FAQs

Amateur drama groups consist mainly of people who have a day job – teachers, lawyers, doctors, builders, clerical workers, secretaries, IT consultants, in fact just about any job you can imagine plus of course students, people who are between jobs and people who are retired – who like to develop their acting skills and other theatre-related skills in their spare time. They do not get paid for their work in amateur drama.

Professional drama is done by people who want to earn a living from acting or working in the theatre.

Pinner Players Theatre Company is an amateur drama group.

We only audition when casting plays, not for membership. We have three casting readings a year, which are advertised on our website and in our newsletters. Everyone, including non-members,  is welcome to come to the castings and to read for a part or simply to watch. At those casting readings people can sign up to read for parts from the play that we intend to perform.

You do not need to join and pay us a subscription to audition for a part – non-members can read for parts and join later.

Pinner Village Hall, Chapel Lane, Pinner HA5 1AA.

It’s very close to Pinner tube station on the Metropolitan Line.

Our casting readings and rehearsals are usually held in the lounge (where the bar is usually open!) and the performances are in the main hall.

We do three plays a year: our season starts with a casting reading in late August or early September for our November play, then we go straight into a casting reading for our February production, then our final production takes place in May.

Each play has three performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

We rehearse on Tuesdays (except for one Monday at the beginning of every month) and Fridays, and usually a Sunday when we get closer to the performance dates. In performance week we have a technical and dress run on Tuesday and Wednesday before the opening night on Thursday.

Members of the cast are expected to attend as many rehearsals as they can but there is some flexibility for those who have holidays or work commitments. All the actors must be able to attend the dress rehearsals and, of course, all the performances.

We do: our annual events include a summer barbecue, a quiz night and seasonal parties.

Members also organise theatre trips together.

There are various ways. If we are casting a production, come and read for a part. If we have already cast the next production let’s discuss whether there are any backstage roles you could help with – set build, set design, props, costume design or altering, assistant stage manager, etc.

Or, if our summer play readings are coming up, email us to find out more and come along to any of those: We take turns reading parts from the play we are reading that evening but you don’t have to read if you don’t want to.  You need not join our club and pay us a subscription until you are involved in a production or one of our social activities.

Full membership for the year is £20.  Student membership is £10.

If you are involved in a production, there is a £10 script fee.

You can also elect to be a Helper member of Pinner Players for £5 a year.

No references or experience is needed, just get in touch.

We welcome everyone including those with no experience at all. There are plenty of people to show you what to do, and you can acquire new skills, as well as make use of skills you already have.

It can be daunting, but it’s enormously satisfying when you manage it! Your fellow actors can suggest various techniques they have found useful.

Sorry. We choose only plays which have been published by mainstream publishers and have been performed on the professional stage.

Yes! Send an email to hello@pinnerplayers.com and we’ll circulate the information to all our members.