Hertfordshire Players
Drama at The Minack Theatre, Cornwall
By Robert Gill
Hertfordshire Players is an amateur drama company created to perform productions at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall. Formed in 1964, the company was originally called The Interluders, under this name five plays were presented. In 1972, the company was renamed Hertfordshire Players and has returned to the Minack every two years since. The company is made up of amateurs from across Hertfordshire.
The Minack Theatre is an open air theatre on the cliff face at Porthcurno, Cornwall. Its creation began in 1928 when Rowena Cade started the process of developing a natural amphitheatre and terrace into a stage with seating. The first production was The Tempest in 1932 lit by torches, car headlights and moonlight.
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Productions presented by Hertfordshire Players and the earlier Interluders are:
Hertfordshire Players
2010 Trumpets and Drums
2008 The War of the Worlds
2006 The Three Musketeers
2004 A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2002 Pride and Prejudice
2000 Grimm Tales
1998 The Comedy of Errors
1996 The Madness of George III
1994 The Merchant of Venice
1992 Sweeney Todd
1990 Hard Times
1988 The Scarlet Pimpernel
1986 Dracula, The Undead
1984 Nicholas Nickleby
1982 Dark of the Moon
1980 The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew
1978 The Canterbury Tales
1976 Alice In Wonderland
1974 The Visit
1972 Sweeney Todd
The Interluders
1969 Richard III
1967 Doctor Faustus
1966 Tiger at the Gates
1965 Peer Gynt
1964 The Merchant of Venice
Each year, The Minack Theatre awards the prestigious Minack Trophy to the best production at the Theatre during the year. Hertfordshire Players has won the Trophy four times with:
2008 The War of the Worlds
2000 Grimm Tales
1996 The Madness of George III
1978 The Canterbury Tales
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