History of The Hills Players

Since its inception in 1980, The Hills Players amateur theatre group has grown from a small band of very inexperienced but enthusiastic people performing secondary school one-act plays to an equally enthusiastic, much more professional and larger group performing, directing and in some cases writing its own comedies, dramas, musicals and revues.

Our first meetings were held in a classroom at Ferny Hills State School but this was soon abandoned for the more permanent base at St Williams Catholic Church Hall at Grovely, where a stage was built by members families and church supporters. Our first production was staged on borrowed drama boxes in the Arana Hills Community Centre.

In 1986, we received a Service Award for Community Involvement from the Pine Rivers Shire Council, in 1990 we became The Hills Players Inc. and in 1993 obtained a grant from the Regional Arts Development Fund.

We now have a membership in excess of thirty and a mailing list of over 100 people who regularly bring their friends and families to enjoy our three (usually) productions per year.

The aim of The Hills Players Inc. has always been to provide family entertainment to the community at reasonable cost while offering members the opportunity to learn and grow in their theatrical skills as well as sharing in that tremendous fun which is Theatre.

HOME | LINKS | PRIVACY | SITE MAP