Bedworth Theatre Company
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Francis Durbridge's murder thriller, "House Guest"
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We would like to take this opportunity to thank Simon Winterman for his invaluable help and guidance during the production of "Only A Weaver".
We performed "Only A Weaver" one additional time on 15th July at the Civic Hall in Bedworth. This was for an invited audience from several local schools, but gave space for the many people who were unable to attend one of the three Bedworth Arts Centre productions (we were sold out).
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Bedworth Theatre Company is a drama group for adult actors. We are not professionals but like to think we can produce plays of a standard that the public would be pleased to watch. We specialise in straight theatre as opposed to "Musicals" but do sometimes use music in our productions. From time to time, we organise 'Murder / Mystery Nights' which involve audience participation and where the cast improvise on a theme.
The group has a good mix of people from all different backgrounds and ages. Everyone is welcome to join from 18 to 80 years (OK, 800 if you insist, we might do “The Return of the Mummy” sometime), male and female. We not only want people who are prepared to act but are also interested in back-stage activities such as sound, lighting and stage management.
We usually put on at least two productions a year in the Studio Theatre at Bedworth Arts Centre as well as an entry in the Nuneaton Festival of Arts, in May.
The Company has a good social atmosphere. The Arts Centre is a pleasant place in which to have our weekly meetings for rehearsal and discussion as it is centrally situated and there is good parking. The sessions are from 7.30 pm until approximately 10 pm on Wednesday evenings. Subscriptions are £2.50 per session which helps to fund productions and cover the room hire. We also have occasional social and fund-raising events.
Bedworth Theatre Company was formed in 1973 going under the name of The Bedworth Players. However, people thought we were a football team so we changed it to “Bedworth Amateur Theatre”. Latterly, however, the 'amateur' bit was felt to be inappropriate which resulted in another change to “Bedworth Theatre Company”.
Our first production - “The Blue Goose” - took place in 1973 at Bramcote Army Barracks. Others followed at Ash Green School and Nicholas Chamberlain School. The opening of Bedworth Civic Hall (for which celebration we were asked to put on "The Blue Goose" on their second opening day) provided a permanent base for the group and an exciting platform for the presentation of larger productions, but, due to costs, we now use the Bedworth Arts Centre Studio Theatre as our main acting base.
The group has, over the years, presented many successful plays such as “The Hollow”, “Pygmalion”, “The Railway Children”, “Toad of Toad Hall”, “Oliver Twist”, "Educating Rita" and many, many more (see Past Productions).
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Updated: 21st September, 2009