Launton Village Players: Summer Show 2023 and the Pantomime for 2024

Outdoor Family Variety Show 2023: "Come Rain or Shine"

We are on the final countdown to our summer variety show Come Rain or Shine! There are performances at 2:30pm on Saturday 15 July and Sunday 16 July. The show is suitable for the whole family and will include some songs all related to the wonderful British weather - from rain, snow and wind to sunshine and rainbows! Are you curious about what a ‘lawn chair drill’ is? Or how you can dance with umbrellas? Then do come along and see the fun! It will be a real variety show and offers lots of amusing moments as well as a few surprises! Short comedy sketches include a group of hapless weather forecasters, as well as the four seasons trying to plan the year ahead! Will it be a “lazy hazy crazy day of summer” or “I love a rainy day”?

We are hoping for sunny weather so we can enjoy an afternoon of tea and entertainment in a country garden at Mayflower, Hare Leys Farm, Launton, Bicester OX265AB. If the weather is very wet or windy we’ll move into one of our big sheds, but still bring chairs and picnic rugs! Doors open at 1:45pm each day and refreshments will be on offer before the show as well as in the interval, including prosecco, Pimms, fruit juice, tea and coffee, as well as homemade cakes and ice creams. We take cash and contactless card payments.

To book tickets go to www.ticketsource.co.uk/lvp. Tickets cost £10 adult and £5 children. (booking fee applies). You can book refreshments but these will be available on the day too. If you are unable to buy online, call us on 07864 715708 for cash and cheque purchases.

As well as celebrating all kinds of British weather we are also raising money for UNICEF and the Bicester Food Bank, so there will be a raffle with some lovely hampers as prizes. We hope you will be able to support us and help raise funds for these good causes, who need our support very much at the moment.

Remember if you do come along, please bring your own chairs or rug to sit on, sun hats and sun cream (or raincoats and wellies!). There is plenty of free parking available, space for disabled parking and a few spare chairs for anyone who cannot bring one. If you have any questions please contact us on 01869 277625 or by email tickets@launtonvillageplayers.org.uk

We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your support.

Panto 2024: Rapunzel

We are very excited to announce that our 2024 pantomime will be Rapunzel, written and directed by Julia West, with original music by Steve Webber. There will be seven performances during February half term, from 14 to 17 February 2024 in Cooper School Performance Hall. As usual, the story contains lots of magic, a baddie to boo and heroes to cheer, as well as all the usual traditional family pantomime elements you would expect.

Watch this space for further information about how to get involved. If you would like to find out more about LVP, or are interested in joining us, do get in touch – drop us a message on Facebook or send an email to info@launtonvillageplayers.org.uk