Birchvale Theatre

19/06/2026

11/06/2026

Help needed?

Would anyone have a piano accordion we could borrow for a play in August preferably for before so we could rehearse with it ???

Any help would be appreciated.

08/06/2026

Due to the rising costs of everything JULY will see a small price increase across the board at Birchvale. Nothing to hefty but none the less we are pre warning everyone as we currently are the lowest theatre prices in Dumfries and Galloway. Sadly however we have to make a small increase. Thank you.

30/05/2026

Last two performances to see Hollywood's divas on stage.

Matinee 2:30pm
Evening 7:30pm

29/05/2026

28/05/2026

Second Night of this infamous feud.

28/05/2026

Hollywood’s most venomous rivalry takes centre stage in Bette & Joan by Anton Burge at Birchvale Theatre 28th, 29th & 30th MAY 2:30pm and 7:30pm — where the cameras may be rolling, but the real drama explodes once the director yells “cut.”

Set during the filming of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, the play drags audiences behind the studio gates and straight into the poisonous, hilarious and painfully human feud between screen legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Trapped together in a crumbling Hollywood system that worships youth and beauty, the two ageing icons sharpen their claws over every line, every close-up and every ounce of attention.

Bette is all ci******es, acid wit and barely concealed contempt. Joan is polished steel wrapped in glamour, armed with vodka, manipulation and a smile that could curdle milk. Between savage insults, old grudges and desperate grabs for career survival, the pair wage war in dressing rooms, on set and deep inside their own bruised egos.

Funny, fierce and wickedly catty, Bette & Joan peels back the diamonds and studio gloss to reveal two extraordinary women refusing to fade quietly into the shadows. Beneath the barbed one-liners and theatrical tantrums lies something even more compelling: loneliness, ambition and the brutal cost of being a woman in Hollywood.

By the final curtain, audiences may still not know who won the feud — but they’ll know exactly why neither woman could ever let the other go.

Tickets available
https://www.ticketsource.com/the-birchvale-players/e-pdqdad

26/05/2026

🎭✨ THE CURTAIN RISES TOMORROW… THE FEUD BEGINS ✨🎭
Was it Hollywood’s greatest rivalry… or a fight for survival? 👀
🔥 Tomorrow, the curtain lifts on Bette & Joan by Anton Burge — and you won’t want to miss the drama, the daggers, and the devastating truth behind the legend.
💄🔥 BETTE DAVIS vs JOAN CRAWFORD
Two fading queens of the silver screen.
One explosive final act.
A Hollywood system ready to watch them tear each other apart…
🎬 Set over one nail-biting day in 1962, this electrifying stage play throws you straight into the dressing rooms, where every glance cuts deep and every word lands sharper. Expect savage wit, towering egos, and performances that burn.
🌟 Starring:
Julie Rain as Bette Davis
Corinne Durand as Joan Crawford
📍 The Birchvale
📅 Opens TOMORROW — Wednesday 27th May – Saturday 30th May
🎟️ Tickets & info: www.Birchvale.Scot
💥 Packed with iconic one-liners, real-life venom, and jaw-dropping insight into fame, rivalry, and survival in Hollywood’s golden age…
👉 This isn’t just a show.
👉 This is war.
🎭✨

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