{"id":5382,"date":"2025-04-15T00:19:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T00:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/?page_id=5382"},"modified":"2025-04-15T01:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T01:40:13","slug":"2025-steel-magnolias","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/?page_id=5382","title":{"rendered":"2025 | STEEL MAGNOLIAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/alexplayersse7\/albums\/72177720325083575\/' title='Steel Magnolias by the_alexandra_players, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54451423732_2f86a2e1d2_c.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='Steel Magnolias'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">PERFORMED<br>Wednesday 19th &#8211; Saturday 22nd February 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">STEEL MAGNOLIAS<br>By Robert Harling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">DIRECTED BY<br>Janet Denne<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">CAST<br>Truvy &#8211; Emma Parsons<br>Annelle &#8211; Grace Barnott Palin<br>Clairee &#8211; Sue McGeehan<br>Shelby &#8211; Bethany Denne<br>M&#8217;Lynn &#8211; Juliette Harrison<br>Ouiser &#8211; Christine Lucas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Steel Magnolias&#8221; is a stage play by Robert Harling that explores the lives of six women in a small Louisiana town. The story revolves around the strong bonds of friendship and support they share, as they navigate life\u2019s joys and sorrows. Central to the plot is the relationship between M&#8217;Lynn and her daughter Shelby, whose battle with diabetes ultimately leads to a tragic event. The play highlights themes of love, loss, and resilience, blending humour with heartfelt moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picsart_25-01-13_19-34-56-005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"387\" src=\"http:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picsart_25-01-13_19-34-56-005-1024x387.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picsart_25-01-13_19-34-56-005-1024x387.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picsart_25-01-13_19-34-56-005-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picsart_25-01-13_19-34-56-005-768x290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picsart_25-01-13_19-34-56-005-1536x580.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picsart_25-01-13_19-34-56-005-2048x774.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picsart_25-01-13_19-34-56-005-150x57.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picsart_25-02-23_12-01-54-810.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"5362\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picsart_25-02-23_12-01-54-810-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picsart_25-02-23_12-01-54-810-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picsart_25-02-23_12-01-54-810-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picsart_25-02-23_12-01-54-810-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picsart_25-02-23_12-01-54-810-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picsart_25-02-23_12-01-54-810-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Picsart_25-02-23_12-01-54-810.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On behalf of the entire Steel Magnolias cast and crew, we extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who attended our recent performances. Your enthusiastic presence and generous feedback have truly touched our hearts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acting #AmateurDramatics #AmateurTheatre #Amdram #RobertHarling #SteelMagnolias #TheAlexandraPlayers #Theatre<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PERFORMEDWednesday 19th &#8211; Saturday 22nd February 2025 STEEL MAGNOLIASBy Robert Harling DIRECTED BYJanet Denne CASTTruvy &#8211; Emma ParsonsAnnelle &#8211; Grace Barnott PalinClairee &#8211; Sue McGeehanShelby &#8211; Bethany DenneM&#8217;Lynn &#8211; Juliette HarrisonOuiser &#8211; Christine Lucas Steel Magnolias&#8221; is a stage play by Robert Harling that explores the lives of six women \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/?page_id=5382\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":5383,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5382","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5382"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5454,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5382\/revisions\/5454"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}