AUTUMN PRODUCTION

Woman in Mind
by Alan Ayckbourn
directed
by David Morris

Wednesday Nov 9th
to Saturday Nov 12th
Waterbeach School
7:30pm

PANTO

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
by Chris Shinn and Julie Petrucci
directed by Julie Petrucci

Auditions
Wednesday 12th October
Waterbeach School
7:30pm

Performances
Thursday 19th
to Saturday 21st January
Waterbeach School
7:30pm

Our Autumn production will be Woman in Mind by Alan Ayckbourn.

In all the best cartoons, when Bugs Bunny steps on a rake we see stars emerge from his head. But what if those stars turn into imaginary people, and if those imaginary characters slowly start to take over your life so that reality and fantasy become confused?

Woman in Mind, is probably one of Alan Ayckbourn's best plays. It has been described as hilariously inventive and demonic, ending with a climatic Lewis Carroll-style nightmare whilst at the same time being a work of great poignancy, accessibility and pathos.

This really is a jewel of a play and one not to be missed! Find out a little more about the plot and our fantastic cast here.

Tickets are already selling well so don't miss out. Click here to access our online booking service, or alternatively telephone 01223 570109.

Member of the Year

This year's Member of the Year, which is voted for each year by the whole membership, is Jane Stewart. Well done Jane! Below, Jane receives the trophy from Chairman Chris.

Why not think about joining us?
Are you an actor or would you like to be?
Alternatively do you hide from the limelight but would be interested in working backstage?

WCP Waterbeach Community Players (WCP) are an award winning group, situated three miles outside Cambridge. We have now celebrated over 30 years of productions, performing at Waterbeach School three times a year (January, May and November). In addition we perform at two drama festivals every year including the Cambridge Drama Festival. We are a really nice bunch of people and we are always on the look out for new members. In addition to the drama we also support our local pub after rehearsals and have a number of other social events throughout the year. If you are interested then please contact Julie Petrucci on 01223 880023 or email julie.petrucci@btinternet.com.

Alternatively why not become a friend of the Waterbeach Community Players?

Make sure you never miss out on our forthcoming productions. We have a free mailing list, to keep you up to date on forthcoming productions. To join please contact Chris on 01223 880023 or email chrisjshinn@btinternet.com.

Our forthcoming Panto for January 2012 will be Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, written by Chris Shinn and Julie Petrucci.

The Sultan and his beautiful daughter Princess Jasmine are visiting Old Baghdad as part of their whistle stop tour of the country and everyone is excited, but will Ali Baba's mum, Lady Gaga Baba, give him and Carmel the camel the afternoon off work to join in the fun? Meanwhile Mustapha Lot and his forty thieves are planning to add to their hoard of stolen goods hidden in a secret cave. Will Mustapha succeed given that his two hapless henchmen El Bow and El Bent are on the case? Or will Hoo the Wazir be able to protect it? And what's in the mysterious casket that Ali has found? The answer to all this, along with song, dance and lots of audience participation can be found at Waterbeach Primary school on 19 - 21 January 2012. Performances commence at 7.30pm with a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm.

For ticket details, including early booking, see here, or book online from November 14th at www.wcp.ticketsource.co.uk.

How about being in it? If you are interested then open auditions will be held on Wednesday 12th October at 7:30 in Waterbeach School hall - for cast details and other information see here.

Below, a rousing chorus in last year's panto, Jack and the Beanstalk.

Mobile Quiz Winner

The annual WCP Mobile Quiz, with questions set by Chris and Julie, plus some fiendiish ones from Jane, who also provided a most excellent barbeque afterwards, was won by Maurice and Venessa. Each year's winners set the next year's quiz - Maurice is so keen he's set off already, leaving Linden to pick up his trophy from Chris (below).