<![CDATA[The South Devon Players Theatre & Film Company - Latest news]]>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:45:43 +0100Weebly<![CDATA[The Scarlet Pimpernel tour - massive success in London, and now planning auditions for the next show.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:33:09 GMThttps://www.southdevonplayers.com/latest-news1/the-scarlet-pimpernel-tour-massive-success-in-london-and-now-planning-auditions-for-the-next-show
The show tour of The Scarlet Pimpernel is over.

60+ handmade 18th century costumes are being cleaned and put away, and what a run it has been. Two months of frenetic touring to a different venue every weekend, culminating with our London debut, is finally behind is, and it was truly a show, and a team, worthy of our 20th anniversary.  

The finale- our London debut- sold out- yes the theatre manager confirmed full house. The audience loved it and multiple people were stopping us to ask about us and say how good it was on the way out. 
We have been asked to come back to London soon - and about our streaming.  (if you are looking to stream more of our work please visit Roku or Amazon Fire, and search for the VOMO channel. ) 

A huge thank you to the team for working so incredibly- every single cast and crew member of The Scarlet Pimpernel should be incredibly proud.

A huge thank you to Janet of Crafty Cwtch cafe for supplying us with an incredible picnic for the journey:  and we cant forget that our London debut was made possible by Brixham Pirate Festival allowing us the space to have a stall to fundraise for the cost of hiring the minibus. 

London has absolutely not seen the last of us. This is only the beginning. 

In the meantime, back in Brixham, we have our open auditions for our next (Devon only) tour of Jack the Ripper, on August 16th 2026, and we would love to see you there. 
All the audition information is at our AUDITIONS page
]]><![CDATA[A look at the Scarlet Pimpernel on stage.]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:29:49 GMThttps://www.southdevonplayers.com/latest-news1/a-look-at-the-scarlet-pimpernel-on-stageA brilliant opening to the tour at Brixham Theatre - have a look at these photos! 
Pictures by Robbie Clymo, Cliff Luke and David Sneyd. Audience feedback has been wonderful, and we are looking forward to the rest of the tour.  That includes Exeter, Budleigh Salterton, Kingsbridge, Torquay, Buckfastleigh, Kingskerswell, and London  - you can check the dates etc (and buy tickets) at our box office HERE
Pictures from David Sneyd
Pictures from Robbie Clymo
Photos by Cliff Luke
]]><![CDATA[The Scarlet Pimpernel  - our summer theatre tour]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:55:21 GMThttps://www.southdevonplayers.com/latest-news1/the-scarlet-pimpernel-our-summer-theatre-tour
​BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE

​We are celebrating our 20th anniversay, with a whole slew of great things happening for the team. As well as its summer tour of The Scarlet Pimpernel, featuring over 20 local actors and stage/costume crew, and 60 handmade 18th century period costumes made from recycled fabrics, the South Devon Players is having a very exciting anniversary year. The theatre company has signed an ongoing TV streaming deal with the channel Vomo, available globally on Roku and Amazon, and, as if that isnt enough, is also very excited at the prospect of its London debut in August, at a small but well known fringe theatre - the Etcetera Theatre.
A key mission of the South Devon Players is highlighting the incredible talent and skills that appear in Devon based theatre, in exciting, engaging productions combining innovation with tradition, suitable for all ages and backgrounds.
The public show tour dates are:

Sat. June 13th - Brixham Theatre
Fri.June 19th - Cygnet Theatre, Exeter
Sat. June 27th- Budleigh Salterton Public Hall
Sat. July 4th- Kingskerswell Village Hall
Sat. July 11th - Stokenham Village Hall
Sat. July 18th - Royal Lyceum Theatre, Torquay
Sat. July 25th- Buckfastleigh Town Hall
Sat. Aug 1st - The Etcetera Theatre, London

​BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE

This show contains 60 handmade costumes created from recycled fabrics and materials, to historical patterns, ranging from court fashions of the 18th century, to rough street clothes. The South Devon Players places a great deal of importance on keeping productions “green” and eco-friendly, both for the environment and also for budget. Travelling is done by car share and public transport with props and costumes carried in holdalls on laps.
The fundraising for the minibus to get the team to London was facilitated by Brixham Pirate Festival, allowing us to have our space for fundraising on Middle Street. 
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a drama of disguise, adventure, and conspiracy set between London and Paris, during the height of the French Revolution in 1792. Combining drama and humour in equal measure, this is a production of pure escapism and suspense.
In 1792, at the height of the French Revolution, in Paris, aristocrats destined for the Guillotine, begin to be rescued, by a mysterious figure, who always eludes capture. This rescuer can never be found or identified, except by little slips of paper featuring the image of a small English flower, the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Meanwhile, in London, Sir Percy Blakeney; who is widely known to be the leader of London fashion, and a carefree, whimsical fop, marries Marguerite, a beautiful, intelligent French actress and friend of the revolutionary government in France, while Citizen Chauvelin, an agent of the French government, arrives in London, seeking the identity of the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel.his is a drama based on the novel by Baroness Orczy and including wider historical and cultural research of the time.
This setting is coupled with the South Devon Players core values of inclusion, leading to a show featuring a wonderful diverse cast and crew with a total age range spanning over 50 years on stage, with actors taking their first professional stage role, through to those who have been professionally performing across the UK for twenty or thirty years, all working alongside one another in a joyful creative environment, regardless of age, experience, neurodivergence, ethnicity or gender. 
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]]><![CDATA[South Devon Players on international TV]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:09:43 GMThttps://www.southdevonplayers.com/latest-news1/south-devon-players-on-international-tvJekyll & Hyde, our sellout show from last winter is now added to our streaming collection on Vomo - you can currently watch Macbeth, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Romeo & Juliet, the Cormorant, and Jekyll & Hyde.
Vomo is a channel available on Amazon Fire TV and Roku with lots of varied great independent content , and we are thrilled to have an ongoing deal with them.
#theatre #theatrelife #brixhamdevon #TorbayHour #macbeth #jekyllandhyde #midsummernightsdream #RomeoAndJuliet #brixham #brixhamtheatre #roku #amazon #streaming #tv #britishtheatre #torbay #devon #devonlife
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]]><![CDATA[The Scarlet Pimpernel Costume Fittings]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:02:07 GMThttps://www.southdevonplayers.com/latest-news1/the-scarlet-pimpernel-costume-fittings
A Look behind the scenes at The Scarlet Pimpernel. These are our amazing Sir Percy and Margurite, and Chauvelin, being fitted for some of their costumes this evening after rehearsals.
Our incredible costume team are creating over 60 18th century costumes for the show, ranging from stunning court outfits for the Princess of Wales' ball, through to the rough rags of the rioters on the streets of Paris. Everything being made of recycled fabrics (curtains, sheets, tablecloths etc) sourced from charity shops and jumble sales.
This show is touring nationally June - August, with the public performances with tickets on sale now. The link to tickets and our box office is in the comments.
Sat. June 13th - Brixham Theatre
Fri.June 19th - Cygnet Theatre, Exeter
Sat. June 27th- Budleigh Salterton Public Hall
Sat. July 4th- Kingskerswell Village Hall
Sat. July 11th - Stokenham Village Hall
Sat. July 18th - Royal Lyceum Theatre, Torquay ( Unleashed Theatre Company)
Sat. July 25th- Buckfastleigh Town Hall and Institute
Sat. Aug 1st - Etcetera Theatre Camden, London
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a fast-moving, entertaining period drama whodunnit combining adventure, and humour, based on the novel by Baroness Orczy, including wider historical and cultural research of the time., suitable for all ages.
In 1792, at the height of the French Revolution, in Paris, aristocrats destined for the Guillotine, begin to be rescued, by a mysterious figure, who always eludes capture. This rescuer can never be found or identified, except by little slips of paper featuring the image of a small English flower, the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Meanwhile, in London, Sir Percy Blakeney; who is widely known to be the leader of London fashion, and a carefree, whimsical fop, marries Marguerite, a beautiful, intelligent French actress and friend of the revolutionary government in France, and Citizen Chauvelin, an agent of the French government, arrives in London, seeking the identity of the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel.
Huge thank you to Andrew Fagan for getting these great behind-the-scenes photos today.
Sophia Andrews Robin Buckfield Marie Buckfield Bethany Ward Margot Belcher Carol Ann Robinson
#brixhamtheatre #scarletpimpernel #theatrelife #costume #costumedesign #brixhamdevon #Brixham #behindthescences #recycling #recycledfashion #zerowaste #18thcentury #TorbayHour #TorquayEvents #Buckfastleigh #camden #budleighsalterton #stokenham #kingsbridge #kingsbridgedevon #kingskerswell #newtonabbot #devonevents #theatre #TheatreMagic #Whodunnit
]]><![CDATA[Our plant fundraising stall is underway]]>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:20:30 GMThttps://www.southdevonplayers.com/latest-news1/our-plant-fundraising-stall-is-underwayThe first of our fundraising plants for sale at @sweet memories on Fore Street with huge thanks to amazing Diane Wright
Currently- Jade plants, raspberry, blackcurrant, oregano, lemon balm
Lots more to come over the next few weeks
]]><![CDATA[Costuming!]]>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:18:18 GMThttps://www.southdevonplayers.com/latest-news1/costumingA look at the current costuming work for a the Scarlet Pimpernel. See this beautiful dress? It’s for one of the key characters . That’s one of 50+ period costumes our team are busily making, all from recycled fabrics and materials!!
]]><![CDATA[Win a holiday for 8 in Brixham, for £2; and other prizes]]>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:05:45 GMThttps://www.southdevonplayers.com/latest-news1/win-a-holiday-for-8-in-brixham-for-gbp2-and-other-prizes
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WIN A HOLIDAY IN BRIXHAM (as well as other awesome prizes) FOR £2
This raffle has some wonderful prizes and we would be so grateful for this post to be shared, fundraising for our Brixham-based theatre work.
The top prize is a long weekend holiday in Brixham for up to 8 people (donated by Allie & Nick of TThe Naked Sheep Hayle, as well as a £25 voucher for sea safaris or makerel fishing donated by MMR FISH a voucher for the amazing local family-owned cafe CCrafty Cwtch a lovely book by local pirate celebrity CCpt'n Blackheart o' Brixham and tickets for a local performance of our show.
ENTERING THE RAFFLE:
Tickets are £2 each & can be purchased from the Crafty Cwtch cafe (66 Middle Street, Brixham, TQ5 8EJ) April 2nd to May 4th 11am.
Or, you will also be able to buy from us directly, from the South Devon Players fundraising stall during TThe Brixham Pirate Festival on May 2nd - May 4th 11am, on Middle Street.
The draw will take place at the South Devon Players festival stall on Monday May 4th at 12 midday. The draw will be filmed in full, & uploaded to our facebook/ tiktok/instagram by 2pm. Any winners not present at the draw will be contacted by 6pm & prizes not collected in person will be posted via registered mail.
SORRY, NO CASH ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE
As part of our 20th anniversary, we have our London show debut this summer, and are fundraising for the show to be the best it can be, showcasing the incredible local theatre talent. Every penny raised goes into things like the minibus hire, rehearsal hall hire, costumes/props, etc.

Contact us with any questions
 you can email us on southdevonplayers@gmail.com and see us online
www.southdevonplayers.com
www.facebook.com/sdevonplayers
https://www.tiktok.com/@sdevonplayers
]]><![CDATA[New streaming partner - Our shows will now be available on Roku]]>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:25:45 GMThttps://www.southdevonplayers.com/latest-news1/new-streaming-partner-our-shows-will-now-be-available-on-roku​Following a brilliant evening discussion with Aqua Jones who runs the channel, we are super excited to announce some of our recent shows are now available on your TV at home through Roku, via The Vibe Out Media Outlet's channel Vomo (to add Vomo to your Roku, just login to your Roku and add the free Vomo app to your account). Of course, more shows will be added as time goes on. Vomo is a female-run powerhouse of diverse creativity, that we are delighted to partner with.
Our upcoming shows (usually as filmed at Brixham Theatre) will be added a few weeks after the finish of the live on stage tours.
App photos as photographed off the TV tonight.
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]]><![CDATA[The Scarlet Pimpernel - costume team underway]]>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 23:07:49 GMThttps://www.southdevonplayers.com/latest-news1/the-scarlet-pimpernel-costume-team-underway
On Wednesday our incredible costume team have been designing some of the costumes.
Our theatre production of The Scarlet Pimpernel with 14 cast, requires around 50 costumes to be made to reproduce the clothing styles of the 1790s both in England and over in the midst of the French Revolution.
How are we managing this?

In our usual tradition of both being eco friendly and managing our large period dramas on microscopic budgets, the vast majority of our fabrics, lace ribbon etc, are from second hand sources. Curtains, sheets, upholstery fabric, tablecloths, all found via charity shops and jumble sales, to be remade into these (and other) stunning outfits by Bethany, Carol and Margot.

This is the first design day of several, so our costume team were very busy before the cast arrived for evening rehearsals
Come no see our show across Devon and London - info at https://www.southdevonplayers.com/box-office.html

#DevonActors #rehearsal #devon #scarletpimpernel #supporttheatre brixham gratitude behindthescenes britishtheatre recycling costume costumedesign zerowaste theatre brixhamtheatre 18thcentury perioddrama

Video by @xxbethscreationsxx
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