OverPlayers.org.uk
Title
Web Site of The Over Players - Cambridgeshire - UK
Description
The Over Players were first formed in 1984 and from the original interest expressed it soon became apparent that here were a group of people who couldn't wait to get up on stage to perform!!! From those early days we usually maintain a membership of around 50 people who perform, direct and produce, set-build and paint, make-up and front of house – anything really that is needed to produce a show from scratch.
The group soon settled into the routine of performing a Spring Show and Pantomime each year and past productions have included Aladdin, My Fair Lady, Dick Whittington, Wind in the Willows, Treasure Island, Fiddler on the Roof, Mother Goose, Calamity Jane and Billy the Musical to name just a few of the 45 or so productions to date. We've also been known to perform our own revues and such shows have included 'Overflow', 'Back to the Sixties', 'Over the Ocean Wave' and 'The NAFTA Awards'. This last show was based on the theme of 'coarse acting' and included Moby Dick in 20 minutes, Fenside Story, loosely based on West Side Story, and King Henry 10
In recent years the group have also performed a number of 'Old Time Music Hall' shows on behalf of local charities both within Over as well as in Cambridge, Histon, Littleport and Swavesey. As well as being invited to appear at the St Ives Festival we've done Over Carnival and Fulbourn Feast.
