The cast of The Dresser, Quay Theatre, January 2026
Our Next Production
Shakespeare in the Park
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Abbey Gardens
Bury St Edumunds
Tues 28 July to Sat 1 August
The roguish Falstaff is at it again in this classic comedy. BMI-challenged Falstaff attempts to seduce the already married Mistress Page and Mistress Ford but quickly learns that he is in for more than he bargained for as the two women team up to teach him a lesson. Full of trickery, secrets, and disguises (and a song or two!).
Tickets and furtner information available here...
Arrive early with a chair or blanket, sun screen and a picnic for a few hours of Elizabethan silliness in the beautiful Abbey Gardens
Play Reading at the URC, Whiting Street
Next play reading Monday 7 September. Readings will be announced nearer the time but they will include Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet, our productions for the first half of 2027. Come along and meet us if you'd like to participate in these or any other of our fantastic productions!
Readings start 7.30 pm. £3.50 charge for room hire. All welcome, members and none members alike! Refreshments will be served.
As well as our stage productions, we'll also be doing script in hand performances of various plays in the United Reformed Church Hall, Bury St Edmunds. These will come out of our reading sessions and are an excellent opportunity to improve performance skills and build confidence for those who don't feel ready to learn lines!
BTW Membership
Membership of BTW is just £40 per year. 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 join us by going to the 'Get Involved' page and follow the 'Become a Member' instructions. Or just turn up to one of our fortnightly play readings!
We look forward to welcoming you!
Future shows!
Three exciting shows coming up on the horizon. All Shakespeare, as it happens!
Thursday 25 June. Casting workshop at United Reformed Church , Bury St Edmunds, for Hamlet. All welcome. 7:30 pm. Performances at the Quay Theatre (and possibly elsewhere), 26, 27 and 28 November 2026.
In September we'll be casting Macbeth. Performances at the Quay 22-24 April and at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds 6 May 2027. Watch this space!
Shakespeare in the Park 2027 is likely to be Romeo and Juliet for which we'll be looking for actors from October 2026. Again, watch this space!
Props and Costume
Did you know that BTW has an extensive range of props, costume and technical theatre equipment (sound, lighting etc)? Contact our Secretary if you'd like to hire any of it.