Barton Theatre Company

Barton Theatre Company Barton Theatre Company For more than fifty years ( and under two or three guises ! ) Barton Theatre Company has been creating theatre in Eccles and beyond !

From Shakespeare’s plays, to work from our home-grown writers, we’ve performed them in theatres, churches & retirement homes, sports clubs & marquees, art galleries & libraries - and on the streets, carparks and green spaces of Eccles. A group working closely in and with our community, we simply enjoy making theatre - whatever we do and wherever we do it. We rehearse in the Community Hall at Ec

cles Congregational Church on Wellington Road, Eccles, on Mondays and Thursdays from 19:30 and perform some of our shows there - and though our annual pantomime has been in The Lowry Studio for the last five years, we'll be in a new venue, 'The Empty Space' Theatre in Kansas Avenue Media City, for our January '25 Pantomime ( but we'll be back at The Lowry for our Spring '25 production of 'Under Milk Wood' )
Contact us via Facebook - or via email on on [email protected] if you're interested in being involved, in any way, in the theatre we make...........

The Peel Park Company !( First Photograph …left to right )Eric as Joseph Brotherton ( and from time to time as Hobson ! ...
22/08/2026

The Peel Park Company !
( First Photograph …left to right )
Eric as Joseph Brotherton ( and from time to time as Hobson ! )
David as the Head Park Keeper
Elizabeth as Queen Victoria
Elly as Martha Brotherton
Steph as Maggie Hobson
Mel as Willie Mossop - bootmaker
Other Photos:
Hobson’s Choice on the stage
Elly and Steph
Eric with ‘his’ statue
And now it’s over and they’re all very tired but happy !
Thankyou to the Peel Park / Barton Theatre Teams !
Happy 180th birthday, Peel Park !!

Barton Theatre On Tour !!Today at Peel Park helping celebrate the Park’s 180th birthday - and as I write this, the actor...
22/08/2026

Barton Theatre On Tour !!
Today at Peel Park helping celebrate the Park’s 180th birthday - and as I write this, the actors will be helping the Mayor cut the birthday cakes and leading the crowd in singing “ Happy Birthday to You !!
And thanks to the wardrobe team too ! The costumes look fabulous !
More photos later !!

This coming Saturday at The Kings Arms …… not a Barton production but devised and performed by people we know !!
18/08/2026

This coming Saturday at The Kings Arms …… not a Barton production but devised and performed by people we know !!

Advance notice of our 2027 pantomime in the Lowry’s Aldridge Studio. Workshops and auditions in next couple of weeks - t...
13/08/2026

Advance notice of our 2027 pantomime in the Lowry’s Aldridge Studio.
Workshops and auditions in next couple of weeks - then the rehearsal fun begins !!
Tickets on sale very soon.
More details shortly.

✨👠 BIBBIDI BOBBIDI… YOU! 👠✨Barton Theatre Company is looking for our next cast of talented performers for our spectacula...
10/08/2026

✨👠 BIBBIDI BOBBIDI… YOU! 👠✨

Barton Theatre Company is looking for our next cast of talented performers for our spectacular 2027 pantomime…

🌟 CINDERELLA – THE PANTO! 🌟
by Joan Breen
Whether you’ve been on stage for years
or have never stepped into a rehearsal room
before, we’d love to meet you!

Casting Call
📅 Monday 24th August 2026
🕢 7:30pm
📍 Eccles Congregation Church
1 Clarendon Road
Eccles
Manchester
M30 9AL
England

Who can audition?
✨ Ages 18
✨ No experience required
✨ Just bring your enthusiasm
and a willingness to have fun!

Our audition evening will include:
🎤 Singing Workshop
💃 Dance Workshop
🎭 Acting Workshop

✅ No material to prepare.
✅ Wear comfortable clothing
suitable for movement and dancing.

Join one of Salford’s longest-running
theatre companies and become part
of an amazing team as we bring Cinderella
to life on stage at The Lowry Theatre.

📅 Performance Dates: 22–24 January 2027

If you’ve ever wanted to perform in a pantomime, meet new people, build your confidence and make unforgettable memories, this is your chance!

Tag a friend who should audition with you and share this post to help us find our next stars! ⭐

Just one night to go! “Postcards from Salford” in Eccles Town Hall ! ……..TICKETS FREE ……Set built and dressed, lighting,...
22/07/2026

Just one night to go!
“Postcards from Salford” in Eccles Town Hall !
……..TICKETS FREE ……
Set built and dressed, lighting, sound, projection rigged , music, costume, & props ticked off - and we open tomorrow night …..
See you there !

Barton Actors recording some of the voice pieces for next week’s production of “Postcards from Salford” in our Tech Man...
15/07/2026

Barton Actors recording some of the voice pieces for next week’s production of “Postcards from Salford” in our Tech Manager’s ‘home studio’ !!
Our celebration of All Things Salford plays in Eccles Town Hall on Thursday 23rd & Friday 24th at 7.30pm ….. and on Saturday 25th at 3 pm.
Tickets are FREE ! thanks to funding from the Salford Centenary Fund ….and can be booked at
https://www.ticketsource.com/barton-theatre-company/postcards-from-salford/e-zpjrab
or will be available on the door.

Doors - and The Town Hall’s bar/ cafe - will open 45 minutes before performances start !

Support your local theatre group - and
Celebrate the history and the people of Salford !!!

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Salford
M54BS

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