21/03/13..Going, going, gone! For Thame Players

A CANAL boat trip, a cottage holiday in the Lake District, pampering and chocolate treats were just a few of the lots up for bidding when TV and Radio personality, Nicolas Parsons took the hammer last night to raise funds for improvements to Thame Players Theatre.

The dinner and auction at The Thatch pub in Thame was a sell out with around 50 local theatre supporters enjoying good food, good company and a seasoned entertainer doing his best to charm, cajole and playfully bully commitments of cash out of them – all for a cause close to his own heart – local theatre.

The total raised from the proceeds of the auction, a raffle and part of the ticket sales (The Thatch generously provided the three course meal at cost to the Players) is expected to have raised around