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Welcome to DRIP ACTION THEATRE COMPANY Drip Action was founded in 1987 by Bill Brennan and Chris Warren-Adamson and takes as its remit the production of new and lesser known work in an intimate space where there is a close interaction between the players and the audience. To date, on its 20th anniversary, it has staged well over 150 productions, some plays from Europe, often translated and premiered by the company. Home productions are performed in its studio theatre at The Victoria Club in Arundel, West Sussex, and, at midsummer, in the atmospheric Chapel Barn at South Stoke. The company has toured to venues in the south of England and London, including schools and colleges, restaurants and bars - and HM Prison, Ford. (No jokes about captive audiences, please) Its European connection has resulted in its own translations and premières of French, German and Italian plays, and performances by invitation in France. Drip Action was awarded charitable status in 1995 for its staging of innovative and educational theatre. One of its more recent innovations is the creation of The Arundel Theatre Trail for the town's annual summer festival, when, each day, eight different half-hour plays are staged consecutively at different venues in the town, in all a grand total of sixty-four performances. Writers are invited to submit a play for the Trail, and in 2006, 100 entries were received from the UK, USA and beyond. The company invites and hosts plays from similarly progressive, small-scale companies. Other adventures have included the Arundel Festival Series of River Plays, where audiences afloat watched performances on and by the river Arun. In celebration of its 20th anniversary Drip Action is putting together a suitably festive programme, including a reprise of its very first production, the world stage premiere of Tom Stoppard's radio play 'Artist Descending a Staircase'. Check out our productions for a list of our kind of plays! Check out our contact details if you'd like to be involved in any capacity! Bill Brennan, Artistic Director, Drip Action Theatre Company

DRIP ACTION 2008 ARUNDEL FESTIVAL THEATRE TRAIL 11am ARUNDEL FOOTBALL CLUB MILL ROAD SAT LOVE A newly commissioned play, by SIMON BRETT A businessman has a new toy - and it's not Hayley from Accounts 12 Noon PROSPEKT, 57 TARRANT STREET ICE by TONYA JAMES How to mend a damaged teenager? 1pm ST MARY'S HALL LONDON ROAD SELF ASSEMBLY by JEFFREY MAYHEW Watch out for splinters 2pm THE VICTORIA CLUB, TARRANT STREET THE UNENTITLED by PETE STEPHENSON Dark doings in an unknown government department 3pm THE INDIA GATE, MILL LANE THE WIDOW'S CURVES by MAGGIE FERRARI Greece 1943. How persuadable is the occupying German officer? 4pm THE SWAN HOTEL, HIGH STREET BUTTONED UP by Judy Upton Funny things, phobias. 5pm 57 MALTRAVERS STREET by kind permission of John & Sue Marsh SOUR GRAPES by JENNIFER PULLING A sensitive writer corresponds with one of her more volatile readers. 6pm 28 HIGH STREET THERAPY by DICK CURRAN Winner of the 2008 Joy Goun Award for the Best Original Play. Can a driving instructor change his ways? Please note for licensing reasons ALL PLAYS will be performed at the times stated at THE VICTORIA CLUB, TARRANT STREET on WEDNESDAY 27th AUGUST Tickets, at the door £5, £3 students, season tickets £30 (no concessions) Box office details: Zimmer Stewart Gallery, 29 Tarrant Street, BN18 9DG (sae for return of tickets) 01903 885867. Email: tickets@zimmerstewart.co.uk Theatre Trail sponsored by Swandean Fresh Meats Crooked sponsored by India Gate Restaurant Drip Action supports Arundel.org.uk ARUNDEL FESTIVAL EVENING PRODUCTION Our evening production will be Crooked by Catherine Trieschmann at the VICTORIA CLUB, TARRANT STREET from Monday 25th - Saturday 30th August at 8pm. Tickets £9.00 (£8.00 Victoria Club Members £5.00 Students) - these performances are not included in the Theatre Trail Season Ticket offer. All listings are correct at the time of going to press. Any changes will be advertised as soon as possible.

© Drip Action Theatre 2008 Drip Action Theatre Company | 1 Norfolk House | 28 High Street | Arundel | West Sussex | BN18 9AB Telephone: +44 (0)1903 885250 | E-mail: dripactioninfo@btinternet.com Drip Action is a registered charity. Charity number: 1056700