BOX OFFICE NOW OPEN! BOOK TICKETS FOR THE INN ON THE PARK – 2nd – 4th JULY, 7.30 pm BOOK TICKETS FOR CHISWELL GREEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH – 9th – 11th JULY, 7.30 pm (See specific info for each venue below) Breakaway’s back with William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream being performed in two outside […]
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Following a very successful run of The Actress, we have received very good reviews. Madeleine Burton, former News Editor of The Hertfordshire Advertiser, and reviewing in a private capacity, said: “What does an acclaimed actress do when she faces the final curtain – act like a diva or fall apart at leaving the world of
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Breakaway’s First Shakespeare Production Since COVID! We are thrilled to announce that our Summer Show will be one of Shakespeare’s most loved plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and, if all goes to plan, the performances will be outdoors. We have secured the Directorial services of Sue Sachon, who is very experienced directing Shakespeare. Sue will
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Getting to Grips With Shakespeare’s Best Bits! Have you ever struggled to understand Shakespeare? Would you love to perform in a Shakespeare play, but don’t know where to start? Do you feel nervous about getting to grips with his language? Or are you keen to experiment with different performance techniques? Come along to our 2-hour
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BOOK TICKETS Rehearsals are well underway for this funny, touching play. Director Lesley Cowland explains: The play revolves around Lydia Martin, the leading lady currently starring in Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard. This is the night of her very last theatre performance; she is retiring from the stage and moving to Switzerland with her elderly, rich
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Breakaway Theatre Company Annual General Meeting Monday November 4 2025, 8.00pm DRAFT MINUTES Committee Members present: Elaine Hartless, Richard Hartless, Shelley Healy, Natasha Inglis, Abi Giles, Marguerite Skinner and Graeme Shaw. Other members present: Manjit Rostom, Lesley Cowland, Clare Waller, Ruth Ling, Anne Hollis and David Martin. Attended via Video: Zara Radford Chair’s Welcome Elaine
Following their successful run of Ladies’ Day in 2022, Breakaway Theatre Company was excited to be returning to The Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans with the hilarious sequel Ladies Down Under, on 13-15 and 20-22 February 2025. This time we joined our inimitable fish packers for an adventure in Australia. This play is full of
Following their successful run of Ladies’ Day in 2022, Breakaway Theatre Company is excited to be returning to The Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans with the sequel Ladies Down Under. In Ladies Down Under we join our inimitable fish packers Jan, Linda, Pearl and Shelley for an adventure in Australia. This play, like its predecessor,
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Established in 1984, Breakaway Theatre Company is celebrating 40 years of performing Amateur Theatre in St Albans!
Following the AGM, the Breakaway Committee for 2024-2025 remain the same, with the addition of Julie Nye who will be taking on the role of Membership Secretary. Committee for 2024-25 Elaine Hartless Chair Richard Hartless Treasurer Natasha Inglis Secretary Abigail