Welcome to Drip Action
A theatre company based in Arundel, West Sussex
Welcome!
Dear Drip Action Theatregoers - Welcome to Drip Action’s 2026 season. This summer, we return to the Arundel Festival with our ever-popular Theatre Trail: six short plays in six different venues around the town, running from 22nd–29th August.
We are also delighted to present our Festival evening production, Brainsluts by Dan Bishop, at The Victoria Institute from 24th–29th August. Following its acclaimed Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, this sharp, funny and unsettling new comedy takes us into the strange world of a clinical drug trial, where five strangers gather over five Sundays to test a mystery drug — and each other.
Later in the year, we will stage
Black Mountain by Brad Birch, a taut psychological thriller at The Victoria Institute from 25th–28th November.
Unleashed and Unrehearsed
An evening of improvisation
Thurs 29th October
The Victoria Institute, Tarrant Street, Arundel
No script. No rehearsals. No telling what happens next.
Following last year’s success, Drip Action returns with another evening of spontaneous theatre. Join us for unexpected twists, quick thinking and scenes created on the spot.
Black Mountain
by Brad Birch
Wed 25th – Sat 28th November 2026
The Victoria Institute, Tarrant Street, Arundel
Black Mountain is a tense, psychological thriller by award-winning playwright Brad Birch. First performed in 2017, the play explores the darker side of a failing relationship, focusing on themes of betrayal, infidelity, and the impossibility of forgiveness.
As a curtain-raiser for Black Mountain, we present Sea Wall by Simon Stephens, performed by Ken Jones and directed by Tonya James
Every Brilliant Thing
by Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe
Wed 16th - Sat 19th December
The Victoria Institute, Tarrant Street, Arundel
A little list. A lifetime of reasons to keep going.
When a seven-year-old’s mother attempts suicide, they begin a list of everything that makes life worth living. As they grow up, the list grows too - taking on new meaning through love, loss and the challenges of adulthood.
Funny, moving and full of warmth, Every Brilliant Thing brings the audience into a deeply personal story about depression, connection and finding joy in the everyday.
Join Drip Action Theatre for an intimate evening celebrating the small things that can mean everything.
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