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The WASHINGTON THEATRE GROUP have been running since 1976. It has attracted many members over that time (TO JOIN MEMBERS MUST BE 18+ YEARS OF AGE) and performed a number of shows throughout the years. The WTG isnt just about performing on stage, its all about working as a team and having a chance to try new things. We all pitch in and we all do our best to put on a great show, not just for our selves but for the audience, the community and for charity.
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE by John Seymour, will be the WTG's 2010 mid-year production.
Washington Theatre Group’s production in summer 2010 is to be a departure from the norm. Instead of a single full-length play, the group is staging a quartet of one-act plays by local writer and group member John Seymour, under the umbrella title of Welcome to the Jungle.
The umbrella title reflects the fact that all four of the plays are set in a modern city environment – an urban jungle – and that all of them relate to some aspect of modern life. Each play is different in style, tone and content, and this helps to provide a very varied experience both for the group and its members, and for the audience. This makes the whole show at times dark, silly, serious, satirical and moving, through incorporation of drama, comedy and musical performance.
These plays have been written over a period of several years for several different purposes, but they come together well in making this complete show. The aim in putting together such a varied performance is to maximise the chances for group members to be involved in the show, and to showcase the array of talent within the group.
Stuff
Eddie and Snowflake are free. Each has rejected the trappings of modern society in favour of a life of homelessness. But when a stranger finds their sanctuary, they discover that the trappings they have rejected aren't so easy to escape from...
Glued
How could life be any more fulfilling for Barry and Tiffany? After all, he has his documentaries and she has soaps, and they both have their TV-fuelled imaginations, but what exactly are their imaginations trying to tell them?
Past Imperfect
Elderly care home resident Alice is alone. Only the occasional visits of her busy daughter Sandra give her something to look forward to. Until new care worker Mags takes an unexpected interest in her, that is. But what is Mags' real intention?
Dogsbodies
Melody prides herself on her professionally-run dog training classes. But then new student Ann comes on the scene with her dog Scruff, a mutt of dubious parentage. How will Melody's regular pupils react to Ann's arrival? And how will their dogs react to Scruff?
Dates and Times:
July - 7:30pm - Wed 21st, Thurs 22nd, Fri 23th & Sat 24th.
Arts Centre Booking Number - 0191 219 3455
TICKETS - £3 - PER-PERSON
Contains strong language and adult themes. May not be suitable for children under 12 Years of age.
Thankyou to everyone who came to see our 2010 production of PETER PAN: THE REVENGE OF HOOK. We hope we brought you all the colour and magic of a much loved fairy tale adventure. With magic, songs and laughter - it was the perfect New Year treat for all the family for only £3 per-person. Fabulous family fun, with a pantomime direct from the Arts Centre Washington, you got to boo, hiss and sing your little hearts out, as the devious Captain Hook, the outrageous Smee and the heroic Peter Pan brought you surprises, excitement and magic.
The WTG would just like to take this oppertunity to say we hope you enjoyed the show and we'll see soon.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Our latest production of Oscar Wilde's brilliant play makes fun of the English upper classes with light-hearted satire and dazzling humour. It is 1890's England and two young gentlemen are being somewhat limited with the truth. To inject some excitement into their lives, Mr Worthing invents a brother, Earnest, as an excuse to leave his dull country life behind him to pursue the object of his desire, the ravishing Gwendolyn. While across town Algernon Montecrieff decides to take the name Earnest, when visiting Worthing's young ward Cecily. The real fun and confusion begins when the two end up together and their deceptions are in danger of being revealed..
PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT PAST SHOWS! - Since 1976 a lot of WTG members have come and gone over the years and we would love to hear from old members who were in the group and could tell us what previous shows the WTG performed. We have no record going back from 1989, so if you yourself or anyone you know who was a WTG member and can recall a show in particular they/you were involved in or seen, we would love to know about it! Thank you!
