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September 2021 September 2021

CASTLE PLAYERS - Threads through Creation exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral
LYTCHETT MATRAVERS Salisbury Cathedral is hosting an exhibition entitled Threads through Creation.

The exhibition comprises 12 textile panels by textile artist Jacqui Parkinson.
Castle Players Are Back! Ms Parkinson took nearly three years to create the panels, which are eight feet
high and between four and 11 feet wide. They re-imagine the days of creation
Lytchett’s Castle Players are back! After a long described in the book of Genesis.
lockdown, not knowing when theatre would be back in
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business, Castle Players have a full programme of The exhibition runs until 26 September.
shows ready to go, and are eager for an audience, For more information visit www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/events
and new members!

In October we are running an evening of
One-Act plays, to start with ‘Too Long an Come and join the Friends of Salisbury Cathedral!
Autumn’ written by Jimmie Chin, and The Friends of Salisbury Cathedral is a charity that has been giving grants to
directed by Mark Lancaster. Long Autumn is Salisbury Cathedral since 1930.
a retirement home for theatricals and the
play follows its newest resident, Maisie May. Recent projects have included the new level access to the cathedral and the
We follow this with a radio play, ‘Night of the installation of live streaming equipment, the latter enabling services to be
Lost Souls’, written and directed by Steve broadcast live onto the cathedral’s YouTube channel for those unable to attend
O’Neill. A ghost story, just in time for worship in person and during the national lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 when the
Hallowe’en! This evening will run with cathedral was closed.
refreshments available on 22 and 23
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October. These grants have been made possible thanks to members’ subscriptions,
donations and legacies.
Coming up in September we have our
Pantomime read through (12 September) Annual subscriptions are £25 for a single membership and £40 for joint
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and auditions (19 September). Aladdin will membership.
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run in January and there is plenty of room for Members receive a Friends’ membership card, entitling them to visit the cathedral
everyone! If you like singing and dancing, free of charge (excluding ticketed events, concerts or parking).
acting, or just helping back stage, we have
something for you to get involved in! Please They are sent newsletters and the annual report, and they receive invitations to
do come along and support us, we always events: musical evenings, talks, theatre performances, holidays and the annual
need new members! Friends’ Day.
For all details on upcoming performances, auditions or even how to become a This year’s Friends’ Day is on Saturday 25 September in the cathedral.
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member, please visit our website www.castleplayers.com. We look forward to
seeing you! The AGM is followed by a lecture given by journalist and author Christopher
Somerville, who will talk about his book Ships of Heaven – The Private Life of
Britain’s Cathedrals.
Following the lecture, members can enjoy afternoon tea in the cloisters, a short
organ recital and evensong.
For further details, contact the Friends’ office on 01722 555190 or email
friends@salcath.co.uk.

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