Leckhampton Players

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The Leckhampton Players is an amateur dramatics company based in Leckhampton, near Cheltenham. Founded in 1947, it performs regularly at Leckhampton Village Hall. [1] Productions typically include a pantomime in January/February each year, a musical show in May/June, and a play (most often comedy/farce) in October. The Players celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 1997.

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The Players won the Gloucestershire Drama Association [2] [3] award for Best Pantomime in 2000, 2001 and 2006. [4]

Historical Productions

Recent Productions

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References

  1. Leckhampton Village Hall
  2. Gloucestershire Theatre - Gloucestershire Drama Association Archived 2012-07-20 at archive.today
  3. Gloucestershire Drama Association Archived 2011-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Leckhampton Players historical information Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Heasman, E (compiler), 1998, 'Images of England - Cheltenham', Tempus Publishing Limited, page 88 (part of The Archive Photographs series)
  6. Leckhampton Players Past Productions Archived 2010-07-11 at the Wayback Machine