Scaplen's Community Players
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An introduction to the group
WELCOME!
Scaplen's Community Players is a local, historical theatre group that focuses on storytelling, drama and music.
Registered Charity Number 1207729
Scaplens Community Players (SCP) is a vibrant, volunteer-led community theatre group bringing the fascinating history and stories of Poole and Dorset to life through drama, storytelling and music.
A registered charity, we are a not-for-profit organisation with every penny raised reinvested in our productions, activities and opportunities for local people.
We are an independent group of Actors, Storytellers and Singers, staging an annual main production featuring original works by local playwrights. Our Travelling Players also take interactive and street theatre into the community at local events and celebrations.
We believe theatre can do more than entertain — it can connect people with their heritage, bring communities together and inspire new generations to discover their local history.
We provide opportunities for people of all backgrounds and experience levels to develop their theatrical skills through workshops, talks and mentoring. Our growing audiences and sold-out productions demonstrate the enthusiasm for locally created theatre and the stories of our community. Scaplens Community Players — local history, local stories, live on stage.
WHAT'S COMING UP:
After the great success of "Mayhem at the Inn", we now have a selection of exciting, informative and interesting workshops planned. Please see details of our programme below.
We are also planning and auditioning for our Christmas entertainment , to be performed on 29th November. The Scaplen's Singers will perform a selection of Christmas songs and you will be able to watch as the players perform poems, short sketches and a mini pantomime
If you would like to find out a little more about us and what we do, you are very welcome to come along to our sessions to see for yourselves. You might even want to get involved!
Our Programme for October & November
Our programme for Autumn is in two sections. Sundays are dedicated to our workshops and we have an exciting programme planned.Workshops will be at: The Grasshopper 139 Bournemouth Rd. Parkstone Poole at 2.30 - 5pm.
Workshops
October 18th - Paul Sarony ‘ From Holiday Camp entertainer to International Impresario’
October 25th - Carole Allen – Creating a Scene
November 1st - Chris Roberts – Back to The Future
November 8th - Peter Watson & Estelle Hughes -What do I do with my hands
November 15th - Marie Bushell – Stage Ready – Acting in Action
November 22nd - Bob Rankin – Fun play reading
Christmas Entertainment
Sunday October 11th - read through and auditions (Grasshopper)
All Wednesday rehearsals for our Christmas entertainment in October will be at Tesco's Community Room, Fleets Corner,Waterloo, Rd, Poole BH17, 7EJ at 7.15 – 9.30pm
And in November at The Grasshopper at 7.15 – 9.30pm
Dates for your diary: please see our press release
LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATRE CHARITY - WILL BRING MARCONI’S INCREDIBLE SANDBANKS LOVE STORY BACK TO LIFE IN POOLE, DORSET –
Scaplens Community Theatre, a registered community theatre charity run entirely by volunteers, has announced plans for an ambitious new historical production set to take place in April 2027.
The character-driven dialogue play focuses on the pioneering telecommunications experiments of Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi.
Our meeting and rehearsal venues are at :-
The Grasshopper 139 Bournemouth Rd, Parkstone Poole on Sundays at 2.30 - 5pm
Tesco's Community Room, Fleets Corner, Waterloo, Rd, Poole BH17, 7EJ on Wednesdays at 7.15 - 9.30pm
Our sessions will begin again on :-
Sunday 11th October - The Grasshopper at 2.30pm -5pm
Wednesday 14th October - Tesco at 7.15 - 9.30pm
