The Shinfield Players web site is at www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk.

Last production

Pack of Lies, 16th to 19th November 2011
A play by Hugh Whitmore. This production is a real tear jerker - based on a true story of a normal family who get wrapped up in a spy scandal involving their best friends Helen and Peter Kroger. Bob and Barbara Jackson, and their daughter Julie live a normal suburban life in Ruislip. One evening they are visited by a man calling himself Mr Stewart who introduces himself as a policeman from Scotland Yard.. He tells the Jacksons about a suspicious character man they wish to question and believe that he may be in the area. As a result, they would like to use the Jacksons' house as a look out post during the coming weekend to see if he does in fact come to Ruislip. They are told not to mention this to anyone, not even their close friends and family. Tensions rise as Barbara slowly begins to realise that the police are not only looking for a suspicious man, but are also watching her best friends Helen and Peter Kroger who are suspected of being Russian spies. Unable to accept that her best friend could possibly be involved in such a high profile scandal, she is torn between loyalty to her country and loyalty to her friend. Although (to coin a phrase) the names have been changed to protect the innocent, the basic facts of this play are true and make a truly compelling tale.

Where

Shinfield Players Theatre, Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9DF. There is a map on our web site.

Box office

0118 975 8880.

Previous productions

Rent, 7th to 8th and 13th to 15th October 2011
Youth Group Show, 8th to 10th July 2011
Proof, 8th to 11th June 2011
Bad Girls, 29th to 30th April and 4th to 7th May 2011
Prescription for Murder, 9th to 12th March 2011
Cinderella, 14th to 16th and 21st to 23rd January 2011
Comfort and Joy, 17th to 20th November 2010
Chess, 8th to 9th and 14th to 16th October 2010
Junior/Middle Youth Group Show - Wind in the Willows, 17th to 18th July 2010
Senior Youth Group Show - 4 Short Plays, 9th to 10th July 2010
 Arden City (by Timberlake Wertenbaker)
 Waiting Room (by Gordon Bird) - World premiere
 White Wedding (Devised piece by the group) - World premiere
 My Face (by Nigel Williams)
The Haunted Through Lounge and Recessed Dining Nook at Farndale Castle, 9th to 12th June 2010
Gypsy, 23rd to 24th April and 29th April to 1st May 2010
Spring and Port Wine, 10th to 13th March 2010
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 9th to 11th and 16th to 17th October 2009
Fur Coat and No Knickers, 2nd to 3rd and 5th to 6th June 2009
Lust, 24th to 26th April and 1st to 2nd May 2009
Betrayal, 11th to 14th March 2009
Snow Queen, 16th to 18th and 23rd to 25th January 2009
Curtain Upon Murder, 19th to 22nd November 2008
Snoopy, October 2008
The Ghost Train, 4th to 7th June 2008
Godspell, 25th to 26th April and 1st to 3rd May 2008
Haywire, 5th to 8th March 2008
Jack and the Beanstalk, 11th to 13th and 18th to 20th January 2008
The Odd Couple, 14th to 17th November 2007
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, 9th to 13th October 2007
Calamity Jane, 13th to 15th July 2007
Destiny, 25th to 26th May and 31st May to 2nd June 2007
Blithe Spirit, 18th to 21st April 2007
Macbeth, 7th to 10th March 2007
Sleeping Beauty, 12th to 14th and 19th to 21st January 2007
Stepping Out, 15th to 18th November 2006
The Golden Years, 13th, 14th, 19th, 20th & 21st October 2006
A Slice of Saturday Night, 23rd, 24th, 29th, 30th June and 1st July 2006
Dry Rot, 10th to 13th May 2006
Tomb with a View, 15th to 18th March 2006
Aladdin and the Jade Dragon, 6th to 8th, 13th to 15th, 20th to 22nd January 2006
Youth Group Christmas Show, 3rd December 2005
A Night on the Tiles, 16th to 19th November 2005
Little Shop of Horrors, 12th to 15th October 2005
Fiddler on the Roof, 15th to 16th July 2005
Free as Air, 23rd to 25th June and 30th June to 2nd July 2005
Barefoot in the Park, 11th to 14th May 2005
Festival of One Act Plays, 5th to 9th April 2005
Wait Until Dark, 30th March to 2nd April 2005
Babes in the Wood, 7th to 9th, 14th to 16th, 21st to 23rd January 2005
Last Tango in Whitby, 17th to 20th November 2004
Return to the Forbidden Planet, 8th to 9th and 14th to 16th October 2004
Festival of One Act Plays, 14th to 17th July 2004
The Wacky Weather Show, 9th to 10th July 2004
Kiss Me Kate, 9th to 12th June 2004
Laugh, I Nearly Went to Miami, 21st to 24th April 2004
The Lion In Winter, 10th to 13th March 2004
Cinderella, 2nd to 4th, 9th to 11th, 16th to 17th January 2004
As Time Goes By, 19th to 22nd November 2003
UnOriginal Sin, 8th to 11th October 2003
Festival of One Act Plays, 16th to 19th July 2003
The Wizard of Oz, 11th to 12th July 2003
84 Charing Cross Road, 11th to 14th June 2003
Salad Days, 30th April to 3rd May 2003
Tons of Money, 12th to 15th March 2003
RBH Hospital Show, 27th January to 1st February 2003
The Adventures of King Arthur, 10th to 12th, 17th to 19th, 24th & 25th January 2003
Annual Carol Concert, 14th December 2002
Youth Group Christmas Show, 7th December 2002
All My Sons, 13th to 16th November 2002
High Society, 13th, 14th, 18th to 21st September 2002
Alice the Musical, 12th and 13th July 2002
Daisy Pulls it Off, 29th May to 1st June 2002
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 26th, 27th April, 2nd to 4th May 2002
Absurd Person Singular, 6th to 9th March 2002
Peter Pan, 4th to 6th, 11th to 13th, 18th, 19th January 2002
R.B.H. Hospital Show, 22nd to 26th January 2002
Youth Group Show, 8th December 2001
An Evening with Gary Lineker, 14th to 17th November 2001
Wild Wild Women! 5th, 6th, 11th to 13th October 2001
Gaslight, 20th to 23rd June 2001
Musical Celebration, 16th to 19th May 2001
A Threesome: Joining the Club, Black and Silver, Baby Sitting Calvin, 4th to 7th April 2001