One of Cobourg’s Cultural success stories is Northumberland Players. They are an amateur group who have been operating in Cobourg since 1976.  Each year they stage plays in Victoria Hall, produce dinner theatre at the Best Western, stage a musical in Port Hope’s Capitol Theatre and stage smaller scale productions in the Firehall Theatre.  They have significant economic impact with an annual spending of over $360,000 each year. The Firehall theatre productions usually sell out so expansion makes sense.  It could also do with a decent lobby, improved washroom facilities, an elevator and a new greener HVAC system.  With this in mind, and sensitive to Heritage considerations, Northumberland Players hired ERA Architects to provide preliminary design ideas. They presented their ideas to… Read complete articleNorthumberland Players Wants to Upgrade the Firehall Theatre.