THE GUILD OF PLAYERS PRESENTS A BUNCH OF AMATEURS BY NICK NEWMAN AND IAN HISLOP
"A Bunch of Amateurs" is a hilarious theatrical comedy by Nick Newman and Ian Hislop. The play follows the misadventures of Jefferson Steel, a fading Hollywood star who mistakenly arrives in a small English village to play the title role in King Lear, believing it to be a prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company production. However, he quickly discovers that he's landed in an amateur community theatre production instead. As Jefferson grapples with his massive ego and the quirks of the amateur actors, the clash of cultures and personalities creates uproarious situations and unexpected friendships. This uproarious comedy explores the transformative power of the theatre and the universal human desire for recognition and acceptance.
THE GUILD OF PLAYERS PRESENTS SHEILA'S ISLAND BY TIM FIRTH
Join the Guild of Players for "Sheila's Island" by Tim Firth. Sheila’s Island sees five out-of-condition, middle-aged businesswomen set off on a team building exercise and succeed in becoming the first people ever to get shipwrecked on an island in the Lake District. Bound in fog, menaced by wildlife and cut off from the world, this perfunctory middle-class exercise turns into a carnival of recriminations, French cricket and sausages. What should have been a bonding process turns into a muddy, bloody fight for survival. Because when night settles in, strange things happen out in the wilds. And what took place on Sheila’s Island that foggy November weekend none of this particular middle-management team would ever forget.
