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. Workshops will be at 0n Sundays at: The Grasshopper 139 Bournemouth Rd. Parkstone at 2.30 - 5pm.
We are also in rehearsal 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.
Wednesday rehearsals in October will be at Tesco's Community Room, Fleets Corner,Waterloo, Rd, Poole 7.15 -9.30pm
And in November at The Grasshopper at 7.15 – 9.30pm
Our Christmas Entertainment - our performance will be on Sunday 29th December at 3pm
We are very excited to reveal our first press release on our plans for next year:
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 and will be directed by Chris Roberts
The character-driven dialogue play focuses on the pioneering telecommunications experiments of Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi.
The first read through will take place on Sunday 1st November - 2.30pm - Grasshopper Poole
The auditions will be held on Sunday 22nd November, also at The Grasshopper
Dates for your diary :
October 18th - Paul Sarony ‘ From Holiday Camp entertainer to International Impresario’
October 25th - Carole Allen – Creating a Scene, involving imagination and improvisation.
November 1st - Read through - Sempre Tua: The Marconi Story, - our play for 2027
November 8th - Peter Watson & Estelle Hughes -What do I do with my hands
November 15th - Marie Bushell – Stage Ready – Acting in Action
November 22nd - Chris Roberts - Audtiions for Sempre Tua: The Marconi Story
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 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
