One village.
Sixty-two productions. A theatre story you’ll want to relive.
Explore 300 pages packed with 270 images and reviews of 62 major Blewbury Players productions.
After starting the project in late 2024, Steve has finished the book in time for our 50th anniversary celebrations.
Funny, factual and brilliantly researched, this book takes you behind the scenes—from post-war Blewbury and the buzzing drama years of the 60s and 70s to the moment the Players took up the baton from the Stockwells Players of Aston Upthorpe. See how a local group became a true community cornerstone —and earned a reputation far beyond the village.
Perfect for Blewbury locals, past cast and crew, theatre-lovers, and anyone who loves the charm (and chaos) of village life.
Price: £25
Copies may be bought at;
Savages, London Road, Blewbury, OX11 9HB
Blewbury Post Office, Blewbury Village Hall, Heather Way, OX11 9QQ
Wallingford Bookshop, OX10 0AL
Wantage Bookshop, OX12 9AQ
If you require a copy posted to you please use the link below. We aim to fulfil your order in 7-10 days. A charge of £4.75 will be made for delivery.
Price: £25
Which was the biggest grossing show?
Which show made the biggest loss?
Who was the only actor who knew how to pronounce ‘poor’, and in which play?
How should you pronounce ‘poor’?
When did the Director have to step in to replace the leading lady at the last minute?
How many operas have the Players produced?
Who advised that striptease would not be a suitable choice of entertainment?
What must every set incorporate?
What was the early morning queue for tickets at Blewbury Antiques called?
Who was thought ‘cold’ by one critic and ‘warm’ by another?
Who prevented the Players getting a licence to perform a play in 1997?
Who allowed the Players to adapt her book saying she now regarded it as public property?
Which was the only summer production not at Orchard Dene?
Find the answers to all these questions and many more …So many of you will have taken part in the Players’ productions in the past or will have relatives and friends who have done so - see if you can spot them in some of the photographs of past productions – or perhaps a younger version of yourself!