New English American Theatre e.V (NEAT) is a non-profit organisation that has been doing shows for over 35 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 founder, 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, manyothers…
Since 2003 NEAT has been invited 14 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 11 awards and many nominations for various plays including the 2013 Best Actor Award for Andrew Carey-Yard in John Clancy’s THE EVENT directed by Charles C. Urban, in 2014 Sera Babakus received the Adjudicator’s Discrectionary Award for her Choreogrpahy in DEATH by Woody Allen directed by Charles C. Urban, Felice Becker won the 2015 Best Actress Award for her portrayal of Eve in Mark Twain’s THE DIARIES OF ADAM AND EVE directed by Charles C. Urban, David Burmedi won the 2023 Best Actor Award for his multiple roles in John Ciariani’s ALMOST, MAINE directed by Kerstin O. Perkins.
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.
At the 2025 FEATS in Hamburg, NEAT received the Best Original Script Award for our staging of Bob Lind’s BROKEN STRINGS directed by Charles C. Urban
An established part of the NEAT seasons is the DARK MONDAY SERIES. These show cases are a themed mixture of classic literature, modern prose, poetry, music and songs, as well as staged readings and radio plays. Each evening is totally unique! For more than 12 years we have presented a premiere performance on every first Monday of the month at Merlin Kulturcafé. After nearly 150 (!) different shows, the monthly series has been reduced to four shows a year due to the city of Stuttgart’s radical cut in cultural funding. Perhaps, we will see a resurgence in the monthly series sometime in the hopefully near future!
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