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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We would like to announce readings for our next play,
“The Sound of Murder”
by William Fairchild, Directed by Paul Mason.
Show will run from 23rd-26th April 2026
The play is a mystery/thriller with a cast of 6 (2 f, 4 m, depending on casting).
Synopsis:
A writer of children's stories is popular in his field but not at home, where he is a calculating sadist. His wife turns to another man for affection, and eventually the two of them devise a fool-proof plan to do away with the husband. Unfortunately, however, the writer's frustrated secretary learns of it and uses her information to trap the other man into marriage after he has killed the husband. They go away together and the police are led to believe that the husband drowned chasing a prowler.
But some weeks later there is a surprise in store....
Reading Dates:
Monday 5th January 2026
Tuesday 6th January 2026
All readings are 7:30pm at Trinity Methodist Church, Gregson Lane, Hoghton.
We hope to see you there. If you would like to be involved, in any capacity, but can't attend any of these reading dates,
please let Paul (078466319828) or Millie (07884025285) know.
Contactless Payment
No spare cash to spend at the bar or pay for raffle ticket?
Fear not, The Hoghton Players have got you covered!
We now accept card / mobile phone payments at The Hoghton Village Hall.
BLACKADDER GOES FORTH - November 20th - 23rd 2025
For feedback and photos from our last production, Blackadder Goes Forth, please click here
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 audiences and the Hoghton Players have donated £900 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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