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A peek behind the curtain: cast photographs, rehearsals and posters from our productions over the years.

Early years

First meeting of the High Tor Players at the High Tor Guest House — 1937
First meeting of the High Tor Players at the High Tor Guest House

Eileen Redfern (née Griffiths), driving force of the company for four decades — 1939+
Eileen Redfern (née Griffiths), driving force of the company for four decades

Inside the church at Smedley's Hydro, almost our permanent home — 1962
Inside the church at Smedley's Hydro, almost our permanent home

Smedley's Hydro church interior — 1962
Smedley's Hydro church interior

The would-be theatre at Smedley's — 1962
The would-be theatre at Smedley's

From the archive — Period
From the archive

From the archive — Period
From the archive

From the archive — Period
From the archive

Productions

Jerusalem — Jerusalem2027

As You Like It — As You Like It2026

Love & Lust — Love & Lust2026

Much Ado About Nothing — Much Ado About Nothing2025

The Crucible — The Crucible2025

Pride and Prejudice — Pride and Prejudice2024

The Memory Of Water: Radio Play — The Memory Of Water: Radio Play2022

An Ideal Husband — An Ideal Husband2019

Absent Friends — Absent Friends2018

Habeas Corpus — Habeas Corpus2017

Table Manners — Table Manners2016

Shakespeare Sonnets In The Park — Shakespeare Sonnets In The Park2016

Pack Of Lies — Pack Of Lies2016

Duets — Duets2015

When We Are Married — When We Are Married2015

Comedy Feast: Meat and Two Veg / What's For Pudding? — Comedy Feast: Meat and Two Veg / What's For Pudding?2014

An Evening Of Love And Lust — An Evening Of Love And Lust2004

Behind the scenes.

The Crucible company rehearsing together in costume — The Crucible2025
The Crucible company rehearsing together in costume

The Crucible rehearsal with the company seated behind the scene — The Crucible2025
The Crucible rehearsal with the company seated behind the scene

The Crucible company gathered in their Salem costumes — The Crucible2025
The Crucible company gathered in their Salem costumes

A member of The Crucible company in a green dress and bonnet — The Crucible2025
A member of The Crucible company in a green dress and bonnet

Working a scene in costume for The Crucible — The Crucible2025
Working a scene in costume for The Crucible

The As You Like It company sharing a laugh in rehearsal — As You Like It2026
The As You Like It company sharing a laugh in rehearsal

Two As You Like It performers rehearsing a scene together — As You Like It2026
Two As You Like It performers rehearsing a scene together

A company member rehearsing with hands on hips — As You Like It2026
A company member rehearsing with hands on hips

Rehearsing a scene in a black lace costume — As You Like It2026
Rehearsing a scene in a black lace costume

A performer in an embroidered jacket pointing across the rehearsal room — As You Like It2026
A performer in an embroidered jacket pointing across the rehearsal room

An expressive moment in an As You Like It rehearsal — As You Like It2026
An expressive moment in an As You Like It rehearsal

Rehearsing the wrestling scene for As You Like It — As You Like It2026
Rehearsing the wrestling scene for As You Like It

The company gathered around a scene in the rehearsal room — As You Like It2026
The company gathered around a scene in the rehearsal room

A company member working a scene in a blue jacket — As You Like It2026
A company member working a scene in a blue jacket

An As You Like It performer seated with a script — As You Like It2026
An As You Like It performer seated with a script

An As You Like It performer rehearsing in a dark cap and green jacket — As You Like It2026
An As You Like It performer rehearsing in a dark cap and green jacket

Two performers sharing a scene in yellow and pink costumes — As You Like It2026
Two performers sharing a scene in yellow and pink costumes

An animated moment in rehearsal with a performer in a denim waistcoat — As You Like It2026
An animated moment in rehearsal with a performer in a denim waistcoat

The Love & Lust company rehearsing together with scripts in hand — Love & Lust2026
The Love & Lust company rehearsing together with scripts in hand

The Crucible rehearsal, High Tor Players 2025 — The Crucible, rehearsal2025

Much Ado About Nothing on stage under the bunting — Much Ado on stage under the bunting2025

Much Ado About Nothing, two of the company in lilac gowns — Much Ado, two of the company in lilac gowns2025

Pride and Prejudice rehearsal, a high five mid-scene — Pride and Prejudice rehearsal, a high five mid-scene2024

Pride and Prejudice rehearsal, laughter round the script — Pride and Prejudice rehearsal, laughter round the script2024

Much Ado About Nothing rehearsal, learning the dance — Much Ado rehearsal, learning the dance2025

Much Ado About Nothing rehearsal, sharing a joke — Much Ado rehearsal, sharing a joke2025

Much Ado About Nothing rehearsal, working a scene — Much Ado rehearsal, working a scene2025

Much Ado About Nothing rehearsal, scripts in hand — Much Ado rehearsal, scripts in hand2025

Much Ado About Nothing rehearsal, the company in the hall — Much Ado rehearsal, the company in the hall2025

Much Ado About Nothing rehearsal, live music with drum and melodeon — Much Ado rehearsal, live music with drum and melodeon2025

Production posters

Decades of bills, programmes and poster art from the company archive.

The Crucible poster, High Tor Players, 26 to 29 November

As You Like It poster, High Tor Players at the Imperial Rooms, Matlock

High Tor Players present Love & Lust, an informal and entertaining evening of romance and reminiscence

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