the english theatre company

Forthcoming production

Formed in 2016 the ETC is now in its 10th year of productions. An evening variety show celebrating this milestone is now in the advanced planning stages and we are delighted to invite you to join us in the Salle des Fêtes, Ste Dode (32170) on the 27th June.

For ten glorious years, the English Theatre Company has been proving that in deepest south-west France, the spirit of English theatre is alive, thriving, and occasionally forgetting its lines with magnificent style.
To celebrate this landmark anniversary, ETC is preparing a suitably dramatic extravaganza at Sainte-Dode’s Salle des Fêtes on Saturday 27 June — and naturally, the theme is none other than “time” itself. Audiences will be whisked through the centuries in a lively procession of sketches and readings, beginning in 1066 (when England last had a really decisive cast change) and travelling right up to the bewildering complexities of the modern day.
Over the past decade, ETC has delivered around 30 productions ranging from polished rehearsed readings such as Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood to full-scale theatrical triumphs including ‘Allo, ‘Allo, The Vicar of Dibley, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, and the legendary Calendar Girls — which, for many, remains seared into the memory for reasons both artistic and slightly anatomical.
But ETC has never been solely about footlights, scripts, and applause. It has also spent ten years building something rather more special: a warm, spirited, and delightfully eccentric community of theatre lovers. What began as a gathering of expats with a passion for performance has evolved into something closer to a family — albeit one with better costumes and more dramatic exits.
This anniversary celebration promises all the wit, charm, and camaraderie audiences have come to expect, topped off with a feast worthy of a final curtain call. Guests will enjoy a splendid meal courtesy of Les Plats dans les Collines, featuring chicken curry and rice (or dahl and rice for the vegetarians), followed by an iced dessert from Les Douceurs dans les Vallées — because no theatrical milestone should end without both applause and pudding.
So dust off your diaries, sharpen your sense of humour, and prepare to travel through history with ETC. If the past ten years are anything to go by, this will be an evening of laughter, nostalgia, friendship, and theatrical magic.
In short: one night, ten years, countless memories — and absolutely no reason to miss it.

Some scenes from the Farndale Murder Mystery:

Some scenes from Alternative Accomodation and A Dog’s Life

Some scenes from The Perfect Murder:

Some scenes from The 39 Steps:

Some scenes from our previous shows: