• Jesus Christ Superstar: Watermill Theatre Reviews (Tue 24 Jun to Sun 21 Sep).
• Inter Alia: Theatre at the cinema (Thu 4 Sep to Sat 27 Sep).
• The Old Country: New Era Players (Thu 11 Sep to Sat 20 Sep).
• The Inheritance: Sinodun Players (Tue 16 Sep to Sat 20 Sep).
• The Shadow in the Mirror: The Mill at Sonning (Thu 18 Sep to Sat 8 Nov).
• Curtain Up: Aldermaston Players (Thu 25 Sep to Sat 27 Sep).

See What's on for a list of everything.

The Watermill's current production of Jesus Christ Superstar is now on and runs until 21st September. Told through the eyes of Judas, this reimagining of Jesus’s final days is a timeless reflection of the nature of leadership, the intensity of fandom and the ultimate cost of betrayal and sacrifice. Spilling out of the theatre into the gardens, be immersed into the heart of this epic musical, with an incredible cast of actor-musicians seamlessly fusing these classic roles with iconic music including Gethsemane, I Don’t Know How to Love Him and Superstar.

New Era Players' next production between 11th and 20th September is The Old Country by Alan Bennett. With his customary wit and irony, Bennett leans into the notion of the loneliness of the spy. Hilary and Bron await the arrival of a sister and brother-in-law for lunch: Bron pottering in the garden, Hilary asleep in his rocking chair listening to Elgar. A very English setting. The visitors arrive, bringing with them anticipated gifts, and the conversation proceeds. It is soon apparent that this is not England: Hilary has fled into exile some years previously, having betrayed his country. But now it seems he must return… Does he regret or justify his betrayal? His dreams of a vanishing England poignantly bring out the embittered isolation and irony of exile, and with this irony is revealed the very heart of Englishness.

Aldermaston Players' next production from 25th to 27th September is Curtain Up, a comedy by Adam Croft. The Gerrysthorpe Amdram group are putting on a new play, but despite finding a cast, they may be in trouble. The village hall is going to be demolished to make way for a supermarket, so the performances have been moved up drastically!

AmEgos' next production from October 30th to November 1st in Wantage is The Ladykillers. This classic black comedy, based on the 1955 Ealing comedy, revolves around a sweet little old lady, who is pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing. Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his gang rent rooms in the lopsided house of sweet but strict Mrs Wilberforce. The villains plot to involve her, unwittingly, in Marcus's brilliantly conceived heist job. The police are left stumped but Mrs Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse and Marcus concludes that there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs Wilberforce is alone with five desperate men. But who will be forced to face the music?.

New Era Players (Newbury) want backstage helpers.