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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.

    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.

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  • In November each year the Wellington Theatre Company, located at the Belfrey Theatre, hosts a Drama Festival, for both Adults and Youth, aimed at encouraging Amateur Drama in Shropshire and beyond.  Both Full Length and One Act Plays can be entered. All entries to the Festival will be adjudicated. Companies who are familiar with Festivals will be well aware of the benefits resulting from an assessment by an experienced eye. Youth drama groups, in particular, can gain immeasurably from adjudication. I hope you will be interested in entering and below are links to: Festival Entry Form (downloadable – right click...

    39th Wellington Drama Festival – 2012

    In November each year the Wellington Theatre Company, located at the Belfrey Theatre, hosts a Drama Festival, for both Adults and Youth, aimed at encouraging Amateur Drama in Shropshire and beyond.  Both Full Length and One Act Plays can be entered. All entries to the Festival will be adjudicated. Companies who are familiar with Festivals will be well aware of the benefits resulting from an assessment by an experienced eye. Youth drama groups, in particular, can gain immeasurably from adjudication. I hope you will be interested in entering and below are links to: Festival Entry Form (downloadable – right click...

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  • New Season meeting – Play and Plate evening and the Bar will be open – Please bring your suggestions along or just turn up and help choose the season. Your input is very valuable to enable us to make ‘the right decisions.

    Meeting for the New Belfrey Season

    New Season meeting – Play and Plate evening and the Bar will be open – Please bring your suggestions along or just turn up and help choose the season. Your input is very valuable to enable us to make ‘the right decisions.

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  • Auditions for The Merry Wives of Windsor are taking place at the Belfrey on Friday 13th April at 7.30 pm. The dates of the show are displayed on this website. A list of characters can be obtained here and the audition pieces here.

    Auditions for Merry Wives of Windsor

    Auditions for The Merry Wives of Windsor are taking place at the Belfrey on Friday 13th April at 7.30 pm. The dates of the show are displayed on this website. A list of characters can be obtained here and the audition pieces here.

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  • Tim Firth’s delightful retelling of the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for cancer research.   Doors Open: 7pm, Curtain Up: 7:30pm (evening performances) Tickets: £5.00 (full price)/£4.00 (concession price) A WELLINGTON THEATRE COMPANY AT THE BELFREY THEATRE. This Amateur Production is with arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. BOOKING TICKETS: Belfrey Box Office: (01952) 22 22 77 (24 hour information and ticket booking facility) www.belfreytheatre.com

    Calendar Girls

    Tim Firth’s delightful retelling of the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for cancer research.   Doors Open: 7pm, Curtain Up: 7:30pm (evening performances) Tickets: £5.00 (full price)/£4.00 (concession price) A WELLINGTON THEATRE COMPANY AT THE BELFREY THEATRE. This Amateur Production is with arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. BOOKING TICKETS: Belfrey Box Office: (01952) 22 22 77 (24 hour information and ticket booking facility) www.belfreytheatre.com

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  • 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 &...

    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 &...

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  • “Day of Days” by Sean O’Connols from Loose Cannons “In the Blinking of An Eye” by Jeremy Hylton Davies from Hereford Players Awards Ceremony

    Drama Festival – Closing Night

    “Day of Days” by Sean O’Connols from Loose Cannons “In the Blinking of An Eye” by Jeremy Hylton Davies from Hereford Players Awards Ceremony

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  • “Christmas Under Canvas” by D & E Titchener from Tomorrow Productions “Two Women & A Chair” by Michael Olsen from Little Eyases (contains some strong language and adult themes)

    Drama Festival – 4th Night

    “Christmas Under Canvas” by D & E Titchener from Tomorrow Productions “Two Women & A Chair” by Michael Olsen from Little Eyases (contains some strong language and adult themes)

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  • “Day of Reckoning” by Michael Kilgarriff from Greenroom Players (Youth) “Dark Echoes” by Marcus Davis from Q3 Academy (Youth) “Drinking Companion” by Alan Ayckbourn from Shifnal STARS

    Drama Festival – 3rd Night

    “Day of Reckoning” by Michael Kilgarriff from Greenroom Players (Youth) “Dark Echoes” by Marcus Davis from Q3 Academy (Youth) “Drinking Companion” by Alan Ayckbourn from Shifnal STARS

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  • “Wolf Boy” by Peter Charlton from Belfrey Youth Theatre “Daily Bread” by Bethany Craik from Belfrey Youth Theatre

    Drama Festival – 2nd Night

    “Wolf Boy” by Peter Charlton from Belfrey Youth Theatre “Daily Bread” by Bethany Craik from Belfrey Youth Theatre

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