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
The Agenda for the 2024 AGM to be held on 08 October 2024 at 8pm at Fleetville Community Centre. AGENDA 1. Chair’s Welcome 2. Apologies 3. Minutes of AGM held on 12 September 2023 4. Chair’s Report 5. Treasurer’s Report 6. Proposed Changes to the Breakaway Constitution 7. Archives 8. Election of Officers & Committee
A fantastic achievement for @breakawaytheatrecompany at the NODA East District 3 individual awards!! Winning an award and receiving an additional three highly commended for Wildest Dreams! We could not be prouder of our chairwoman Elaine Hartless who won the award for best duo of actors in a play alongside the wonderful Malcolm Coakley – they
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We are delighted/chuffed to bits/over the moon to announce that our production of Wildest Dreams has been nominated in several categories at the NODA East Region Awards for August 2023 to July 2024, which will take place at 1-4pm on September 22 at Luton Library Theatre. The nominations are: Most Interesting Set/Setting Best Actor in
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