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  • Wellington Theatre Company are presenting their recent successful production of The Glass Menagerie at the Theatre Royal Wakefield on Friday 8th June as part of their Diamond Jubilee Drama Festival.0May 2, 2012

    Glass Menagerie at Wakefield

    Wellington Theatre Company are presenting their recent successful production of The Glass Menagerie at the Theatre Royal Wakefield on Friday 8th June as part of their Diamond Jubilee Drama Festival.

  • The Belfrey Theatre is now on Twitter!!  Follow us on Twitter: Get the inside-scoop as soon as it happens in a hundred and forty characters or less by following The Belfrey Theatre on Twitter. You’ll be able to stay connected with us about Forthcoming Wellington Theatre Company Productions + all things Belfrey!!    Follow @BelfreyTheatre0November 20, 2011

    Follow Us… On Twitter

    The Belfrey Theatre is now on Twitter!!  Follow us on Twitter: Get the inside-scoop as soon as it happens in a hundred and forty characters or less by following The Belfrey Theatre on Twitter. You’ll be able to stay connected with us about Forthcoming Wellington Theatre Company Productions + all things Belfrey!!    Follow @BelfreyTheatre

  • 38th Wellington Drama Festival – Sat 29th Oct to Sat Nov 5th 2011 at The Belfrey Theatre in Wellington, Telford. The Awards The Youth Section… Best Play: “Wolf Boy” (Belfrey Youth Theatre) Runner Up Best Play: “Day of Reckoning” (Greenroom Players) Best Actor: Ben Hopkins (Q3 Academy) Best Actress: Leah Johnson (Belfrey Youth Theatre) Best Supporting Role: Rebecca Holliday (Greenroom Players) Best Director: Lynne Shepherd (Belfrey Youth Theatre) The Adult Section… Best Play: “Two Women & A Chair” (Little Eyases) Runner Up Best Play: “Day of Days” (Loose Cannons) Best Actor: Keith Ellis (Shifnal STARS) Best Actress: Aimee Cameron &...0November 7, 2011

    Wellington Drama Festival Results

    38th Wellington Drama Festival – Sat 29th Oct to Sat Nov 5th 2011 at The Belfrey Theatre in Wellington, Telford. The Awards The Youth Section… Best Play: “Wolf Boy” (Belfrey Youth Theatre) Runner Up Best Play: “Day of Reckoning” (Greenroom Players) Best Actor: Ben Hopkins (Q3 Academy) Best Actress: Leah Johnson (Belfrey Youth Theatre) Best Supporting Role: Rebecca Holliday (Greenroom Players) Best Director: Lynne Shepherd (Belfrey Youth Theatre) The Adult Section… Best Play: “Two Women & A Chair” (Little Eyases) Runner Up Best Play: “Day of Days” (Loose Cannons) Best Actor: Keith Ellis (Shifnal STARS) Best Actress: Aimee Cameron &…

  • From 1st June 2011 the Belfrey Arts Centre became worth its true value. Up to then it had only been worth the £1.00 it was bought for as it could be clawed back if the Trust failed or wished to sell. HERE’S TO A FURTHER 20 YEARS OF THE ARTS IN WELLINGTON!!! What groups operate from the Belfrey Arts Centre? - The Wellington Theatre Company from The Belfrey Theatre. - The Wrekin Photographic Club from their Photographic Studio. - Mike’s Art School from their Art Studio. - Green Room Stage School & Little Eyases in their Rehearsal Studio. (Photograph courtesy...0May 18, 2011

    Belfrey Arts Trust is 20 Years Old!

    From 1st June 2011 the Belfrey Arts Centre became worth its true value. Up to then it had only been worth the £1.00 it was bought for as it could be clawed back if the Trust failed or wished to sell. HERE’S TO A FURTHER 20 YEARS OF THE ARTS IN WELLINGTON!!! What groups operate from the Belfrey Arts Centre? – The Wellington Theatre Company from The Belfrey Theatre. – The Wrekin Photographic Club from their Photographic Studio. – Mike’s Art School from their Art Studio. – Green Room Stage School & Little Eyases in their Rehearsal Studio. (Photograph courtesy…

  • This year thanks to the kind offer from Sarah-Newall-Lecrivain we are restarting the Derek Lomas Playwriting Competition. This year for: One-Act Original ‘New’ Plays Between 20 and 55 minutes With two or more actors Any topic, any age (both Youth and Adult Plays) Entry Fee: £10.00 payable to ‘Wellington Theatre Company’ plus £5.00 for printing costs if an emailed copy only is sent. The winning prize = See your play performed by Wellington Theatre Company at The Belfrey Theatre and entered into a Drama Festival. Rules and Cover Sheet (right-click and save for download) The relaunch date was Friday 21st October 2011 ...0April 22, 2011

    Derek Lomas Playwriting Competition – A Celebration Of New Theatre

    This year thanks to the kind offer from Sarah-Newall-Lecrivain we are restarting the Derek Lomas Playwriting Competition. This year for: One-Act Original ‘New’ Plays Between 20 and 55 minutes With two or more actors Any topic, any age (both Youth and Adult Plays) Entry Fee: £10.00 payable to ‘Wellington Theatre Company’ plus £5.00 for printing costs if an emailed copy only is sent. The winning prize = See your play performed by Wellington Theatre Company at The Belfrey Theatre and entered into a Drama Festival. Rules and Cover Sheet (right-click and save for download) The relaunch date was Friday 21st October 2011 …

  • The Wellington Theatre Company located at The Belfrey Theatre in Wellington, Telford is delighted to announce its ‘new’ 2011/2012 Season. The Season has something to suit everyone’s taste, from Drama, Comedy through to Shakespeare as well as the wickdest comedy Pantomime. WHY GO ELSE WHERE FOR ENTERTAINMENT?? 2011/2012 Season At The Belfrey!! 3 One-Act Plays… “The Dear Departed” by Derek Lomas “Heart’s Desire” by Carol Churchill “The Dumb Waiter” by Harold Pinter (Thursday 27th to Saturday 29th October 2011) 38th Wellington Drama Festival A Festival for both Adult & Youth Theatre Groups (Saturday 29th October to Saturday 5th November 2011)...0April 12, 2011

    Take A Tasty BITE Out Of Our New Season!!

    The Wellington Theatre Company located at The Belfrey Theatre in Wellington, Telford is delighted to announce its ‘new’ 2011/2012 Season. The Season has something to suit everyone’s taste, from Drama, Comedy through to Shakespeare as well as the wickdest comedy Pantomime. WHY GO ELSE WHERE FOR ENTERTAINMENT?? 2011/2012 Season At The Belfrey!! 3 One-Act Plays… “The Dear Departed” by Derek Lomas “Heart’s Desire” by Carol Churchill “The Dumb Waiter” by Harold Pinter (Thursday 27th to Saturday 29th October 2011) 38th Wellington Drama Festival A Festival for both Adult & Youth Theatre Groups (Saturday 29th October to Saturday 5th November 2011)…

70 Years of Theatre
  • The 1940’s 1940- Nine Till Six 1941- Meet the Family 1942- Ladies in Retirement 1943- Happy Days, If Four Walls Told 1944- Candied Peel, To Kill a Cat 1945- The Blue Goose, Quiet Wedding 1946- Double Door, Nothing but the Truth 1947- Last Mrs. Cheyney, Such Things Happen 1948- The Silver Chord, Grand National Night 1949- Lady from Edinburgh, Pink String and Sealing Wax The 1950’s  1950- Chiltern Hundreds, Rose without a Thorn 1951- A Murder has been Arranged, Young Wives Tale 1952- School for Spinsters, Treasure Hunt 1953- One Wild Oat,  Glad Tidings 1954- Nine Till Six, Suspect 1955-...1January 18, 2011

    70 Years of Past Productions

    The 1940’s 1940- Nine Till Six 1941- Meet the Family 1942- Ladies in Retirement 1943- Happy Days, If Four Walls Told 1944- Candied Peel, To Kill a Cat 1945- The Blue Goose, Quiet Wedding 1946- Double Door, Nothing but the Truth 1947- Last Mrs. Cheyney, Such Things Happen 1948- The Silver Chord, Grand National Night 1949- Lady from Edinburgh, Pink String and Sealing Wax The 1950’s  1950- Chiltern Hundreds, Rose without a Thorn 1951- A Murder has been Arranged, Young Wives Tale 1952- School for Spinsters, Treasure Hunt 1953- One Wild Oat,  Glad Tidings 1954- Nine Till Six, Suspect 1955-…

  • The building that is now the Belfrey Theatre was originally part of the Prince’s Street Infants School.  Josie Grant, the guiding light of the Wellington Theatre Company (established in 1939), was keen to find a permanent home for the company having produced plays at various venues in and around Wellington, including: The Grammar School, Drill Hall and Charlton Arms Hotel.  After the Prince’s Street School closed, the Belfrey Arts Trust was established and purchased the school buildings from the local Authority for just £1.  Legend has it that the Belfrey name was taken when Jose said of the project “I...0January 18, 2011

    History

    The building that is now the Belfrey Theatre was originally part of the Prince’s Street Infants School.  Josie Grant, the guiding light of the Wellington Theatre Company (established in 1939), was keen to find a permanent home for the company having produced plays at various venues in and around Wellington, including: The Grammar School, Drill Hall and Charlton Arms Hotel.  After the Prince’s Street School closed, the Belfrey Arts Trust was established and purchased the school buildings from the local Authority for just £1.  Legend has it that the Belfrey name was taken when Jose said of the project “I…

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