WELCOME TO THE HOGHTON PLAYERS OFFICIAL WEBSITE

  

The Hoghton Players is an amateur dramatics group from the village of Hoghton, near Preston, in Lancashire. We look to perform at least 2 plays per year to suit all tastes.

 

Whether you are due to watch one of our performances for the first time or, like many, you are returning to watch us again, you are very welcome and we would like to thank everyone who has been involved over the years and to all of our supporters across the country.

 

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The Amateur Killer

 

by Robert Scott, courtesy of Lazybee Scripts.

 

Performances are scheduled for

 

Thursday 21st - Sunday 24th November 2024

 

"Daniel is letting his personal history with Lucas affect their relationship

as he directs the production of "Adieu" for the local Amateur Dramatics Society,

but it's his knowledge of Lucas' affair with Natalie that will lead to murder...."

 

Production Team Needed

 

 If you would like to help with any of the "off stage" jobs, we would love to hear from you

 

 

Please feel free to contact the Director, Stuart Lockhart, on 07900 695782

or via email, stulocky@gmail.com,

for more information

The Amateur Killer - Characters & Cast (Update 19/09/24)

Natalie Prescott (F) - a woman in love with the wrong man. Natalie is guilt-ridden concerning her love for Lucas.  She is tired of the attention her affair is bringing to the group and suggests that they are “the talk of the town”.  Annalise Pennington

 

Lucas Thompson (M) - a man in the centre of trouble. Lucas is selfish.  He thinks of very little but himself, Natalie, and his ego.  Although he attempts to be as pleasant as possible, Lucas does have a violent past which he does regret. Brecon Harrison

 

Daniel Healy (M) - a jealous Director with a cruel mind - Forceful, power driven and vengeful.  Daniel is not a character you wish to cross. Luke Southern

 

Aiden Critchley (M) - an over protective father. Aiden says what he sees.  He doesn’t hold back punches, metaphorically and realistically.  Although he has good reason to be wary of Daniel’s relationship with his daughter, he is also quite possessive of her. Peter Emblin

 

Lauren Critchley (F) - the nervous partner of Daniel. Lauren is timid and very unsure of herself. Although she is unconfident, she does appear to have more confidence when around her father. Aimee Gallagher

 

Morgan Webb (F) - a reporter who is interested in more than just reporting. Morgan seems pleasant.  However, on second meeting, Morgan is almost snake-like. Samantha Lockhart

 

Rosie Thompson (F) - the almost forgotten wife of Lucas. She adores Lucas and is close to Natalie.  Sheridan Zabel

 

Detective Gregson (M) - A serious, straight talking detective who has little time for fools. Stuart Lockhart

 

Detective Phillips (F) - A detective with a seemingly keen interest in the case. Sarah Nolan

 

 

Please help to Improve "our Home"

 

To provide an extra entrance to the Village Hall which will allow access to each meeting room separately.

 

New toilets will be provided with this project with full disabled facilities.

 

Cloakroom and toilet facilities will be accessed from either meeting room.
 

Separate groups using the hall will no longer need to share the entrance for access to their meeting rooms. All materials will meet environmentally green criteria and fixtures and fittings will be low water usage and low voltage lighting and power.

 

Windows and doors will also meet up to date insulated standards. The eventual external features will fit in with the existing building and meet planning for the area.

 

If you can spare anything from £2 upwards, please click on the link below 

 

 

New Entrance and Toilets (spacehive.com)

ONLINE TICKET BOOKING SERVICE IS NOW AVAILABLE

 

 

The Hoghton Players are pleased to announce that tickets for our performances are now available, on line, via ticketsource. To book tickets simply click on the "Book Now" link below

 

 

Or scan the QR code


 

 

 

 

 

 

2023

 

We were delighted to WIN the NODA North West - District 3 Victor Booth Award for Ongoing Commitment to Innovative Staging.

 

Our Chairperson, Millie, received the award on the groups behalf


Visit our Awards page to see more information NODA AWARDS

 

 

Minutes from our AGM which was held on 4th June 2024 are now available. Please click Here to view them

 

 

NODA REVIEW FOR "SEPARATE TABLES"
 

Our NODA review is here - please click Separate Tables

 

Brian Hoyle

 

 

Our dear friend Brian Hoyle passed away on Thursday 16th November 2023.


He was a long-standing dedicated member of The Hoghton Players

& served on the committee for many years. 
 

Brian often performed on stage and also successfully directed many of our productions & along with his wife Joyce, were our efficient bartenders. 

 

He will be sadly missed and remembered with great affection.

 

Thank you Brian for so many wonderful memories ❤️

 

Fancy a Trip down Memory Lane?

 

We have searched the archives and have started to upload old photographs, starting with our first ever play, Friends and Neighbours back in 1996!

 

To see the photos click Photos from 1996 - 2003

Our new "The Hoghton Players" logo 

 

This is our new logo and we hope you like it! We will, initially, use this for our website only but will look to roll this out to our other marketing / production information

Our audiences and the Hoghton Players have donated more than £1,000 to a number of local charities in the last 12 months. Not only are you supporting local talent by watching our productions, but you are also supporting worthwhile causes.

 

From all of us at the Hoghton Players we would like to say THANK YOU.

 

To see the charity donations click here

 

 

Website Visitors

 

We have seen a 34% Increase in visitors to our website this year compared to last year. We average 75 visitors a month! Thank you for visiting our site and supporting our group. 
 

If you have a suggestion on how we could improve the website, please email stuart@thehoghtonplayers.org or add a comment below....

 

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