The Davenham Players

Voice and Stagecraft Masterclass - 1 of 3
2017-09-09 10:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom

Play Reading Social
2017-09-07 19:30 - 21:30

"Young and Fresh" Edinburgh Festival Preview
2017-08-17 20:00 - 21:45
Alice is an up and coming reporter who is assigned the topic of sex trafficking to research. She is shocked by what she uncovers. The performance explores true stories experienced by many trafficked girls and Alice’s feelings of discovery through her research. This is a one woman show written and performed by Laura Elizabeth which includes physical theatre.
Your one-night only chance to see a preview of the show before it goes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe next month.
Tickets £5.00 from www.danarts.org or phone 01606 259596.
Doors and bar open 19:30.

Mosaic Workshop
2017-08-12 10:00 - 13:00

Young Players Holiday Workshop Week
2017-08-07 08:00 - 18:00
Mix-it-Up “Create a Show Week”

This year we are running two weeks which are aimed at any children who are interested in performing. We will be creating a show from scratch each week and will run sessions in acting, singing, improvisation, script writing amongst lots of fun drama games and activities. The summer camps are for any children aged 6 to 16 and we split the sessions according to age when we have our full list of attendees for each week. The performance at the end of the week will involve all of the children who attend and we will perform it at 4pm on the Friday.

Quiz Night with Lee Morgan
2017-08-03 19:00 - 22:00
Quiz teams of a maximum of six people, £2.00 per person entry fee.
Just come along and join in !
Doors and bar open 7:00pm. Quiz starts at 7:30pm

Young Players Holiday Workshop Week
2017-07-31 08:00 - 18:00
Musical Theatre “Create a Show Week”

This year we are running two weeks which are aimed at any children who are interested in performing. We will be creating a show from scratch each week and will run sessions in acting, singing, improvisation, script writing amongst lots of fun drama games and activities. The summer camps are for any children aged 6 to 16 and we split the sessions according to age when we have our full list of attendees for each week. The performance at the end of the week will involve all of the children who attend and we will perform it at 4pm on the Friday.

K.C.Finn Murder Nights
2017-07-27 20:00 - 22:00
URBAN TRENDZ THEATRE
Presents
K.C. Finn’s Murder Nights
Thurs 27th and Friday 28th July at 8:00pm at Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street Davenham CW9 8NF

Two shows in one, each with a darkly comedic and murderous theme!
THE MURDER MONOLOGUES: Four very different voices explore the ways in which ordinary people can be drawn into the dark and grisly world of killing. From historical homicides to modern day murderers, each tale twists and turns to a darkly amusing surprise.
LEFT LUGGAGE: An abandoned suitcase. A gruesome murder. A missing body. Six suspects with hidden connections of their own. Will the detective in their midst solve the crime before the power of suspicion tears everyone apart? A darkly comedic mystery set in a 1920s country house hotel.
Tickets £8.00 book on-line at www.danarts.org or ring 01606 259596. Doors & Bar open 7:30pm Show at 8:00pm

Audition for "Motherhood"
2017-07-16 04:00 - 18:00
(FEMALE) AUDITION CALL !
Denise is holding an audition on Sunday 16th July at the theatre from 4:00pm to 6:00pm for our production ‘Motherhood‘ to be performed 17th to 21st October this year. The setting is a two-up two-down terraced house in 1954 and 2011.
The cast to be recruited is:-

2 females ages 60s
1 female 50s
1 female 40s
2 females late 20s – early 30s

Gloria (60s) is know-it-all mother in law to long suffering
Clare (20s – early 30s)
Susannah (60s) – Clare’s mum, later to suffer onset of dementia.
Betty (20s – early 30s) a mum in the 1950s.
Dot (40s) Betty ‘s sister.
Mabel (late 50s) mother to Betty and Dot in the 1950s
Motherhood has an all female cast and deals with mother and daughter relationships from the 1950s and present day. Last year, Davenham members attended workshops to explore their own memories and experiences of childhood and family life. These workshops resulted in a piece of new writing which is both heartwarming and thought-provoking. Interestingly, director Denise plans to have an all-female backstage crew as well as an all-female cast!
NOTE: On Thursday 6th July at 7.30pm Denise is holding a read through of ‘Motherhood’ written by Felicity Barry, directed by Denise Barry, Felicity’s mother-in-law.

Craft Fair
2017-07-15 13:00 - 17:00
We are holding a craft fair at the theatre on Saturday 15th July from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Admission is FREE to the public. There will be a variety of stalls and refreshments will be on sale from the ‘theatre cafe’.
STALLHOLDERS : £10 per table, bookable through Paulette on 01606 79779
VOLUNTEERS: to make cakes or biscuits for the refreshment stall. Call Paulette.

Play Reading - Motherhood
2017-07-06 19:30 - 22:00
This month’s play reading is a special one because it is a read through of our forthcoming production ‘Motherhood’ written by Felicity Barry, directed by Denise Barry, Felicity’s mother-in-law and presented on stage at Davenham in October.
Motherhood has an all female cast and deals with mother and daughter relationships from the 1950s and present day. Davenham members attended workshops last year to explore their own memories and experiences of childhood and family life. These workshops resulted in a piece of new writing which is both heartwarming and thought-provoking. Interestingly, director Denise plans to have an all-female backstage crew as well as an all-female cast! So come along if you are interested in helping out in any way.

Gawsworth Picnic Outing
2017-07-01 15:00 - 23:00
Trip to Gawsworth open air theatre. Still some places, contact Pam.

Litfest - Sunny Ormonde
2017-06-30 19:30 - 21:30
7.30pm – £10.00 – Click here to book online
email: susi.osborne@hotmail.co.uk
or Tel: 01606 553433
For details of this event, please see the Northwich Litfest website at http://www.northwichlitfest.co.uk/

Litfest - Sue Wilson
2017-06-23 19:30 - 21:30
7.30pm – £5.00 – Click here to book online
email: susi.osborne@hotmail.co.uk
or Tel: 01606 553433
For details of this event, please see the Northwich Litfest website at http://www.northwichlitfest.co.uk/

Litfest - Cheshire Writers Showcase
2017-06-20 19:30 - 21:30

Litfest - Sophie Parkin
2017-06-17 19:30 - 21:30

Litfest - Susi Osborne
2017-06-12 19:30 - 21:30
7.30pm – FREE
email: susi.osborne@hotmail.co.uk
or Tel: 01606 553433
For details of this event, please see the Northwich Litfest website at http://www.northwichlitfest.co.uk/

Litfest - Paul Burston
2017-06-09 19:30 - 21:30

Litfest - Hayley MacGregor
2017-06-05 19:30 - 21:30

Club Night
2017-06-01 19:30 - 22:00

Brennan Reece Comedy Night
2017-05-27 20:00 - 22:30
Brennan has been plugging away at this comedy stuff for a couple of years now…and it seems to be going pretty well.
Within that short time he has won ‘English Comedian Of The Year’, came second in the BBC New Comedy Award, nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2016 Edinburgh Comedy Awards and has been lucky enough to travel all over the world telling jokes.
TV & live appearances
Everglow (Edinburgh Festival – Sell Out Run)
Nick Offerman Tour Support
Joe Lycett Tour Support
Don’t Stop Me Now (Sky One)
The Johnny & Inel Show (CBBC)
Pleasance Comedy Reserve (Edinburgh Festival – Sell Out Run)
Marvel (Edinburgh Festival – Sell Out Run)
Fringe World Australia (Sell Out Run)
Melbourne Comedy Festival
Show What You Wrote (BBC Radio 4 – Writer)
Newsjack (BBC Radio 4 – Writer)
Isle Of Wight Festival, Bestival Festival, Latitude Festival
Awards & Competitions
Edinburgh Comedy Award (Best Newcomer – Nominee)
English Comedian Of The Year (Winner)
Fringe World Australia (Best Show – Nominee)
BBC New Comedy Award (Finalist – Runner Up)
Don’t Stop Me Now (Winner)
The World Series (Winner)
Amused Moose Comedy Award (Finalist)
Preston Comedian Of The Year (Winner)
Reviews
“Powerfully entertaining. Unstoppable force” – Chortle (Steve Bennett)
“Hilarious, rubber faced, bright young talent” – The Stage
“His baby faced rudeness is delightfully wrong” – The Journal
“The perfect high” – The Sunday Times
“A bubbly bundle of energy” – The West Australian
Doors and Bar open 7.30pm – Show starts at 8.00pm
Bookings (£10.00) via Danarts.org at http://www.danarts.org/events/brennan-reece-comedian/

Are You Sitting Comfortably
2017-05-11 19:30 - 22:00
Do you like listening to stories?
Then come along , watch and listen to……
Are you Sitting Comfortably?
Three evenings of stories, some to make you laugh, some to send shivers down your spine, some to make you think.
Presented by ……
The Davenham Players
at Davenham Theatre 59 Church St.
on 11th 12th & 13th May at 7.30pm
Tickets £9 at www.danarts.org or phone 01606 259596
DON’T MISS IT!

Doors and bar open 7:00. Show at 7:30pm
BOOK STALL AT EACH PERFORMANCE
We will be running a second-hand Book Stall at each performance. Please bring along your unwanted finished books for the stall and leave them in the box provided by the ticket desk.

Rehearsal - Are You Sitting Comfortably?
2017-05-09 07:30 - 22:00, 2017-05-07 08:00 - 17:00, 2017-04-23 16:00 - 19:00

Club Night - Theatre Trip
2017-05-04 19:30 - 22:00
Please note THERE WILL BE NO PLAY READING THIS WEEK THURSDAY 4TH MAY.
Instead we are taking a trip to Theatre Clywd to see an evening about radio plays called ‘Leak’ . Looks like a good show , funny and FREE.
Book online at the theatre Clywd website and find your own way there.
Any questions, contact Denise

K.C. Finn's Dark Moments
2017-04-27 20:00 - 22:30
Who is this K.C. Finn?
Author K.C. Finn lives in Chester and she is the author of more than 20 novels in the four years she has been in the writing business. K.C. is multi-award-winning, having received the coveted Chanticleer Best Gothic Fiction 2016 award for her novel The Book Of Shade, a 78,000-word fantasy novel that took just 16 days to pen. She has also received accolades from the RONÉ Awards for Best Young Author Paranormal Fiction 2015 (The Mind’s Eye, 2nd Place) and the Readers’ Favourite Award for Best Young Author Science Fiction book of 2016 (Legion Lost, Commended Finalist) and is currently a semi-finalist for Best Young Author Book of The Year in the Dante Rossetti Prize 2017.
In the world of horror fiction, K.C. Finn has also shared the charts with the likes of Stephen King and Dean Koontz for her worldwide best-selling story collection Sinister Sentiments. In theatre, her debut production of Dark Moments at Chester Little Theatre in October 2016 was the beginning of a new era, with future productions to follow, such as Left Luggage, which will be touring three theatres (and hopefully Davenham too!) in July/August 2017.
And the Cast…?
The Dark Moments cast includes Kelly Cowley (daughter of ??? and Arthur Jones) whose superb Rise & Shine wowed audiences at Davenham in March 2016 and Sue Elliott who will also be remembered for her roles in Effie’s Burning, Breathing Corpses and Medea at Davenham.
What’s a ‘Dark Moment’?
K.C. Finn’s Dark Moments explores life through the lens of three one-act plays where black comedy and gritty realism collide.
In PASSENGERS, cabin fever takes hold of a band of holidaymakers on a late night flight, suspicion and paranoia driving them to breaking point.
MALE BLACK sees a group of friends sitting down to a dinner party, when their common acquaintance Jimmy Black arrives. Black drives a rift into the group, one that can only be resolved by murder.
Finally, in OTHER PEOPLE’S VIOLENCE, the themes of isolation and loneliness are explored. Four people live in neighbouring flats, and one of them is about to die. The story follows the lives of these characters through their disasters, revelations and breakthroughs, until the grim prophecy comes true.
When can I see Dark Moments?
Dark Moments runs from Thursday 27th April to Sunday 30th April inclusive (four nights)
Doors open at 7.30pm. Show at 8pm
Tickets £8. Book on-line at www.danarts.org
or ring 01606 259596
Doors and Bar open 7.30pm – Performance starts at 8.00pm
Bookings @ £8.00 on www.danarts.org or 01606 259596

Play Reading
2017-04-06 19:30 - 22:00

Woolyback Film Shoot
2017-03-26 08:00 - 16:00, 2017-03-25 08:00 - 22:30
