We are very excited to announce that on Saturday 11th September we will be making our first public appearance post-covid with our annual Jumble Sale. Doors will open at 2pm at Kings Langley Community Centre, and entrance will be 50p. There will be the usual range of clothing, toys, bric-a-brac and maybe a cup of tea and a slice of cake. Plus we will have a vintage rail, including a…
It’s about time we all heard some good news don’t you think? Following on from our announcement last week about our upcoming December production of The Wizard of Oz, we are pleased to announce our whole upcoming season! There are a few of twists this year. Firstly, our Christmas production is moving to a pre-Christmas slot in December, and we are also introducing a new September slot to our season,…
After a long, long break, we are delighted to finally have some exciting news about the first show of our new season! This December we are thrilled to announce that we will be presenting a full length musical version of The Wizard of Oz. Those of you who have known us for a while may remember that we first travelled down the yellow brick road to Oz in 1979, followed…
Greetings everyone, and a very happy new year to you all,I hope you were able to enjoy the festive season as best as you could under the prevailing circumstances. I know many of us were unable to enjoy the company of family and friends, that was very hard, more so as we head in to another period of lock down. We had hoped to plan a new production in the…
Our newsletter Editor recently asked director Nick Davey some searching questions regarding his upcoming production of The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Why did you choose a Martin McDonagh play? I have history! The first play I directed was The Cripple of Inishmaan in 2001, I also did The Lonesome West in 2010 and acted in the Beauty Queen of Lenane. Once Lieutenant is done, that just leaves A Skull in Connemara…
To learn a bit more about our up-coming producton of Cinderella, our KLP News editor interviewed Rebecca, our director. You are a glutton for punishment, why take on a huge commitment that is panto? You are right a pantomime is an enormous commitment! Listening to an audience laugh at the corny jokes, seeing children’s’ reactions to a live theatre experience is worth all the blood, sweat and tears. Cinderella is…
We’re not usually ones to blow our own trumpets, but every so often it doesn’t do any harm. Here in the KLP we do what we do for the sheer love of it (and we really love what we do). There is no financial reward or glory – other than the fabulous applause at the end of a performance, which is why it’s so special when we do get recognised…
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency – 16th – 18th May 2019 More to come after the show….. we don’t want to give you any spoilers!
Today we meet Officer Perkins from the Who is Theo cast – played by Sean Lovell Tell us about your character: Officer Perkins is a rookie cop, in well over his head. Very gullible as well. What’s your favourite line (of your character) in the the play? I’m a strong, confident officer and I’m in control of this situation and my feelings. What appealed to you about this play? When…
This week we go behind the scenes to see how the show comes together. Here we speak to Wendy and Ann our fabulous costume managers to find out just how they go about making us all look good. Costuming a Panto is a mammoth task – tell us how you approach it? Wendy: Well, the first thing is to wonder why we said ‘yes, we’ll do it again’! Once we…
