The Peterborough Players rings in the New Year - and new decade! - with an audience favorite, Always...Patsy Cline, created and originally directed by Ted Swindley, from January 16th-26th. This rousing musical, featuring classic Patsy Cline hits, has not been seen on the Players' stage since 2003. The Players has a long history with the music of the country legend, having produced a separate look at Patsy Cline's life in a different show, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, in 2014.
The Peterborough Players celebrates the return of their on-stage Winter Season with three selections sure to delight audiences during this cold time of year. A boisterous comedy, a return of a country music legend, and an encounter with one of America's most revered poets come to life in A Tuna Christmas, Alwaysa??Patsy Cline, and This Verse Business December 2019 a?" February 2020.
a??a??a??a??a??a??a??A play filled with some of the most beautiful music ever written, Dumas' Camille is both a deeply romantic love story and a thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between truth, memory, and art. Written by New Hampshire playwright Charles Morey, this emotionally charged, highly romantic 'play with music' opens at the Peterborough Players on August 14th and runs through the 25th.
"She loves me/And to my amazement/I love it knowing that she loves me/She loves me/True, she doesn't show it/How could she when she doesn't know it?" If those well-known lyrics strike up a tune in your head, then you're no doubt familiar with She Loves Me, this season's big, Broadway-style musical on stage at the Peterborough Players from July 31st- August 11th.
Before Paul Osborn wrote the screenplay for Rodgers and Hammerstein's box office hit South Pacific, he wrote a hysterical, semi-autobiographical Broadway comedy that captures Midwestern eccentricity to hilarious effect. Winner of 4 Tony Awards, Morning's at Seven is a funny and deeply poignant look at the foibles of a close-knit Midwestern family in the 1930s. It opens at the Peterborough Players on July 17th. ?
The Peterborough Players opens their 3rd Annual Winter season opens with It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, adapted by Joe Landry, playing December 6-16.
With a library copy of 'SEX FOR DUMMIES' in hand, Alice attempts to re-kindle her decades long marriage to Henry. Over the course of a weekend in a luxury hotel, the couple stumbles over the hilarious and humbling truths of their 'long-running' marriage. This adult comedy is for any adult who has ever been married to another adult for a significant amount of time. A hit in Canada, we are thrilled to present the New Hampshire premiere of this comedy!
The Players fifth and sixth shows of the summer offer something for everyone, with George Bernard Shaw's The Man of Destiny playing August 15-26 and a musical adaptation of Pippi Longstocking playing August 18-25.
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping number after another.
The final show of the Peterborough Players 2nd Annual Winter Season is the New Hampshire Premiere of Ripcord, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize-Winning playwright, David Lindsay-Abaire.
The classic holiday tale told from a new perspective the Peterborough Players present JACOB MARLEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL. Follow Jacob Marley to the afterlife and back again in his attempt to redeem his former business partner. A story of renewal, sacrifice and ultimately the bonds that tie us all together. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Following a successful inaugural winter season, the Peterborough Players are offering a line-up of plays that will illuminate the festive spirit of the winter season. First is a classic holiday tale told from a new perspective, followed in February by a touching look at all the things worth holding onto in life, and closing out the season with the New Hampshire Premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire's new comedy.
Science and romance collide in this unusual love story that's delighted audiences in New York and London. A spellbinding journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman: Marianne and Roland.
Peterborough is feeling a little more joyous this week. The Peterborough Players took home 7 New Hampshire Theatre Awards (NHTA) category wins for their 2015 productions of Outside Mullingar and Charley's Aunt. The 14th Annual NHTA awards gala was held at the Capitol Center in downtown Concord, New Hampshire last Saturday night, January 23rd. Here is the winners list for the Players:
The Peterborough Players third play of the season is John Patrick Shanley's touching and romantic comedy OUTSIDE MULLINGAR. The play debuts tonight, July 15th at 7:30 p.m.
The Peterborough Players third play of the season is John Patrick Shanley's touching and romantic comedy OUTSIDE MULLINGAR. The play debuts Wednesday, July 15th at 7:30 p.m.