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.
LAST PRODUCTION
PRESENT LAUGHTER BY NOËL COWARD
At the centre of his own universe sits matinee idol Garry Essendine: suave, hedonistic and too old,
says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. His line in harmless infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated but playing closer to home is not. Just before he sets off on tour to Africa the full extent
of his misdemeanours is discovered – and all hell breaks loose.
Noël Coward’s “Present Laughter” premiered in the early years of the Second World War just as such privileged lives were threatened with fundamental social change, never to return on the same scale.
Bartholomew Players are delighted to welcome some new members to the cast and crew,
as well as some of our more familiar, experienced actors.
We hope you enjoy the show.
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Gareth Hammond
Sara Miller
Liz Hutchinson
Claire Crowther
Ed Miller
John Grant Casey
Luke Frewin
Kaitlyn Willis
Elaine Leggett
Ann Carson
Chris Carson
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Garry
Liz
Monica
Joanna
Morris
Henry
Roland
Daphne
Miss Erikson
Lady Saltburn
Fred
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C A S T
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C R E W
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Denise Santilli
Debi Lisburne Diacon
Suzie Chadwick
Pip Burns/Imi Tingle
Sue Greenwood +
Judy Pimm/Ann Francis
Margaret Devereux +
Steve Ashcroft/Keith Pimm/Graham Diacon
Keith Pimm, Graham Diacon and team
Suzie Chadwick
Les Allen/Graham Diacon
Isla Casey
Steve Ashcroft
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Producer
Director Diacon
Asst Director Chadwick
Stage Manager
Hair/ASM
Wardrobe
Props
Set design
Set construction
Sound
Lighting
Prompt
Programme
TICKETS​
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Tickets cost £14 and are available on the door or in advance from:​
Denise: 07721 744020
Evenlode DIY
(online ticket sales available shortly)
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Production dates: 14th–17th May 2025
Venue: Eynsham Village Hall, Back Lane, Eynsham, OX29 4QW
Doors open: 7.00pm, Performance: 7.30pm
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MORE INFORMATION:
bart.players@gmail.com
Denise Santilli 07721 744020
REVIEWS​
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Our reviews are in – thank you to Heather Kay from Daily Info, Nigel James from ODN and Andrew Walter from NODA for taking the time to come along to our show:​
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"Yet again, this Bartholomew Players production was a feast for the eye."
Heather Kay from Daily Info
Click here to read the full review.
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"Congratulations to all on a superb production, in all aspects, acting, lighting and sound."
Nigel James from Oxford Drama Network
Click here to read the full review.
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"This was an accomplished and fitting celebration of fifty years of the Bartholomew Players, a production to impress and amuse in equal measure."
Andrew Walter from NODA​
Click here to read the full review.
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PHOTOS​
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Below is a slideshow of the photos taken at the dress rehearsal of our show. If you would like any stills please let us know and we'll send them over: