Find out about theatre events coming up in and around
Newbury and West Berkshire, reaching out to Oxford, Basingstoke
and Reading. This site is updated very frequently - see
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Kennet Opera's next
production is The Elixir of Love by Donizetti, which will be performed at the Newbury Corn Exchange
on June 24th to 26th. Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings at the Hungerford
Rugby Club at 19:30, beginning January 27th. All
welcome. Auditions for chorus parts are open to all - anyone interested is
welcome to come along for a few rehearsals before auditioning. Auditions for
principal parts are initially only open to society members, though others will
be considered if the company cannot cast internally. For more information, see
the society website:
www.kennetopera.co.uk.
Actors wanted
1) A Class Act
are urgently in need of two or three males of any age for Scurrilous,
a new show for 2010 at Arlington Arts in May. This is a fantastic opportunity to
be involved with a brand new show that is is supporting the "Help For Heroes"
charity. If you would be keen to get involved please call David Slade urgently on 07810
402412 for details.
2) Newbury Operatic Society are
urgently looking for around 4 male singers / dancers to take part in
Fiddler on the Roof. The show dates are the 7th to 10th April at
Newbury Corn Exchange. It's a great musical with some memorable songs such as
If I Were a Rich Man, Tradition, Sunrise, Sunset and
many many more. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from 7:30 until 10:00. If anyone
would like to be involved in this exciting production, please visit
www.newburyoperatic.co.uk.
Alternatively come to one of the rehearsals at the Newbury Mencap Centre,
Enbourne Road, Newbury RG14 6AT.
The 2010 production from
Aldermaston Players is Dry Rot by
John Chapman in a dinner/theatre format at Aldermaston Parish Hall on 19th,
20th, 26th and 27th February.
The Watermill Theatre
is reviving its 'Raising Voices' initiative, where
playwrights are invited to submit a new full length play
for The Watermill on the subject of their choice. Each
play will be read by one of a team of professional
practitioners who will write a short critique for the
writer. Three plays will be chosen and the writers will
have the opportunity of working for a day with a
professional director and actors to present their play
at a staged rehearsed reading at The Watermill in front
of a public and invited audience on March 29th, 30th and
31st. See the Watermill's web site for more details.
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7 Feb
Boundary Players' production this week(!) in Tadley is Simon Brett's whodunit Silhouette.
Due to the bad weather, the SLY Theatre auditions are now on 18th January, not 11th January.
9 Jan
Review of SLY Theatre's The Ash Girl("chilling and immersive, performed by a talented able cast" - NWN).
Coming soon
Silhouette
by Simon Brett is Boundary Players' production
from 9th to 13th February. Act 1 of this ingeniously structured play revolves around the
murder of Martin Powell, a successful actor, in the
study of his own home. By the end of Act 1, Inspector Bruton seems to have it
sewn up, but in Act 2, set before the murder, it becomes apparent that it is not
quite so simple.
The
Hungerford Town Show from 17th to 20th February is Carousel. The poignant story of the faithful Julie and her brutish
husband Billy is one of the most powerful books of the musical
theatre and perfectly matches its extraordinary score. Famous songs include Mister Snow, If I Loved You,
June Is Bustin' Out All Over and When The Children Are
Asleep.
Cinderella 2 - After the Ball
is KATS' panto from 18th to 20th February at
Kennet School, Thatcham. It's a fast paced show with lots of laughs
in traditional panto style, featuring not just Cinderella and Prince Charming
but also Flash (the pantomime horse), Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf,
along with a very capable Grandma.
In
the winter of 1911, five Englishmen and five Norwegians raced each other to the bottom
of the world. Only the Norwegians returned. Woodley Theatre present
Terra Nova
- a spectacularly inventive play about the heroic but doomed race to the South
Pole. Uplifting and powerful drama running from 23 to 27 February.
Set in depression era New
York, Newbury YoungStars' Annie Junior tells of a orphan determined to find her parents,
who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City
Orphanage run by the evil Miss Hannigan. In a series of adventures,
Annie foils Miss Hannigan's devious plans and finds a new
family. It's on at Arlington Arts from 4th to 6th March.
Compton
Players' Spring production is Joe Orton's farce What the Butler
Saw
from 21st to 24th April. Hailed as a modern comedy every bit as good as Wilde's
The Importance of Being Earnest, Orton's play focusses on the
antics of Dr. Prentice, a psychiatrist who believes that the best way to
interview a girl for a job is to seduce her.
The
Sainsbury Singers bring one of the most moving and enchanting love stories
to Reading next May. Experience the magical romance of Disney's Academy Award
winning feature brought to life in a spectacular stage production for all the
family. A selfish prince is changed into a beast by an enchantress. In order to
break the spell, he must learn to love... but time is running out.
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