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History of Purley Players |
| In
1993 St Mary’s Church, Purley on Thames was in need of some major
repairs and Jean Chudleigh and Gerry Hiscock came up with the idea of
putting on an Old Tyme Music Hall to raise some much needed funds.
This was intended to be a one off production but it was so well received
by both audience and cast alike that it was agreed to put on another one
about 18 months later. Thus, Purley Players was born. Several Old Tyme
Music Hall productions followed and in the year 2000 the Group put on a
very ambitious production called “Memories Are Made Of This” which was
a review following the events of the last 100 years of the 20th Century.
This proved to be a huge success and encouraged the Group to try different
types of productions. |