About NEAT

New English American Theatre e.V (NEAT) is a non-profit organisation that has been doing shows for over 29 years. The theatrical society presents theater goers with uncompromised presentations of Anglophone theatre and culture. “Stuttgart audiences should have the opportunity to see musical theatre, children’s theatre, staged monologues, one-act plays, music and poetry projects in their original form”, says director and creative mind Charles C. Urban. NEAT is a traveling theatre club, which means you can see the artists on various stages such as Kulturwerk (Stuttgart Ost), Merlin Kulturcafé (Stuttgart West), Theater am Olgaeck (Stuttgart Mitte) and Dreigroschentheater (Stuttgart Süd).

Past NEAT productions include THE DIARIES OF ADAM & EVE, ‘NIGHT, MOTHER. ROMEO & JULIET (with Clowns), THE CAVE DWELLERS, IN JULIET’S GARDEN, GRACELAND, SHIRLEY VALENTINE, IN THE NATIVE STATE, THE FANTASTICKS, THE EVENT, CAGES, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, THE GOAT, EDUCATING RITA, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, A KIND OF ALASKA, WAITING FOR GODOT, MISERY, THE ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE, THE PAVILLON, PIECE OF MY HEART, JARRED, THE MOORS and many, many others…

Since 2003 NEAT has been invited ten times to take part in the international Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies (FEATS). This theatrical competition is the largest on the continent, features twelve groups from all over Europe and takes place in a different  city every year. So far NEAT has won ten awards and many nominations for various plays including Best Actor Award for John Clancy’s THE EVENT (won by Andrew Carey-Yard in 2013), Adjudicator’s Discrectionary Award for the Choreogrpahy in DEATH by Woody Allen (won by Sera Babakus in 2014), Best Actress Award for Mark Twain’s THE DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE (won by Felice Becker in 2015), Best Actor Award for John Ciariani’s ALMOST, MAINE (won by David Burmedi in 2023).

The NEAT production of ALMOST, MAINE by John Cariani won the ECC CENTENNIAL CUP for 2nd Place, making us eligible to partake in the National Drama Festival in Coventry, England.

An established part of the NEAT seasons is the DARK MONDAY SERIES. These show cases are a themed mixture of prose, poetry, music and songs, as well as staged readings and radio plays. Each evening is totally unique! Every first Monday of the month at Merlin Kulturcafé.