Joining Village Players will be a great way to start the year

Published: 21 January 2019

We were recently contacted by Christopher Hemmens, from The Village Players, to let us know about playreadings. Christopher explained, "Playreadings are an excellent opportunity to get some informal experience on stage and I urge anyone who's ever wanted to do something like this to get involved. The cast is full for the upcoming event but new people are encouraged to contact The Village Players for future events."

Christopher was originally involved with The Village Players out of interest in performing. He claims that he didn't have the courage to put himself forward until 2009 but has never looked back as he has since been in 8 productions and directed 3 of them!

Clubnights are a great way to find out about the group as entrance is free and open to everybody. You can expect about 20 to 40 people (in addition to those on stage). Asked who is the typical participant, Christopher replied, "Anyone! We have actors and helpers of all ages and nationalities." Advantages include meeting people, especially English-speaking thespians. Those who do not fancy appearing on stage are welcome too. It's a great social atmosphere and there's plenty to do off stage: set design, costumes, make-up, etc. Self-confidence is boosted, such as speaking to a room full of people in a professinal context. Non-native English speakers are welcome to participate. In fact, in the last play there were several Swiss participants, plus some from Turkey, Slovakia, and Greece.

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