Sadly
missed.
Phil Gittins
Sadly we mourn the loss of a dear friend and fellow Thespian. Phil Gittins. Passed away in December, 2011.
Our next production(s)
John Godber's
" BOUNCERS"
Click HERE for details.
STOP PRESS!!!
Auditions sorted.
Rehearsals on the go!
Millers Night
On the last Thursday of each month, we have our
social evening.
It's a friendly, informal occasion and an ideal opportunity
to make
yourself known to Canterbury Players - and vice versa.
Please feel free to come along to the Millers Arms,
Mill Lane, Canterbury, at around 8 - 8.30pm to say hello.
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More about Howard |
Howard Carter
Actor: The Importance
of Being Earnest
Howard was born in West Cumbria. His stage career began as a six year
old in Pantomime with Frankie Howerd, followed by pantomime seasons at
the London Palladium, Summer Seasons with Ken Dodd and appearances in
many children’s television and films.
As an adult, Howard has directed and appeared in countless plays, and
musical theatre productions throughout the country, and has lived in Manchester,
Leeds, and London.
Previous credits as Director include for Ashton Operatic Society, Manchester;
Carousel, Me and My Girl, Hello Dolly, The Pirates of Penzance (Papp),
Oliver, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
It’s a Grand Night for Singing, The King and I, and Oklahoma.
For Guide Bridge Theatre, Manchester: The Anniversary, Design for Living
For Stage 2 Manchester: All Things Bright and Beautiful, All in Good Time,
Men of the World
For The East Cheshire Musical Theatre: Group: 42nd Street.
For Peterborough Operatic Society: Oklahoma.
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His latest production was Disney’s musical, Beauty and
the Beast at the Opera Theatre, Royal Northern College of Music
in Manchester.
Musical theatre performance credits include amongst others;
Ebenezer Scrooge (Scrooge-Bricusse / Newley), Fagin (Oliver),
Lord Evelyn Oakley (Anything Goes), Narrator/Mysterious Man
(Into the Woods) P.T Barnum (Barnum), Joe (Sugar/Some Like
it Hot), Larry (Stephen Sondheim’s Company),Pilate (Jesus
Christ Superstar) Henry Higgins (My Fair Lady – Buxton
Opera House) Arthur Kipps (Half A Sixpence – Opera House,
Manchester Manchester), Major General Stanley (Pirates of
Penzance – Papp) – Paace Theatre, Manchester),
Tin Man (The Wiz), Hans Anderson(Hans Anderson, Grand Theatre,
Leeds), Lancelot(Camelot – Buxton Opera House)
Plays: Performance credits include amongst others:
Seasons of Shakespeare in the Park, Meanwood, Leeds Chekov’s
The Cherry Orchard (Leonid), Chekov’s The Seagull (Konstantin)
Terrence Rattigan’s ; Flare path, Oscar Wildes’s;
The Importance of Being Earnest,(Jack Worthing) Boeing Boeing,
(Bernard) A Woman of No Importance,(Gerald Arbuthnot) John
Godber’s; Salt of the Earth, (Harry), Anthony Shaffer’s;
Sleuth (Milo), Peter Shaffer’s; Amadeus, (Salieri),
The Private Ear, The Public Eye (Julian), Ira Levin’s
Deathtrap, Brian Friel’s Translations; Owen, Martin
Sherman’s Bent (Max), Noel Coward’s Star Quality
(Ray), and most recently as Alan Turing in the Hugh Whitemore
hit play, Breaking The Code.
Having recently moved to Kent, Howard is very pleased to
join The Canterbury Players and the opportunity to play once
again in Oscars Wilde’s marvellous comedy; The
Importance of Being Earnest.
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