Long-standing EAT supporter, Malcolm Corbould, has a few memories of the earliest days of the theatre. He writes:
May 8, 1974: Half of the car maintenance garage has been taken over for a theatre next door. I have mixed Read more
This year marks 50 years of The Edward Alderton Theatre. As our 50th Anniversary Season draws to a close, we’re celebrating with a special Gala Performance to mark the occasion, featuring some of our founder members performing alongside our Read more
Taken from an article in the Kentish Times, amended and updated by Maureen Hardwen.
Our Theatre is named after Edward Alderton. But who was he? Even Bexley Council’s Parks Department, feeling he had died years before, sent flowers Read more
As our 50th Anniversary Season draws to a close, we’d like to say a huge THANK YOU to everybody who has volunteered in any capacity at the theatre over the year. We are run entirely by volunteers and without Read more
Our production of Blood Brothers (play version) is directed by a newcomer to the EAT, Mark Slaughter. But Mark is no stranger to the local theatre scene.
He’s been performing for many years and recently, has increasingly turned his Read more
The final production in our 2026-27 50th Anniversary Season is Blood Brothers (play version), on stage from 11th-18th July. Willy Russell’s modern classic is about twin boys, separated at birth and brought up in very different homes. Mickey stays Read more
Our Production Manager, Rachel de Silva, has announced our 2026-27 Season.
This year we are doing things slightly differently. There’s no official Launch event. Instead, here’s all you need to know about our first three shows. The second half Read more
We’ve heard a little about the play and the leading characters from our Rosencrantz and Guildenstern cast. Ros and Guil (their rapper names?) are a classic comic double act – bickering and bantering with wit and wordplay worthy Read more
Our production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead was originally scheduled for October 2024. Sadly, the good old British weather had other ideas. The play’s run had to be cancelled just two weeks before the opening night, after torrential Read more
We’ve had some great news for the theatre this week – we are now Edward Alderton Theatre CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation). You can see our Charity Registration Number at the bottom of the home page, it’s all official!
Becoming Read more
