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- 1923-2003 (Création/Production)
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'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.
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Printed programmes for performances by the Players. Includes performances held at the Cocoa Works Theatre, Joseph Rowntree Hall and Rowntree Theatre, as well as programmes for All England Theatre Festival productions and British Theatre Association productions. Also includes interspersed AGM reports for the organisation, as well as tickets, photographs and press comments for some performances.
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- anglais
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