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COMING UP in 2009.
IRVING STAGE's 50th BIRTHDAY !
The company was founded in 1959 as the Irving Club by a group
of enthusiasts anxious to present high quality theatre in West Suffolk.
Since then the company has established a fine record for classical and
contemporary theatre in the region. The Irving Youth Company was founded in
1986 and continues to provide young actors with the opportunity to work in
the Theatre Royal as well as staging their own productions in the other
venues. The company played a major role in supporting the restoration of the
Theatre Royal during the I960s Membership is flexible. All productions offer
open auditions and membership is only obligatory if a part is offered and
accepted. The current annual subscription rates are:
Full Membership: £15.00
Senior Citizens and UB4O card holders: £7.00
Students over 18: £7.00
Students under 18: £5.00
The company leases a large workshop in Stanton and has an
extensive stock of scenery and staging equipment. The company had a long and
productive relationship with the West Suffolk Performing Arts Centre when it
was based in the Northgate Music and Drama Centre, but now rehearses at
Westgate Primary School in Bury St Edmunds. The company provides valuable
support to the annual Suffolk Young People’s Theatre Summer School with
technical and artistic services. We welcome all members for short or long
periods of involvement. You do not have to be an actor. We value those
interested in theatre design, costume, make-up, lighting, sound and a gift
for rooting out furniture and stage properties. Our main purpose is to
create theatre. We do have occasional social events, but they are not our
first priority. All members are welcome to pop into rehearsals anytime at
Westgate Primary School
- currently Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8.00 pm
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where you can have a coffee
and share the anxiety. As a registered charity, the company is managed by an
elected committee and new members with executive skills are doubly welcomed~
We hope you find success and satisfaction with us. WELCOME
Jackie Dean
Acting Chairman
Tel:
01284 766337
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Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. 01284 701934
