How lucky we are to have such an abundance of English-language plays during the lead up to the end-of-year holidays! Here is another one with a competition to win a pair of tickets. The Village Players are putting on Arsenic and Old Lace and we are delighted to find out more.
Ilona Horvath explained the inspiration behind this particular play, "After dreaming of directing this play for six years, the time has finally come for me to share my love of this story with you. It holds a particular place in my heart because it is a scary play that makes you laugh and a funny play that should scare you! It is a play that's difficult to categorise or label. Plus it has two wonderful female roles, all too rare in theatre. Then it has a rainbow of secondary characters that are simply delightful. It has been my pleasure and joy to work with the actors and production team of the Village Players."
The history of The Village Players (VPs)
The Village Players was founded on 11 November 1981 in La Conversion, Switzerland, by a group of enthusiasts of English language theatre led by Zelda and John McKillop.
Since then the Village Players have produced a wide range of shows in various theatres and halls in and around Lausanne and elsewhere in Europe.
Currently the VPs have staged 107 Productions in front of paying audiences – including 17 Old Time Music Halls and 11 English language Theatre Festivals, not only in Switzerland but also in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany. Participation in these festivals has resulted in the awards being gained for Best Presentation, Original Script and a Discretionary Award for an actress with a non-speaking role!
The Village Players are a friendly and informal group who have been entertaining themselves and others in the Lausanne area with amateur theatre, music, song and dance for the last 30 years. In addition to the wonderful public productions the group puts on each year, members have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of monthly events including play readings, poetry recitals, musical evenings and social events.
The Village Players started producing shows at the CPO - Centre Social et Pluriculturel d’Ouchy in May 1982 and since 2011 has almost exclusively used this venue for stage productions. It has been “home” for all Village Players activities since September 2014.
The Village Players are kindly offering a pair of tickets for the "Arsenic & Old Lace" performance on the opening night, Thursday, 11 November 2021 (value Fr. 50.-). Just fill out this form and answer this question: In what year was The Village Players founded?
Only one entry per email is allowed. The competition closes at midnight on Thursday, 4 November 2021. The names of all those submitting correct answers will be placed into the digital hat and the winners' names drawn at random on Friday, 5 November 2021. The winners will be notified by email. No cash equivalent of prizes is permitted.
Reservations:
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Village Players
"Arsenic & Old Lace"
11-14 November 2021
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 20h
Sunday at 17h
Adults & non-members 25 CHF
VP Members & ages 16-24 20 CHF
15 and under 15 CHF
The Village Players
www.villageplayers.ch
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Location
CPO - Centre Pluriculturel et Social d'Ouchy
Ch. de Beau-Rivage 2
1006 Lausanne
Tickets are sold at the door – cash only please – as of 19h (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) and 16h (Sunday). Seats are not numbered and the theatre doors will open around 10 minutes before the start of each performance.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited
Current Covid regulations (subject to change) allow only those who are vaccinated, have recovered from Covid, or have had a negative test in the past 48 hours (rapid antigen test) or 72 hours (PCR test). Please arrive early for screening at the door!
There is parking in the area, but it can be difficult to find a space – another reason to arrive early. Easily accessible by public transport: a 10-minute walk from the Lausanne train station, the Délices metro stop, the Croix-d’Ouchy stop of bus line 2, or the Elysée stop of bus line 25 are all a 2 minute walk away.
