The Bartholomew Players
NEW MEMBERS
NEW MEMBERS
We welcome new members! Ever fancied being someone else? Well, acting is a great way of taking on a new persona. If you've never experienced the buzz of pulling off a dazzling performance and getting acclaim from an appreciative audience, we can give you that opportunity. We like to involve new members as soon as we can, even if that means only a small part at first. If you would rather work behind the scenes, there are plenty of roles for you to make your mark, including set-building and decorating, sound and lighting, props, costumes, make-up, prompt, publicity, front-of-house, refreshments as well as producer, stage manager and director.
We put on two productions a year - in May and November - and occasionally enter drama festivals too. Usually we discuss and select the next play as soon as we can after finishing the last one. After casting, we rehearse on Wednesday evenings for about 3 months, with Mondays added for about 2 months. For the two weekends before performance evenings (usually Wednesday through to Saturday) it's all hands on deck to help build the set, dress and paint it, then do a technical rehearsal.
We welcome new members! Ever fancied being someone else? Well, acting is a great way of taking on a new persona. If you've never experienced the buzz of pulling off a dazzling performance and getting acclaim from an appreciative audience, we can give you that opportunity. We like to involve new members as soon as we can, even if that means only a small part at first. If you would rather work behind the scenes, there are plenty of roles for you to make your mark, including set-building and decorating, sound and lighting, props, costumes, make-up, prompt, publicity, front-of-house, refreshments as well as producer, stage manager and director.
We put on two productions a year - in May and November - and occasionally enter drama festivals too. Usually we discuss and select the next play as soon as we can after finishing the last one. After casting, we rehearse on Wednesday evenings for about 3 months, with Mondays added for about 2 months. For the two weekends before performance evenings (usually Wednesday through to Saturday) it's all hands on deck to help build the set, dress and paint it, then do a technical rehearsal.
FAQ
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW CAN I JOIN?
Email us at bart.players@gmail.com or just come along on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm (excluding July and August). We would love to meet you!
WHERE DO YOU MEET?
During normal times we meet every Wednesday at Eynsham Village Hall in Back Lane. See the bottom of the page for a map.
HOW MANY PLAYS DO YOU PERFORM EACH YEAR?
We put on two productions a year - in May and November - and occasionally enter drama festivals too.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO JOIN?
DO I NEED ANY EXPERIENCE?
If you've never experienced the buzz of pulling off a dazzling performance and getting acclaim from an appreciative audience, we can give you that opportunity. We like to involve new members as soon as we can, even if that means only a small part at first.
ARE YOU JUST LOOKING FOR ACTORS?
Not at all! Of course we do welcome anyone interested in acting, but if you would rather work behind the scenes, there are plenty of roles for you to make your mark, including set-building and decorating, sound and lighting, props, costumes, make-up, prompt, publicity, front-of-house, refreshments as well as producer, stage manager and director.
WHEN IS YOUR NEXT PRODUCTION?
We are thrilled to announce that our autumn production will be the world amateur theatre premiere of “Von Ribbentrop’s Watch” by Maurice Gran & Laurence Marks who wrote the big TV hits Birds of a Feather & The New Statesman among other things.
This extremely funny play revolves around a Jewish family who are suddenly faced by a moral dilemma concerning the provenance of a watch.
We are planning to stage the play during our usual dates in November (24th -27th), covid restrictions permitting!
WHAT ABOUT COVID-19?
Due to the present situation regarding the rules for social distancing we are not holding our usual meetings – but once we are able to do so we will begin meeting up and rehearsing again.