Cast: 2023
In alphabetical order
Bambos Zenonous
It’s exciting to have Bambos as one of our new cast members this year! He has been thrown in at the deep end, with lots of challenges and roles, but he hasn’t batted an eyelid! His lovely wife Cathy also supports the Players as part of the crew.
Bill O'Neil
Where would we be without Bill? As well as providing all our piano accompaniment, he is wonderful as a cast member in songs and sketches alike. He is also a brilliant sketch writer, providing the cast with some hilarious off the wall sketch ideas that are a hit with our audience!
Belinda Straker (Bin)
Bin joined the cast back in 2011 as part of a recruitment drive to keep the Green Tye Players thriving as a community group. She lights up the stage and has become one of our leading talents! Along with Leonie, Bin takes responsibility for creating our choreography. This is not easy as many Players have 2 left feet, but she always managed to make us look good! Bin has played a very wide range of characters over the years and has a strong reputation as a goldfish as well as the rear end of a donkey and a bomb disposal expert!
Darren Thompson
Darren joined the Players in 2019 as our sound engineer. However rarely does a crew member stay in the crew!! They usually make a seamless transition to the stage once they have seen the show and this is exactly what Darren has done. In 2020, he became a key part of our cast, but never made it to the stage, thanks to covid. In 2021, Darren made his first appearance on stage as part of our Rabble Outdoors event. This year will be his debut on the Mission Hall stage – and the audience will be in for a treat!
Dave
Info coming soon
Deborah Dobson
Debbie is another of our new cast members and we are excited to welcome her this year. She is already proving to be pure talent on the stage! Deb’s gives the illusion of being quite quiet and reserved, but don’t be fooled, she’s a little stick of dynamite! Debbies husband Tony has also become an invaluable part of our crew.
Jane Browne
Jane joined the Players in the same year as Bin, back in 2011. She loves being part of this enthusiastic and friendly group of locals! In 2014, she became joint director (with Sheila English) and since 2017 has been sole director. She is still probably best known for unexpectedly producing a golf club from the front of her dress during the Patsy Cline song “She’s Got You”!
Karen Grundy
Karen is one of our most experienced cast members having joined the Players back in 2004, when the Coven were at the helm. Having taken a break for several years, she is now back treading the boards and we feel very lucky to have her back on stage with us.
Leonie Wood
Leonie joined the cast in 2011 and enjoys being part of the Players because it gets her out of her comfort zone! She also loves getting together, having a laugh and helping each other feel more comfortable in their roles on the stage. Leonie, along with Bin has been responsible for producing some amazing choreography over the years! Her patience, especially when working with the wonderful men in our cast, is to be admired!
Lou
Lou is brilliant
Paul Haimes
Although Paul is our local GP, he is probably best known for being a star of the Little Hadham pantomime. Obviously, despite his panto fame, his life’s ambition has been to join the Green Tye Players! During the pandemic, Paul came to our rescue and kindly supported the Players in putting on their Rabble Outdoors event. He is now looking forward to being part of the cast for his first Green Tye Show.
Rob Osborne
Most of us know Rob best as our local publican at the Prince of Wales. However, he has been part of the Players for many years. If you haven’t yet seen him on stage, you don’t know what you are missing! He definitely brings his own special magic to the show and we all love having him as part of the cast. Rob has played some wonderful larger than life characters in past years and this year promises to be no exception.
Roger Anderson
Info coming soon!
Veronica Iliffe (V)
The lovely V is another cast member who has many years of experience under her belt. Like Karen, she was initially part of the Players during the era of the coven. She has taken the odd break from the cast, but she has now been back for several years and is always “up for a challenge” on stage, bringing so much natural talent to every role she takes. She is another of the cast with an amazing voice.
Crew: 2023
In alphabetical order
Bill Bird
Bill is another of our very well-established Players. He joined the cast back in 2005 and has trodden the boards for many years. More recently, he has become an invaluable member of the crew, ensuring that the stage, wings and audience seating in the hall is safely installed.
Carley Butler
Carley is new to the crew this year and she has hit the ground running! She’s a real team player and brings buckets of enthusiasm to our rehearsal nights! Hopefully her first show will leave her wanting more!
Cathy Zenonos
Cathy is another of our new crew members and she is working alongside Sheila to help create our show costumes. It’s a pleasure to welcome both Cathy and her husband Bambos to the Players this year.
Chris Clayden
Chris is new to the crew this year! There’s always a chance he doesn’t quite know what he’s let himself in for, but maybe it’s better that way! We are very pleased to have him on our lighting and sound team.
Gill Baxter
Gill has always been a great support to the players, but usually from a distance! Tempting her to help out on the bar on show nights is easy, but tempting her further into the GTP fold has been more of a challenge! But this year, she has thrown caution to the wind and has fully committed to be play a key part in the crew. We are very pleased to have her on the team!
Jane Judd
Jane has been part of the crew for several years now. We keep trying to coax her into the cast, but her happy place is in the wings, keeping a watchful eye on the props. Jane, together with her partner in crime Jeff ensure that all the set changes run smoothly.
Jeff Alexander
Jeff has been a member of the Players crew for more years than he cares to remember. More recently, he has been tempted out from the wing and has joined the cast on the stage. This year Jeff has chosen to return exclusively to the wings where he oversees the props and set changes together with Jane Judd.
Lynn Bird
Lynn joined the Green Tye Players back in 2006 as a member of the cast. After a few years on the stage, Lynn moved into the essential role of GTP Box Office contact! In more recent years, Lynn has continued as a crew member with the Players and now provides the cast with support behind the scenes on show nights, keeping them in order and helping them know when to head to the stage!
Pete Fox
Pete joined the Green Tye Players way back in 1987 and even after all these years, he remains a great supporter of the Players. Despite the fact that he no longer living locally, Pete is an invaluable member of the crew. He always joins us early on in the rehearsal calendar to record our songs and sketches, so we can listen to them and learn our words (whether we are out in our cars or even on the dog walk)! Pete usually joins us during our dress rehearsal (to take photos) as well as coming along to video us on a show night!
Sheila English
Sheila is our most experienced Players! She has been a cast member for many years and for 3 years codirected the show with Jane Browne. More recently, Sheila has stepped away from the stage and now oversees all aspects of the show’s costumes.
Tiffany Stokely
Tiffany is another new recruit to the crew this year. We feel extremely lucky to have her as part of the team. She is very talented and has made some amazing and creative props for Back in the Saddle. Tiffany is a busy mum, so we are very grateful that she has found the time to join us.
Tony Whitehead
In a massive effort to avoid going 'on stage', Tony our local graphic designer, has been kindly helping us with our logo, marketing materials and website.