Welcome to The Synergy Theatre

Stepping up to the plate

Our second Studio production – Her Big Chance by Alan Bennett and Suzannah by Jon Fosse – was very well received at Kingston Parish Hall. Thank you to everyone who supported the project, from our audience, to our crew and front of house team and all the people who baked cakes for interval refreshments! Judging by the number of empty plates, the cakes were very well received. 

It’s now time for us to start preparing for the summer – and that means Shakespeare. This summer we are bringing you Macbeth, the one with the witches and the forest that seems to move. Macbeth also covers politics, rivalry and some pretty vicious swordfights… We are returning to the gorgeous Southover Grange Gardens in Lewes this year but, for the first time, we are also holding 2 performances in Seaford, at the beautiful Crouch Gardens. Have a look at our Current page for details about Macbeth. 

Synergy has been around since 2008, when we produced our inaugural play, Henrik Ibsen’s The Masterbuilder in Eastbourne. A lot has happened since then… We have moved about from venue to venue and, eventually, settled in a home – Priory School in Lewes, where we are their theatre-in-residence. We’ve ventured out of doors with our summer Shakespeare performances (and been rained on a lot for our efforts!) and started our Studio project at Kingston Parish Hall. Over the last few years, I have had the privilege of directing some of Sussex’s finest actors, of all ages, in some pretty challenging plays. After all, one reason for starting Synergy was (in addition to plays from the classical and more modern repertoire) to produce the Ibsen plays that I love so much when very few local amateur & community groups would attempt them. They are – I admit –challenging pieces but I feel I have been very lucky to have had such talented actors wanting to tackle these trickier texts. Our Studio series – still in its infancy but garnering fantastic reviews – has been the brainchild of my co-founder and allows us to produce those smaller-scale pieces that benefit from a more intimate setting. We also continue to receive plaudits from reviewers and audiences alike – for which, thank you, your feedback and support mean a lot. Along with being known for the simplicity of our work, we now have a reputation for excellence to uphold!

So far, so very good. But, really, what this all means is that we have to keep on delivering that simplicity and excellence that you, our audience, have come to expect from a Synergy show. We are delighted to see so many of you return, again and again, to our productions and we want to keep on providing you with a good evening’s theatre. I’ve said it before but we really are very lucky on the south coast – our area is positively bursting with theatrical talent! So, thank you, again, for your continued support and, in turn, we will keep stepping up to the plate to bring you the excellence that you have come to expect from Synergy.

I look forward to seeing you at a Synergy show soon.

David Parton
Artistic Director
The Synergy Theatre Company