AND THE WINNER IS... ...Tim Stimpson's First Impressions. After a brilliant evening of drama watched and debated over by more than 350 people, Tim Stimpson's play questioning the power of art to transform a community was voted as the winner. The script will now go on into further development for performance as a full-length play in Spring 2010. Watch this space for updates on the play's progress and the work of Net Curtains Theatre Company.

Labels: First Impressions, Margate, Theatre RoyaL, Turner

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ON YOUR MARKS... It's now nine days until the curtain goes up on our next production and rehearsals are about to begin. It's going to be quite a challenge putting together three plays in a just over a week, but with the great team we've put together we're sure we can do it!


We can now confirm the company for Dreamland as:


Jamie Allan (Director, First Impressions; Georgie in End of the Line)

Toria Banks (Director, End of the Line)

Anne Bird (Maggie in End of the Line; Harriet in First Impressions)

Stephen Boswell (Burglar in The Bed and Breakfast Burglar; Lawrence in First Impressions)


Mel Cook (Director, The Bed and Breakfast Burglar)

Claire Farrington (Artistic Director; Shelly in End of the Line; Connie in The Bed and Breakfast Burglar; Jocelyn in First Impressions)

Ben Jones (Bry in End of the Line)

Jonathan Peck (Jack in End of the Line; Maurice in The Bed and Breakfast Burglar; Martin in First Impressions)

Keiko Sumida (Company Manager)

Will Train (Designer)

Oscar Ward (Taylor in End of the Line; Moody in The Bed and Breakfast Burglar; Jon in First Impressions)

Lucinder Westcar (Shelley in First Impressions)

Alan Caig Wilson (Associate Artistic Director)


Remember tickets for Dreamland are FREE so reserve yours now by calling Margate's Theatre Royal on 0845 130 1786.


Keep an eye on this blog for rehearsal updates and photographs.

Labels: Dreamland, Margate, Net Curtains

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Hello and welcome to the Net Curtains blog! Here you'll find out about all the latest Net Curtains news. Our next production 'Dreamland' is now very much on the horizon. It's our first co-production (in this case Margate's Theatre Royal) and only our second major out-of-London production. Check back here to read rehearsal diaries, view photographs and find out about the progress of these three new exciting plays.

As with all blogs, this one will evolve over time. We hope that it will become a focal point for actors, writers and directors who work with Net Curtains, as well as those who support us. As the company grows we also hope that this blog will expand to cover other aspects of fringe theatre and become a useful community for all those practitioners busy creating their own work.
If you have any suggestions for things you'd like to see on this blog, or would like to contribute, then please do leave your comments here.

That's all for now. I'd better get back to redrafting my script....
Tim Stimpson (Associate Writer)

Labels: blog, Dreamland, Margate

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