Join the Ripon community play​!

Do you have aspirations to tread the boards, can you play a musical instrument or do you like working back stage?

Mark Cronfield from Fell-Foss Theatre invites you to join the Workhouse Theatre Ensemble in a unique community theatre project with Ripon Museums Trust for Ripon Theatre Festival 2025

Whether you play a musical instrument, want to tread the boards or get involved back stage come to the  Workhouse Museum on Saturday 22nd March at 10.30am to find out more!

Peelers, Poachers and Paupers is a tale of resistance, survival and defiance in Victorian Yorkshire – a brand-new production to be staged across three sites: the Workhouse Museum, the Police and Prison Museum, and the Courthouse. The production will take place on 28/29 June as a thrilling immersive warm-up for the 2025 Ripon Theatre Festival. Find out how to get involved with this unmissable theatrical journey by joining Mark on 22 March at the Workhouse Museum.

Project made possible thanks to public funding by Arts Council England.

Hear from Mark about what’s involved…

Workhouse Museum
Prison and Police Museum
Courthouse Museum
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