ONES AGAIN
Back in 2022 we presented ‘Ones’, a set of three fantastic one-act plays. Our audience told us how much they enjoyed such diverse and entertaining theatre, so we are delighted to announce ‘Ones again’ as our May production!
‘Ones again’ features three very different one-act plays that we hope will entertain and delight our loyal audiences, bringing you a mixture of satire, drama and comedy:
‘Albert’ – A charming and delightful one-act comedy by Richard Harris.
‘A Figure of Insignificance’ – A thought provoking drama by E. Millins.
‘Lying in State’ – A satirical comedy by Adrian Barrett.
Performances are at Durley Memorial Hall from Thursday 15th to Saturday 17th May at 7.30 (doors open 7pm). Tickets are £12 (£8 under-18s) and are available here (no booking fee) or via our ticket line 07871 006551 or email boxoffice@bishopstokeplayers.uk
THIS IS WHY WE DO IT!
‘Frankenstein’ director, Kevin, presents a cheque for £3,050 to Sam, from Action for Children, as our donation from 2024’s productions. Since we were founded in 1947 we are proud to have donated over £80,000 to Action for Children.
A massive thank you to everybody who has made this possible by supporting us and watching our shows.
BISHOPSTOKE MEMORIAL HALL – OUR HOME 1957-2020
We performed in Bishopstoke Memorial Hall from 1957, when it opened to replace the previous Public Hall, until the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and subsequent permanent closure the following year. The hall was demolished in March 2025 and the site cleared in preparation for a new community hall.
On this page we take a photographic tour of the history of Bishopstoke Memorial Hall and our use of it.
DRAMA FESTIVAL SUCCESSES
We love taking part in one-act drama festivals across the region, and in 2023 were delighted to again receive recognition for our work.
In March, Cameron Caws won the Best Adult Actor award at the Totton Drama Festival for his role in ‘No Easy Road’ by Peter Yates, while director Beth Bowers received the Adjudicator’s Award at the Maidenhead Drama Festival for the same play.
While in October, at the Woking Drama Festival, Lizzie Sellars won The Desmond Holt Memorial Cup for Best Youth Actress for her roles in ‘Tremulous’, by Le Wilhelm, and ‘For the Taking’, by Peter Yates, while ‘Tremulous’ won the Adjudicator’s Award, “for keeping hope going”, reflecting the content of that play.
Congratulations to all involved!!!
JOIN US!
If you are interested in getting up on that stage and showing us what you can do; taking part in one of our drama festival plays or our full-length productions, please do get in touch!
AN APPEAL
We’re proud of our heritage and are collecting copies of all our old programmes since we were founded in 1947. We’re almost there but are missing only 3 programmes, all from the 1950s. We’d love to complete the set so if you know of any of these programmes from Bishopstoke YLU Players or Bishopstoke Young Leaguers Union (our old names) – maybe found lurking during a house clearance? – please do get in touch as we’d love to make a copy of them:
- 1953 ‘Family Drama’
- 1955 ‘Happy Days’
- 1957 ‘Half Holiday’
All the programmes we do have, along with a myriad of photos, posters and more, can be found in our Past Productions gallery. Please do have a browse!
ABOUT US
Bishopstoke Players is an amateur drama group based near Eastleigh, Hampshire. We present three full-length plays each year, generally in January, May and September, and perform in one-act drama festivals throughout the south.
We were founded in 1947 to raise money for Action for Children and since then have presented over 200 dramas, comedies and pantomimes, raising thousands of pounds for charity.
FIND US
Following the closure of Bishopstoke Memorial Hall, pending demolition and replacement with a new community facility, we will be performing in a variety of venues until hopefully we can return to Bishopstoke.
Click on the map above for more details.
ACTION FOR CHILDREN
PATRONS
Our Patrons are our premier league of supporters! For an annual subscription Patrons receive a reserved seat at each of our productions.
If you would like to become a Patron, please contact us.
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Are you just itching to get up on our stage to show us what you can do? Or would you prefer to take a backstage role? Or maybe you simply want to be part of a show but don’t know exactly what? Just pop along and meet us to find out more.
HAMPSHIRE LOCAL THEATRE GUIDE
For information about the best shows in amateur theatre in our local area check out the Hampshire Local Theatre Guide
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