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May 2025

Bleak Expectations
A play by Mark Evans

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.

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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,

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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.

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November 2024

Jack and the Beanstalk
A pantomime by Limelight Scripts

COMING SOON

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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.

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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!

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June 2024

Leading Ladies
by Ken Ludwig

COMING SOON

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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.

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Archive

A mix of plays
Across the decades - COMING SOON

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.

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