'Allo 'Allo
by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft
The English Theatre Company will be staging a revival of the hilarious comedy
based on the long-running British television series ‘Allo,’Allo.
Meet René Artois who runs a small café in France during World War II.
He has his hands full having affairs with Mimi and Yvette, trying to keep his wife happy, trying to please the German soldiers who frequent his café, and running an
underground operation for the Resistance.
Among all the dropped trousers and compromising positions are all the favourite catchphrases that will invariably be said more than once. In this irreverent comedy no entendre is left undoubled and fun is poked at the British, French,
Germans and Italians in equal measure.
The play will be performed in Boudrac, Ste-Dode and Marciac. Saturdays 13th, 20th and 27th May 2023
by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft
The English Theatre Company will be staging a revival of the hilarious comedy
based on the long-running British television series ‘Allo,’Allo.
Meet René Artois who runs a small café in France during World War II.
He has his hands full having affairs with Mimi and Yvette, trying to keep his wife happy, trying to please the German soldiers who frequent his café, and running an
underground operation for the Resistance.
Among all the dropped trousers and compromising positions are all the favourite catchphrases that will invariably be said more than once. In this irreverent comedy no entendre is left undoubled and fun is poked at the British, French,
Germans and Italians in equal measure.
The play will be performed in Boudrac, Ste-Dode and Marciac. Saturdays 13th, 20th and 27th May 2023
Ben's War
Ben's War was the English Theatre Company's tribute in words and music to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. It was the personal story of Ben and Nellie’s wartime experiences.
Our poignant portrayal of the heartache and humour of the Great War combined narrative with poems and popular wartime songs. It was performed on November 9th at Sainte-Dode and November 10th at Caillavet. Both venues sold out and post-production reviews on Facebook and by direct email were laudatory, encouraging and humbling.
Ben's War was the English Theatre Company's tribute in words and music to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. It was the personal story of Ben and Nellie’s wartime experiences.
Our poignant portrayal of the heartache and humour of the Great War combined narrative with poems and popular wartime songs. It was performed on November 9th at Sainte-Dode and November 10th at Caillavet. Both venues sold out and post-production reviews on Facebook and by direct email were laudatory, encouraging and humbling.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (or 'R&G' as it was affectionately known by the cast) was the English Theatre Company's main production for 2018. Tom Stoppard’s timeless comedy is a fabulously inventive tale about two bewildered characters who are childhood friends of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The play focuses on their misadventures as they drift in and out of Shakespeare’s play. They are a blend of Laurel and Hardy and Morecambe and Wise who sometimes forget who they are. Rosencrantz (played by Maggie Crane) is amiable, simple-minded and takes things at face value. Guildenstern (played by Phil Faiers) is a thinker, a brainy clever-clogs who worries about consequences. Together they get up to all kinds of antics without ever really knowing what’s going on around them. Along with David Allcock as the Player, the two eponymous characters put on a performance that was much acclaimed by those familiar with this classic comedy.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (or 'R&G' as it was affectionately known by the cast) was the English Theatre Company's main production for 2018. Tom Stoppard’s timeless comedy is a fabulously inventive tale about two bewildered characters who are childhood friends of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The play focuses on their misadventures as they drift in and out of Shakespeare’s play. They are a blend of Laurel and Hardy and Morecambe and Wise who sometimes forget who they are. Rosencrantz (played by Maggie Crane) is amiable, simple-minded and takes things at face value. Guildenstern (played by Phil Faiers) is a thinker, a brainy clever-clogs who worries about consequences. Together they get up to all kinds of antics without ever really knowing what’s going on around them. Along with David Allcock as the Player, the two eponymous characters put on a performance that was much acclaimed by those familiar with this classic comedy.
Under Milk Wood
by Dylan Thomas
Under Milk Wood is Dylan Thomas’s funny ‘play for voices’ about a day in the life of a quirky Welsh village.
It is a beautifully written poetic ballad that pokes fun at a range of village characters such as the Reverend Eli Jenkins,
twice-widowed Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard, blind Captain Cat, drunkard Cherry Owen, nosey postman Willy Nilly and the allegorically named Polly Garter, Lily Smalls and Nogood Boyo. Together their dialogue sparkles to paint a raucous vision of the bawdy, lovelorn, disgruntled, affectionate and tragedy-tinged lives of those who live in the fictional village of Llareggub.
The English Theatre Company's production was presented at three venues on and around St. David's day at Sainte-Dode, Cazaux-Villecomtal and St. Arailles.
There is talk of presenting a reprise during the summer at an outddor venue in the north of the Gers — watch this space!
by Dylan Thomas
Under Milk Wood is Dylan Thomas’s funny ‘play for voices’ about a day in the life of a quirky Welsh village.
It is a beautifully written poetic ballad that pokes fun at a range of village characters such as the Reverend Eli Jenkins,
twice-widowed Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard, blind Captain Cat, drunkard Cherry Owen, nosey postman Willy Nilly and the allegorically named Polly Garter, Lily Smalls and Nogood Boyo. Together their dialogue sparkles to paint a raucous vision of the bawdy, lovelorn, disgruntled, affectionate and tragedy-tinged lives of those who live in the fictional village of Llareggub.
The English Theatre Company's production was presented at three venues on and around St. David's day at Sainte-Dode, Cazaux-Villecomtal and St. Arailles.
There is talk of presenting a reprise during the summer at an outddor venue in the north of the Gers — watch this space!
The Far Side of the Moore
by Sean Grundy
&
Yes Minister, the Right to Know
by Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay
Two radio plays were presented at the the Foyer Rural in Cazaux-Villecomtal, l'Auberge in Montesquiou and at La Ferme de Flaran in November 2017
Our two radio plays were performed either side of a meal in the above venues.
You can see pictures on the gallery pages and read about the performances by trawling through the blog posts.
by Sean Grundy
&
Yes Minister, the Right to Know
by Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay
Two radio plays were presented at the the Foyer Rural in Cazaux-Villecomtal, l'Auberge in Montesquiou and at La Ferme de Flaran in November 2017
Our two radio plays were performed either side of a meal in the above venues.
You can see pictures on the gallery pages and read about the performances by trawling through the blog posts.
Summer Revue
a blend of Musical Theatre, old-time Music Hall
and classic comedy sketches
with supper was presented at
Sauveterre on 2nd July 2017
and at Château Herrebouc
St-Jean-Poutge on 17th August 2017
a blend of Musical Theatre, old-time Music Hall
and classic comedy sketches
with supper was presented at
Sauveterre on 2nd July 2017
and at Château Herrebouc
St-Jean-Poutge on 17th August 2017
Absurd Person Singular
by Alan Ayckbourn
was presented at
La Salle de la Comédie, Lectoure on 6th and 7th May 2017
and at Les Sept Chandelles, Maubourguet on 27th & 28th May 2017
Ayckbourn's funniest play won the Best Comedy award when staged in the West End of London in the 1970s. It was an interesting play to direct 40 years later
as it wove the rise and fall of three couples over three years with a mix of pathos, sadness, outrageous behaviour and non-PC attitudes.
Some parts of the script had to be adapted for today's audiences as they were deemed unacceptably provocative.
With its blend of visual, almost slapstick humour and the darker undercurrent of misogynostic cruelty it gave many a belly laugh and a few gasps of horror.
We received some very kind plaudits post-production and our in-house photographer Jon Wainwright
took some marvellous photographs that can be seen on the Gallery page.
by Alan Ayckbourn
was presented at
La Salle de la Comédie, Lectoure on 6th and 7th May 2017
and at Les Sept Chandelles, Maubourguet on 27th & 28th May 2017
Ayckbourn's funniest play won the Best Comedy award when staged in the West End of London in the 1970s. It was an interesting play to direct 40 years later
as it wove the rise and fall of three couples over three years with a mix of pathos, sadness, outrageous behaviour and non-PC attitudes.
Some parts of the script had to be adapted for today's audiences as they were deemed unacceptably provocative.
With its blend of visual, almost slapstick humour and the darker undercurrent of misogynostic cruelty it gave many a belly laugh and a few gasps of horror.
We received some very kind plaudits post-production and our in-house photographer Jon Wainwright
took some marvellous photographs that can be seen on the Gallery page.
A King's Speech
by Mark Burgess
&
Dad's Army
by Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Two radio plays were presented at the Hotel de France in Maubourguet, l'Auberge in Montesquiou and at the Hotel Continental in Condom in April and May 2017
Our two radio plays were performed either side of a meal in the above venues.
You can see pictures on the gallery pages and read about the performances by trawling through the blog posts.
by Mark Burgess
&
Dad's Army
by Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Two radio plays were presented at the Hotel de France in Maubourguet, l'Auberge in Montesquiou and at the Hotel Continental in Condom in April and May 2017
Our two radio plays were performed either side of a meal in the above venues.
You can see pictures on the gallery pages and read about the performances by trawling through the blog posts.
Henceforward
by Alan Ayckbourn
was presented at
La Salle de la Comédie, Lectoure
on 4th and 5th September 2016
and at Les Sept Chandelles, Maubourguet
on 26th & 27th November 2016
by Alan Ayckbourn
was presented at
La Salle de la Comédie, Lectoure
on 4th and 5th September 2016
and at Les Sept Chandelles, Maubourguet
on 26th & 27th November 2016
Henceforward was set sometime quite soon. Closeted in a fortified, steel-shuttered, slovenly flat in a no-go area of north London, where violent thugs rule the deserted streets, lonely composer Jerome sits surrounded by high-tech audio-visual equipment with only a robot nanny, NAN300F, for company – and she is seriously on the
blink. When he hatches a plan to get his life back and recapture his vanished muse he will unwittingly open his fortress to the forces of emotional chaos …
This technically challenging play is rarely staged by amateur groups, but played to packed houses at both venues.
blink. When he hatches a plan to get his life back and recapture his vanished muse he will unwittingly open his fortress to the forces of emotional chaos …
This technically challenging play is rarely staged by amateur groups, but played to packed houses at both venues.
Night School
by Harold Pinter
was presented at Caillavet
on 5th and 6th December 2015
by Harold Pinter
was presented at Caillavet
on 5th and 6th December 2015
Like several of Pinter’s early one act plays, Night School was originally written for television. It was later adapted for radio, a medium ideally suited to his characteristically rhythmic and cadenced dialogue. Rarely performed in the theatre, it can be seen as a precursor of more ambitious works, foreshadowing elements of The Lover and his masterpiece,The Homecoming.
This darkly comedic piece explores the recurring themes in Pinter’s work - the fundamental human instinct to fight for and defend territory, the lies people tell to hide their true nature and the refuge they take in fantasy, thereby denying themselves genuine human contact.
This darkly comedic piece explores the recurring themes in Pinter’s work - the fundamental human instinct to fight for and defend territory, the lies people tell to hide their true nature and the refuge they take in fantasy, thereby denying themselves genuine human contact.