
Spring 2025: Murder In Play


Our spring production will be the comedy mystery Murder In Play by expert mystery writer Simon Brett His impressive track record includes over 60 published mystery novels and a plethora of awards including
Crime Writers Association’s Diamond Dagger. With a comedy track record working with Douglas Adams, Prunella Scales and Frank Muir you can be sure of laughs as well as mayhem,
Performances are Wed 21st to Sat 24th May, so put those dates in your diaries now!
Directed by Paul Davey, (last seen in If I Were You in 2024), Murder In Play is set in a provincial theatre where a motley troupe of actors assembled by director and impresario Boris Smolensky are rehearsing his latest play … until a death takes the action off script.
There is a range of male and female roles, and anyone interested in auditioning is encouraged to come to the read through on Monday, January 20th. More details can be found here.

Production Dates – Wednesday 20th to Saturday 23rd November 2024
For our November 2024 production we’re thrilled to be performing an exciting adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’! Ebenezer Scrooge has had a life filled with wealth, but he is not a happy man. Even at Christmas he cannot find good cheer. His great wealth has turned his heart to stone. Deaf to the needs of his fellow men, he must journey through the Christmas’ Past, Present and those Yet to Be.
Robert Tremayne has kindly agreed to direct the production for us and has a wide experience with the performing arts as well as being a Founder & Executive Director of Dionysus Theatre.
Rehearsals are well underway and cast and crew look forward to seeing you at the show in November. Tickets will be on sale shortly with details to follow!
For more details contact – Chair, Ditchling Players – chair@ditchlingplayers.org.uk