New productions
Thetford Historical Character Walks, 2013
Following on from the success of last year’s Thetford Historical Character Walk by members of the Thetford Players, the Historical Walk will return throughout the summer of 2013, promising to be even better than last year!
The Walk will once again include Thomas Paine and, amongst others, Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Radcliffe, Father John Brame of St. Mary’s Priory, and perhaps the most famous of all – Boudica, leader of the British Iceni tribe.
The script, written by Stuart Wright, member of the Thetford Players and Mayor of Thetford, has been rewritten for 2013 and features additional characters to those featured last year, who played a part in the town’s remarkable history. The wheelchair-friendly round walk, suitable for all ages, lasts just under 90 minutes and takes in the most historic parts of Thetford, starting in what is now known as Whitehart Street (formerly Bridgegate Street) where Paine was born in 1737, ending at King’s House in King Street, fittingly by the golden statue of Paine.
| Dates: | Sun 30th June, Sun 25th August*, Sun 20th October 2013 |
| Time: | 2pm, assemble at the Thomas Paine Hotel |
| (*10.30am additional walk on this date) | |
| Price: | £6.00 per ticket (or a Family Ticket is £20 which is valid for four people, one of who must be under 16 years of age) |
Thanks to a recent grant awarded by Moving Thetford Forward, the Thetford Players have been able to purchase additional authentic costumes for the Walks.
Tickets are available through:
The Leaping Hare Tourist Office
Belmont House
20 King Street
Thetford, IP24 2AP
Tel: 01842 751975
(open Tues to Sat, 10am and 3pm)
Midsummer Madness, July 2013
The Thetford Players are proud to announce details of Midsummer Madness - an afternoon of two one-act comedies with strawberries and cream and non-alcoholic ‘bubbly’ served during the interval to the sound of live music performed by “The Klicks”; a group recently formed by three members of the Thetford Players who sing popular songs from the 1930s to the present day.
Picnics are welcome at either venue.
| Dates: | Sat 27th July (venue to be confirmed) |
| Sun 28th July 2013 (Lady Fisher’s estate, Kilverstone, Thetford) | |
| Time: | 3pm |
| Price: | £6.50 per ticket (includes interval refreshments and entertainment) |
The two comedies to be performed are “Just the Two of Us” by Ros Moruzzi and “Easy Stages” by Nick Warburton. Both are set in the modern day and promise to be very entertaining. “Easy Stages” sees the stage crew of an amateur dramatic society struggling to play their part in the group’s production of Hamlet, whilst “Just the Two of Us” explores the impact and repercussions of modern science in an explosive and hilarious way.
Tickets are available from:
The Leaping Hare Tourist Office
Belmont House
20 King Street
Thetford, IP24 2AP
Tel: 01842 751975
(open Tues to Sat, 10am and 3pm)