Hottest ticket in town sells out in record time

Nantwich Players ‘Separate Tables’ is crammed to capacity. The very successful amateur theatrical society is staging the classic play by Terence Rattigan from Saturday 16^th February to Saturday 23^rd February. Tickets for the 7 night run sold out in a record-breaking time of two days through the Nantwich Tourist Information Centre.

The play, set in a Bournemouth seaside hotel in the 1950s, was turned into a classic of British cinema through the performances of Burt Lancaster, David Niven, Rita Hayworth and Deborah Kerr in 1957. Its enduring popularity is quite apparent when previous sell-outs at the 82-seater Pillory Street venue have taken three weeks.

Helen Gough, Manager of Nantwich Tourist Information Centre, said: "Nantwich Players have an increasingly high reputation, with people coming from well out of the local area to see their productions. This particular show is going on to a competition on the Isle of Man.”

Councillor Margaret Simon, Portfolio Holder for Customers, said: "The Nantwich Players are a real success story and the tickets are selling out increasingly quickly. The public were queuing outside the Nantwich Customer Service Centre at 8.45am on Monday morning for the tickets, which went on sale at 9am. Anyone would have thought that the office was selling Spice Girls tickets! The staff in the office were busy all day and it is rewarding how the Borough Council can help out such community organisations."

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4^th February 200