St. Austell Players have received many kind words over the years. Here are a few samples . . .
Cornish Guardian,
7/9/2000
Lucky to have such 'professional' players
Two
or three weeks ago I was lucky enough to be taken to the St. Austell Arts Theatre
to see a local production of Noises Off.
I had seen the play in London
many years ago, and expected that this production by the St. Austell Players
would be little more than two hours of amateurish enthusiasm.
I was astounded by the sheer professionalism
of the cast and the even more professional timing of the director. The evening
I was there, there were people literally falling out of their seats, crying,
and choking with laughter. I'd hoped that the play would be running through
the summer so that I could go back and hear many of the lines that I had missed
through my own laughing fits.
I hope St. Austell residents recognise
how lucky they are to have such a company on their doorstep.
Had we a company of such quality
in Barnstaple, I'd be watching a lot less television.
Brian
Hilliard
( Barnstaple)
15/8/97
Dear Mr Barnes,
I am writing to you as it is
your name that is given in the "Jamaica Inn" programme - but I am writing
to say thank you to everyone involved in the production.
On a previous visit to Cornwall
we were able to see one of your shows, and were pleased to find that our holiday
dates this year allowed us to come to this year's production.
Thank you for another most
enjoyable evening, and congratulations to everyone in the team for a splendid
production, with imaginative use of space and excellent technical presentation.
Bouquets to Karen Julyan -
hardly ever off the stage - and Martin Evans, and in particular to Christine
Angrave; but well done to everybody (front of house included!) for a very pleasant
evening.
I hope that this won't be the
last St. Austell Players' production I see!
With best wishes for the rest of
the run,
Yours
sincerely,
David Priestnall
(Bradford, West Yorkshire)
17th
March 2001.
Dear Sir or Madam,
My wife and I attended the
St Austell Arts Centre last night and we feel compelled to write to express
our feelings. We were impressed by the warm welcome as we stepped in, the excellent
programme, (free of the usual glut of advertisements, thank goodness) sold at
a moderate price, likewise the wine in the bar; again good quality at a moderate
price. So we were already in a comfortable and receptive mood and looking forward
to a varied and interesting programme of plays, none of which we had seen before,
when we took our seats.
Truth to tell, we were a little
apprehensive that the "social" play of Clayplays would be packed with foul
language and incoherent screaming, as so often is the case with "social"
plays. Our fears were unfounded, it was superbly cast, well written, some lovely
humorous touches in it and very moving. Please pass on our congratulations to
all involved in its presentation.
"A Man of Letters"
was a tour de force on the part of both characters and their control of the
dynamics involved and the gradual and subtle changes in their relationship was
masterly; They were given a strong and reliable foundation to their performances
by excellent and imaginative technical provision.
The last play we knew, of course,
from "Brief Encounter", but we had not seen or read the play upon
which the film was based. I think we best sum up our appreciation of this by
saying we were confident that Noel Coward himself would have been pleased with
your production. We were so glad the audience gave the superbly produced Set
a round of applause and congratulations to the effects and sound people for
the very convincing railway station ambience.
Thank you everyone for a delightful evening. By the way, we pay about thirty
visits a year to theatre ranging from top international productions in major
cities to local village concerts and we rated last night among the most enjoyable
we have found.
Yours
faithfully,
John & June Holmes
(Wadebridge, Cornwall)
15th. May, 2001
We attended the first performance
of 'The Heiress' last evening and want to express our appreciation of
every aspect of the production. We thought the casting was excellent and the
costumes, set and lighting made a most memorable evening. It's a good play and
you certainly did it justice.
We are all regular theatre-goers and your
production would grace any professional theatre and was better than many shows
we have seen in them.
Please pass on our congratulations to your
excellent cast and the leading lady in particular, whose understanding of the
part was genuinely illuminating.
Yours
sincerely,
Mr & Mrs D B, Mr & Mrs J G
(Penzance, Cornwall)
26th. May, 2001
We
recently saw the production of 'The Heiress' while on a week-end trip
to Cornwall - our first!
What a wonderful and professional
production - and we see plenty in Oxford and London.
We are feeling very tempted to see
any forthcoming productions, in spite of the long train journey.
Hearty CONGRATULATIONS.
Yours
sincerely.
Mr & Mrs S.
(Oxford)
28th
August 2001
Dear Players, Production Team and Director
My family and I were staying at Gorran Haven
during the second and third week of August which we had visited for a week last
year. We have had a wonderful time, made more special by our visit to your Arts
Centre where we were made so welcome by your front of house staff. And my goodness,
we all enjoyed your production of Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
(I stress all as we have 2 teenage daughters and you'll know how particular
they can be). My partner Tony and I so appreciated your hard work, talent
and skill and wished to thank you all for a super evening. Being involved in
amateur theatre ourselves we know what dedication it all demands. Funnily enough
your hall etc is very similar to our own so we felt very much at home.
'Where is the meat cleaver?' has become
our family saying!
Thank you all.
Amanda Jacobs and Tony Edwards
Harlow, Essex