Rowntree Players

• Rowntree Players; 1912-present

• Rowntree Players Dramatic Society, Cocoa Works Dramatic Society

'Rowntree Players' is the oldest amateur theatre company in York and one of the oldest in the country. The company was established in 1912 as the 'Cocoa Works Dramatic Society' by workers from the Rowntrees Chocolate factory.

The first performances by the Society were staged in the factory's lecture hall, before moving to the Joseph Rowntree Theatre in 1935. To this day the majority of productions take place in the Joseph Rowntree Theatre.

The company is community-based and includes members of all ages and abilities from all over Yorkshire. It specialises in all genres of theatre productions, although it produced muscials infrequently compared to other types of theatre. The company continues to stage an annual pantomime.

A community-based amateur theatre company which stages productions for a public audience.

‘Rowntree Players’ is the oldest amateur theatre company in York and one of the oldest in the country. The company was established in 1912 as the ‘Cocoa Works Dramatic Society’ by workers from the Rowntrees Chocolate factory. \n\nThe first performances by the Society were staged in the factory's lecture hall, before moving to the Joseph Rowntree Theatre in 1935. To this day the majority of productions take place in the Joseph Rowntree Theatre. \n\nThe company is community-based and includes members of all ages and abilities from all over Yorkshire. It specialises in all genres of theatre productions, although it produced muscials infrequently compared to other types of theatre. The company continues to stage an annual pantomime.

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