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THE BROUGHTON VILLAGE PLAYERS
 
BVP was formed in 1982 when, inspired by Marjorie Gowlett and others, several village residents produced an evening’s entertainment on 19th February in aid of the church. Since that time over forty productions have been staged and, although initially it was vaudeville orientated, in a short while BVP were performing two productions a year, including plays and pantomimes which all became very popular.
 
There are several constraints facing a director when deciding which play to perform. Thought needs to be given to the restricted area in the Village Hall where the performances are primarily staged, and that there are generally not enough young men involved to be able to perform many of the possible options. Despite this however, BVP has been able to find enough material to be able to provide a wide variety of entertainment for our patrons. Although BVP has had a great deal of success over the years judging by the box office, its members are currently feeling the effects of advancing years and a certain amount of arm twisting has to be done by the director to persuade some who would not otherwise have contemplated going on the boards, to try their hand. This is particularly true of pantomimes where the cast is generally large and many children are involved. The message we would send out, therefore, is that BVP always welcomes new members. These members do not necessarily have to “tread the boards”; stage construction and other back stage work is always required. However several people have moved from such work to acting and have been glad they have done so.
 
The present officers of the society are as follows:
Chairman                   Ron Metcalfe
Treasurer                    John Francis
Secretary                    Robin Graham
Social Secretary        Trisha Graham
 
Some of BVP’s recent productions include: Hansel and Gretel, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, Dad’s Army, The Vicar of Dibley, A Murder is Announced, First Things First. There are several people you can contact (see above) if you wish to discuss being a member. Or you can send an email to
r101gtx@gmail.com.
If you'd like to be kept informed of our future productions, please send an email to Robin Graham at that address.

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Events                     Spa Murders                    Agatha Crusty - Village Hall                       A Murder is Announced                   First Things First                   Holiday Snap   The Vicar of Dibley                        Dad's Army                     Summer End                    The Water Babies                   Murder in the Cathedral                    Pantomimes   
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  • Home
    • Useful Links
    • Satellite View of Broughton
  • 2023 events list
  • Years of activities
    • 1977 / 78
    • 1984 / 87 / 88 / 93
    • 1995
    • 1996 / 2000 / 2002
    • 2008
    • 2009
    • Produce Show 2009,10,11
    • 2010
    • 2011
    • 2012
    • 2013
    • 2014
    • 2015
    • 2016
    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    • 2021
    • 2022 and Platinum Jubilee
  • Village Scenes
    • Broughton
    • Floods
    • Godmanchester
    • Houghton
  • Characters in the Village!
  • Photos of days gone by
    • names
  • Broughton Village Players
    • Events
    • Ag Crusty & Spa MUrders
    • Ag Crusty & Vill Hall Murdres
    • Holiday Snap
    • The Vicar of Dibley
    • Dads Army
    • PANTOMIMES
    • Summer End
    • Water Babies
    • Hansel & Gretel
    • A Murder is Announced
    • Murder in the Cathedral
  • Weather
  • Contact
  • Remembrance
  • Church
  • Volunteer/charity
  • DIY
  • Humour
  • Photo competition
  • Flood action
  • Flood action (brook)
  • Flood action (strategy)
  • Flood action Alconbury
  • Poem