Net Curtains Theatre Company

Arts Council England grant awarded

claire — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:13:54 +0000

Net Curtains Theatre Company has been awarded an Arts Council Grant for First Impressions. We are thrilled and proud.

BACK ON STAGE AT THEATRE ROYAL MARGATE

Silvia — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:04:09 +0000

First Impressions by Tim Stimpson is returning in full to Theatre Royal Margate on 24th and 25th September, 7.30pm (matinee on Saturday also) ‘Wow! How pertinent can one get! Let’s have a full length version of the truth PLEASE!’ - Audience member at Theatre Royal Margate, May 2009 ‘First Impressions’, a new comedy about the [...]

Second Stab at First Impressions

tim — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:13:46 +0000

Having won the audience vote as a shorter version, a new, full-length script of ‘First Impressions’ is being knocked into shape ahead of its production at Margate’s Theatre Royal in September. Writer Tim Stimpson gives us a sneak peak of what may be in store.

Obviously I was delighted when the audience at the Theatre Royal [...]

Theatre in the City

claire — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:55:34 +0000

Our next event is Thursday 15th April at The Grange City Hotel in Tower Hill – this will showcase our play ‘First Impressions’ and help to raise funds for its Margate debut.

Entrance is free and The Grange Hotels are kindly providing canapes and refreshments.

February Workshops

claire — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:44:15 +0000

February has seen two more writers taking Net Curtains workshops and using the opportunity to test out their scripts with the company.

The first was Helena Fox, who brought the begining twenty minutes of her script ‘Hey Joe’. Reading the piece aloud gave the company plenty to discuss, with the powerful central relationship between an estranged father and son [...]

2010 Round Up

claire — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:27:45 +0000

This year has seen the highly successful production of ‘Dreamland’ at Margate’s Theatre Royal. We commissioned, developed and produced three short plays examining Margate’s past how the town is redefining its future. Almost three hundred people saw the performance and were then invited to vote for which one they felt best represented their town. The [...]

End of the workshop season

claire — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:20:34 +0000

So, as the nights begin to well and truly close in (dark at 4pm? Does this really happen every year?!) Net Curtains’ Workshops have closed up for the Christmas period, to return bigger and better than ever in the New Year.

November and December have given us some great evenings. We’ve had two brilliant writers, Rachel [...]

Workshops!

claire — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:20:07 +0000

Net Curtains has been busy recently with two fantastic workshops over the past fortnight.

First up was David Cottis, director of Druid’s Rest at the Finborough Theatre and currently directing The Comedy of Errors, due to open next Wednesday at the Riverhouse. David led the company in an interesting set of exercises, focusing on Ken Campbell’s [...]

Net Curtains Update

claire — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:19:21 +0000

Exciting Developments are afoot at Net Curtains right now. A new draft of a full length First Impressions is on its way, and in the meantime a variety of Net Curtains workshops have been lined up to keep the Company on their toes. Actors will interact with diverse artistic opportunities, ranging from work with recent [...]

Workshop with Eleanor Rhode – 8th September 2009

Tom — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:29:22 +0000

While plans are well underway for the production of Tim Stimpson’s winning play at The Theatre Royal Margate next year, Net Curtains remain dedicated to providing actors and directors with the creative space in which to nurture talent and forge new artistic links. It is this philosophy that found the company in their favourite haunt [...]