THIS annual one-act play evening proved once again that the Players have a seemingly inexhaustible supply of fresh talent.

Top of the list in every way came Jimmie Chinn's In Room Five Hundred and Four, directed by the vastly experienced Barry Baynton. In the present, an old lady reflects on her honeymoon in 1942, when she and her husband had just one night together before he returned to his unit. Lyn Greene was wonderfully wistful as the old lady, and Anastasia Marshall and Rob Cording were a delight as the unworldly young couple.

Cards, Cups and Crystal Ball, with more than a nod to The Scottish Play', centred around three untalented witches who suddenly found their powers during the visits of the mysterious Lady M. Apart from some of the offstage sound effects coming a little too soon on occasion, this was amusing and well-performed.

On Location, featuring extras on a film set, had some strong performances - I particularly liked Andy Bennett and Lynne Witts - but one or two of the characters were too much like caricatures to be believable, which for me spoiled an otherwise funny play.