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Joining Guildburys

We welcome new members, whether as actors, stage crew or social members.  For details of our next auditions, and to apply to audition, please visit our auditions page here.

We hold regular social events, organise trips to the theatre, barbecues and fun parties for members. Come along to one of our pub nights held at various venues on the first Friday of each month where you will receive a warm welcome.You can view our events on our calendar here

Joining is easy – anyone can join as an associate member for an annual fee of £10. As an associate member you will receive all our members’ news and invitations to our members’ events. If you are cast in a show, or if you join a production team, you will be required to upgrade your membership and become a full company member for an additional subscription of £15. We do not charge show fees and if cast, scripts are included in your membership subscriptions. Memberships are payable each January, but you may apply to join at any time in the year.

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Membership benefits
  • Advance information on all shows, auditions, workshops and social events from our MembersNewsHub.
  • Invitation to join our members only Facebook group.
  • Priority release of Audition packs sent to all members.
  • Invitations to the Members’ open Forum
Want to know more ? There’s a ton of information below. Scroll down to get in touch !

See details of forthcoming auditions

For information on how we conduct our auditions click   here


ACTING WITH GUILDBURYS THEATRE COMPANY  –  our annual programme of shows.

We hold open auditions for our Spring and Autumn shows which are performed at the Electric theatre in Guildford, and for our open air Summer shows performed in Guildford in the grounds of Merrist Wood. Every third year we tour our summer show to The Minack Theatre in Cornwall.

Take a look here at our archive of shows to see a gallery of past shows with a wealth of pictures, reviews and details.

Auditions for Festival productions are for members only. All auditions are held individually with the director and at least one other reader together with members of the production team, at a pre-arranged time. We rehearse on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Our rehearsals and auditions are held at Compton Village Club on the outskirts of Guildford. The club has a bar where we meet after rehearsals which are always good fun – see the Guildbury map for location.

We look for people who share our values and we cast the person we consider best for the part.


JOINING A PRODUCTION TEAM

We have an outstanding team which includes many high calibre ex-professionals. However, there are a wide range of opportunities for anyone wishing to gain experience or become involved. These include:

Stage Management
Production Management
Lighting
Sound
Set Building and painting
Costumes
Props
Publicity
Front of House

As with our actors we aim for high standards but we are happy to recruit those with little or no experience, but who have bags of enthusiasm. Get in touch and get involved !


DIRECTORS

We have a wonderful group of experienced and talented directors.


MANAGEMENT

The committee is charged with running the society on behalf of the membership and elections are held annually at the Annual General Meeting. There is a maximum of 9 committee members  and once elected, they vote to appoint the office holders; these are –

Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

The committee co-ordinate social activities for the group. Our social programme is an important part of our activity and we hold monthly pub nights at various local venues.