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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 TBC c. 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.

No experience necessary, total beginners and Oscar winners - all welcome!

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 MERCHANT OF VENICE

By William Shakespeare
Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds
Tuesday 31 July to Saturday 4 August
6.30 pm. Saturday matinee 1.30 pm

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.

Regular BTW Shakespeare in the Park theatre goers may be pleased to learn that this year we are performing in the area below the Rose Garden. This has easy wheelchair access and is closer to the entrance and the toilets!

Our 'Studio' venue - the Unitarian Meeting House in Churchgate St, Bury St Edmunds

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:

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 - Nemonee Stone
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