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New Season Launch – 2024/25

New Season Launch – 2024/25

SEASON SPONSORED BY SEPTEMBERSilly Cow by Ben EltonDirected by Matt GrayCast: 3m / 2fAudition dates: Mon 15 and Wed 17 July 2024Production dates: 23-28 September NOVEMBERBrimstone & Treacle by Dennis PotterDirected by Emma Northcott in the StudioCast: 2m / 2fAudition dates: Tues 30 July & Thurs 1 AugustProduction dates: 29 October – 2 November DECEMBERSleeping […]

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The QMT 40th Year Gala

The QMT 40th Year Gala

Our 40th Year Gala committee hope you had a great evening celebrating on Saturday 8th July. Here are some fabulous photos from the evening taken by Chris Wright GALA CELEBRATION PHOTO ALBUM Here also, is a copy of the speech made by the Chairman of The Bancroft Players & The QMT, Elliott Bunker. Firstly, I […]

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Dick Whittington – A Family Affair

Dick Whittington – A Family Affair

The Queen Mother Theatre has been the home for The Bancroft Players for almost 40 years and over that time many family members have trodden the boards in almost 300 productions. This years Christmas pantomime, Dick Whittington has taken the family connection to a whole new level, with no fewer than 21 members of the […]

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In The Director’s Chair – Violet Morris

In The Director’s Chair – Violet Morris

On the day I met Violet for the interview about Eigengrau, the next studio production she is directing, she had just found out that she has got into Bristol Old Vic drama school and she was buzzing with excitement and battling with who she needed to share the news with first. I felt rather over-whelmed […]

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