Theatre upgrade

At The Warehouse Theatre we are pleased to say phase two of our refurbishment programme is now nearly competed. Last year, a team of willing volunteers worked hard to completely redesign and renovate the Foyer and Coffee Bar. This year, phase two, has seen the replacement of the Proscenium Arch over the stage and refurb of the back stage areas. These projects are undertaken much of the time by volunteers who give their time and expertise for free. The Warehouse and IES are very grateful for all their hard work. Please visit the Warehouse soon to check out the improvements. If anyone wishes to assist with future the future refurbishments or any of the maintenance please do not hesitate to contact us

Stage Co-ordination Team required

We are also seeking a Stage Co-ordination team to look after the stage, design and build the sets and work with production teams. If you are interesting in taking charge or being part of the team please contact Scott Waldie on 01460 54007

2007 was our year of celebration

2007 marked the 60th Anniversary of Ilminster Entertainment Society and 20 years of The Warehouse Theatre. This special occasion was marked with a number of events including the Celebratory open day in early 2007, Party in the Park in June and ‘Murder at The Warehouse’ in December. Pictures of the Party in the Park can be seen on the Members Night Photo’s page

Members Nights - Third Thursday of every month

From Halloween celebrations to Comedy night and Beetle Drive, members are welcome at the theatre on the third Thursday of every month at 7.30pm. Come along to meet other members, find out about forthcoming productions and enjoy food and drink. The next members nights are:

For photo’s from previous social nights click here

IES success at Pheobe Rees competition

IES celebrated their 2007/08 season with a huge number of nominations in the Somerset Federation of Drama’s Phoebe Rees Cup competition. These were:

Best Production - Little Voice

Best Director - Philip Wells for Little Voice, Anna Bowerman for Allo Allo and Norman Campbell for Death of a Salesman

George Crocker Cup for Best Endeavour - Allo Allo

Best Actor - Richard Baker for Rene in Allo Allo and Marck Pearlstone for Willie Loman in Death of a Salesman

Best Female Actor - Cathy Stuckey for LV in Little Voice and Teresa Ravescroft for Linda in Death of a Salesman

Best Supporting Actor - Dave Goodall for Waiters x 4 in Time of My Life, Chris Cope for Ray Say in Little Voice, Chris Cope for Crabtree in Allo Allo and Dan Packer for Happy Loman in Death of a Salesman

Best Supporting Actress - Vickie Hobbs for Helga in Allo Allo and Judith Turtle for Stephanie in Time of my Life

Best Actor under 21 - Joe Stuckey for Billy in Death of a Salesman and Dickon Allen for Adam in Time of my Life

Best Creative Set - Time of my Life and Allo Allo

Best Set Construction - Allo Allo and Death of a Salesman

Best Creative Lighting - Little Voice

Best Costumes - Allo Allo and Death of a Salesman

Best Stage Management - Time of my Life and Little Voice

Best Props - Time of my Life and Allo Allo

Best Sound - Little Voice

IES are pleased to announce that we won:

Best Actor - Marck Pearlstone

Best Actress - Cathy Stuckey

Best Stage Management - Little Voice

Best Props - Allo Allo

Congratulations to all involved this year and best of luck for the 2008/09 season!