In 1956 the Players performed jointly with the Folland Amateur Dramatic society at the Folland Aircraft Theatre. Stuart Jacobs was the head director in those early days and it was Stu who set the high standards the Players enjoy today. He had a unique relationship with the playwright Falkland Cary and the Group previewed some of the author's plays such as Train Fever and Proof of the Poison, before they reached the professional stage. In the 60s Hamble Players put on regular performances for the boys of HMS Mercury, a local maritime training college.

Since their inception the Players have performed many notable plays including Othello, Under Milk Wood, and Arms and the Man, the first Nuffield Theatre production in 1972. The Players were also renowned for Old Time Music Halls, performed each summer in aid of the local carnival. In the early eighties the Players entered a competition, staged by the BBC, called "Support Your Local Theatre". Performing on BBC South television, the Players went on to win, despite some very strong opposition from rival companies from across the South.