Harold Pinter play The Dumb Waiter will be performed by the Farnham-based Get A Proper Job Theatre Company at The Harlington in Fleet on April 23 at 7.30pm.

The group was founded in 2023 by friends Nico Argenti and Sam Jolliffe with the idea of staging the play Clear As Clear by David Greenberg.

This was Nico’s first foray into directing theatre after having been predominantly a filmmaker until then.

The group grew into the Get A Proper Job Theatre Company when then University for the Creative Arts acting student Duncan Hoare talked to Nico and Sam about staging The Incident Room, a play based on the hunt for The Yorkshire Ripper which they performed in July 2024.

Duncan, now the company’s artistic director, said: “We just felt like we needed to grow as a company and produce more work that re-examines the works Nico and I have such love for.

“It was only when we actually sat down and said ‘let’s make a proper go of this’ that we realised how much we wanted to thrive.

“We then brought in a designer for the productions, Liliana Butler, and worked out from there. Once Nico, Liliana and Sam were really involved, this massive task felt like a much easier thing to achieve.”

The group, now also including Nick Rumsby, is entirely self-funded through money made from previous productions and members digging into their own pockets. Nico began as an actor in youth theatre classes at the Farnham Maltings before pursuing film at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham. His love for the stage returned after directing Clear As Clear.

Sam also started out in youth theatre before pursuing professional training at the Arts Educational School. He graduated in August 2024 and has been signed by LA Management.

The team are all used to theatre having worked on various productions inside and outside of the company. Liliana studies design for theatre and screen at UCA while Nick has returned to the arts after a long break.

Nico said: “Although I’m very excited to see something directed by me performed on stage in front of a live audience, I am a little nervous too about getting this one right because Harold Pinter was such a legend.

“I think audiences are in for a treat because it’s such a witty play that doesn’t go how you would expect it to.”

The play is suitable for those aged 13 and above. For tickets, priced £10 (£5 students), call 01252 811009 or visit www.theharlington.co.uk