Meet our Chairmen
Nigel Cooper 2015 -
Nigel became chairman on September 3rd 2015. He had previously been Stage Manager for the Group for 27 years until he stood down for the 2015 production. |
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Michael Ellis 1998 - 2015
Mike Ellis was vice-chairman of Hillbark Players and took over from Eric Murch in November 1998 after "The Winter's Tale". He was chairman for all productions from 2001 to 2015. He stepped down at the Committee meeting on September 3rd 2015. He was very proud to be chairman of such a prestigious group and loved performing in their plays. He first appeared in 1967 in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' and the 2017 production of 'Hamlet' marked 50 years of service to Hillbark Players. It was the 18th major Hillbark Players Production he had performed in. He was delighted to take up the Committee's offer to become its Life President. |
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Eric Murch hands over the chairmanship to Mike Ellis in November 1998.
Chairman Mike Ellis - 2001 Chairman Mike Ellis - 2010
Mike is pictured here on September 3rd 2015, with one of his retirement gifts - a mole
named 'Royden' in
memory of the constant battle he waged with them on the Hillbark acting arena!!
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Eric Murch 1976-1998
| Eric J Murch was a prime mover in re-forming Hillbark Players after a gap of 8 years. He chaired the Players for a total of 12 productions. He became President of the Players on his retirement from the chairmanship. He died in April 2013, aged 92. Hillbark Players owes a debt of gratitude to the work he put into re-forming Hillbark Players and driving it to become a leading presenter of open-air Shakespeare. |
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Dorothy Higginbottom 1964 - 1968
The first chairman of Hillbark Players was Mrs DMC ( Dolly ) Higginbottom, |
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