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Whether you have loads of acting experience, or none you are very welcome at Bassinaud Players. We are always on the look out for people to join our company of enthusiastic amateurs. Why not come along to one of our play readings and meet the team?
Back Stage
Set Building
Back Stage
If you don't fancy being on stage there are plenty of other jobs you can get involved in. We need people to help with props and costumes, moving the scenery, assisting the audience, running the bar, marketing and publicity, ticket sales, car parking etc.
Set Building
Set Building
Set Building
One of the outstanding features of our productions to date has been the innovative sets that our team have created. Whether it's a mid-20th century living room, a 1960s radio studio or a 1980s wine bar, we always like to go the extra mile.
Past Productions
A Midsummer Night's Dream 2022
Round and Round the Garden 2022
Round and Round the Garden 2022
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream was our very first production as a company and set the tone for our future productions by making use of the outdoor spaces at Bassinaud and using music and songs to 'illustrate' and highlight the text. It's a play we plan to revisit in the near future.
Round and Round the Garden 2022
Round and Round the Garden 2022
Round and Round the Garden 2022
Part of Alan Ayckbourn's 'Norman Conquests' trilogy, Round and Round the Garden takes place in the garden of a Sussex country house. Norman, has persuaded his sister-in-law Annie to go away with him for the weekend but nothing goes to plan.
Much Ado About Nothing 2023
Round and Round the Garden 2022
Much Ado About Nothing 2023
In Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing the villainous Don John plans to shame a young woman, Hero, but is thwarted by the watch led by the hilarious Dogberry. Meanwhile the verbal sparring partners Beatrice and Benedict are 'gulled' into each other's arms.
Twelfth Night 2024
Round and Round the Garden 2022
Much Ado About Nothing 2023
Twelfth Night is a Shakespearean comedy about twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated by a shipwreck. It is a tale of mistaken identity, disguise and mischief. Full of ridiculous characters like Sir Toby Belch and the pretentious steward Malvolio, it all ends happily with siblings reunited and happy marriages.
Blithe Spirit 2024
The Merry Wives of Windsor 2025
The Merry Wives of Windsor 2025
Blithe Spirit was described by author Noel Coward as "an improbable farce in three acts" and concerns novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant Madame Arcati to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when she conjures up the spirit of his first wife Elvira!
The Merry Wives of Windsor 2025
The Merry Wives of Windsor 2025
The Merry Wives of Windsor 2025
Shakespeare's play tells the story of a dissolute knight of the realm, Sir John Falstaff who, down on his luck, sets out to seduce two married women, the eponymous 'Merry Wives'. When they get wind of his scheme they decide to play along, expose him and get their revenge. Full of ridiculous characters our production was set in 1980s England.
Under Milk Wood 2025
The Merry Wives of Windsor 2025
The 12 Days of Christmas 2025
A 'play for voices' by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood is set in the fictional village of Llareggub and documents the dreams, digressions and foibles of the town’s inhabitants in a blaze of poetic beauty and vibrant satire.
Our production took place in a recording studio in 1968 as the cast prepared to record the play for radio.
The 12 Days of Christmas 2025
The Merry Wives of Windsor 2025
The 12 Days of Christmas 2025
In 2025 we were invitied by Valentine's Bar & Restaurant in Parcoul, 24410, to provide some entertainment for Christmas. We wrote some new sketches, 'borrowed' others and put together a new seasonal sketch show 'The 12 Days of Christmas'. We had great fun writing and putting on the show and hope to do more like this in the future.
The Tempest 2026
Fallen Angels 2026
Fallen Angels 2026
The Tempest tells the story of Prospera, exiled to a remote island and forced to live in a decaying seaside villa with only her adult daughter Miranda, native islander Caliban and an ethereal, if petulant, spirit Ariel for company. Fate, or magic, brings her former nemesis Alonso to the island giving her the chance for revenge. Matters ar
The Tempest tells the story of Prospera, exiled to a remote island and forced to live in a decaying seaside villa with only her adult daughter Miranda, native islander Caliban and an ethereal, if petulant, spirit Ariel for company. Fate, or magic, brings her former nemesis Alonso to the island giving her the chance for revenge. Matters are complicated, however, when her daughter falls in love with Alonso’s son Ferdinand.
Fallen Angels 2026
Fallen Angels 2026
Fallen Angels 2026
Five years into their supposedly happy marriages, Jane and Julia’s perfectly polished lives are thrown into disarray when an old flame announces his sudden return to London. Past passions and present desires – along with generous helpings of champagne – send the two friends into a frenzy of anticipation, jealousy, and determination to cho
Five years into their supposedly happy marriages, Jane and Julia’s perfectly polished lives are thrown into disarray when an old flame announces his sudden return to London. Past passions and present desires – along with generous helpings of champagne – send the two friends into a frenzy of anticipation, jealousy, and determination to choose their own destinies. Set in the glamorous 1920s, this classic from Noël Coward is a hilarious excavation of the of the complexities of love and desire.
Fallen Angels 3-5th September 2026
