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Director Eva Marchetti gives us some background on Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist 20-25 February 2017 at Progress “Sempre allegri bisogna stare Che il nostro piangere fa male al re Fa male al Ricco e al Cardinale Diventan tristi se noi piangiam" (“We must always be happy Because our weeping is bad for the King It hurts the Rich and [...] Read more

Progress Theatre presents The Game of Theatre Workshop Monday 24th - Friday 28th July 2017 10 am to 4 pm + 6pm performance on the Friday Ages 8-14; £135 per child Join Progress Theatre for a week of fantasy as we open our doors during the summer holiday to children from 8-14 to craft a performance the likes you've never seen before. Offering [...] Read more

Calling experienced or aspiring playwrights! Our short play competition, now it's 12th year, is open for entries. We are looking for short plays, 10-20 minutes long. Chosen entries will be assigned to directors and presented at the theatre in September. This is your chance to get your work staged. Deadline for applications: midnight 1st April 2017 [...] Read more

Hello everyone, I hope you are all enjoying the festive period! In preparation for that New Year's resolution time, we thought we would give you something to consider. Progress Theatre will be sponsoring a charity skydive on the 11th of June 2017 in Salisbury to raise money for our car park fund. Have you always wondered about doing a skydive but [...] Read more

Our 11th Annual WriteFest runs from 16-19 November 2016. Here, director Adrian Tang tells us of his experiences with Knock Knock by Marie French: My Writefest 2016 journey started in June when I saw Chris Moran's email asking for directors. Not wishing to miss out on the opportunity, I quickly submitted my proposal as there was one play in [...] Read more

Director Dan Clarke explains the thinking behind his own new adaptation of Bram Stoker's horror classic, Dracula. Vampires got soft. It is hard to pinpoint exactly when it happened, perhaps Billy the Kid vs Dracula in ’66, but by the time that The Lost Boys came around vampires were no longer the creature to fear when stepping out after nightfall. [...] Read more

The Progress Theatre stage has been transformed into an abandoned mining hut in the Malayan jungle for our production of The Long and the Short and the Tall. It’s 1942 and the Japanese are advancing on Singapore. Blue Patrol are miles from base when they find the hut. A collection of ill-assorted soldiers, from different parts of Britain, they [...] Read more

Regular playgoer? A Progress Theatre season ticket offers the chance to see our productions at great value for money, and this is the best time to buy.

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