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Breaking the Code at The Electric Theatre. March 2024

Alan Turing - father of modern computing. Casualty of bigotry and ignorance......      An exceptional biographical drama about a man who broke too many codes: the eccentric genius Alan Turing. Turing led the team that cracked the impenetrable enigma codes used by the Nazis in World War II, effectively winning the war for the Allies. Until recently his life was kept under wraps, when it was discovered that as a homosexual male - a crime in 1950's Britain - Turing was pros...

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Daphne Du Maurier's classic tale is brought to life in this exciting and innovative adaptation by Lisa Evans.Jamaica Inn exudes a brooding malevolence, drawing Mary unwillingly into the dark deeds of her Uncle Joss and his murderous accomplices. Can she survive ?
Jamaica Inn at Guildburys Picnic Theatre. July 2024

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As a Vicar’s wife, Grace has spent a lifetime on her best behaviour. Now, following the death of her husband she is enjoying the freedom to do and say exactly as she pleases. And she does! Amidst the turbulence the comedy is never far away. Entertaining? Most definitely.
Entertaining Angels at The Electric Theatre. November 2024

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Happy Now ? at The Electric Theatre Nov/Dec 2023

Reviewer Janice Dempsey –  Essential Surrey ‘An evening of immersive, hilarious, bitter-sweet theatre in Guildford….’ ★★★★★ Happy Now – read the full review here Reviewer Jane Turner – NODA South East. ‘This was a thoroughly enjoyable, lighthearted but poignant, story.The script was quietly humorous from the start.  The first thing to say is that it […]

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Cyrano de Bergerac at Guildburys Picnic Theatre July 2023

‘A fun filled playful evening for everyone’ – ★★★★★ Janice Dempsey Essential Surrey review ESSENTIAL SURREY REVIEW – READ IT IN FULL HERE ‘Paul Baverstock’s performance as Cyrano is brilliant: he electrifies the atmosphere with his boldness and his throwaway delivery of witty riposts. The ensemble performances are very strong too. Richard Walter plays the […]

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The Ladykillers at The Electric Theatre. March 2023

A masterstroke of villainy – served with tea and biscuits. Guildburys Theatre Company is delighted to bring this witty, madcap farce to The Electric Theatre, Guildford. Sardines Magazine ★★★★★ As is usual with Guildburys, the set was bold, striking, well-built … if it walked into a pub everyone would turn to look. And the players […]

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A comprehensive selection of Guildbury's previous productions

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Don't just take our word for itWhat Our Audience And Reviewers Say

NODA South East & Essential Surrey Magazine

  Reviewer Janice Dempsey

★★★★★ Happy Now

An evening of immersive, hilarious, bitter-sweet theatre in Guildford. The cast are excellent without exception. The anchor character of the whole play, Kitty, is played by Samantha Remnant with tremendous vigour and sensitivity. This is a brilliant play, commissioned for and first produced at the National Theatre in London. Gilly Fick’s direction and the Guildburys creative staging team and excellent actors have given us a memorable production of it here in Guildford. Read the review in full here   NODA South East Reviewer Jane Turner This was a thoroughly enjoyable, lighthearted but poignant, story of two couples caught up in the mundane business of working and raising a family, coping with the pressures of relationships and supporting each other and their friends.  The script was quietly humorous from the start.  The first thing to say is that it was brilliantly cast. Scenery shifts were minimal, the slick changes carried out mostly by the cast, moving from one house or venue to another.  The layout was very clever, each one merging into the next, with genuine period furniture.  Ingenuous. Read the review in full here

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Sardines Magazine

Reviewer Nigel Dams

★★★★★ The Ladykillers

'Marx Brothers meets Reservoir Dogs' I arrived full of pleasurable anticipation. And I wasn’t disappointed. As is usual with Guildburys, the set was bold, striking, well-built … if it walked into a pub everyone would turn to look. And the players did it justice. The show started well and built and built with many a laugh, some poignant moments, some slapstick and a few murders.Claire Racklyeft impressed from the start with a very nuanced and confident portrayal of the sweet old dear. In came the criminal mastermind, Jay Orbaum, with the voice, bearing and assurance of a professional. The two played off each other very well, smooth, false urbanity versus fluttery, confused and how-about-a-cup-of-tea-dear. It was shaping up to be another outstanding Guildburys show. I think Guildburys are a truly top-notch theatre company. Congratulations to everyone involved. I’m so glad I went. You should go too. Read the review in full here

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Essential Surrey Magazine

Reviewer Janice Dempsey

★★★★★ Around the World in 80 Days

‘In one of the hottest July weeks of this century, we picnicked, laughed and thoroughly enjoyed this immersion in true theatre.’ ‘There are wonderful moments of comedy and wit. The elephant ride stands out for me, as does the ‘human pyramid’ that Passepartout demonstrates as a circus performer.’ 'The two main characters are brilliantly brought to life by Richard Copperwaite as Phileas Fogg and Joe Hall as Passepartout.' 'The fight scenes are great, and Fogg becoming a 'man of action' in a storm at sea is memorably funny. I also loved a brief, witty reference to the red hot-air balloon in the Disney film.' Director Eddie Woolrich  ‘…..creates London, Paris, Brindisi, Bombay, Hong Kong, San Francisco, and the boats and trains (and an elephant) between them, in true theatrical style. They’re conjured up using the simplest of props, the most assured acting and the wittiest stage-management.’ Read the review in full here

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Stage Dragon Review of 'People'

Reviewer Tricia Marcotti

Stage Dragon Review: ‘People’ At The Electric Theatre. All in all, the evening was very enjoyable, a brilliant 4.5 stars. ★★★★

The audience was seated, chatting to people around them. The lights went out and the audience quieted. A door opened, a man walked in, and an audible gasp went around the audience. What a beginning! From the moment the lights went down, we were hooked and the players knew it! Guildburys, a local community theatre group, performed a highly professional rendition of the play. I didn’t have to imagine the relationship between the three central characters as they were well defined by Gilly Fick, Cheryl Malam and Caroline Whillans. Mike Pennick as Ralph Lumsden, the National Trust advisor, was so full of bounce and verve with each revelation of family history, that he has given me a unique perspective on how things happen behind the scenes. If you have a spare evening this week, join the Guildburys for a fun time with Alan Bennett’s People.

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Guildburys amateur theatre productionsRecent News

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Happy Now – in rehearsal

Happy Now? by Lucinda Coxon is a fabulous contemporary play by an award winning playwright – coming to the Electric Theatre in November. It will make you laugh and when you’ve finished laughing it will make you think. Click on the gallery below of rehearsal pictures to give you a flavour.

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Minack Memories – a tribute to Phil Jackson

  Guildburys are thrilled to have contributed memories and photographs to a beautiful book compiled by The Minack Theatre as a tribute to Phil Jackson – a Minack legend in his own lifetime. The book was presented to Phil on 9 March – a blustery but spectacular day overlooking the iconic theatre he has played […]

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Rehearsal Venues Map

Rehearsals are on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays at  St Catherine’s Village Hall, Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HF    

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2 Awards for Guildbury shows

Not ONE, but TWO ! We were delighted to learn that both ‘The Government Inspector’, and ‘Blue Stockings’ received NODA awards. Blue Stockings was highly commended and runner up in the South East regional awards for Best Drama. Both  productions were awarded a NODA District Accolade of Play Excellence. In presenting the awards Pauline Surrey […]

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The Lady in the Van wins NODA award

  Guildburys are delighted to announce that our 2017 production of ‘The Lady in the Van’ has been awarded a NODA accolade of excellence. In her citation for the award, NODA district representative Pauline Surrey said: ‘A hard choice, as your other productions were also great, but I was SO impressed by Diane Nichols, whose […]

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Alan Pollock attends the Guildbury production of his play

Guildburys were thrilled to welcome playwright Alan Pollock to the Friday evening performance of our production of his play, ‘One Night in November’. Alan commented on our Facebook page ‘Prolonged and well-deserved applause for a great cast last night. Thanks for the most moving of evenings.’  Pictured on stage with cast and crew.