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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NODA 2025 NOMINATIONS

The Hoghton Players have received x 11 nominations for their 2025 productions

Revlon Girl

Best Supporting Female Character in a Drama - Ellie Smith (Marilyn) & Aimee Gallagher (Rona)
Best Leading Female Character in a Drama - Jackie Green (Sian)
Best Director of a Drama - Millie Santus
Best Drama

Blackadder Goes Forth

Best Comedy Performance in a Drama - Stuart Lockhart (Lord Flashheart)
Best Supporting Male Character in a Drama - Steven Catterall (Baldrick)
Best Leading Male Character in a Drama - Robin Brown (Blackadder)
Best Director of a Drama - Stuart Lockhart
Best Drama
Best Staging of a Drama

AND WE HAD X 3 WINNERS.....

View our winners here

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....