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Take a look at all the fun we had last year. And we've got so much planned for 2022. Keep an eye on our What's On page.

Recent Events

Recent Events History
  • September in-person play reading
    September in-person play reading
    Mon, 04 Sept
    Centrepoint Library
    04 Sept, 19:00
    Centrepoint Library, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    04 Sept, 19:00
    Centrepoint Library, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Please join us after the summer holidays for an in-person play reading. We will read “Driving Miss Daisy" by Alfred Uhry. Come to read or to simply listen and enjoy. The play reading is open to both members and non-members of the Semi-Circle.
  • Open Auditions 2: "Christmas Deconstructed" short plays
    Open Auditions 2: "Christmas Deconstructed" short plays
    Sat, 26 Aug
    Fachwerk
    26 Aug, 14:00
    Fachwerk, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    26 Aug, 14:00
    Fachwerk, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    Auditions will be held on 2 dates for the short plays which will be performed at Arlecchino, Basel, on Nov 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and Dec 01, 2023. Link to audition form on our home page!
  • Open Auditions 1: "Christmas Deconstructed" short plays
    Open Auditions 1: "Christmas Deconstructed" short plays
    Wed, 23 Aug
    Fachwerk
    23 Aug, 19:00
    Fachwerk, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    23 Aug, 19:00
    Fachwerk, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    Auditions will be held on 2 dates for the short plays which will be performed at Arlecchino, Basel, on Nov 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and Dec 01, 2023. Link to audition form on our home page!
  • Meet Semi-Circle and the "Christmas Deconstructed" directors!
    Meet Semi-Circle and the "Christmas Deconstructed" directors!
    Wed, 16 Aug
    Fachwerk
    16 Aug, 19:00 – 21:00
    Fachwerk, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    16 Aug, 19:00 – 21:00
    Fachwerk, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    Come find out about the directors and the short plays we will put on in November! Auditions will be one week later. Click button below to RSVP.
  • June/July in-person play reading
    June/July in-person play reading
    Mon, 26 Jun
    Centrepoint Library
    26 Jun, 19:00
    Centrepoint Library, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    26 Jun, 19:00
    Centrepoint Library, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Please join us the last week of June for an in-person play reading before the summer holidays. We will read "Allelujah!" by Alan Bennet. No RSVP necessary, just turn up! Note, the next play reading will be 04.September.
  • Variety Performance!
    Variety Performance!
    Fri, 09 Jun
    Basel
    09 Jun, 19:30
    Basel, Walkeweg 122, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
    09 Jun, 19:30
    Basel, Walkeweg 122, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
    Music! Drama! Dance! Comedy! Art! Doors open at 19:00
  • June in-person play reading
    June in-person play reading
    Mon, 05 Jun
    Centrepoint Library
    05 Jun, 19:00
    Centrepoint Library, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    05 Jun, 19:00
    Centrepoint Library, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Please join us this month for an in-person play reading of M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang. No RSVP necessary, just turn up! Doors open at 19:00, reading begins at 19:30.
  • Capri - Final Rehearsal before FEATS!
    Capri - Final Rehearsal before FEATS!
    Wed, 24 May
    Basel
    24 May, 19:30
    Basel, Walkeweg 122, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
    24 May, 19:30
    Basel, Walkeweg 122, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
    Come to a free rehearsal of "Capri" the play Semi-Circle is sending to FEATS theatre festival!
  • May in-person play reading
    May in-person play reading
    Mon, 08 May
    Centrepoint Library
    08 May, 19:00
    Centrepoint Library, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    08 May, 19:00
    Centrepoint Library, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Join us this month for an in-person play reading of "The Dog It Was That Died" by Tom Stoppard. No RSVP necessary, just turn up! Doors open at 7:00 PM, play reading begins at 7:30 PM.
  • Annual General Meeting (AGM)  2023
    Annual General Meeting (AGM)  2023
    Mon, 17 Apr
    Fachwerk - stairs only access
    17 Apr, 19:00
    Fachwerk - stairs only access, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    17 Apr, 19:00
    Fachwerk - stairs only access, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    The 38th Semi-Circle AGM is an in-person event. Voting rights are Members only so please renew your Membership before the AGM start time. Standard agenda items include: Minutes of the last AGM, Reports of the Committee, Productions, Treasurer and Auditor.
  • March/April in-person play reading
    March/April in-person play reading
    Mon, 27 Mar
    Centrepoint
    27 Mar, 19:00
    Centrepoint, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    27 Mar, 19:00
    Centrepoint, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Due to holidays in April, we are moving the monthly play reading up by one week. Please join us the last week of March instead. We will be reading the play "To House" by South African poet and playwright Ashwin Singh. No RSVP necessary, just turn up!
  • Workshop: Acting and Emotions
    Workshop: Acting and Emotions
    Mon, 20 Mar
    Allschwil
    20 Mar, 19:00 – 22:00
    Allschwil, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    20 Mar, 19:00 – 22:00
    Allschwil, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    In this workshop we play with emotions, concentration, words and gestures. Special focus will be on accessing your emotional states and learning how to use them to build your character.
  • Rehearsed Play Readings
    Rehearsed Play Readings
    Sat, 11 Mar
    Allschwil
    11 Mar, 19:30
    Allschwil, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    11 Mar, 19:30
    Allschwil, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    Please join us for an enjoyable evening of rehearsed plays. This is a free event with a cash bar. We hope to see many of you there! Places limited, please RSVP.
  • Rehearsed Play Readings
    Rehearsed Play Readings
    Fri, 10 Mar
    Allschwil
    10 Mar, 19:30
    Allschwil, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    10 Mar, 19:30
    Allschwil, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    Please join us for an enjoyable evening of rehearsed plays. This is a free event with a cash bar. We hope to see many of you there! Places limited, please RSVP.
  • February in-person play reading
    February in-person play reading
    Mon, 06 Feb
    Centrepoint
    06 Feb, 19:30
    Centrepoint, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    06 Feb, 19:30
    Centrepoint, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    Join us this month to read “Master Harold" … and the Boys - by Athol Fugard This coming of age story, set in apartheid South Africa, is considered by many to be Fugard’s masterpiece. No RSVP necessary, just turn up!
  • Info Event: Rehearsed Play Readings
    Info Event: Rehearsed Play Readings
    Sat, 28 Jan
    Allschwil
    28 Jan, 14:00
    Allschwil, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    28 Jan, 14:00
    Allschwil, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
    Please join us today if you want to participate in the March play readings. We will allocate roles and you can meet your castmates.
  • Acting workshop: The theatre gym!  Exercises to build your acting muscles.
    Acting workshop: The theatre gym!  Exercises to build your acting muscles.
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, 18 Jan
    Fachwerk, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil
    18 Jan, 19:00 – 22:00 CET
    Fachwerk, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil
    18 Jan, 19:00 – 22:00 CET
    Fachwerk, Baslerstrasse 48, 4123 Allschwil
    The actor is “the athlete of the heart” as Antoine Artaud said. In this training there is no gym, no weights, no bikes, no treadmill. Instead, we play with emotions, concentration, words and gestures. Above all we stretch our fantasy to get ready to be anything and any one. (more on Workshops page)
  • Monthly in-person play reading
    Monthly in-person play reading
    Mon, 09 Jan
    Basel
    09 Jan, 19:30
    Basel, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    09 Jan, 19:30
    Basel, Im Lohnhof 8, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
    "Boy's Life" By Howard Korder In a series of short scenes the life and loves of three self-centred and decadent young men are followed over some years. This biting and cynical comedy set and written in the 1980s was a finalist for the 1988 Pulitzer prize for drama. Doors open at 7 PM.
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