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The Orpen Players

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84 Charing Cross Road


… is the title of the Orpen Players’ spring production. The plot is based on real-life with a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment seeing an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order. She begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road. The relationship lasted over 20 years without them ever actually meeting.

The box office at Ash’s store Colchester Road opens on Saturday 18 April. Tickets are £5 for Thursday 30 April and £6 for Friday and Saturday, May1/2. Doors open 7.30pm curtain up 8pm.

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Orpen Players Go Online with Aladdin

The Orpen players have just launched their new website which announces their upcoming presentation of Aladdin.  They will be running 6 shows between 30th January and 7th February (including two matinee performances).  To find out more visit their website here or check the village calendar on the village website.

To buy tickets you can visit Ash’s store in Colchester Road, tickets are priced at £6 adults, £4 children for all performances apart from the 8pm show on 7th February which is £6 all tickets.  To reserve tickets you can contact Roger Milne on 01206 241048.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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Orpen Players play with long title!

The Players’ autumn production is a comedy entitled ‘The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswoman’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery.’ 

Performances are in the Orpen Memorial Hall Lexden Road on Thursday 23rd, Friday 24th and Saturday 25th October. Doors open at 7.30pm with curtain up at 8pm. 
Box office opens at Ash’s store Colchester Road on Saturday 11th October with tickets priced at £5 for Thursday and £6 on Friday and Saturday. Tickets can also be obtained by calling Roger Milne on 01206 241048.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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Orpen players – Summer Workshops


The village drama group are running a series of summer workshops in the Orpen Memorial Hall on Friday 4/18 July and 8 August beginning at 8pm. The group is hoping to generate interest for people who would like to ‘Tread the Boards’ or design sets, help with make up, prompting etc.

For further information contact Colin on 01206 242265.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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The Importance of Being Ernest

The Orpen Players’ spring production is Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Ernest’.

The box office is now open at Ash’s shop Colchester Road in the village. Tickets are £5 for 24 April and £6 for 25/26. Doors open at 7.30pm with curtain up 8pm.

Contact Roger Milne on 01206 241048 to reserve tickets.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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Panto Time – Hansel & Gretel


Tickets for the Orpen Players’ production of Hansel and Gretel are now available from Ash’s store Colchester Road.

The pantomime is at the Orpen Memorial Hall Lexden Road on:

  • Friday 25th January at 8pm,
  • two performances on Saturday 26th at 2pm and 6pm,
  • Friday 1st February 8pm and
  • two performances on Saturday 2nd at 2pm and 8pm.

Tickets are priced children £3 adults £5 apart from the 8pm performance on 2nd February which is is priced £5 for everyone.

Contact Roger Milne on 01206 241048 to reserve tickets.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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Orpen Players – Autumn Production

The autumn production is Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward with director, Tony Saitta who is chair of the Headgate Theatre. Performances are Thursday 25/26/27 October. Doors open 7.30pm with curtain up at 8pm. Tickets £4.50 on Thursday £5 Friday and Saturday can be purchased from Ash’s Shop, Colchester Road from Saturday 13 October or contact Roger Milne on 01206 241048.

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Orpen Players – The Vortex

The next production is The Vortex by Noel Coward, directed by Andrew Hodgson.Tickets are £4.50 for Thursday 26 April with Friday and Saturday evening £5.

Doors open at the Orpen Memorial Hall Lexden Road at 7.30pm curtain up 8pm. Box office opens on Saturday 14 April at Ash’s Shop Colchester Road in the village. Contact Roger Milne on 01206 241048 for reservations.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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