The Birchvale is a small community theatre which has been the local hub for drama, film and entertainment in Dalbeattie since 1933. Keep up-to-date with further developments by bookmarking our website or visiting our Facebook page where further announcements will be made. Alternatively, you can contact us here.
What's on at the Birchvale:
4th September 2024 till 26th March 2025
Birchvale's Warm Wednesday's
1pm - 5pm
Warm Space
These are free events.
Film starts 1:30pm
Dates are as follows;
September
4th - 7 Brides for 7 Brothers (Howard Keel & Jane Powell)
11th - Arch of Triumph (Ingrid Bergman & Charles Boyer)
18th - Gone with the Wind (Clarke Gable & Scarlet O'Hara)
25th - By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Doris Day & Gordon McCrae)
October
2nd - Old Yeller (Dorothy McGuire & Fess Parker)
9th - The Big Sleep (Lauren Bacall & Humphrey Bogart)
16th - Hello Dolly (Barbara Streisand & Michael Crawford)
23rd - On Golden Pond (Katherine Hepburn & Henry Fonda)
30th - The Birds (Tipi Hedren &Jessica Tandy)
November
6th - Sunset Boulevard (Gloria Swanson & William Holden)
13th - The Champ ( Jon Voight & Faye Dunaway)
20th - Chariots of Fire (Ben Cross & Ian Charleson)
27th - African Queen (Katherine Hepburn & Humphrey Bogart)
December
4th - My Fair Lady (Audrey Hepburn & Rex Harrison)
11th - The Quiet Man (Jayne Wayne & Maureen O'Hara)
18th - White Christmas (Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney)
January
8th - Dial M for Murder (Grace Kelly & Ray Millard)
15th - Little Women (Elizabeth Taylor & June Allyson)
22nd - Only Angels Have Wings (Cary Grant & Rita Hayworth)
29th - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith & Robert Stephenson)
February
5th - To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck)
12th - Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn & Humphrey Bogart)
19th - Brigadoon (Gene Kelly & Cyd Charisse)
26th - Storm in a Teacup (Rex Harrison & Vivien Leigh)
March
5th - Kramer vs Kramer (Meryl Streep & Dustin Hoffman)
12th - The Alamo (John Wayne & Richard Widmark)
19th - Arsenic and Old Lace (Cary Grant)
26th - Born Free (Virginia McKenna & Bill Travers)
We do not take bookings for these so it is first come first served and please remember that the point of this is WARM SPACES.
25th Nov to 7th Dec 2024
Snow White - The Pantomime
By Stephen Carruthers
3 Matinee performances @ 2:30pm
30th November
1st (Sensory performance) & 7th December
11 evening Performances @ 7:30pm
25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th & 30th November
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th December
(please note that this will contain pyrotechnics, smoke machines, loud music and bangs which some audiences may prefer the sensory one which has none of these)
£12.00
£8.00
Thursday 12th & Friday 13th December 2024
Solway Chorus
Christmas Concert
Live Music
Christmas themed Song and Carol concert. This is the choir’s first Christmas concert, and we are thrilled to have them here under the direction of musical director Fiona Bryant and Accompanist Ros Henry.
A raffle will be held after the show; tickets will be on sale before the concert.
Curtain up at 7:30pm
1Hour 15Mins Approx. (no interval)
£12.00 (Includes mulled cider and mince pie after the show)
March/April 2025
Little Wars
By Steven Carl McCasland
Live Theatre by Birchvale
A dinner party during the Second World War unites celebrated writers Agatha Christie, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas – with a mysterious guest.
With copious booze flowing, acid-tongued barbs flying, and the threat of global conflict looming, the guests – and the world around them – are close to boiling point. Everyone has a confession. Someone has a secret.
Set in the French Alps in 1940, Steven Carl McCasland’s Little Wars is an enthralling, entertaining and ultimately moving portrait of seven exceptional women – and a thrilling fiction based on truth.
Curtain up at 7:30pm
Tickets £12.00
No under 16s
For Bookings
Box Office Open - Every Wednesday 12pm - 2pm
Online - https://birchvale.scot/
Telephone - 07717 676254
Accessibility
All areas of the theatre are wheelchair accessible with access ramps at each entrance. We have 9 accessible seats that can be removed to allow space for wheelchairs.
Toilet facilities
We have fully adapted toilet and changing facilities.
Hearing Loop
There is a hearing loop in the theatre. We have occasional relaxed performances tailored to special needs. Information will be on the website when these are available.
Guide Dogs are welcome.
Children and babies
We appreciate visits from our younger customers and their parents or guardians and have high chairs and baby changing available.
How to get here
Birchvale is located in Maxwell Street, Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway DG5 4AG, please see our interactive map below.
Getting here by car:
From Dumfries take the A711 to Dalbeattie (30 minutes)
From Castle Douglas take the A745 to Dalbeattie (15 minutes).
Parking:
Parking is accessed via Maxwell Gardens. There are three accessible parking spaces, bike and motorcycle parking and 41 other spaces. It is a well-lit space. Users of this car park do so at their own risk. Birchvale accepts no responsibility for any damage, accident or loss.
By Bus:
Route 501 (Stance 1 at The Loreburn Centre, Dumfries or Stance 5 at Whitesands, Dumfries). Get off outside The Maxwell Arms. Birchvale is 200 metres up Maxwell Street
Route
372A from Dumfries round the coastal route via New Abbey. This bus stops outside Birchvale.
Let's hear it for our funders!
Ms. Nancy B. Lindsay. Norman & Margaret Kennedy. Andy & Anne Kalotka. The Stewartry Area Committee.
We have also been privileged to receive significant anonymous donations from 5 individuals.
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BOX OFFICE
07717 676254
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