Cathy dabbled with Chellaston Players in 2002, but joined fully in 2011.  Passionate about amateur theatre, her first love is acting, and she has appeared in several productions over the years. In 2011, she was nominated for an Eagle Award for her part in Hound of the Baskervilles.

 Jane joined us in 2017 and comes from a family with a long theatrical tradition. She is in charge of our props and is to be found backstage at most of our productions.

Alison joined the Players in 1979 until 2005 when she moved away.  She’s now returned to Derby and is enjoying being back on the stage.  She was once a nominee for Best Actress in the Derby Amateur Theatre Eagle Awards.  She has directed in the past and, as a keen seamstress, she oversees the making of our costumes.   

 Katherine’s first production with Chellaston Players was ‘Mother Goose’ in 2007.  She took a few years off for school and university, where she performed in ‘Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat’.  In 2015 she re-joined the Players and has taken part in plays and pantos ever since.

Mick joined us in 1978 and has appeared in numerous plays since. Mick wrote the pantomime Aladdin in 1984 and we have continued to perform a pantomime annually since; many of his pantomimes have been published. He has also directed numerous plays and adapted productions such as Watership Down and two versions of Vicar of Dibley. He is a past Chairman and very active committee member. He has a BA in Theatre for which he studied after his retirement. He was honoured to be presented with a lifetime achievement award for services to Amateur Theatre by the Derby

 Lanie has over 30 years’ worth of experience within the Amateur Dramatic community and has been with us for more than 15 years. Although she has acted, she prefers to be backstage doing the jobs that help to keep the group going. Lanie enjoys directing and is also in charge of Child Protection and Safeguarding

Jo started acting at the age of 9 and graduated from university in 2010 with a degree in Theatre Arts.  She joined Chellaston Players in 2017 and has been involved in several of our productions.  Jo joined the committee in 2021 and runs our social media pages!

Phil has been involved in local amateur dramatics since 1988, being a previous member of Mickleover Players, Locko Players and Willington Players.  He enjoys directing as well as acting including appearing in many pantomimes.