The Progress Players
The Progress Players are the drama group of Salisbury United Reformed Church
We are a small, but enthusiastic group who provide various social activities for the Church. We also participate in worship. Most of our social events are run to fund-raise for various projects supported by the Church, such as Christian Aid, Embu Orphanage in Kenya, Chernobyl Medicines Fund and the New Hope, New Life Project in India.
Last year one of our events was a murder mystery evening, "Murder at Mallards". We performed a play, with several gruesome murders and the audience had the opportunity to question us afterwards (in character), and guess "whodunnit".
Entertainment at the Harvest Supper or for Church Anniversary is often provided by The Progress Players.
The wicked squire and the fair village maiden provide drama at a Harvest
Supper
The fierce lion in the sad tale of Pyramus and Thisbe at a Church
Anniversary entertainment
Alice and the Mad Hatter after the tea party!
We had one of our famous "Socials", when we said goodbye to our previous minister, Bryan Shirley. These events take place usually once a year and always have a theme. They involve everyone participating in various quizzes and games. The evening was rounded off with a performance of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" (which included some familiar church faces!)
The cast, including the seven dwarves!...
... and Snow White shows she's a party girl!
We performed "Spanish Caprice" as part of the Church's Spanish Evening. This was a comedy written for us and was very well-received. The evening raised money for two projects which the Church supports; an orphanage in Embu, Kenya and the Chernobyl Medicines Fund.
Senorita Juanita declares her love for Juan Mortahm, but her parents, Don Guater Melon and his wife are not so happy!
Several successful "Garden Party" events have been held over the last few years. These have been held in various Church members' gardens and have been mixtures of songs, sketches, poetry and music. The garden events are always popular and have been successful in raising funds for many causes supported by the Church.
Joe, Mrs Joe and Pip take tea in a scene from Great Expectations
Various strange characters appeared in the garden!
Quiz evenings are another popular event run by The Progress Players, with several teams of Church folk taking part.
We have also led the Good Friday service, with a dramatic interpretation of the events of that day, and participate in worship when drama is required.
New members are always welcomed to The Progress Players
