Earl’s Courtiers

Local theatre with community at it’s heart.

In 2013, Toby Brown founded a wonderful, local Amateur Dramatic Group. It started with an idea to put on a Shakespeare in one of our beautiful gardens and has grown into so much more.

We soon realised the community had a real appetite for live theatre. Our incredibly talented community have helped us to create better shows year on year.

In 2015 we invited children from various local schools to join and since we’ve created great shows which reflect our diverse community.

HOW IT ALL STARTED

What makes us different

No membership fees mean that everyone has an equal opportunity to be part of our community projects

LATEST NEWS

Get ready for a night like no other! For one night only you will enjoy a spectacular cabaret

Featuring the crème de la crème of local cabaret talent. From spellbinding musical theatre stars like Kristen Gaetz-Riva to the side-splitting comedy duo that is Toby & Faye Brown! We promise each act is a masterpiece in its own right. Expect the unexpected as we redefine the traditional cabaret experience!

As you soak in the electric atmosphere, enjoy some great wine and expertly crafted canapes by the wonderful Refettorio Felix Chef.

“Cabaret Night!” is a nod to the traditions of cabaret while boldly stepping into the future. It’s a show, a party, and a cultural experience all in one. Join us and help us raise money for https://www.refettoriofelix.com/

Tickets are limited, so secure your spot

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AUDITION NOW OPEN !!!!

Auditions now open for our youth theatre show which will be peformed in March and April 2025

If you would like to get involved please click on the link below.

Exciting opportunity for 13-17 year olds!
National Theatre, Connections is back and we are looking for a local talented cast to join us to bring this wonderful brand new play to life, written by the very talented Essex playwright, Vickie Donogue.

FREE to participate
On-stage and Off-stage roles available
Chance to perform at the Lyric Hammersmith
Plus two extra shows at a local theatre
Weekly rehearsals starting January 2025

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“

We only realised how much we enjoyed acting when we joined the Earls Courtiers. They’ve given us and the friends we made opportunities we could only dream of “

— Roman and Pepe Kowssari-Giwa, 11

Wolves, “Into the Woods” 2019

LATEST SHOWS

AUDITIONS NOW OPEN

Every year, Connections commissions new plays for young people to perform. The programme brings together some of the UK’s most exciting writers with the theatre-makers of tomorrow. In 23/24, they worked with over 250 youth companies from every corner of the UK. Connections is open to any company of young people aged 13-19, and up to 26 years old for groups with additional needs.

The Connections 2025 programme includes ten new play commissions each year, which have been closely developed with input from young people. The National Theatre carefully select plays for each participating group from 10 commissioned pieces and are currently in the process of pairing us with a Mentor Director to work along side our core team.

We hope to have a 2 day workshop where which will form part of our audition process. Once the cast is confirmed we hope to have weekly rehearsals starting in January.

At the end of the rehearsal period it will be time for Connections Festival which will include one Home Performance, venue to be confirmed shortly and a performance at a Partner Theatre, the Lyric Hammersmith

After our Home and Partner performances that will round up our Connections experience however, we will be looking for more performance opportunities around that time. The National Theatre at this point will be selecting ten groups from around the country to perform their pieces at The National Theatre itself to conclude Connections for the year, in June/July 2025.