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Mar 31, 20233 min read

The generation game

English-language theatre has been around in Brussels for a long time. The English Comedy Club officially started in 1909, and one could...

Mar 17, 20233 min read

An early champion

A project like the Warehouse needed champions to get it off the ground and in Margaret and Ron Gardiner, we had two of the best. Margaret...

Jan 20, 20232 min read

Work hard, play hard - why an international law firm supports Play Your Part

Why would a big international law firm contribute to the upkeep of a small theatre? Because they recognise that places like the Warehouse...

Dec 6, 20222 min read

Nurturing Brussels talent at the Warehouse

English Youth Theatre was one of our first Angels. Here, co-founder Lynne Vaughan tells us how the Warehouse helped bring a youth theatre...

Nov 26, 20222 min read

All in it together - memories of the Warehouse

In this piece for our #WhyIGive series, Kevin Walsh reflects on what the Warehouse has meant to him and his family. I moved to Brussels...

Nov 3, 20223 min read

Old and new friends at the Warehouse

Martin Westlake, one of our Angels, writes about why he wanted to play his part in the future of the Warehouse. My first memories of the...

Oct 22, 20223 min read

Hamlet, Handbags and Egg Sandwiches

Archangel Brian Hartnett on how he got involved with theatre in Brussels and why he donated to Play Your Part.