Tweed Theatre normally performs two major productions per year in spring and autumn at the Eastgate Theatre, Peebles.

It is run by a committee who meets monthly to discuss programming, fundraising , current and future productions.

A little bit of history

Tweed Theatre started in 1979. Its first performance was 3 one act plays in 1980. As the decades have rolled by, it has:

• toured with shows

• had five star shows in the Edinburgh Fringe

• cross-dressed and pushed the boundaries in many pantomimes

• performed Shakespeare in promenade performances at Traquair House.

• covered many facets of drama from Alan Bennett’s monologues to The Vicar of Dibley, taking in Trainspotting on the way

• fundraised for the creation of the Eastgate Theatre and other charitable causes.

• launched the careers of several professional performers.