Scaplen's Community Players
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An introduction to the group
WELCOME!
Scaplen's Community Players is a local, historical theatre group that focuses on storytelling, drama and music.
Registered Charity Number 1207729
Our aims...
Scaplen's Community Players is a local, historical theatre group that focuses on storytelling, drama and music. Our mission is to bring together local people from diverse communities to better understand our local history and shared culture.
Our main aim is to have fun doing the things we enjoy. As well as being involved in rehearsals and performances we also offer the opportunity take part in our activities. We aim to provide equality of opportunity for our members and wider communities to learn new skills or enhance existing skills in all aspects of theatrical productions, through the provision of workshops, informative talks, play, readings and demonstrations.
What's coming up:-
Our next production 'Mayhem at the Inn' will take place in Scaplen's Court on 12th & 13th September as part of the Seafood and Sounds Festival in Old Town Poole.
Meet the cast as they celebrate our local history.
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Hear a selection of sea shanties performed by the Scaplen's Singers
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Listen to two stories - Set in 1621, Robert who sailed from Poole as a fishing servant ,will recount his first voyage to Newfoundland. He was just 13 years old Set in 1632, Jane will share her experiences of what it was like to grow up just north of Holes Bay. Her family was quite poor. Later, when she married Billy, a fisherman, she moved to Poole
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The players will perform "Mayhem at the Inn' by Don and Katy Nutt.
Performances are Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th September in Scaplen's Court Upper Hall, Sarum Street, Poole BH15 1JW
There are two performances each day at 1pm & 3pm.
PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS A NON-TICKETED, FREE EVENT OFFERED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, SO PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO SECURE YOUR SEAT
Dates for your diary:
We will be performing a Street/Interactive Theatre play during the Seafood and Sounds Festival in Poole
on the 12th & 13th September. There will be two performances each day. More details will be published nearer the time.
The read through of the play will be on Sunday 10th May at 3.30 pm followed by a social get together and wash up for
'Shadows Over Whitechapel'.
Our meeting and rehearsal venues are at :-
The Grasshopper 139 Bournemouth Rd, Parkstone Poole on Sundays at 2.30 - 5pm
Tesco's Community Room, Fleets Corner, Waterloo, Rd, Poole BH17, 7EJ on Wednesdays at 7.15 - 9.30pm
Our sessions will begin again on :-
Sunday 24th May - The Grasshopper at 2.30pm &
Wednesday August 12th - Tesco at 7.15 - 9.30pm
