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Messenger 11th June 2020 (p31)

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!

Canterbury Players started out as a parent-teacher group in 1949, presenting plays on stage in the hall at Canterbury Road Junior School in Davyhulme, and occasionally at other locations in the area for events such as play readings.

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!

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.

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.

Also in the archive is 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.

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

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