An amateur dramatics group is on the hunt for a venue in Barrhead so they can bring their latest hit production home to the town.

Last month The New Barrhead Players (NBP) delighted audiences with their three-show run of comedy Ladies' Day at Clarkston Hall.

The performance followed the tale of fish-filleting foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelly and Linda, for whom life is “one long hard slog.”

Their fortunes, however, change when they head to Ladies' Day at the races for an unforgettable trip out.

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Alma Mearns from the group told the Barrhead News: “The show went very well. It was great fun to do and thank you to the local people who gave us prizes for the raffle.

“It was a howling success, but there could have been more (people there).

“I think for a lot of people from Barrhead it was too far for them to go.

“We’ve got a lovely set. It was absolutely amazing and it would be great to take it (Ladies’ Day) somewhere else, but it’s getting a place to put it on.”

Ladies Day is the second production put on by NBP since they launched at the end of 2001 after experienced performer Alma, who was in the original Barrhead Players, became increasingly frustrated by a lack of entertainment opportunities in the town.

In October, the group performed Gypsy: A Comedy Play in Two Acts, which ran for three sold-out nights at Bourock Parish Church in Barrhead.

Prior to the show, however, a row broke out between the church and the group over the play’s content.

A compromise was reached to allow the performances to go ahead but, after the curtain went down, the group was told it could no longer use the church, which had been their base since February 2022.

Fortunately, the Arthurlie Inns heard of their plight and allowed the group to use their downstairs space every Wednesday night for free for the rehearsals in the run up to their performance in Clarkston.

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“We had full houses every night in Barrhead, but then there was all that trouble with the church,” added Alma, who produced, directed and acted in Ladies' Day.

“There are the schools in Barrhead, but when I tried to get them, they were all either full up because of exams or this, that and the next, so I couldn't find anywhere local to put this (Ladies’ Day) on.

“I'll just need to look further and see what I can find or see if anyone has any suggestions.

“I keep thinking of the Arthurlie Social Club that’s lying derelict.

“I wish they would open that up. I think there might even be a stage in it.

“That would be an ideal place.”

As well hunting for a new venue, the group is also on the look out for more actors.

Anyone aged over 18 who would like to get involved should call Alma on 0788 778 0220.