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Bury Theatre Workshop
​the community THEATRE COMPANY

Come and see our next show - 'A Bunch of Amateurs' by Ian Hislop & Nick Newman.  24 to 28 May, Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds.  Tickets on sale now! 
Next Workshop​
Stage Combat!
Led by Tim Lodge
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Unitarian Meeting House, Churchgate St, Bury St Edmunds


Monday 25 April 2022
7.30 pm

All welcome.  Members and non-members alike.  Come and introduce yourself!
Slaps, punches, kicks and stabbings...  Just about all plays have one or other of these violent actions, even playful ones. 
But they must be done safely and effectively, not least because, as actors, you'll need to do it night after night!  Come to this workshop and learn how it's done.
Also, an introduction to sword fighting.  Using our collection of rapiers, we'll show you how to fight safely and dramatically with these weapons, a regular occurrence in many Shakespeare and other productions.
I look forward to seeing you!
Tim
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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.
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A BUNCH OF AMATEURS

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Tickets are now selling fast for our upcoming Theatre Royal production, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's funny and touching 'love letter to amateur drama' set in Suffolk. 
Tickets from just £10.50.  Shows start 7.30 pm evenings and 2.30 pm Saturday matinee.
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Enquiries 01284 769505   
Check out this amusing, pre-rehearsal sketch...!
Shakespeare meets Hollywood, and let’s just say they don’t see eye to (Private) eye in this brilliant comedy by Nick Newman and Ian Hislop. 
In the sleepy Suffolk village of Stratford St John, the local am-dram group is in a desperate situation.  They need to raise funds to save their little theatre (actually a barn…) so they hit on the idea of asking a well-known actor to play King Lear.  That’s bound to raise the money needed!
Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steel agrees to take on the role as a way of reviving his flagging career, believing, of course, that he will be playing with the Royal Shakespeare Company at the other Stratford (on Avon!)
Enjoy the mayhem that ensues when Hollywood arrogance butts heads with the village’s own ‘star’ player and see how the women of the company react to having a real-life, womanising action hero in their midst.  A love letter to amateur dramatics, as the authors describe it.  PLus you get to see all the best bits of King Lear in just 10 minutes!
“And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.”

shakespeare in the park 2022
​the tempest

This year's Shakespeare in the Park runs from 19 to 23 July.  See upcoming productions for more information.  Tickets on sale now!
The Tempest - Abbey Gardens
Please note:  We are informed by email when you buy tickets through PayPal.  So you only have to tell us your name when you arrive.  Or print off your PayPal receipt.  Thank you!

MEMBERSHIP of btw

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!

​If we don't already know you, please download a Membership form (pdf) here, (Word) here, and forward to our Secretary.  We look forward to welcoming you!

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We're delighted to have been awarded a  grant of £4000 from the West Suffolk Council Community Chest fund.  This is for the furtherance of our community ventures in theatre, making participation easier for all, in particular those on low incomes.

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