Oldland Players/A Bunch of Amateurs (Gallery)

"It's pronounced arsehole actually, and I think you'll find that I'm the biggest arsehole here!"

"Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam & "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Please, you two, if you don't stop this childish bevahoiur at once then I have no option but to cry

"Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley & "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Then you won't mind if I take the role"

"Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles & "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"By day and night he wrongs me!"

"Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam & "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Then shall the realm of Albion come to great confusion"

"Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Beer's up!"

"Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Big deal. At least you've still got your Lear."

"Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles & "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Watch out before I mow you down,, tabloid scum"

"Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock and reporters Rod Lovell, Abby Williams & Vikie Meachin in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"It could have been anyone"

"Lauren Bell" - Natalie Brown; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley & "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Blow winds and crack your cheeks. Rage. Blow"

"Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Good morning"

"Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker & "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Please don't hit me!"

"Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles & "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Until now, I thought of amateurs as 'unprofessional' "

"Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards & "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Pray do not mock me; I am a very foolish, fond old man"

"Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards & "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"That's all very well, but we still haven't got a sponsor"

"Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards & "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"I represent Mr Jefferson Steel, and your newspaper has committed a gross defamation on my client"

"Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"I thought a male Goneril was an authentically period device to challenge the audience?"

"Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker & "Lauren Bell" - Natalie Brown in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Not a problem, I could play Lear...Joke"

"Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam & "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Still feeling frightened?"

"Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker & "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

At the royal court

"Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock & "Lauren Bell" - Natalie Brown in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"See better Lear, and let me yet remain to true blank of thine eye"

"Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Lauren Bell" - Natalie Brown & "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Oh vassal, miscreant!"

"Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Lauren Bell" - Natalie Brown & "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Oh you are men of stones!"

"Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock & "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"Oh my God - the goddamn choclates... she's in anaphylactic shock"

"Lauren Bell" - Natalie Brown; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam (lying down); "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards & "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"I have no idea, but there was something about a pen..."

"Lauren Bell" - Natalie Brown; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam (lying down); "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards & "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"One, Two, Three, Four..."

"Lauren Bell" - Natalie Brown; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam (lying down); "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker & "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"It's the least I could do after poisoning you"

"Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles; "Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam; "Lauren Bell" - Natalie Brown; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock & "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"We're all going to miss you, Jefferson"

"Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam; "Lauren Bell" - Natalie Brown; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles & "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

"You're not bullshitting me. This is Stratford on Avon. As in the home of the Bard?"

"Jessica Steel" - Kayi Nam; "Lauren Bell" - Natalie Brown; "Nigel Dewbury" - Simon Crutchley; "Dennis Dobbins" - Barry Pocock; "Mary Plunkett" - Sarah Edwards; "Jefferson Steel" - Stephen Coles & "Dorothy Nettle" - Ev Milker in the Oldland Players production of 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman in November 2022

Full cast and crew

Back row: Stephen Coles; Middle row: Abby Williams; Natalie Brown; Vikie Meachin; Simon Crutchley; Sarah Edwards; Kayi Nam; Rod Lovell & Barry Pocock Front row: Hannah Johnson; Lisa Stapleton; Kit Muffett & Ev Milker