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Back from The Edinburgh Fringe!

And what a week it was! Again, huge thanks to The Compton Players, without whom we would never have made it to the world’s largest arts festival! Here are a couple of pictures of our week, along with links to our ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews!

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Original Playwriting Award 2022 – Winners!

Very proud to announce that we won the Original Playwriting Award 2022 at the Oxfordshire Drama Network Drama Festival last night. Huge thanks to everyone involved! If didn’t manage to see the Edinburgh Fringe Preview of In Her Defence at Compton, you can see the real thing in Edinburgh at

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Richard III Accolade of Excellence

  We’re delighted to announce that our Platinum Jubilee production of Richard III has been awarded an Accolade of Excellence by NODA!  Director Helen Saxton says “This is the result of a year of hard work and dedication by a brilliant cast and crew – I’m so proud and pleased

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Richard III – A Success!

  Our Platinum Jubilee production of Richard III was very successful and got some great reviews. You can see them here. Watch this space for news of how our Greenham Trust grant was spent to enhance the production.

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Seal Cove awarded Best New Show Award

  We’re delighted to announce that our November 2015 production of Seal Cove, written and directed by Dave Hawkins, has been awarded the Maurice Spillett Trophy for Best New Show in the NODA South East Region 2016 awards.  Congratulations to Dave and the cast and crew!

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Back from The Edinburgh Fringe!

And what a week it was! Again, huge thanks to The Compton Players, without whom we would never have made it to the world’s largest arts festival! Here are a couple of pictures of our week, along with links to our ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews!

Original Playwriting Award 2022 – Winners!

Very proud to announce that we won the Original Playwriting Award 2022 at the Oxfordshire Drama Network Drama Festival last night.

Huge thanks to everyone involved! 🏅🎭

If didn’t manage to see the Edinburgh Fringe Preview of In Her Defence at Compton, you can see the real thing in Edinburgh at the Space on North Bridge (Argyll Theatre) from 22nd – 27th August 2022 daily at 13.25.

Richard III Accolade of Excellence

 

We’re delighted to announce that our Platinum Jubilee production of Richard III has been awarded an Accolade of Excellence by NODA!  Director Helen Saxton says “This is the result of a year of hard work and dedication by a brilliant cast and crew – I’m so proud and pleased to have been a part of it. Thank you everyone!”

Richard III – A Success!

 

Our Platinum Jubilee production of Richard III was very successful and got some great reviews. You can see them here.

Watch this space for news of how our Greenham Trust grant was spent to enhance the production.

Blue Remembered Hills Accolade of Excellence

 

Blue Remembered Hills was our production in April 2016 and it’s won an Accolade of Excellence award in the NODA South East Region 2017 awards. Congratulations to director Eric Saxton and all the cast and crew.

Seal Cove awarded Best New Show Award

 

We’re delighted to announce that our November 2015 production of Seal Cove, written and directed by Dave Hawkins, has been awarded the Maurice Spillett Trophy for Best New Show in the NODA South East Region 2016 awards.  Congratulations to Dave and the cast and crew!