Across the decades
Backstage with the Players
by The Downsview Players
From stage manager to lighting, sound and tea-making, so much goes into our productions. We're always on the look out for more members, so take a look and see if you fancy joining the team!
May 2023
The 39 Steps
adapted by Patrick Barlow
Directed by Amanda Perry, The 39 Steps is a comedy spy thriller and affectionate parody of Hitchcock’s classic film. It's crammed with inventive stagecraft, thrilling chases, daring escapades — and a dash of old-fashioned romance.
March 2022
Who killed the vicar?
by Chris Martin
Directed by XXX, Who Killed the Vicar? is murder-mystery meets Father Ted. Preparations for the annual Summer Fayre bring mayhem and murder to the picturesque village of Steeply Willows.
May 2019
A Bunch of Amateurs
by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman
Directed by Sam Canning, Dick Whittington - the panto! saw our hero searching for fame and fortune in good ol' London town. As he finds friends and love, he also has to outwit evil King Rat and thwart his plans for world domination
May 2018
The Deep Blue Sea
by Terrence Rattigan
Directed by Sam Canning, Dick Whittington - the panto! saw our hero searching for fame and fortune in good ol' London town. As he finds friends and love, he also has to outwit evil King Rat and thwart his plans for world domination
November 2016
Humble Boy
by Charlotte Jones
Directed by Sam Canning, Dick Whittington - the panto! saw our hero searching for fame and fortune in good ol' London town. As he finds friends and love, he also has to outwit evil King Rat and thwart his plans for world domination
May 2015
Stopped Interrupting
by Nick Broadhead
Directed by Michelle Dowler and Steve Canning, Stopped Interrupting charts the unfortunate events unfold as a local amateur dramatics group production is interrupted by a gilted lover.
November 2023
The Father
by Florian Zeller
Directed by Sam Canning, The Father is a darkly humorous and deeply poignant tragi-comic mystery. It's a sobering and realistic family story, and an unsentimenta look at the world through the eyes of a man experiencing dementia,
November 2022
The Little Mermaid
by Dan Smith and Claire Hughes
Directed by Anne Bassi, The Little Mermaid - the panto! takes us down to the murky depths where the wicked sea witch Ursula is hatching an eel-vil plan to take down Triton, the King of Atlantis.
October 2021
Gameshow Bonanza
by The Downsview Players
On our return to the stage after the pandemic, Gameshow Bonanze brought everything from Blankety Blank to Name that Tune. We were happy to be back together again for this evening of light-hearted entertainment
November 2018
The Memory of Water
by Shelagh Stephenson
Directed by Sam Canning, Dick Whittington - the panto! saw our hero searching for fame and fortune in good ol' London town. As he finds friends and love, he also has to outwit evil King Rat and thwart his plans for world domination
November 2017
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by Andrew Winfield
Directed by Sam Canning, Dick Whittington - the panto! saw our hero searching for fame and fortune in good ol' London town. As he finds friends and love, he also has to outwit evil King Rat and thwart his plans for world domination
May 2016
A View from the Bridge
by Arthur Miller
Directed by Sam Canning, Dick Whittington - the panto! saw our hero searching for fame and fortune in good ol' London town. As he finds friends and love, he also has to outwit evil King Rat and thwart his plans for world domination
October 2014
House of Frankenstein
by Martin Downing
Directed by Anne Bassi, this play is as comedy horror about Baron Victor von Frankenstein who is bored with his attempts to give life to the lifeles and who has turned his attention to curing the supposedly incurable!
September 2023
Who killed the secret agent?
by Chris Martin
Directed by Michele Charles, Who Killed the Secret Agent? is a murder mystery evening brimming with Bond-style glamour, gadgets and gaffes. The year is 1961, the space race is rocketing away and the scene is British Secret Service HQ.
May 2022
The Thrill of Love
by Amanda Whittington
Directed by Sam Canning, The Thrill of Love is seen through the eyes of film noir Detective Inspector Gale and explores the enigma of Ruth Ellis: a woman whose short but explosive life still resonates.
November 2019
Dick Whittington
by Joshua Clarke and Lewis Clarke
Directed by Anne Bassi, Dick Whittington - the panto! sees our hero searching for fame and fortune in good ol' London town. As he finds friends and love, he also has to outwit evil King Rat and thwart his plans for world domination
October 2018
Murder at the Music Hall
by Amanda Perry
Directed by Sam Canning, Dick Whittington - the panto! saw our hero searching for fame and fortune in good ol' London town. As he finds friends and love, he also has to outwit evil King Rat and thwart his plans for world domination
May 2017
Confusions
by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Sam Canning, Dick Whittington - the panto! saw our hero searching for fame and fortune in good ol' London town. As he finds friends and love, he also has to outwit evil King Rat and thwart his plans for world domination
December 2015
Alice in Wonderland
by XXXX
Directed by Sam Canning, Dick Whittington - the panto! saw our hero searching for fame and fortune in good ol' London town. As he finds friends and love, he also has to outwit evil King Rat and thwart his plans for world domination
Archive
A mix of plays
Across the decades
The Downsview Players set out to entertain audiences from 1931. Here is a selection of images from plays before 2014. If you'd like to read more about our history and place in the community, visit our history.