Bury Theatre Workshop
​the community THEATRE COMPANY

Next workshop  - casting and taking part

​Unitarian Meeting House
7.30 pm til 9.30 pm
Monday 29 April 2019

Performing Shakespeare with specific reference to 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

Led by Tim Lodge and Dennis O'Leary

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

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.  

Of course, if you don't want to act but would like to help in other ways we'll be delighted to meet you and our workshops are ideal opportunities for this.
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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'

THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND

By Tom Stoppard
Unitarian Meeting House, Bury St Edmunds
​Thursday 25 to Saturday 26 April 2019
​7.30 pm.  Saturday matinee 2.30 pm
The Real Inspector Hound
Farcical and satirical drama parodying the Agatha Christie ‘parlour mystery’ while examining themes of fate, free will and the ‘play within a play’.  The mystery is set in Muldoon Manor, a lavish country pile surrounded by ‘desolate marshes’ and ‘treacherous swamps’…  Also located near a cliff.  Need we say more? ​
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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 £20 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 £20 btw membership fee here!

Membeship just £20 per year

2019 
​programme

We're pleased to announce our productions for the year from January 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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​​No Exit (Huis Clos) by John Paul Sartre, ​Unitarian Meeting House. 7, 8 & 9 March.  Director - Gwen Owen
​The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard.  Unitarian Meeting House.  25, 26 & 27 April.  Director - Adam Thurkettle
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, ​Theatre Royal, 5 to 8 June.  Director - Chris Lines
Shakespeare in the Park - ​A Midsummer Night's Dream  Abbey Gardens.  9 - 13 July.  Director - Tim Lodge
Can't Pay?  Won't Pay! by Dario Fo.  Unitarian Meeting House. 26, 27 & 28 September.  Director Chris Lines
The Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen.  Unitarian Meeting House.  7, 8 & 9 November.  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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