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This is the official Douglasdale Players page. Our show is March every year. The Group performs annually in March in Douglas Primary School.

Douglasdale Players are an amateur Musical Theatre Group based in the village of Douglas in South Lanarkshire. The shows are normally in the tradition of pantomime. We often base our stories on traditional themes, but the scenes, story lines and humour are "Douglasised" to suit our audiences. We were founded in 1979, when a few local people decided to write and perform a musical to raise funds for the bi-centenary celebrations of St. Brides Church in Douglas. It was home grown, made some money and considered such a success that we did it again and again and again! Over the years we have donated more than £50,000 to local causes, national charities and to many local groups. The cast and production team consist of a wide range of persons with various skill sets and talents, from primary and secondary school kids to pensioners and other retired persons, with a great cross section of the community in between!

2019 is our 40th Anniversary Show and preparations are well underway. We now feature a float in the annual Douglas gala day to promote the up coming show which has been a lot of fun! If you would like to contact us, please do so either here on Facebook or by email on [email protected]

26/10/2026

🎃👻 GLESPIN HALLOWEEN PARTY! 👻🎃

Get ready for a spooktacular night of Halloween fun for the whole family!

Join us for an evening packed with live music, fun games for all ages, prizes, a delicious buffet and a fully stocked bar! 🍻🎶

Dress to impress in your scariest, funniest or most creative Halloween costumes and come along for a fantastic night of music, laughter and community spirit!

🕷️ Live Music & Entertainment

🎃 Games & Fun for All Ages

🏆 Prizes to Be Won

🍕 Buffet Included

🍻 Fully Stocked Bar

Bus will pick up at Douglas fire station and bottom of Addison of drive around 6:45pm and will pick up at Glespin hall for return to Douglas at roughly 11:45pm.

We can’t wait to see you all for a frightfully good night! 🧡

www.ticketsource.com/glespin-community-group-scio

Glespin Community Group

21/08/2026

After our recent AGM, we can confirm our elected committee 👇

30/07/2026

Its us!! 😍 we encourage you to go the full weekend at its a cracking wee festival, but, we will be performing with our live band on Sunday! See you there!

🎸Douglasdale Players🎸

Founded in 1979, Douglasdale Players have been entertaining local audiences with their annual fun-filled pantomimes. Initially established to raise funds for the bicentenary celebrations of St Bride's Church, their show was so well received that they have been writing, producing, and performing homegrown productions with a live band ever since that "one-off" performance in 1980.

Since then, they have donated over £50,000 to various groups and charities.

Our next show, "Ali Barber and the Four Tea Thieves", will be performed on the 19th and 20th of March at Douglas Primary School.

Following the success of our first adults-only pantomime, "Robin Hood", in October last year, the script has already been written for our second adults-only pantomime.

YouTube channel-

https://youtube.com/?si=Us_xX87jP2619UII

Facebook-

https://www.facebook.com/share/1DPL7AWNk5/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Catch them Sunday afternoon at Gig in the Grounds!
Tickets 👇
https://buytickets.at/douglasdalerealgroup/2276144

14/07/2026

Heres another local band featuring a couple of our members 😍 got your tickets yet?

🎸The Syxx🎸

"You are all au fait with The Syxx, and you will know we formed in 2024, and debuted at Gig in the Grounds in August 2024, where we were very well received.

We are quite unique in having two female singers, Chantelle and Seonaid.

We play an eclectic mix of music which suits the girls' vocals, ranging from Abba, All Saints and Blondie, through to Gossip, The Buzzcocks, and a varied range of artists and bands in between.

This year sees us playing a few of our favourite songs, along with a couple of new songs and different versions of songs we have previously done.

We are excited to be involved in Gig in the Grounds 2026, playing on the Saturday evening."

👇🎟
https://buytickets.at/douglasdalerealgroup/2276144

10/07/2026

Well folks, we are back at "Gig in the Grounds" 😍 alot of our members are heavily involved in this fantastic community organised festival through volunteering and playing in some of the bands.
We ourselves wil be onstage on the Sunday afternoon.
We highly recommend going the full weekend as its simply phenomenal.
See you there! 😎🎉🍻

Buy your tickets here:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/douglasdalerealgroup/2276144

🎸GITG '26 Setlist🎸

Here we have it! The GITG 2026 set list is here!
Some returning favourites, with some fresh new sounds to delve in to.
We can't wait to welcome everyone down the grounds again this year for the party of the summer! Remember, Saturday will also feature a variety of kids entertainment, including inflatables, bubble makers, and more!

👇Tickets available at link below
https://buytickets.at/douglasdalerealgroup/2276144

17/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who made our show such a success! 🎭

From our fantastic cast, crew, band, producer, front of house, box office, technicians, committee, wardrobe, prompters, Douglas Primary School, and most importantly all of you who came along to support us — hearing your laughter, applause, and cheers made it all worthwhile! 👏

What was your favourite part of the show? 💬

14/03/2026

***LAST CHANCE!*** 😄 After the buzz of last night, the cast are ready to do it all again!

📌Doors to the School open 6.30pm
📌Doors to the Main Hall open at 7pm
📌Show Starts 7.30pm

Remember Cash for the tombola, programme, tuck-shop & raffle!
See you there!

13/03/2026

***OPENING NIGHT!*** 😄 Tonight is the first of 2 fantastic shows, everyone is absolutely buzzing here at Douglasdale Players

📌Doors to the School open 6.30pm
📌Doors to the Main Hall open at 7pm
📌Show Starts 7.30pm

Remember Cash for the tombola, programme, tuck-shop & raffle!
See you there!

09/03/2026

Tech & Dress Rehearsal ✔️

After weeks of hard work, late nights, and plenty of laughter, our Tech & Dress Rehearsal is officially done! The lights are set, the sound is ready, the costumes are on… and the stage is waiting.

Now it’s almost time 🎭

Our show opens this weekend, and we can’t wait to share it with you all. Come along, support the cast and crew, and enjoy a fantastic night our wee show!

See you there! ✨

Address

Lanark
ML110QA

Website

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHSxxJ5YD7ivgDempbsfhQA?view_as=subscriber

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