Festival Players Annual General Meeting 2026

The Festival Players AGM will be held on Friday 13th November at 7.45pm. It will be a hybrid meeting: you can either join us in person at Flat A, The Old Stables, John Street, Cambridge CB1 1DT, or via Zoom at this link.

Join us to vote on the new committee, and consider standing for a committee position yourself. All positions are open to anyone to stand for, and a description of the roles is available. Do get in touch if you require more information.

Most of the current committee are happy to stand again. We’d like to thank Rich Evans and Matt Brown, who are standing down; we thank them for bringing their great new ideas and energy to the committee.

You can find the full AGM notice and the minutes of last year’s AGM below.

Membership Subs

It’s that time of year when we invite you to support Festival Players by joining us as a member. A 12-month subscription (1st October – 30th September) costs £15 and contributes to the running costs of the society, including our website maintenance and insurance for all our events.

The details are:

Account name: Festival Players, Cambridge
Account number: 00014970
Sort code: 40-52-40

For the reference please included ‘Membership Subs’ and your surname.

Documents

Announcing the cast of The Band!

We’re absolutely thrilled to announce the cast of The Band, featuring the music of Take That, and playing at the ADC Theatre 12-16 January 2027. Tickets are on sale now!

RACHEL Sam Billing
ZOE Sarah Garrison
CLAIRE Megan Stickler-Sell
HEATHER Karen Salter-Poole
YOUNG RACHEL Lucy Dyer
DEBBIE Ceana Arnold
YOUNG ZOE Isabel Webster-Spriggs
YOUNG CLAIRE Holly Wright
YOUNG HEATHER Faye Howlin
JEFF Callum Jones
DAVE Tom Heald
THE BOYS Jon Armstrong, Harry Bryant, Kiran Bull, Kevin Lim, Alfie Tonge

Announcing The Band – January 2027

Never forget where you’ve come here from! Festival Players are proud to announce that our January 2027 musical will be The Band, featuring all of your favourite hits from Take That!

The Band will be co-directed by Jonathan Black and Charlotte Dargan, with Charlotte also choreographing.

Audition information coming soon!

Announcing the cast of Come From Away!

We are delighted to announce our company for our Summer 2026 production of Come From Away!

Thank you so much to everyone who auditioned. There were over 80 auditionees and the creative team had some really tough choices to make.

Keep an eye out for tickets sales, and we’ll see you in Gander in June!

2025 Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given for the Festival Players’ 

Annual General Meeting
to be held on Sunday 23rd November 2025
The Bar, ADC Theatre, Park Street, 5.30pm

All are welcome. It would be helpful to have an estimate of numbers so you are encouraged to email secretary@festivalplayers.org if you are planning to attend. You can also send apologies to this address.

AGENDA

  1. Apologies
  2. Minutes of the last AGM
  3. Matters arising
  4. Chair’s report
  5. Treasurer’s report
  6. Secretary’s report
  7. Proposed changes to the Constitution
  8. Presentation of the Tom Farrell Award
  9. Election of Officers and Committee members
  10. AOB

Notes for AGM 2025

  1. All positions on the committee are open for new nominations. If you would like details on the responsibilities of any of the committee positions please contact secretary Ana Sanderson on secretary@festivalplayers.org. All nominations should clearly state the Proposer, Seconder and the agreement of the member being proposed. 
  1. Committee nominations should be returned to Ana Sanderson at secretary@festivalplayers.org, arriving by midday on Saturday 22 November.

Additional Agenda items should be returned in writing by Sunday 16 November and should be sent to secretary@festivalplayers.org.  Agenda items should clearly state the Proposer and Seconder.


‘Come From Away’ is our Summer 2026 show!

We are delighted to announce that our Summer 2026 musical will be Come From Away. It’s the true story of what happened when 38 planes were redirected to the remote island of Newfoundland when the US airspace is closed in the aftermath of 9/11, and a celebration of the power of community and kindness.

If you would like to direct, musical direct, or choreograph Come From Away, please email chair@festivalplayers.org to express your interest. The deadline is Monday 30 June. Applicants will be invited to speak to our committee on 16 July.

We’ll see you all down the legion in Gander 4-13 June 2026 🐟