In swinging London Lady Brute is provoked to infidelity by her husband. Married in haste – he for sex, she for money and status – Lord and Lady Brute are shackled in wedlock, but looking for diversions. He goes off for a drunken night on the town while she and her niece disguise themselves for a secret meeting with their lovers, spied on by a jealous rival ….. First performed in 1697, John Vanbrugh’s bawdy romp through the pleasure gardens of London comes up fresh-as-paint in this sharp new adaptation by Bernie Byrnes.20th–23rd SepShow Ended
A reading of the September production is open to anyone, whether a member of Network Theatre or not. Come and read the play, have a drink and meet the Director.30th JunShow Ended
Moscow, 1938. A dangerous place to have a sense of humour; even more so a sense of freedom. Mikhail Bulgakov, living among dissidents, stalked by secret police, has both. And then he’s offered a poisoned chalice: a commission to write a play about Stalin to celebrate his sixtieth birthday. Inspired by historical fact, Collaborators embarks on a surreal journey into the fevered imagination of the writer as he loses himself in a macabre and disturbingly funny relationship with the omnipotent subject of his drama.21st–24th JunShow Ended
Nigel was much loved and admired by all those at Network and he will be remembered by many as a gentleman and a true friend. He regarded Network as a second family and his contributions to the Theatre as an actor, director and Chairman were without measure. He will be much missed. There will be a celebration of Nigel’s life at Network Theatre on Saturday 20 May 2017. If you would like to take part by contributing a favourite anecdote of him, a speech, a poem, or a song and dance in memory of Nigel, then please let us know [...]20th MayShow Ended
The year is 1669, and theatres have just reopened after seventeen years of Puritan suppression. The first English actresses appear on stage. Playhouse Creatures focuses on five of the most famous to provide a moving and comic account of the precarious lives of Restoration actresses.5th–8th AprShow Ended
We’re asking you to submit to us: – a short play (up to 30 minutes in length), – which has not been performed before, – the theme of which should be Spring. (This can be about the season, new beginnings, growth, etc. How you interpret the theme is up to you.) Please send your play or story submission to edmee.sierts@gmail.com by midnight on 28 February 2017. 19th MarShow Ended
Six people arrive for group psychotherapy. It soon becomes seven. What do they all need? Or, more importantly, who do they need? It's going to take more than tea and Jaffa cakes to help them. 15th–19th FebShow Ended
Rape, burnings, beheadings and religious persecution run rife as England's first Queen Regnant, newly reunited with a politicised Pope, tries to untangle service to God from service to the self.8th–12th FebShow Ended
Come and find out more about the technical aspects of putting on a production. Do you want to know what the stage manager does, or how the lights and sounds are operated. Then come along to find out. More details coming soon.18th DecShow Ended
Ellie Marchland is rich and successful corporate lawyer. When working late, she receives a visit from the spirit of her Great Great Grandfather — one Ebenezer Scrooge.7th–10th DecOlderNewer
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