Wesley House Players, Dubbo
Wesley House Players, Dubbo
Welcome to Wesley House Players Theatre Company!

Wesley House Players is committed to producing both classic and contemporary live theatre in Dubbo incorporating drama, comedy, farce, musicals, and plays for children.

A small Amateur Theatre Company we are proud of our history and welcome you to our website.

"Wanted: One Body"

Welcome to Wesley House Players Theatre Company!


Wesley House Players is committed to producing both classic and contemporary live theatre in Dubbo incorporating drama, comedy, farce, musicals, and plays for children.

A small Amateur Theatre Company we are proud of our history and welcome you to our website.

"Wanted: One Body"

A Brief History

A Brief History
At the end of 1968, with the building of the Methodist Churches "Wesley House Community Hall" nearing completion, it was decided to perform a musical to open the amenities and raise further funds for the facility.

The Methodist Church had a long history of performing revues and concerts, and this carried on that history.
On Saturday 15th March 1969, "South Pacific" was performed to a packed house… and so Wesley House Players, or Wesley Players, as we are commonly known, came into being.
Original members of Wesley House Players included Tom, Mop and Betty Stroud, Wilf Brook, Mervyn, and Freda Gibb, Stewart Johnston, Helen Humphries, Howard Lees, Maisie Coomber, and Eddie Whyfoon; these people would become the backbone of many future Wesley House Players productions.

Wesley House Players now see in their ranks the grandchildren of the original members, which is a credit to the original "family" affair and "good clean fun" that has become synonymous with the Wesley name.

On the 13th January 1996, Wesley House Community Hall was practically burnt to the ground by an intruder, with many valuable sets, costumes, and all backdrops destroyed.

At that time, Wesley Players were in rehearsal for "The Pajama Game," as a result of the fire, the show was staged at the then Dubbo Civic Centre.

It was to be the first of only two shows not done in the venue of Wesley Community Centre in its 50-year history, and it would be nearly 24 months before Wesley Players would have a home to return to.
"Nunsense"
Original members of Wesley House Players included Tom, Mop and Betty Stroud, Wilf Brook, Mervyn, and Freda Gibb, Stewart Johnston, Helen Humphries, Howard Lees, Maisie Coomber, and Eddie Whyfoon; these people would become the backbone of many future Wesley House Players productions.

Wesley House Players now see in their ranks the grandchildren of the original members, which is a credit to the original "family" affair and "good clean fun" that has become synonymous with the Wesley name.

On the 13th January 1996, Wesley House Community Hall was practically burnt to the ground by an intruder, with many valuable sets, costumes, and all backdrops destroyed.
At that time, Wesley Players were in rehearsal for "The Pajama Game," as a result of the fire, the show was staged at the then Dubbo Civic Centre.

It was to be the first of only two shows not done in the venue of Wesley Community Centre in its 50-year history, and it would be nearly 24 months before Wesley Players would have a home to return to.
In 1998 the Uniting Church in Dubbo reopened the newly rebuilt, revitalized hall. The first in-house production for Wesley House Players was to be "Fire up the Band" in Feb of that year. Since then, period pieces such as "Frost on the Rose", contemporary pieces "It's My Party (And I'll Die If I Want To)" "The Dumb Waiter" and "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare "and modern musicals such as "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Nunsense" have delighted audiences.

If you wish to tread the boards, direct, help with backstage, set construction, lighting, costumes or front of house, we hope you are inspired to become a member of our local amateur theatre company.

And remember if "theatre life" is not for you, it's very nice to see an audience.