In 1954 they sent a part of 36, much effort had been made to ensure authenticity in the costumes by getting a local basket maker to make replicas of hats held in the Cambridgeshire museum.
[1] The Wisbech Players was founded in 1954 through the amicable break up of the Wisbech Little Theatre drama group run by Mrs Sheila Chesters, who was also busy running this successful children's choir competing at King's Lynn Festival, Albert Hall, Edinburgh and Aldeburgh.
[2] [3] The society's production of A Hundred Years Old, by S & J Quintero took place at the Women's Institute Hall (since 2009 The Luxe Cinema).
[7] In 2019 Ladies in Lavender directed by Barbara Mews and adapted for the stage by Shaun McKenna was the Spring production performed at the Angles.
[8] The spring 2019 production was Cheshire Cats by Gail Young, which raised £285 for the Breast Care Unit at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn,[9][10] followed by the autumn production of A Bunch of Amateurs, written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman for a cast of seven.