Oh what a lovely season!
As our 2013/14 season winds down into gorgeous sunny days, I thought now would be a perfect time to look back on the season that was. And what a crackin’ …
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Category: News
Opening the Tin by Brian Stewart
By Billingham Players: we are very excited for opening night of our next production ‘On the Tin’. Today we welcome a special guest to the blog, the playwright himself, Brian …
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Right, said Fred…
As a group made up entirely of volunteers we really value everyone who walks through the doors and up the stairs to help us. It’s a big group these days …
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Behind the curtains
The best thing at the Theatre Upstairs is our space. As a theatre group, the Players are incredibly lucky to have year round, permanent access to our own space. This …
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Deathtrap – the T-shirt!
You never know quite what you might find when you do an internet search for Ira Levin Deathtrap. I think this is a winner: A Deathtrap t-shirt! Will any of …
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Throwback Thursday
We love a bit of retro at the theatre so the idea of Throwback Thursday is right up our street. Today we’re going all the way back to 1982 to …
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Did you know…
… Deathtrap ran on Broadway for 1793 performances … According to the book, ‘It’s a Hit!’ the central character of Sidney Bruhl was loosely based on Levin himself. Levin, like …
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Introducing Ira Levin
Ira Levin was born in Manhattan in August 1929. He studied at New York University where he majored in Philosophy and English, before graduating in 1950. After a short time …
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Do you remember your first time?
I remember my first time so clearly, walking up the two flights of stairs, wondering what and who I was going to meet at the top. It was 2001 and …
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