The Gay Beggars

07/04/2026

Get ready to step into the spotlight at our first Performance Night! Been working on a song, got a monologue stuck in your head, or want to showcase something else? Sign up for our next event!

Join us on April 20th as an enthusiastic audience member or as a part of the thespian showcase 🥰 sign up via the link in our bio! ✨

13/02/2026

“Will you…come to our pub quiz next month? Don’t go anywhere else. Come to the Hörsaal. We’ll have so much fun, it’s so private. No-one will know…” 👀❤️

Hey, surprise! We had so much fun last time that we had no choice but to set up another pub quiz! Come on by on March 6th, alone or with a team, and compete for glory, honour, and fame ✨🏆
Sign up via the link in our bio and let’s get the pub quiz rivalry heated 🥰

23/09/2025

What’s that? You’re hankering for a social event that includes fun & friendly competition? Say no more!
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The second installment of our pub quiz returns on Monday October 20th at 19:00 at Nadelberg 6 😎

You can sign up with your own group, or come alone and join a group when you get there! Sign up so we know how many people to expect by following the link in our bio ✨

13/08/2025

The current weather has us reminiscing about the time we spent on a tropical & deadly treasure cruise ☀️🏴‍☠️

Huge thanks to our audience for joining us aboard the Hispaniola, cast and crew for bringing this production into safe harbour, and BAU3 for letting us use the space ❤️

26/06/2025

The mate was fixed by the boatswain’s pike / the boatswain brained by a marlinspike / and Cookey’s throat was marked belike / it’d been gripped by fingers ten

Only two more chances to join us on the adventure of “Treasure Island” as adapted by John Hildreth! Tickets via the link in our bio or take a risk and come by the box office on the night!

Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)

📷 Fabi Schürch

21/06/2025

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a pirate ship?

We’re thrilled to be at for this adventure!

📷: Fabi Schürch 🫶

20/06/2025

Dead men don’t bite…

We’re setting sail tonight on our run of “Treasure Island” and here’s your first look at some of the action!

You’ve got seven chances to join us onboard the Hispaniola, so make sure you get your tickets through the link in our bio.

“Treasure Island” as adapted by John Hildreth is produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
📷: Dave Garbutt

27/05/2025

Dead men don’t bite…

Tickets now on sale for “Treasure Island” as adapted by John Hildreth! Join us from June 20 to 28th for a journey across the seas to find a fortune in plundered gold. Fair winds and favourable seas soon give way to mutiny, greed, and the evil machinations of a one-legged scoundrel named Long John Silver. Join Jim Hawkins on an unforgettable adventure as he fights for his life - and the lives of his friends - in this legendary tale of piracy and heroism.

Shows run June 20 / 21 / 22* / 24 /25 / 27 and 28th at BAU3, Gundeldingerfeld and start at 19:30 (*16:30)

Get your tickets at eventfrog.ch/treasureislandGB

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Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)

Veranstaltung 20.06.2025 - 20.06.2025 in Basel. The Gay Beggars Drama Group present Treasure Island, adapted from the classic novel by John Hildreth

17/05/2025

Dead men don’t bite…

Tickets now on sale for “Treasure Island” as adapted by John Hildreth! Join us from June 20 to 28th for a journey across the seas to find a fortune in plundered gold. Fair winds and favourable seas soon give way to mutiny, greed, and the evil machinations of a one-legged scoundrel named Long John Silver. Join Jim Hawkins on an unforgettable adventure as he fights for his life - and the lives of his friends - in this legendary tale of piracy and heroism.

Shows run June 20 / 21 / 22* / 24 /25 / 27 and 28th at BAU3, Gundeldingerfeld and start at 19:30 (*16:30)

Get your tickets through the link in our bio now!

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Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)

06/02/2025

Yo-ho-ho and see you soon for an info evening !

Join us on Wednesday 19.2 at 19:00 for the info evening for our summer production of R. L. Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” 🏴‍☠️

See more info about the production in the graphic, and follow the link in our bio to sign up for auditions!

06/02/2025

Can you believe how time flies? 2 months since we brought “The Witch of Edmonton” to life and the cellar was filled with devilish dancing, crackling tv static, and the hopes, dreams, and curses of women!

Huge thanks to all who made the production possible and to our audience members! 🥰

(Swipe for cast and crew’s best Witch of Edmonton impression (and see if you can spot her reaction 🫢))