Kentish Players

Producing Musical Theatre
for Local Audiences

2024 Show

The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. Based on the hit Adam Sandler movie, The Wedding Singer’s sparkling new score does for the ’80s what Hairspray did for the ’60s. Just say yes to the most romantic musical in twenty years.

It’s 1985, and rock star wannabe, Robbie Hart, is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. As luck would have it, Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and, unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.

Dates: 6th – 8th June 2024

Central Theatre, Chatham

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KP Charity 2024

Our Charity for this year is My Shining Star

The Kentish Players (affectionately known as the KPs) will be supporting the charity My Shining Star.

My Shining Star is based in Rainham High Street and supports families through the trauma of childhood cancer. They offer support to the whole family, which includes financial hardship, sibling support and bereaved families.

For further information about this wonderful charity, please check out their website: https://myshiningstar.co.uk/

The Kentish Players will be raising money for the charity by organising fundraising events throughout the year and at the theatre during show week for The Wedding Singer The Musical at the Central Theatre, Chatham, 6th – 8th June 2024.

Get To Know Us

Who We Are

The Kentish Players are one of Medway’s leading musical theatre companies. Founded in 1914, this long running theatre company produces one major production a year, playing to packed houses and rave reviews. Members include dancers, stage managers, crew members, directors, musical directors, choreographers, accountants, technicians, costume designers, production secretaries and, of course, actors.

What We Do

The Kentish Players’ aim is to produce Musical Theatre for local audiences. We often produce amateur premiers of top productions as soon as they are released from the West End or national tours. Our recent shows include Calendar Girls – The Musical, Our House, SPAMALOT, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Legally Blonde, EVITA and many more.