...to the Centenary Theatre Company website.
Centenary is a multi award-winning theatre company based in Warrington, Cheshire. We have been performing for over 108 years in and around the Warrington area.  The company perform two musicals and two plays each year - and also regularly perform concerts for charities and local good causes.

This is a musical by Sandy Wilson. It is set in the carefree world of the French Riviera in the “Roaring 1920’s”.


It is a comic pastiche of 1920’s shows and its original 1954 production ran for 2,078 performances, making it briefly the third-longest running musical in West End or Broadway history.

It also marked the American debut of Julie Andrews.



This production is with the kind permission of Samuel French

Centenary is delighted to announce the cast for The Boy Friend:

Director: John Corcoran
Choreographer: Helen Gorry
Musical Director: Malcolm Fallows

Tickets are ON SALE NOW 

Please contact The Brindley box office on 0151 907 8360 or book your tickets ONLINE 24/7 by clicking here: -BUY TICKETS

Tickets are priced just £12 and £10 concessions.

All major credit/debit cards are accepted.

For 'Centenary Friends' tickets are £11 and £9.  For details of how to become a Centenary Friend please see the Contacting Centenary page.

June 2nd to 6th 2009 - The Boy Friend

September 29th to October 3rd 2009 - Shirley Valentine

November 17th to 21st 2009 - West Side Story

For full details of all of the Society's future productions they are available on the Productions and Events page.

Centenary is thrilled to announce that you can now BOOK YOUR TICKETS ONLINE.  The Brindley Theatre is operating an online booking service which you will be able to access 24/7 by clicking here: - BUY TICKETS

The Society is delighted to have won THREE awards at the NODA conference on 3rd May 2009

Hobson's Choice
Best Actress - Jane Rigby (Maggie Hobson)
Best Staging - Set construction coordinated by Walter Brown
Best Programme - Programme coordinated by Cathryn Boyd

For full details of the awards and all of our nominations please see the Reviews and Awards page

At Centenary's Annual General Meeting, in June 2008, the Society was proud to award its highest honour - Life Membership - to two of the Society's longest serving and hardest working members, Edna Massey and John Postlethwaite.

John and Edna receiving their awards from Chairman Dan Grimes

Edna has been a member with Centenary for over 40 years and is still actively involved during rehearsals making what many call 'The finest Tea in Cheshire'.

John spent many successful years treading the boards with us before stepping out of the limelight and now working tirelessly back stage, you'd be hard pushed to find a finer 'props master'. He also spent many years as Vice-Chairman for the company and has now FINALLY received Life Membership.

Edna and John both join a select group of Life Members of Centenary:

Life Members
Frank Crawley 
Roy Western
Pat Taylor
Anita Warburton
Audrey Flint
John Postlethwaite
Edna Massey

Three Centenary Members received long-service awards at the 2008 AGM.  These awards are recognition of service to the performing arts within Society's that are members of the National Operatic and Dramatic Association.

Sheila Cummins and Audrey Flint both received their awards for their achievement of 35 years service and Pat Jackson for achieving 25 years.

Well done ladies!

L to R:
Sheila Cummins, Pat Jackson and Audrey Flint

We are delighted to announce that Centenary picked up two Noda Awards at the annual award ceremony in Blackpool. The awards went to Igrayne McDermott for her portrayal of LV in 'The Rise and Fall of Little Voice' and a shared award went to the society and Walter Brown for the programme of the same show, congratulations go to Igrayne and Walter and, of course, all those who were nominated for Centenary this year. A special congratulation also to Roy Western, a stalwart Centenary life member, who won the illustrious raffle on the night as well.

After the overwhelming success of the Christmas concerts that Centenary produced in 2007, we are now happy to confirm that we are taking the concerts ‘on tour’. If you or somebody you know is organising any event that would benefit from quality live entertainment then please get in touch with us via our Contacting Centenary  page.

The Centenary 'Players' performing recently at Farnsworth Methodist Chapel (above), and below, at The Parr hall, Warrington on 25th April 2009

Website last updated Monday 18th May 2009