Play with a twist being performed in St Annes
and live on Freeview channel 276
The Lancastrian Players are presenting the play Portrait of Murder, by Robert Bloomfield.
It follows on from their successful production of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, which was staged before the Covid pandemic.
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The Lancastrians are a long-established group, first formed in 1949 at the old Lancastrian Co-op Building in Blackpool – hence the name of the society.
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The group have also performed in festivals, including an event at Blackpool Grand Theatre.
Their latest production is being performed at The Drive Methodist Church hall, on the corner of Clifton Drive and East Bank Road, on Friday and Saturday April 1 and 2, and Friday and Saturday April 8 and 9, beginning each night at 7.30pm.
Tickets for the show, which cost £7, can be obtained on the door each night and include refreshments.