Bury Theatre Workshop
​the community THEATRE COMPANY

Next workshop 

 RECRUITMENT -
cOME AND BE AN ACTOR!​

​Unitarian Meeting House
7.30 pm til 9.30 pm
Monday 26 November 2018

We'll be casting our next 3 plays.  They will all be fun, challenging and exciting and we want everyone to take part:

​​The Real Inspector Hound -  Tom Stoppard, directed by Adam Thurkettle.  United Reformed Church hall.  Performance dates 25 to 27 April 2019

The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde.  Directed by Chris Lines.  Theatre Royal.  Performance dates TBC. c. June 2019

A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare.  Directed by Tim Lodge.  Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds.  9 - 13 July 2019

See 'Future Production'  and 'Workshops' for details of these wonderful plays.

Recruitment workshops are fun and nobody is placed under any pressure but we'd love to get to know you and figure out how best we can give you some of the enjoyment of taking part.  We'll be casting the shows listed above right after the workshop.

Of course, if you don't want to act but would like to help in other ways we'll be delighted to meet you.
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No experience necessary, total beginners and Oscar winners - all welcome! 
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The Cast of Romeo and Juliet, July 2015
Download Shakespeare's own advice on acting here...

Thinkers' corner

James Graham is a playwright.  Read what he has to say here to learn more about why theatre is important.
ARTICLE - 'In theatre, 'amateur' is not a dirty word...
ARTICLE - 'A bunch of amateurs?  Playwrights' astonishing am-dram experiences'

BETRAYAL

By Harold Pinter
Unitarian Meeting House, Bury St Edmunds
​Thursday 27 to Saturday 29 September
​7.30 pm.  Saturday matinee 2.30 pm
Betrayal
Join us for an evening of entertainment that examines the politics of betrayal and its impact on relationships. Emma may be considering leaving Robert due to his adultery but in doing so she and friend Jerry must reflect on and revisit their own affair, conducted right under Robert’s nose for 7 years.

How did it all begin? Why did Emma and Jerry risk everything?  Why did love pass? How did these people cope with the web of lies they created?

Pinter’s entertaining and thought provoking 1978 play moves away from the usual question of what happens next. Instead, through the use of reverse chronology, it takes us back to discover the ‘how’ and ‘why’. A complex and insightful piece of theatre, you are invited to witness the dynamics of the relationship between the two couples involved with all the hidden emotions, veiled motives, competitive   one-upmanship, face-saving, dishonesty, and (self-) deceptions.
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Our 'Studio' venue - the Unitarian Meeting House in Churchgate St, Bury St Edmunds
Group discounts available by arrangement.  Call 01359 259361
Please note, we are informed by PayPal when you buy tickets.  So you only need to tell us your name when you arrive.  Or you can simply print off your PayPal receipt.  Thank you.
Membership of BTW is just £10 per year and you can now pay by PayPal just by clicking the button below.  You'll receive regular updates on BTW plays and events and you'll be entitled to discounts on some tickets.  Also, all actors and crew are required to be members.  Welcome aboard and we look forward to working with you!

​Download a Membership form (pdf) here, (Word) here, and forward to our Secretary.  We look forward to welcoming you!

pay your £10 btw membership fee here!

2018/19 
​programme

We're pleased to announce our productions for the year from September 2019 which we hope you'll come and enjoy.  Details and ticket purchasing are on the 'Future Productions' page but they include:
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​Betrayal by Harold Pinter.  Unitarian Meeting House, 27, 28, 29 September.  Director - John Levantis.
​Lysistrata - The Sex Strike by Germaine Greer and Phil Willmott, after Aristophanes.  Unitarian Meeting House, 8, 9, 10 November.  Director - Tim Lodge
​No Exit (Huis Clos) by John Paul Sartre, ​Unitarian Meeting House, 7, 8, 9 March 2019
Director - Gwen Owen
​The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard.  Unitarian Meeting House.  Dates TBC.  Director - Adam Thurkettle
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, ​Theatre Royal, June 2019 (Dates TBC)  Director - Chris Lines
Shakespeare in the Park - ​A Midsummer Night's Dream  Abbey Gardens July 2019 (9 - 13 July 2019)  Director - Tim Lodge

props and costume

Did you know that BTW now offer a costume and property hire service?  Visit the photo databases below and contact our Secretary for details.
Click on the buttons to be taken to our large and expanding collection of properties and costume. 

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