Last Production
Next Production
Theatre Supper - dates to be announced shortly.
Auditions
There is a play reading cum audition on Tuesday next - 29th March at Urmston Sports Club - downstairs at 7.30pm. Do come along, even if you would simply like to socialise and listen. We have two one act plays which are both very funny and we hope to put them on later in the year!
About Canterbury Players
We're a mixed age group and always welcome new members, whether onstage or helping with the many activities needed to stage a show. Don't worry if you don't know what's involved; we'll give you training and support! It's a great way to get out of the house, learn new skills, and meet new friends. Join us and be part of our next production!
Since March 2007 our home has been the stage at the Methodist Church Hall on Brook Road, Flixton, where we have
presented comedies, dramas, farces, thrillers and murder mysteries. We have very much enjoyed our time there,
presenting award winning shows, social evenings and rehearsing.
Sadly, in Summer 2021 the Church closed! We now have all our assets stored at Urmston Musical
Theatre’s home at Pennybridge and we thank them very much for their hospitality.
We will continue to hold play readings and other events in the area and will be presenting plays and ‘Theatre Suppers’ at
Urmston Sports Club. These have always been a huge success!
There will be a new set of portable staging there, donated by the Leigh Trust for the use of our society and the Club.
We look forward to using it!
In The News
....from UMT
If you haven't already and would like to, please would you complete UMT's short questionnaire about the need for an Arts Hub in Urmston. Perhaps you could also ask any family, colleagues and friends to do the same. It would be wonderful to have one! Links are below. From UMT....
For a while now UMT committee have been looking into purchasing property to develop a theatre in the area. There is nothing set in stone currently- it’s early stages - but we are applying for grants to purchase Brook Road Methodist Church, and turn it into Urmston Little Theatre & Community Hub. We’ll be releasing this information to the public, please help us by completing this survey and encouraging others to do the same. www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MCYCKGZ
More information can be found on the Appeal’s website - www.urmstontheatreappeal.wordpress.com We hope positive survey support will help with our grant applications!
Many thanks
UMT Committee
Messenger 11th June 2020 (p31)
Sponsors
Thank you to these local businesses who have supported us in our forthcoming or previous production. Their adverts in our programme are shown here in alphabetical order.
CP Calendar
Photos & Archive
Our archive of scrapbooks and albums is packed with photos, press cuttings, programmes and posters dating dating back to our formation in 1949. If you can, please contribute by emailing us with digital photos, scanned programmes and cuttings.
Click the radio to listen to a recording of a 1974 broadcast when two Canterbury Players members, the late June Lucas and the late Harold Wilkinson, were
interviewed by a local radio station.
Newsletters
Production History
| no. | year | month | title | author |
| 151 | 2019 | May | House Guest | Francis Durbridge |
| 150 | 2018 | November | There Goes The Bride | Ray Cooney & John Chapman |
| 149 | 2018 | July | Vicar Of Dibley | Ian Gower & Paul Carpenter |
| 148 | 2018 | April | Murder Weapon | Brian Clemens |
| 147 | 2017 | November | Kindly Keep It Covered | Dave Freeman |
| 146 | 2017 | July | Hi-De-Hi! | Jimmy Perry & David Croft |
| 145 | 2016 | November | Gaslight | Patrick Hamilton |
| 144 | 2015 | July | Dad's Army | Jimmy Perry & David Croft |
| 143 | 2015 | June | Relatively Speaking | Alan Ayckbourn |
| 142 | 2015 | November | When We Are Married | J. B. Priestley |
| 141 | 2015 | April | My Friend Miss Flint | Donald Churchill & Peter Yeldham |
| 140 | 2014 | November | First Things First | Derek Benfield |
| 139 | 2014 | March | Curtain Up On Murder | Bettine Manktelow |
| 138 | 2014 | July | Fawlty Towers | Connie Booth & John Cleese |
| 137 | 2013 | November | Something To Hide | Leslie Sands |
| 136 | 2013 | May | Allo Allo | Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft |
| 135 | 2013 | March | Look Who's Talking | Derek Benfield |
| 134 | 2012 | March | The Reunion | Peter Gordon |
| 133 | 2011 | November | Strictly Murder | Brian Clemens |
| 129 | 2009 | November | Secondary Cause Of Death | Peter Gordon |
| 128 | 2009 | March | Party To Murder | Olive Chase & Stewart Burke |
| 127 | 2008 | November | Caught On The Hop | Derek Benfield |
| 126 | 2008 | June | Blithe Spirit | Noel Coward |
| 125 | 2007 | November | Cat's Cradle | Leslie Sands |
| 124 | 2007 | March | Holiday Snap | Michael Pertwee & John Chapman |
| 123 | 2006 | March | Cash On Delivery | Michael Cooney |
| 122 | 2005 | November | Murdered To Death | Peter Gordon |
| 121 | 2005 | February | Out Of Order | Ray Cooney |
| 120 | 2004 | October | Haywire | Eric Chappell |
| 119 | 2004 | March | Inspector Drake & The Perfekt Crime | David Tristram |
| 118 | 2003 | March | Suddenly At Home | Francis Durbridge |
| 117 | 2002 | November | The Ghost Train | Arnold Ridley |
| 116 | 2002 | February | Don't Dress For Dinner | Marc Camoletti |
| 115 | 2001 | November | Love Begins At Fifty | Raymond Hopkins |
| 114 | 1999 | April | Rebecca | Daphne Du Maurier |
| 113 | 1998 | March | And Then There Were None | Agatha Christie |
| 112 | 1997 | November | No Sex Please We're British | Alistair Foot |
| 111 | 1997 | March | House Guest | Francis Durbridge |
| 110 | 1996 | November | Off The Hook | Derek Benfield |
| 109 | 1996 | March | Strictly For The Birds | Don Woods |
| 108 | 1995 | December | Move Over Mrs Markham | Ray Cooney & John Chapman |
| 107 | 1995 | April | An Inspector Calls | J. B. Priestley |
| 106 | 1994 | November | Outside Edge | Richard Harris |
| 105 | 1994 | April | It Must've Been Murder | Don Woods |
| 104 | 1993 | November | Shut Your Eyes And Think Of England | John Chapman & Anthony Marriott |
| 103 | 1993 | March | Table Manners | Alan Ayckbourn |
| 102 | 1992 | November | Person Unknown | Stanley Clayton |
| 101 | 1992 | March | Spring & Port Wine | Bill Naughton |
| 100 | 1991 | November | Holiday Snap | Michael Pertwee & John Chapman |
| 99 | 1991 | April | Daughter Of The Left Hand | Norman Holland |
| 98 | 1990 | November | Key For Two | John Chapman & Dave Freeman |
| 97 | 1990 | March | Deadly Nightcap | Francis Durbridge |
| 96 | 1989 | November | Bedroom Farce | Alan Ayckbourn |
| 95 | 1989 | March | Party To Murder | Olive Chase & Stewart Burke |
| 94 | 1988 | November | Midsummer Mink | Peter Coke |
| 93 | 1988 | March | Boeing-Boeing | Marc Camoletti & Beverley Cross |
| 92 | 1987 | November | A Murder Is Announced | Agatha Christie |
| 91 | 1987 | April | Blithe Spirit | Noel Coward |
| 90 | 1986 | November | When We Are Married | J. B. Priestley |
| 89 | 1986 | April | The Whole Truth | Philip Mackie |
| 88 | 1985 | November | See How They Run | Philip King |
| 87 | 1985 | April | Hobson's Choice | Harold Brighouse |
| 86 | 1984 | November | Death Walked In | Bettine Manktellow |
| 85 | 1984 | March | The Soft September Air | Charlotte Hastings |
| 84 | 1983 | November | On The Verge | Peter Horsler |
| 83 | 1983 | April | The Late Mr Larrington | Mary Wheeler |
| 82 | 1982 | December | Pardon Me Prime Minister | Edward Taylor & John Graham |
| 81 | 1982 | March | Tomb With A View | Norman Robbins |
| 80 | 1981 | November | Celebration | Keith Waterhouse |
| 79 | 1981 | March | Caught On The Hop | Derek Benfield |
| 78 | 1980 | November | Scarlet Ribbon | Rae Shirley |
| 77 | 1980 | May | No Room For Love | Anthony Marriott & Bob Grant |
| 76 | 1980 | February | Driven To Murder | Olive Chase & Stanley Clayton |
| 75 | 1979 | November | The Late Mrs Early | Norman Robbins |
| 74 | 1979 | March | Restless Evil | Charlotte Hastings |
| 73 | 1978 | November | Move Over Mrs Markham | Ray Cooney & John Chapman |
| 72 | 1978 | April | The Militants | Norman Holland |
| 71 | 1977 | November | Not Now Darling | Ray Cooney & John Chapman |
| 70 | 1977 | March | Murder At Midnight | Peter Hoar |
| 69 | 1976 | November | Surprise Package | Duncan Greenwood & Derek Parkes |
| 68 | 1976 | March | Bonaventure | Charlotte Hastings |
| 67 | 1975 | November | Return To Victoria | Maurice McGloughlin |
| 66 | 1975 | April | Murder At The Vicarage | Agatha Christie |
| 65 | 1975 | February | Brush With A Body | Maurice McGloughlin |
| 64 | 1974 | November | Madame Tic-Tac | Falkland L Cary & Phillip Weath |
| 63 | 1974 | March | The Happiest Days Of Your Life | John Dighton |
| 62 | 1973 | November | The Bride And The Bachelor | Ronald Millar |
| 61 | 1972 | November | Busy Body | Jack Popplewell |
| 60 | 1972 | April | Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte |
| 59 | 1971 | November | Big Bad Mouse | Philip King |
| 58 | 1971 | May | Uncertain Joy | Charlotte Hastings |
| 57 | 1971 | February | The Brides Of March | John Chapman |
| 56 | 1970 | December | Mist Over The Mistletoe | Dan Sutherland |
| 55 | 1970 | April | Witness For The Prosecution | Agatha Christie |
| 54 | 1970 | February | Spring And Port Wine | Bill Naughton |
| 53 | 1969 | November | I'll Get My Man | Philip King |
| 52 | 1969 | April | Separate Tables | Terence Rattigan |
| 51 | 1969 | February | Boeing-Boeing | Marc Camoletti & Beverley Cross |
| 50 | 1968 | November | The Shop At Sly Corner | Edward Percy and Reginald Denha |
| 49 | 1968 | April | Rock-A-Bye, Sailor | Philip King & Falkland L Cary |
| 48 | 1968 | January | Saturday Night At The Crown | Walter Greenwood |
| 47 | 1967 | October | The House On The Cliff | George Batson |
| 46 | 1967 | May | Strike Happy | Duncan Greenwood |
| 45 | 1967 | February | The Willow And I | John Patrick |
| 44 | 1966 | November | Here We Come Gathering | Philip King & Anthony Armstrong |
| 43 | 1966 | April | The Wishing Well | E Eynon Evans |
| 42 | 1966 | February | Hawk Island | Howard Irving Young |
| 41 | 1965 | November | Breath Of Spring | Peter Coke |
| 40 | 1965 | April | Mystery At Blackwater | Dan Sutherland |
| 39 | 1965 | January | Goodnight Mrs Puffin | Arthur Lovegrove |
| 38 | 1964 | November | Shadow In The Sun | Maurice McGloughlin |
| 37 | 1964 | April | Dear Octopus | Dodie Smith |
| 36 | 1964 | February | Distinguished Gathering | James Parish |
| 35 | 1963 | November | Watch It Sailor | Philip King |
| 34 | 1963 | April | Waiting In The Wings | Noel Coward |
| 33 | 1963 | February | Pools Paradise | Philip King |
| 32 | 1962 | November | A Letter From The General | Maurice McGloughlin |
| 31 | 1962 | April | When We Are Married | J. B. Priestley |
| 30 | 1962 | February | And Then There Were None | Agatha Christie |
| 29 | 1961 | November | Blithe Spirit | Noel Coward |
| 28 | 1961 | May | Fool's Paradise | Peter Coke |
| 27 | 1961 | February | Friends And Neighbours | Austin Steele |
| 26 | 1960 | December | The Day Is Gone | Warren Chetham Strode |
| 25 | 1960 | April | One Wild Oat | Vernon Sylvaine |
| 24 | 1960 | February | The Paper Chain | Falkland L Cary & Ivan Butler |
| 23 | 1959 | November | And This Was Odd | Kenneth Horne |
| 22 | 1959 | February | The House By The Lake | Hugh Mills |
| 21 | 1958 | November | Our Wife | Leslie Sands |
| 20 | 1958 | April | Cat Among The Pigeons | Duncan Greenwood |
| 19 | 1958 | February | Ring For Catty | Patrick Cargill and Jack Beale |
| 18 | 1957 | March | Night Was Our Friend | Michael Pertwee |
| 17 | 1956 | December | Beside The Seaside | Leslie Sands |
| 16 | 1956 | March | The Secret Tent | Elizabeth Addyman |
| 15 | 1955 | November | Madame Louise | Vernon Sylvaine |
| 14 | 1955 | March | The Cure For Love | Walter Greenwood |
| 13 | 1954 | November | Double Door | Elizabeth McFadden |
| 12 | 1954 | April | Night Must Fall | Emlyn Williams |
| 11 | 1954 | January | See How They Run | Philip King |
| 10 | 1953 | November | After My Fashion | Diana Morgan |
| 9 | 1953 | April | Suspect | Edward Percy & Reginald Denham |
| 8 | 1953 | January | Queen Elizabeth Slept Here | Talbot Rothwell |
| 7 | 1952 | November | Black Chiffon | Lesley Storm |
| 6 | 1952 | April | School For Spinsters | Roland Pertwee |
| 5 | 1951 | October | Duet For Two Hands | Mary Hayley Bell |
| 4 | 1951 | May | Bonaventure | Charlotte Hastings |
| 3 | 1950 | November | The Torch Bearers | George Kelly |
| 2 | 1950 | March | Charity Begins | Ireland Wood |
| 1 | 1949 | December | Ladies In Retirement | Edward Percy & Reginald Denham |
Documents
| Document / description | File name (click to view or download) |
| Society Constitution | constitution2014.pdf |
| Data Protection Statement | dataprotect.pdf |
| Membership Application Form | MemberAppForm.pdf |
| Members Handbook Health & Safety | H&S-20161004.pdf |
| Members Handbook House Rules | HR-20161004.pdf |
| Risk Assessment Part 1 | RA-1.jpg |
| Risk Assessment Part 2 | RA-2.jpg |
| Risk Assessment Part 3 | RA-3.jpg |
| Risk Assessment Part 4 | RA-4.jpg |
| Play Review Form | PlayReviewForm.pdf |
| Scripts Catalogue | scripts.pdf |
Contacts & Links
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