Bury Theatre Workshop

14/06/2026

Casting workshop for Hamlet - Thursday 25th June 2026 at 7pm, United Reformed Church (Whiting Street) in Bury St Edmunds.

See offical event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1538273857813376

If you are interested in being involved in our production of Hamlet (directed by Tim Lodge), do come along to the casting evening to read and register interest! If you cannot make the casting workshop but would still like to be considered, you can register your interest by dropping us a message!

Please note that rehearsals will start around mid/end September and will be held in Bury St Edmunds at the United Reformed Church. Performance dates are 26th to 28th November at the Quay Theatre in Sudbury. Please bear this in mind when accepting a role as you will be needed for all performance dates of course, and for all rehearsals at least two weeks prior to the performance.

We hope to see you there! 🎭

26/05/2026

This Thursday and for one night only, BTW have facilitated this production written by local pro actor, Madhav Sharma, working with renowned international director Nicholas Barter, ‘No, I’m not Ian McKellen’. With set and FX by Tim Lodge.

Fans of Eastenders will recognise Madhav, and he was lately in the film ‘Conclave’!

Madhav will be relating his early life in India to his later experiences in Suffolk and in the world of English professional theatre. He is a passionate Shakespeare enthusiast and you’ll hear him recite numerous well known extracts from plays, most of which BTW have produced at some stage or another!

Please come and support us if you can. Also, it’s nice and cool in the theatre...! 😉

We are thrilled that “No I Am Not Ian McKellen” is one of Eastern Angles contributions to the brand new In the Works festival, debuting in Ipswich this Thursday 28th May!

https://easternangles.co.uk/event/no-i-am-not-ian-mckellen/

A solo performance by an award-winning British actor of Indian ancestry and descent, directed by a distinguished British Director, this production tells the unique tale of how a boy from Bharat (India), whose mother-tongue is not English, felt impelled to come to live and work in Blighty (a Sanskrit word meaning literally ‘Over the Seas’), finding home in East Anglia, and the part played by The Bard (William Shakespeare) in this extraordinary adventure.

Serendipity, the power of language, the travails of being an outsider as an immigrant, the universality of human emotion, outrageous fortune & the kindness of strangers, promises a joyous, thought-provoking , unique theatrical experience laced with humour, compassion, and unexpected insights.

20/05/2026

Excited to share this upcoming production featuring work by BTW members! A one act play written by David Pollard, directed by Rebecca Hannah and starring Pelham Elliott and Elizabeth Elliott, will be featured in Four by Four's showcase of original drama by local Suffolk playwrights! Check it out!

We are excited to announce that a one-act version of David's latest full-length play "Regrets - A Few" will be performed as part of Four by Four's showcase 'Family Matters', an evening of original drama at Central Hall, Wymondham on June 5th! Do join us!

The programme includes two other plays and a monologue from David's play writing colleagues.

Tickets are £7.00 from George Reeves in Market Street, Wymondham or they can be booked in advance by Text on: 07851 370666, with payment by cash on the door.

20/05/2026

Another fantastic review of our production of Lord Arthur from the Oscar Wilde Society! 😊

20/05/2026

Great review for our production of Lord Arthur Savile's Crime! 🙌🏻❤️

08/05/2026

ONLY 3 PERFORMANCES TO GO!

Maid Nellie keeps the house running, Lady Julia keeps threatening to break an engagement, the family keep the gossip flowing and the mysterious Podgers keeps making predictions that might ruin absolutely everything! Together, they turn one gentleman’s little problem into a gloriously ridiculous disaster. But how far will the madness go? Come and find out!

Promising laughs aplenty, don't miss Oscar Wilde's hilarious Victorian caper, 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime'!

Get your tickets now!
https://quaysudbury.com/events/lord-arthur-saviles-crime/

7-9 May 2026
7.30pm (+ 2pm Saturday matinee)
Quay Theatre, Sudbury, Suffolk

When a young Lord Arthur is told by a palm-reader (of questionable veracity) that during his life, he is to commit a murder, he decides he must do this before his wedding day, in order to marry his fiancee with a clear conscience! Not the brightest of aristocrats, what follows is a hilarious range of failed attempts by Arthur on the lives of his family members, all with the guidance of his faithful butler, Baines.

Old fashioned silliness to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step!

08/05/2026

03/05/2026

Photo Credit: Bury Theatre Workshop – Winkelkopf (Pelham Elliott) presents Lord Arthur (Seb Ranson) with the piece de resistance… Bury Theatre Workshop, the Community Theatre Company, is del…