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College Players is an amateur musical theatre society founded in 1969 based in Stamford, Lincolnshire

22/10/2026

Wishing our friends, and fellow members, over at Seaton Starlights Events a fantastic run of WE WILL ROCK YOU this week!

Opening tonight at the Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre and running til Saturday, this show features the absolute best of Queen, with a script by Ben Elton.

Grab your tickets while you can!!

Break A Leg, all!! 🎭

19/10/2026

❓ What do James Bond, Jurassic Park, and Sherlock Holmes have in common ❓

The answer....David Arnold 🎶

David Arnold (born 23 January 1962) is an English film composer whose credits include scoring five James Bond films (1997–2008), as well as Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1998), Shaft (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Four Brothers (2005), Hot Fuzz (2007), and the television series Little Britain and Sherlock.

What else did he compose? That's right, MADE IN DAGENHAM - THE MUSICAL!

With such a prolific composer at the helm, you can see why we're so excited to bring this show to the stage 🎭 You are guaranteed to find a new favourite song in this incredible score - think feel good anthems, powerful rebellion songs, and soaring ballads 🎶

Tickets available now - book now to experience a real English story, with a real 60s English score

19/10/2026

🪡 MADE IN DAGENHAM OR MADE UP 🪡

Did you catch our fabulous Eddie (Luke William) and Rita (May Bicker) on the Radio last Saturday (10th)?

The were on Hive FM, talking all things Made in Dagenham. You can listen again at the link below, or via the Hive FM app.

https://player.aiir.com/hive-fm/on-demand/luke-william/

Whilst on air they played a fabulously fun game, "Made in Dagenham OR Made Up" and we thought it would be fun to let you play too❓

The rules are simple...there are some "Facts" about our show...all you have to do is say whether they're are True (Made in Dagenham) or not (Made Up)

Here's your first half of the answers...and second lot of questions 😁

Find the first set of questions in Thursdays post 👍🏼

Check back in a couple of days for the final set of answers 🧐

Don't go cheating now....😉

16/10/2026

Need your theatre fix this week?? 🎭

The phenomenally talented Stamford Gilbert and Sullivan Players are on stage this week with “The Pirates of Penzance” 🏴‍☠️

Reviews from their opening night are fantastic! Why not grab yourself a brilliant night out over the next couple of days?

You may even see a familiar College Players face or two 🥰

Break a leg, all x

15/10/2026

🪡 MADE IN DAGENHAM OR MADE UP 🪡

Did you catch our fabulous Eddie (Luke William) and Rita (May Bicker) on the Radio on Saturday?

The were on Hive FM, talking all things Made in Dagenham. You can listen again at the link below, or via the Hive FM app.

https://player.aiir.com/hive-fm/on-demand/luke-william/

Whilst on air they played a fabulously fun game, "Made in Dagenham OR Made Up" and we thought it would be fun to let you play too❓

The rules are simple...there are some "Facts" about our show...all you have to do is say whether they're are True (Made in Dagenham) or not (Made Up)

Here's your first half of the questions...answers in a couple of days 🧐

Don't go cheating now....😉

08/10/2026

📻 DAGENHAM ON THE WIRELESS 📻

When he isn't keeping Dagenham running, our very own Eddie (Luke) has his own radio show, and this weekend, something exciting is happening...

Our Rita (May) will be joining him on HiveFm this Saturday at 10:30am to chat all things Made In Dagenham.

They will also be playing their game MADE IN DAGENHAM or MADE UP! May will have to guess true or false statement of the story of the Dagenham girls! 🚗💅❤️

You can listen through the website by clicking LISTEN LIVE.

Here’s the link: https://hivefm.org

Hope you can all tune in and send in lots of WhatsApp messages 01476 347344

01/10/2026

🚘 THE CORTINA WAS ONE OF BRITAIN'S BIGGEST SUCCESS STORIES 🚘

But in the summer of 1968, something brought Ford Dagenham's production lines to a grinding halt...

187 women.

Ford's Dagenham factory was an industrial giant. Tens of thousands of people worked there, producing some of Britain's most recognisable cars — including the hugely popular Ford Cortina, which had been built at Dagenham since 1962.

Then, on 7 June 1968, 187 women sewing machinists walked out.

Their job?

Making the seat covers that went into those cars.

Their grievance?

They had been classified as "unskilled" workers, despite arguing that their work required considerable skill and experience. They were placed in a lower grade than comparable male workers.

And suddenly...

No women.
No seat covers.
No seat covers.
No cars.

The sewing machines stopped.

The production lines stopped.

And the mighty Ford Motor Company had a problem.

The strike lasted around three weeks and brought Ford's British production to a standstill. What had begun as a dispute over job grading had become a national story — one that would eventually help pave the way for the Equal Pay Act 1970.

It is an extraordinary story of industrial power, family life, workplace solidarity and women who discovered that sometimes the smallest cog can stop the biggest machine.

And now, you can see their story brought to the stage.

🎭 STAMFORD COLLEGE PLAYERS PRESENT

MADE IN DAGENHAM

A musical based on the extraordinary true story of the women who took on Ford — and refused to be ignored.

📅 18th–21st November 2026
📍 Stamford Arts Centre

The Cortina may have been the car that got Britain moving...

But it was 187 women who showed what could happen when the people making it stopped.

🚗 MADE IN DAGENHAM

The strike that stopped the line.
The women who started a movement.

#1968

Disclaimer: All rights to the images used in this post are owned by the Ford Motor Company. College Players do not claim any ownership over these images, the Ford name, or the Cortina branding.

23/09/2026

🪡 THEY WEREN’T ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT 🪡

THEY WERE ASKING TO BE TREATED FAIRLY ⚖️

June 1968.

At Ford’s factory in Dagenham, 187 women sewing machinists walked out.

Their jobs had been classified as less skilled than comparable work carried out by men — despite the skill, experience and precision their jobs demanded.

So they stopped.

And suddenly, Ford Motor Company had a problem.

No seat covers meant no finished cars.

What started as a dispute over job grading became something much bigger: a battle about women’s worth, women’s voices and women’s right to be recognised as equal.

The women had the backing of their unions. Trades Union Congress (TUC) Their fight reached the heart of government. Their action helped inspire a wider campaign for women’s equal rights, including the 1969 Equal Pay demonstration organised by women trade unionists. The pressure helped pave the way for the Equal Pay Act of 1970.

But here’s the thing…

The story didn’t end in 1970.

The law changed. Attitudes changed. Opportunities changed.

But the conversation about equality didn’t disappear.

In 2025, the UK gender pay gap among full-time employees was still 6.9%.

So when we tell the story of the women of Dagenham, we aren’t simply looking back.

We’re asking ourselves:

How far have we really come?

And what happens when ordinary people decide that enough is enough?

🎭 STAMFORD COLLEGE PLAYERS PRESENT…

Made In Dagenham 🎭

A story of courage.
A story of solidarity.
A story of women who refused to be ignored.

📅 18th–21st November 2026
📍 Stamford Arts Centre

They found their voices.
They stood together.
And they changed history.

The question is…

What would you stand up for?

17/09/2026

This week, we are sending all of our love and best wishes to our friends, past/present members, and everyone involved in Stamford Showstoppers production of LEGALLY BLONDE 💗

Opening at Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre TONIGHT! and running until Saturday, this show is one not to be missed! Grab a ticket now, and see why this incredible show has just been given a West End transfer next year - it really is a fabulous musical 🎭

14/09/2026

📣 STAND UP!! 📣

They were told to know their place. They decided to change the world.

In 1968, the women of Ford’s Dagenham factory stood up against injustice, demanding equal pay and refusing to let their voices be ignored.

Their fight for fairness, dignity and recognition changed the course of British history. But their message still resonates today.

Because when women stand together, speak out and demand to be heard, change happens.

✊ Their fight. Their voices. Our history. Our reminder.

🎭 Made in Dagenham – The Musical
📍 Stamford Arts Centre
📅 18–21 November 2026
🎟️ Stamford College Players

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