Barton Theatre Company
BARTON THEATRE COMPANY
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OUR LATEST SHOWS
Here we present our new shows and future productions
Treasure Island
by Sam Davies
‘Ahoy Me Hearties !!
It’s almost time to weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen, as the good ship Hispaniola sets sail on her voyage of discovery, to search for Captain Flint’s treasure.
Join in our glorious adventure as we lay anchor at ‘The Empty Space’ Theatre, Salford Quays to entertain you with performances of our family pantomime “Treasure Island. The Panto”
So, climb aboard !!
Whether you’re 5 or 95 “Treasure Island” will take you all on a magical journey of laughs, songs and dancing in an evening of pirate antics !’
Venue
The Empty Space
48 Kansas Avenue
Media City
M50 2GL
Dates
- Friday 10th January 7-30pm
- Saturday 11th January 2pm and 7pm
- Sunday 12th January 2pm and 7pm
Tickets
- Adult Ticket £15.00 + booking fee
- Concession Ticket £12.00 + booking fee (Non waged such as student, retired…..)
- Family Ticket for 4 £44.00 + booking fee. (Admits 4. For 4 people including at least one child)
- Disabled Ticket plus Companion Ticket £15.00 + booking fee (Admits 2. 2 tickets, one for disabled person and one for companion)
Directions
The Empty Space
Thank you to those of you who saw our sell out Panto the Gingerbread Man at The Lowry.
For the Flickr design page for the GingerBread show see here
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What we do
Barton Theatre Company is a non-profit making organisation.
We pride ourselves on producing highly professional plays for our local community and enjoy ourselves in the process.
The group has been around since the early 1970's and a lot of people have come and gone in that time.
We normally produce about 3 or 4 productions in a season usually culminating in a seasonal play or pantomime.
Our season runs from January 1st to December 31st.
We meet on Mondays and Thursdays at 7:45PM in our rehearsal rooms at Eccles Congregational Church, Wellington Road, Eccles M30 9AL.
Eccles railway station is adjacent.
Please note
We do not accept unsolicited scripts by email,
nor have any jobs, internships, apprenticeships.
We do not facilitate/source actors for media/student projects/tv/film/rent a crowd as we are an amateur theatre group.
We pride ourselves on producing highly professional plays for our local community and enjoy ourselves in the process.
The group has been around since the early 1970's and a lot of people have come and gone in that time.
We normally produce about 3 or 4 productions in a season usually culminating in a seasonal play or pantomime.
Our season runs from January 1st to December 31st.
We meet on Mondays and Thursdays at 7:45PM in our rehearsal rooms at Eccles Congregational Church, Wellington Road, Eccles M30 9AL.
Eccles railway station is adjacent.
Please note
We do not accept unsolicited scripts by email,
nor have any jobs, internships, apprenticeships.
We do not facilitate/source actors for media/student projects/tv/film/rent a crowd as we are an amateur theatre group.
The background image included is for example purposes only. It is not free-for-use or royalty-free; please be sure to replace it with an image that you hold the rights to.
Meet some of the team
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
George Stitt
SED UT PERSPICIATIS UNDE SIT VOLUPTATEM ACCUSANTIUM
HISTORY
In the 1970s
We were known as "St Catherines" based adjacent to the monastery at Barton during this period and our records start from 1977. We also changed our name to Barton Players at this time and many people still refer to us as such even though we changed our name to Barton Theatre Company in 1989.
We have been Barton Theatre Company longer than we were ever Barton Players but it's funny how people remember us.
1980s
This decade saw us visit the Edinburgh Fringe festival twice and our name changed from Barton Players to Barton Theatre Company.
January 1988 also saw us perform our last show at Salford Playhouse. A lot of amateur groups in Salford were no longer able to play at the Playhouse due to it going professional. However we moved around for a while performing Up and Under at various locations until we made St. Michaels our rehearsal home. For a few years it was also our performance location too.
1990s
During this decade we had the distinction of performing the worlds first amateur production of The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice in 1997.
We also went on the move again and performed at the old Buile Hill High School in Salford.
We were known as "St Catherines" based adjacent to the monastery at Barton during this period and our records start from 1977. We also changed our name to Barton Players at this time and many people still refer to us as such even though we changed our name to Barton Theatre Company in 1989.
We have been Barton Theatre Company longer than we were ever Barton Players but it's funny how people remember us.
1980s
This decade saw us visit the Edinburgh Fringe festival twice and our name changed from Barton Players to Barton Theatre Company.
January 1988 also saw us perform our last show at Salford Playhouse. A lot of amateur groups in Salford were no longer able to play at the Playhouse due to it going professional. However we moved around for a while performing Up and Under at various locations until we made St. Michaels our rehearsal home. For a few years it was also our performance location too.
1990s
During this decade we had the distinction of performing the worlds first amateur production of The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice in 1997.
We also went on the move again and performed at the old Buile Hill High School in Salford.
SPACER
2000s
This decade saw a lot of varied productions and we even managed to get a Mini Metro into St. Mikes for the show "Just Between Ourselves" during this period. If you have seen the entrance doors at St Mikes you'll know just how difficult that is!
We opened the decade performing at a Church on Weaste Lane in Salford. This has since been demolished - not of our making!
We then went on to do many productions at the Robert Powell Theatre at Salford University before returning back to Salford Arts Theatre.
2010s
We performed many shows at Salford Arts Theatre and various festivals. We also took part in the Royal Shakespeare Company's festival to celebrate the 2012 World Shakespeare Festival. Our production was Macbeth. We performed this play in many locations including The Contact Theatre in Manchester.
Productions at The Lowry located in Salford Quays, Manchester Central Library, The Theatre Royal Wakefield and Eccles Town Hall (ECHO) have broadened our audience.
During 2018/2019 we moved from our rehearsal venue of many years, above Smiths Restaurant in Eccles, to Eccles Congregrational Church just over the way.
2020s
We are now starting in the third decade of the 21st century bringing fine theatre to the masses.
We started with a celebration of our 50th year of operation with a panto written by wife/husband team our own Tasha Raso and Dan Chadwick.
The next show is the Shakespearian comedy Twelfth Night.
With shows like this the decade is sure to be another good one.
This decade saw a lot of varied productions and we even managed to get a Mini Metro into St. Mikes for the show "Just Between Ourselves" during this period. If you have seen the entrance doors at St Mikes you'll know just how difficult that is!
We opened the decade performing at a Church on Weaste Lane in Salford. This has since been demolished - not of our making!
We then went on to do many productions at the Robert Powell Theatre at Salford University before returning back to Salford Arts Theatre.
2010s
We performed many shows at Salford Arts Theatre and various festivals. We also took part in the Royal Shakespeare Company's festival to celebrate the 2012 World Shakespeare Festival. Our production was Macbeth. We performed this play in many locations including The Contact Theatre in Manchester.
Productions at The Lowry located in Salford Quays, Manchester Central Library, The Theatre Royal Wakefield and Eccles Town Hall (ECHO) have broadened our audience.
During 2018/2019 we moved from our rehearsal venue of many years, above Smiths Restaurant in Eccles, to Eccles Congregrational Church just over the way.
2020s
We are now starting in the third decade of the 21st century bringing fine theatre to the masses.
We started with a celebration of our 50th year of operation with a panto written by wife/husband team our own Tasha Raso and Dan Chadwick.
The next show is the Shakespearian comedy Twelfth Night.
With shows like this the decade is sure to be another good one.
SPACER
Here is a list of our shows. Apologies to any author we have not mentioned
SPACER
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| Year | Month | Title | Type | Author(s) |
| 1977 | September | Robin Redbreast | Play | John Bowen |
| 1978 |
February |
Owl and the Pussycat | Comedy | Bill Manhoff |
| May | Vigil | Play | Emlyn Williams | |
| September | Double Time | Comedy | ||
| 1979 | January | Hans, The Witch and the Gobin | Family play | Alan Cullen |
| March | Sound Of Murder | Play | William Fairchild | |
| June | On Monday Next | Comedy | Philip King | |
| September | Suddenly At Home | Play | Francis Durbridge | |
| 1980 | January | Jacks Crackerjack Christmas | Family play | Chris Webb |
| April | Trespass | Ghost story | Emlyn Williams | |
| July | See How They Run | Farce | Philip King | |
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Salford Festival | Family | BTC | |
| September | Habeus Corpus | Play | Alan Bennett | |
| 1981 | January | Devil and the Bag O' Nails | Family play | Chris Webb |
| April | Hale Festival | BTC | ||
| Pools Paradise | Farce | Philip King | ||
| May | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | BTC | ||
| June | She Stoops To Conquer | Comedy | Oliver Goldsmith | |
| September | Robin Redbreast | Play | John Bowen | |
| 1982 | January | Jubilee Road | Family play | Chris Webb |
| March | The Magistrate | Farce | A.W. Pinero | |
| June | Real Inspector Hound | Play | Tom Stoppard | |
| September | Born In The Gardens | Play | Peter Nichols | |
| 1983 |
January |
Bubbles | Family play | Mike Briscoe |
| March | What The Butler Saw | Black Comedy | Joe Orton | |
| June | Abigail's Party | Play | Mike Leigh | |
| October | Sweeney Todd | Melodrama | George Dibdin Pitt | |
| 1984 | January | The Incredible Vanishing!!! | Family play | Denise Coffey |
| March | A Little Love Besides | Play | ALan Plater | |
| June | Rattle Of A Simple Man | Play | Charles Dyer | |
| October | Elementary, My Dear | Mystery | ||
| 1985 | January | Hit City Radio | Family play | Brian Morris |
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March |
Bazarre and Rummage | Comedy | Sue Townsend | |
| June | Outside Edge | Comedy | Richard Harris | |
| October | Children of the Wolf | Play | Yvonne Mitchell | |
| 1986 | January | Geva's Gold | Family play | Elaine McCann |
| March | How The Other Half Loves | |||
| June |
Trouble and Strife (A collage of 1 act plays |
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| Annie Kennie | Alan Plater | |||
| The Vicar | George Melly | |||
|
A Mans Best Friend |
James Saunders | |||
| The Lawyer | George Melly | |||
| Norma | Alun Owen | |||
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The Dock Brief |
John Mortimer | |||
| October | Educating Rita | Play | Willy Russell | |
| 1987 | January | The Snatching of Horrible Harold | Family play |
John Gardiner and Fiz Coleman |
| March | Enter A Free Man | Comedy | Tom Stoppard | |
| June | Animal Farm | Fable |
George Orwell adapted by Peter Hall |
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| October | Frankenstein | Play |
Mary Shelley adapted by Tim Kelly |
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| 1988 | January |
Powers Of Seven (AKA Prowess Of Sven) |
Family play | Elaine McCann |
| March | Up 'N' Under | Comedy | John Godber | |
| June | Shakers | Comedy | John Godber and Jane Thornton | |
| September | Accrington Pals | Play | Peter Whelan | |
| 1989 | January | A Christmas Carol | Family play | Charles Dickens |
| March | Friends and Neighbours | Play | Austin Steele | |
| June | Ag Nik | Comedy | Jayne Hollinson | |
| July | Open NIght 1989 | Family | BTC | |
| September |
The Travails of Sancho Panza (Don Quixote) |
Fable |
Cervantes - adapted by James Saunders |
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| October | Groping For Words | Comedy | Sue Townsend | |
| 1990 | January | Scarecrow And The Golden Heart | Family play |
Dean Sumner Adapted by Elaine McCann |
| April | Round And Round The Garden | Comedy | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| July | Bouncers | Comedy |
John Godber |
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| October |
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery |
Comedy |
David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr. |
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1991 |
January | Hijack Over Hygenia | Family play | David Wood |
| April | Local Murder | Thriller | Peter Whalley | |
| July | A Night On The Tiles | Comedy | Frank Vickery | |
| October | Open Night 1991 | Family | BTC | |
| 1992 | January | The Trouble With Thunder | Family play |
Elaine McCann Songs and Music by Dean Sumner |
| April | Billy Liar | Comedy | Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall | |
| September | Pack Of Lies | Play | Hugh Whitemore | |
| 1993 | January | Tails in Mouse Meadow! | Family play |
James Pye Songs and Music by Dean Sumner |
| April | Bazaar and Rummage | Comedy | Sue Townsend | |
| September | Salt of the Earth | Play | John Godber | |
| 1994 | January | After Three ... | Family play | Elaine McCann |
| May | I Thought I Heard A Rustling | Play | Alan Plater | |
| September | The Art of Coarse Acting | Comedy | Michael Green | |
| 1995 | January | Geva's Gold | Family play | Elaine McCann |
| April | Outside Edge | Play | Richard Harris | |
| July | All My Sons | Drama | Arthur Miller | |
| 1996 | January | Cinderella | Family play | Elaine McCann |
| March | September in the Rain | Play | John Godber | |
| July | Love on the dole | Drama | Ronald Gow and Walter Greenwood | |
| December | Pinnocchio | Family play | John Morley | |
| 1997 | April | Killers | Play | Adam Pernak |
| July | The Rise and Fall of Little Voice | Play | Jim Cartwright | |
| September | Little Brother, Little Sister | One act play | David Campton | |
| December | Scarecrow And The Golden Heart | Family play | Dean Sumner - adapted by Elaine McCann | |
| 1998 | March | God's Favorite - A New Comedy | Comedy | Neil Simon |
| June | One For The Road | Comedy | Willy Russell | |
| September | Blithe Spirit | Comedy | Noel Coward | |
| December | Over The Moon | Family Play | Michael Buchanan-Smith | |
| 1999 | May | Hobson's Choice | Harold Brighouse | |
| September | The Odd Couple | Neil Simon | ||
| 2000 | May | Talking Heads | Drama | Alan Bennett |
| 2001 | January | Jack and the Beanstalk | Family play | BTC |
| April | Just Between Ourselves | Comedy | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| June | California Suite at the Hale Festival | One act play | Neil Simon | |
| September | Misery | Drama | Stephen King Adapted by Simon Moore | |
| December | Puss In Boots | Family play | Terry Doyle | |
| 2002 | April | Pass The Butler | Comedy | Eric Idle |
| September | The Importance Of Being Earnest | Comedy | Oscar Wilde | |
| December | Sleeping Beauty | Family play | Elaine McCann and Alan Titley | |
| 2003 | April | Love On The Dole | Drama | Ronald Gow and Walter Greenwood |
| August |
Sunday Scenes comprising: Wakes Week Blitz Choppers and Chippers |
Series of One Act Plays | Elaine McCann | |
| 2004 | January | Mother Goose | Family play | John Morley |
| June | Steel Magnolias | Comedy | Robert Harling | |
| November | Frankenstein.. The Panto | Family play | David Swan | |
| 2005 | June | Kindertransport | Drama | Diane Samuels |
| 2006 | January | A Basinful Of The Briny | Comedy | Lesley Sands |
| May | Gosforth's Fete | Comedy | Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Jack And The Beanstalk | Family play | tlc Creative | ||
| 2007 | March | Be My Baby | Drama | Amanda Whittington |
| June | Where’s George? | One act play | Gary Diamond & Ray Lawrence | |
| December | Aladdin | Family play | tlc Creative | |
| 2008 | May/June | This is a chair | One act play | Caryl Churchill |
| December | Cinderella | Family play | Tracy Rogers and Helen Dunn | |
| 2009 | March | Ladies Day | Comedy | Amanda Whittington |
| May, June, July and September | Blitz | Drama | Elaine McCann | |
| December | Snow White | Family play | Alfred Howard | |
| 2010 | May | Good Things | Drama | Liz Lochhead |
| September | Freccles Station Open Day | Historical | Elaine McCann | |
| December | Trouble With Thunder | Family play |
Elaine McCann Songs and Music by Dean Sumner |
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| 2011 | February | A to Z of the Bridgewater Canal for 250th anniversary opening event. | Historical | Elaine McCann |
| May | Ladies Down Under | Comedy | Amanda Whittington | |
| July | Monton Festival 2011 An A to Z of the Bridgewater Canal - To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Bridgewater Canal | Historical | Elaine McCann | |
| July | Worsley Festival 2011 - A Right Royal Regatta | Historical | Elaine McCann | |
| September | Eccles Festival 2011 - A Right Royal Regatta | Historical | Elaine McCann | |
| December | Rapunzel | Family play | Joan Breen | |
| 2012 | May | Macbeth - In conjunction with Royal Shakesphere Company Open Stages 2012 | Tragedy | William Shakespeare |
| July | Murder at Monton Grange | Radio Play (Comedy) | Elaine McCann | |
| December | Pinocchio | Family play | Joan Breen | |
| 2013 | May | Iron | Drama | Rona Munro |
| September | That's Entertainment | Sketches | Joan Breen and Brian Cogswell | |
| December | Babes In The Wood | Family play | Elaine McCann | |
| 2014 | May |
Shakers Restirred performed at: Salford Arts Theatre Wakefield Drama Festival 2014 (Winner) |
Comedy | John Godber and Jane Thornton |
| June/August |
All The Kings Men performed at: Spirit of Salford picnic Wilmslow Guild Festival (Winner) Irlam and Cadishead Festival Ordsall Hall Poppy Day |
Historical | Joan Breen | |
| December | Aladdin | Family play | Joan Breen | |
| 2015 | May |
Touch And Go performed at: Salford Arts Theatre Wakefield Drama Festival 2015 |
Comedy | Derek Benfield |
| June/July |
Heavy Breathing performed at: WIlmslow Guild Festival Of One Act Plays Preston One Act Festival Manchester Fringe Festival |
Comedy | Joan Breen | |
| December | Cinderella | Family play | Joan Breen | |
| 2016 | April/May |
Dracula Performed at Salford Arts Theatre Wakefield Drama Festival 2016 (Winner best supporting actress for Elly Hayton) |
Drama | Liz Lochhead |
| May/June/July |
Like There's No One Looking performed at: Chorlton Arts Festival WIlmslow Guild Festival Of One Act Plays (Winner of best production and winner of best overall actor - Val Ridings) Manchester Fringe Festival, Alberts Chophouse Smiths Restaurant, Eccles |
Drama | Elaine McCann | |
| September | Up Your Street as part of Love Eccles Festival 2016 | Community | Elaine McCann and Joan Breen | |
| December | Beauty And The Beast | Family play | ||
| 2017 | May | The Thrill Of Love | Drama | Amanda Whittington |
| July | Waiting for Elvis | Drama | Joan Breen | |
| July | Maybe Tomorrow | Drama | Elaine McCann | |
| September | Eccles Festival | Community | Elaine McCann, Joan Breen and Javier Hinojo | |
| 2018 | January | Mother Goose at the Lowry | Family play | Joan Breen |
| Mother Goose at Sedgley Tigers RUFC | Family play | Joan Breen | ||
| May | Arabian Nights | Drama | Dominic Cooke | |
| June |
iMa Double award winning at the Wilmslow Guild Festival of One Act Plays The Syd Mence Cup for a Piece of Theatre Magic went to our own Caroline Jones for Molly a Calico cat in iMa Best Senior Individual Performance went to Marit Schep as Mamas in iMa |
Single act play | Joan Breen | |
| July | Waves | Single act play | Elaine McCann | |
| September | Funny Money | Farce | Ray Cooney | |
| 2019 | January |
Snow White |
Family play |
Joan Breen |
| May | A Basinful Of The Briny | Comedy | Leslie Sands | |
| July | Wouldn't It Be Loverly | Variety | ||
| September | Here I Belong | Drama | Matt Hartley | |
| 2020 | January | Peter Pan and the Panto League | Panto | Daniel Chadwick and Natasha Raso |
| May | Twelfth Night (CANCELLED BECAUSE OF COVID-19) | Comedy | William Shakespeare | |
| 2022 |
January |
Jack and the Beanstalk | Panto | Elaine McCann |
| June | A Bunch Of Amateurs | Comedy | Ian Hislop and Nick Newman | |
| September |
Dickies Lucky Pigeon Show |
Comedy Cabaret | BTC members | |
| 2023 | January | Musketeers The Panto | Panto | Dan Chadwick and Natasha Raso |
| June | Twelfth Night | Comedy | William Shakespeare | |
| September | Irreverent Cabaret | Comedy Cabaret | BTC Members | |
| 2024 | January | GingerBread Man the Panto | Panto | Siobhan and Aaron Triplett |
| May/June | 'Allo 'Allo | Comedy | Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft | |
| 2025 | January | Treasure Island | Family | Sam Davies |
GALLERY
We have a FLickR site where we host some pictures of our previous productions. Feel free to have a look around by clicking the logo.
We are aware that Flickr has now become a "paid for" model. The free photo hosting now is limited to only 1000 photos so some of ours will dissappear.
LINKS
Drama Groups Register
We are aware that Flickr has now become a "paid for" model. The free photo hosting now is limited to only 1000 photos so some of ours will dissappear.
LINKS
Drama Groups Register
