Belmont Theatre is an established multi-award winning resident theatre company based at The Pump House Theatre , Watford, Hertfordshire. Although an amateur company run entirely by volunteers, we strive for excellence in all theatrical matters and perform a wide variety of productions (classic dramas, comedies and thrillers) three times a year. Most of our members and audiences are from Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Greater London and our performances often sell out. Our membership includes all levels of experience from beginner to professional (unpaid). Besides the actors, an average production can need up to 30 people behind the scenes to put the production on so we always need new members with diverse skills. Please contact 07917 324179 to learn more.
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The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
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The Unexpected Guest
a murder mystery by Agatha Christie 26-29 February 2020 at Watford Pump House Book on-line now via Ticketsource For bookings by phone, Email or post, contact BOX OFFICE, 07917 324179 or click HERE. 
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Many congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the Barnet Festival and NODA Awards. At the Barnet Festival "Bothered and Bewildered" was our nomination and we won: THE ANDREW FORNEY AWARD for The Adjudicators Award The Adjudicator particularly praised the sensitive scenes between James (played by Charlie Seddon) and Irene (played by Carole Baynes) plus the dance scene and the final reading of the letter. The meeting of James and Irene he found really moving as James visits the house to search for his real mother. The audience know the situation, he doesn’t realise that he is speaking to his real mother. Very moving. Throughout his appraisal of all the plays Charles put great emphasis on moments and words that sum up the theme of the plays and obviously our production hit the right notes. He appreciated the sensitive way this difficult subject was handled by all the characters, focussing on the desperation, anger, angst with touches of humour. Well done everybody. THE STEPHANIE BRITTON TROPHY for Best Actor in a supporting role This went to Charlie for his portrayal of James. Well done. Louisa Swiergon was nominated in the category for best actress in a supporting role. Charles was particularly struck by the scenes with Irene which were handled with firm kindness and understanding. Carole Baynes was rightly nominated in the category of best actress in a leading role her riveting performance of Irene. Certainly well deserved. For the annual NODA Awards we had already been nominated for the following Trophy for poster design for Journey’s End - National Winners! Scenic award for Journey’s End. Best Female in a play; Carole Baynes in Bothered and Bewildered. Best Male in play; Elliott Campion in Journey’s End. We capped an absolutely brilliant weekend by winning, POSTER DESIGN. Over the years Mike and Maggie have put so much hard work and thought into producing our posters, leaflets and programmes and this is testament to their commitment and expertise to present a professional image to our publicity. Well done both of you. BEST FEMALE IN A PLAY. Carole Baynes BEST MALE IN A PLAY. Elliott Campion These are prestigious national awards and we are rightly proud of all our nominees and winners |
February 26th - 29th 2020 sees Belmont Theatre's production at The Pump House, Watford of the classic Agatha Christie whodunnit,
'The Unexpected Guest' was written in 1958 and opened at The Duchess Theatre in August of the same year. On a foggy night, a stranger enters the home of the Warwicks through a French window in the study and finds the dead body of Richard Warwick, with Richard's wife, Laura, holding a gun. Things are not clear-cut and the police are baffled, not least by unidentified fingerprints, revelations of motives and a variety of suspects as the unpleasant victim had many enemies. Performances Wed-Sat nightly at 7.45pm plus a Saturday Matinee at 2.45 pm and prices have been held at the current level at a time when other local groups are raising theirs! Just £13 full price and £11.50 concessions (over 60's and under 18's). Tickets for this production are on sale online via Ticketsource or via our main Box Office on 07917 324179. Cast is is as follows: Laura Warwick Lauren Savage M Starkwedder Daniele Robson Miss Bennett Gillian Weinberg Jan Warwick Gertrud Goddard Mrs Warwick Estelle Dell Henrietta Angell Nardia Millington Sergeant Stephen Mercer Inspector Thomas Michael Collins Julian Farrar Mark Chester Our last production - Love in Idleness by Terence Rattigan - October 2019 Audience comment from our first night: "Another brilliant Belmont production, I thoroughly enjoyed the show tonight. Congratulations and thank you to all involved on another fantastic show! Another thank you to all the lovely Front of House staff for being so welcoming (as always)!" Ms V. J. Another audience comment: "Congratulations to the people involved with this show. The acting was first class, especially the parts played by Mary-Anne Anaradoh and Ben Morris. The leading lady in particular excelled herself and nobody forgot her/his lines and had to be prompted. They were very wordy leading roles and there was a lot to learn. Their skills were much appreciated. Congratulations to Mary-Anne also on her co-directing with Carole Baynes Well done to you all! "Ms LB A review of our production by the National Operatic and Dramatic Association appears HERE
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