Welcome
The Guild Players are an amateur drama group, part of Finchley Methodist Church. We meet and perform at the church hall in Ballards Lane, Finchley, London, N3 1NB
A Bunch Of Amateurs
Our spring 2026 production will be the comedy 'A Bunch Of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop & Nick Newman. Directed by Nikki Bell
Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard, but a sleepy Suffolk village. And instead of Sir Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench, the cast are a bunch of amateurs trying to save their theatre from developers. Jefferson’s monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested to the limit by the enthusiastic amdram thespians. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson’s career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself – along with his inner Lear!
Three performances only at Finchley Methodist Church Hall, Ballards Lane, Finchley, N3 1NB:
- Thursday 14 May at 7.30 pm
- Friday 15 May at 7.30 pm
- Saturday 16 May at 7.30pm
Tickets can be purchased in advance from www.ticketsource.co.uk/theguildplayers
A small number of seats may be available on the door.
Advance booking advised.
An amateur production presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd
To find out more about us, just have a look around. Details of past and forthcoming performances can be found in the productions section and photos in the gallery. Information about activities are in the diary and on the noticeboard.
If you have any queries, first check out the frequently asked questions, then visit the contact us page.
Websites of other amdram & theatre groups who meet or perform in the North London & South Herts area (around our base in the London Borough of Barnet) are listed on our extensive links section.
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Recent Productions
- April 2025 - Yes, Prime Minister by Antony Jay & Jonathan Lynn
- November 2024 - Bleak Expectations by Mark Evans
- April 2024 - We are Three Sisters by Blake Morrison
- December 2023 - The Canterville Ghost by James Reynard
- May 2023 - Education, Education, Education by the Wardrobe Ensemble
- December 2022 - Invincible by Torben Betts
- March 2022 - Mary Shelley by Helen Edmundson
- December 2021 - Selection Box: 3 One Act Plays by Robert Scott, Nicholas Richards, & Allan Williams
- December 2019 - Aladdin by Mike Sparks
- April 2019 - A Murder Has Been Arranged by Emlyn Williams
- November 2018 - Some Of My Best Friends Are Women by Carole Tricker
- July 2018 - Murder Mystery Evening by Karen Ince
- April 2018 - Widdershins by Don Nigro
- December 2017 - Bluebeard by Paul Reakes
- April 2017 - Rude Awakenings & A Little Box of Oblivion by Nicolas Ridley & Stephen Bean
