The Parish Players

09/04/2026

Don't miss the following charity event, which is being organised by one of our members, and stars many familiar faces from The Parish Players' productions! Book now for a great evening of entertainment...

It's happening on Thu 7, Fri 8 and Sat 9 May at Olveston Parish Hall BS32 4LQ. Tickets are £15 per person, which includes appetisers and a two-course dinner, as well as a specially written Murder Mystery, performed by members of The Parish Players. There will also be an extensive bar.

Every penny raised goes to charity: this year it will be the Food Bank and Community Hub in Patchway, which includes a Dementia Cafe. Contact [email protected] for details or to book.

23/03/2026

Join us in celebrating! We are delighted and excited that our production of The Pajama Game has been nominated for the 2025 NODA South West Award for Best Small Musical Production 🎉✨️🤩

22/02/2026

It's over for another year! Thank you to everyone who came to watch My Fair Lady. We have been bowled over by the compliments and incredible feedback, and we can't wait to be back on stage to entertain you next February.

Thanks are also due to all the people who supported The Parish Players in other ways, particularly the local companies who provided sponsorship or raffle prizes, and others who lent costumes, props or equipment, as well as our incredible backstage and front of house teams.

If you are interested in getting involved next year (in any capacity), do get in touch. Rehearsals will start in the autumn - once we have chosen our next show! Watch this space...

20/02/2026

We're now two nights into our sell-out show week for My Fair Lady, and it's time to share some more photos of our fantastic cast in action!

We thank everyone who's been in our wonderful audiences so far for their energy, applause and laughter. We hope you have all had a great time.

There are just three more performances to go - and we're looking forward to seeing you, if you're one of the lucky people with a ticket🤩

Remember that we have a bar selling drinks and ice creams before the show and in the interval, and lots of amazing raffle prizes to be won!!

18/02/2026

IT'S OPENING NIGHT!!! My Fair Lady opens tonight at The Parish Hall in Tockington - we hope that everyone who has a ticket is just as excited as we are, as this fantastic show lights up the winter evenings and entertains all our wonderful audiences 🎉🎉🎉

Although all performances are now sold out, we do have a few tickets available for resale, including two premium tickets and one standard ticket for Saturday evening. Get in touch on 01454 202011 before they get snapped up by someone else!

Here's just a hint at what you can look forward to...

12/02/2026

There are just a few seats left for My Fair Lady - on Wed 18 Feb at 7.30pm and Sat 21 Feb at 2.00pm. Everything else is SOLD OUT!

So hurry or you'll miss it. Order now at https://bit.ly/PPorders or call 01454-202011. The show takes place next week at Olveston and Tockington Parish Hall BS32 4LQ

And here are a few pics from rehearsal to whet your appetite. Now, wouldn't it be loverly to come and watch?

03/02/2026

Come along to the First Friday Community Coffee Morning in Tockington this Friday, 6th February, for your opportunity to buy the last few tickets for My Fair Lady!

The show is at the Parish Hall in Tockington (BS32 4LQ) on Wed 18-Sat 21 Feb at 7.30, plus a matinee at 2.00 on Sat 21.

Tickets will be on sale at Friday's coffee morning between 10.00 and 12.00. It's being held at the Wesley Rooms (opposite The Swan) rather than its usual venue at the neighbouring Chapel, but you can expect the usual delicious selection of cakes, tea and coffee, and we'll be turning the heating up to ensure an extra warm welcome, despite the cold weather!

If you can't get to the coffee morning, buy your tickets via https://bit.ly/PPorders or 01454-202011. The best availability is for Saturday or Wednesday, but the tickets are selling like hot cakes, so don't delay! Prices are £12 adult, £8 children, £14 premium tickets.

20/01/2026

Here's the cast of our spectacular production of My Fair Lady, taking a break during rehearsals.

With just 4 weeks till opening night, it's definitely time to buy your tickets! They are selling fast, with very few left on Thursday and Friday - so don't miss out.

The show is on Wednesday 18th to Saturday 21st February (half term week) at 7.30pm every evening PLUS a matinee on Saturday 21st at 2.00pm. Come along to Olveston and Tockington Parish Hall BS32 4LQ for an evening of colour, music and fun!

You can order tickets online at https://bit.ly/PPorders or call the Box Office on 01454 202011. Prices are £12 Adults, £8 Children and £14 Premium seats.

Audience members can also enjoy our well-stocked bar and amazing raffle prizes.

My Fair Lady is one of the most well known and loved of all musicals, with its many famous songs, including ‘Wouldn't It Be Loverly?’, ‘With a Little Bit of Luck’, ‘The Rain in Spain’, ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’, ‘On the Street Where You Live’ and ‘Get Me to the Church on Time’.

The musical is Lerner and Loewe’s adaptation of the play ‘Pygmalion’ by George Bernard Shaw, and was first performed on Broadway in 1956, winning six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. We are sure it will brighten your winter evening and leave you humming its memorable tunes.

We look forward to seeing you there!

09/01/2026

Tickets for My Fair Lady go on sale on SATURDAY 10th JANUARY!

For the best choice of seats, go to Olveston Methodist Hall BS35 4DR between 9.30 and 11.00am on Saturday. After that, tickets will be available to people placing orders online at https://bit.ly/PPorders or calling the Box Office on 01454 202011.

You can see the show on Weds 18-Sat 21 February (half term week), at 7.30pm each evening, with an additional matinee performance at 2.00pm on Sat 21. Performances are at Olveston and Tockington Parish Hall BS32 4LQ. Prices are £12 Adults, £8 Children and £14 Premium seats.

We look forward to seeing you there!!

24/11/2025

It's time to save some dates in your diary!

You can see our spectacular 2026 production of My Fair Lady at Olveston & Tockington Parish Hall BS32 4LQ on Wed 18-Sat 21 February at 7.30pm.

Excitingly - and NEW for 2026 - we will also be staging a matinee performance at 2.00pm on Saturday 21 February!

Tickets will be £12 for adults, £8 for children and £14 for premium seats. The Box Office will open from 10 January. Watch this space for further details.

My Fair Lady is one of the most well known and loved of all musicals, with its many famous songs, including ‘Wouldn't It Be Loverly?’, ‘With a Little Bit of Luck’, ‘The Rain in Spain’, ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’, ‘On the Street Where You Live’ and ‘Get Me to the Church on Time’.

It tells the story of a poor Edwardian flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, who dreams of working in a flower shop rather than selling bunches of violets in the street. By chance, she meets Henry Higgins, a pompous professor of phonetics, who derides her for her strong Cockney accent, and makes a bet that he can teach her to talk like a duchess. Eliza goes along with the idea, as a way of getting the job that she longs for. But both Higgins and Eliza have a lot to learn!

The musical is Lerner and Loewe’s adaptation of the play ‘Pygmalion’ by George Bernard Shaw, and was first performed on Broadway in 1956, winning six Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

We are sure it will brighten your winter evening and leave you humming its memorable tunes. We look forward to seeing you there!

18/11/2025

Please can anyone help Olveston and Tockington Methodist Church in their search for an occasional pianist?

The Parish Players often use the church's facilities for rehearsals, and we enjoy performing at their Harvest Fayre. It would be great if we could help find them someone to play their piano!

Voluntary Pianist needed.

Our lovely lady who has played for us for many many years wishes to stand down and we are therefore in need of an accompanist for our hymns at our weekly services. The services currently alternate between Tockington and Olveston Methodist Chapels and commence at 10am. There are 4 or 5 hymns and the service lasts one hour.
Services at Tockington are on the 1st and 3rd Sunday and these are the ones we would mainly like to cover or even one service per month would help us immensely.
We have an electric piano.
We would love to hear from you if you can help or can put us in touch with anyone who can.
Please comment below.
Thank you in anticipation.

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