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley
School for Wives by Molière, tr. and adapted by Miles Malleson
Summer Stars '09 - Revue
September Tide by Daphne du Maurier adapted by Mark Rayment
Two Tales of a City:
- Knightsbridge by John Mortimer
- Newgate by Wendy Hayden Saddler
Jack and the Beanstalk by Richard Hills
Chase me Comrade by Ray Cooney
Glorious! by Peter Quilter
Dangerous Obsession by N. J. Crisp
Dick Whittington by Eric Fowler
The Secret Tent by Elizabeth Addyman
The Little Shop of Horrors Musical by Howard Ashton and Alan Menken
Present Laughter by Noël Coward
Live (But Not) at Her Majesty's - Revue
The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson
Between Worlds by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Sinbad by Jim Sperinck
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Smike - The Musical by Roger Holman and Simon May
Sailor Beware by Phillip King and Falkland Cary
The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchell
Misery by Stephen King adapted by Simon Moore
Cinderella by Eric Fowler
Sweeney Todd the Barber by Brian J. Burton adapted from George C. Pitt's Victorian version.
Rough Crossing by Tom Stoppard
On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson
Vanity Fair by William Makepiece Thackary adapted by Declan Donnellan
Red Riding Hood by Eric Fowler
Night Must Fall by Emlyn Williams
Dry Rot by John Chapman
The Constant Wife by Somerset Maugham
The Edge of Darkness by Brian Clemens
The Rivals by Richard Sheridan
Nobody's Perfect by Simon Williams
Trilby by Paul Potter from George du Maurier
A Hat-trick of One-act Plays:
- The other Side of the Mountains by Mabel Facey
- On the Road Again by Laurence Allen *
- Audience by Michael Frayn
* This production was entered in the All England Theatre Festival and, after rounds at St. Austell, Falmouth and Rugeley, went on to win the All England Festival at the Finals in Port Sunlight, June 2003. It also represented England in the All Britain Finals at Douglas, Isle of Man, July 2003.
The Cherry Orchard by Anto Chekhov/Stephen Mulrine
Hay Fever by Noël Coward
Les Misérables by Tim Kelly from Victor Hugo
Amy's View by David Hare
Wüthering Heights by Emily Brontë/Guen Dawes
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 by John Bishop
The Heiress by Ruth and Augustus Goëtz
Triple Bill:
- Spider in the Clay (Clayplays Production) by Mike Turner
- Man of Letters by Tim Firth
- Still Life (aka Brief Encounter) by Noël Coward
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
Noises Off by Michael Frayn
Visiting Hour by Richard Harris
Variation on a Theme by Terence Rattigan
Tom Jones by Henry Fielding/Joan Macalpine
Outside Edge by Richard Harris
Double Bill:
- In Clay Country by Mike Turner
- The Lover by Harold Pinter
Murder by Natural Causes by Tim Kelly
A Chorus of Disapproval by Alan Ayckbourn
The Darling Buds of May by H. E. Bates
Happy Families by John Godber
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens/Matthew Francis
Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Jeffrey Archer
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier/Mike Hasshill
Time of My Life by Alan Ayckbourn
Jane Eyre by Charlote Brontë/Charles Vance
Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee (adapted by Nick Darke)
Happy Birthday by Marc Camoletti (adapted by Beverley Cross)
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Waiting in the Wings by Noël Coward
Theatre Day Entertainment
The Winslow Boy by Terence Rattigan
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse & Willis Hall
Les Liasons Dangereuses by Laclos (adapted by Christopher Hamilton)
The Exorcism by Don Taylor
Arms and The Man by George Bernard Shaw
Kindly Leave the Stage by John Chapman
The Merchant (One-Act) by Plautus
A Sense of the Ridiculous (One-Act) by Rae Terence
The Ugly Duckling (One-Act) by A. A. Milne
Lettice and Loveage by Peter Shaffer
Richard III by William Shakespeare
What Dreams May Come by Nora Ratcliff
Taking Steps by Alan Ayckbourn
After the Lions by Ronald Harwood
The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley (adapted by Ronald Harwood, Johnny Mercer & André Previn)
See How They Run by Phillip King
The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard
Thérése Raquin by Emile Zola (adapted by Leslie Sands)
The Bride Comes Back by Ronald Miller
A Voyage Round My Father by John Mortimer
Autumn Rhapsody (A Mozart Evening)
Wild Goose Chase by Derek Benfield
Woman in Mind by Alan Ayckbourn
At the Changing of the Year by Malcolm Young
Thinking Aloud by Emlyn Williams
The Lady's Not for Burning by Christopher Fry
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend
Deadly Nightcap by Francis Durbridge
Stepping Out by Richard Harris
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Allo, 'Allo by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft
Wolfsbane by Georgina Reid
Dawson's Folly by Ron Betts
The Cherry Sisters (One-Act) by Michael Green
Streuth (One-Act) by Michael Green
Benjamin Goodright's Bedtime Story (One-Act) by Ron Betts
Look, No Hans by John Chapman & Michael Pertwee
Forty Years On by Alan Bennett
Medium Rare by Ron Betts
Verdict by Agatha Christie
One for the Plot by Ray Cooney & Tony Hilton
Pack of Lies by Hugh Whitemoor
Benetto, His Life and Crimes by Ron Betts
Christmas Incorporated by Peter Horsler
Something to Hide by Leslie Sands
Amadeus by Peter Shaffer
84 Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff (adapted by James Roose Evans)
Toad of Toad Hall by Kenneth Grahame
Deathtrap by Ira Levin
Key to Two by John Chapman
Relative Values by Noël Coward
Othello by William Shakespeare
The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum
Getting On by Alan Bennett
Caught on the Hop by Derek Benfield
House Guest by Francis Durbridge
Time and Time Again by Alan Ayckbourn
The Dresser by Ronald Harwood
Born in the Gardens by Peter Nicholls
The Irregular Verb to Love by Hugh Williams & Margeret Williams
The Cagebirds (One-Act) by David Campton
Money and his Caravans (One-Act) by Peter Terson
Whose Life is it Anyway? by Brian Clarke
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Fringe Benefits by Peter Yeldham
A Tomb with a View by Norman Robbins
Festival Nightmare (One-Act) by N. W. Hooke
Chase the Ace (One-Act) by Ron Rubin
Clumpeter by Ron Betts
The Enquiry by Charlotte Hastings
Charlie's Aunt by Brandon Thomas
Mrs Dane's Defence by Henry Arthur Jones
Ten Times Table by Alan Ayckbourn
Abelard and Heloise by Ronald Millar
Birds on the Wing by Peter Yeldham
Jigsaw by David Hoddinott
Semi-Detatched by David Turner
Old Father Time by David Woods
There Goes the Bride by Ray Cooney & John Chapman
After the Fair by Thomas Hardy
Suddenly at Home by Francis Durbridge
Scrambled Panto by Eric Banks
Bequest to the Nation by Terence Rattigan
Hotel Paradiso by Georges Feydeau
Habeus Corpus by Alan Bennett
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
A Supernatural Saga (An Entertainment)
Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Move Over, Mrs Markham by Ray Cooney & John Chapman
The Real Inspector Hound (One-Act) by Tom Stoppard
The Enchanted Night (One-Act) by Slawomir Mrozek
The Present by Ron Betts
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Revue)
Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Jay Presson Allen
The Naughty Ninties (Revue)
London Assurance by Dion Boucicault
The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne (adapted by Cecile Anderson)
I Am a Camera by John Van Druten
How the Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn
Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton
How We Held the Square by David Cregan
The Disorderly Women by John Bowen
Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward
Don't Start Without Me by Joyce Rayburn
Lady Audley's Secret (One-Act) by Brian J. Burton
Box and Cox (One-Act) by J. M. Morton
There are many more plays to add to this list and will be updated soon. Come back to soon to see the rest of the list!