HISTORY OF THE PLAYERS

The Hampton Players can trace their roots back to The Hampton in Arden Church Players which put on plays such as "When We Are Married" by J B Priestley and "Easy Money" by Arnold Ridley in 1948 and 1949.  The Hampton Players came into existence in March 1953 and have put on at least one play almost every year since then. 

CLICK THE LINK ON THE RIGHT TO GO TO PHOTOS OF THE PLAYS

Date

Name of Play

Author

Producer 

March 2009 Dead Guilty Richard Harris Teresa Lovely
November 2008 Trapped Michael Green Rebecca Kear
November 2008 The Day of Reckoning Michael Kilgariff Helen Wood
November 2008 Bottoms Up! Lee Emsley Teresa Lovely
April 2008 Third Week in August Peter Gordon Maureen George

 December 2007

 Christmas Echoes

 Maureen George

Maureen George

 November 2007

 The Cemetary Club

 Ivan Menchell

Gary Wood

March 2007

The Odd Couple

Neil Simon

Chris Sharp

December 2006

Christmas Echoes

Maureen George

Maureen George

November 2006

Seasons Greetings

Alan Ayckbourn

Gary Wood

March 2006

Funny Money

Ray Cooney

Chris Sharp

November 2005

Coarse Acting Sketches

Michael Green

Chris Sharp

March 2005

Dancing at Lughnasa

Brian Friel

Maureen George

November 2004

Tiptoe through the Tombstones

Norman Robbins

Chris Sharp

March 2004

Rumours

Neil Simon

Maureen George

November 2003

Secondary Cause of Death

Peter Gordon

Chris Sharp

March 2003

Lord Arthur Saville's Crime

Oscar Wilde

Maureen George

November 2002

Happy Families

John Godber

Chris Sharp

November 2001

Blithe Spirit

Noel Coward

Gary Wood

March 2001

Nightwatch

Lucille Fletcher

Gary Wood

October 2000

Sandcastles

Bob Larbey

Chris Sharp

November 1999

Extravaganza, Caesar,Pantomime

Michael Green

Chris Sharp

November 1998

Love and Kisses

Glen Melvyn

Chris Sharp

March 1998

Hidden Meanings

Michael Snelgrove

Erik Yarnell
March 1998

Office Party

Nick Warburton

Simon Jolliff

November 1997

Take Away the Lady

Jimmie Chinn

Gary Wood

April 1997

Murdered to Death

Peter Gordon

Chris Sharp

November 1996

Trivial Pursuits

Frank Vickery

Gary Wood

April 1996

They Came to a City

J B Priestley

Simon Jolliff

April 1995

Brush with a Body

Maurice McLaughlin

Gary Wood

November 1994

Out of Focus

Peter Gordon

Erik Yarnell

April 1994

When We Are Married

J B Priestley

Chris Sharp