Newbury Theatre

Newbury theatre guide

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 What's new below.

In the spotlight

Titanic - The Musical by H.A.O.D.S (Sunday to Saturday).
The Sirens' Call by Watermill Theatre (Wednesday to Saturday).
Pride and Prejudice by Abingdon Drama Club (Wednesday to Saturday).
The Cemetery Club by Goring Gap Players (Wednesday to Saturday).
Curtain Upon Murder by Shinfield Players (Wednesday to Saturday).
Thus Far and No Further by Arlington Arts Centre (Thursday).
The Tamer Tamed by Progress Theatre (Thursday to Saturday 29 Nov).
Old Time Music Hall on Tour by Wantage Stage Musical Company at Faringdon Junior School (Friday).
Old Time Music Hall on Tour by Wantage Stage Musical Company at Sutton Courtenay Village Hall (Saturday).

News and special events

Well done, Watermill. The Save the Watermill Appeal has hit its £3 million target. Since the appeal was launched in 2005, over 4000 individuals, trusts, foundations and businesses have given money to the appeal.

Wantage Stage Musical Company are touring again this November with their popular Old Time Music Hall. This year's tour goes to Wantage, Benson, Faringdon, Sutton Courtenay, Didcot and Grove.

In the picture are Rachel Banham, Linda Collins & Charlotte Stanyon.

As well as a Good Old Days style sing-along, expect a chilling melodrama and excerpts from HMS Pinafore.

Join a choir for Christmas: all voices are needed for a Community Choir to join Watership Brass for a Christmas Concert at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, on 13th December. Music by Karl Jenkins and John Rutter, and well known carols. Rehearsals are on Sundays from 16th November, 2:30 to 4:30 at St Nicolas Church. For more details contact .

What's new

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Date	Item
14 Nov	Sinodun Players' panto in January at the Wallingford Corn Exchange is Puss in Boots.
6 Nov	Review of Newbury Dramatic Society's production of The Recruiting Officer at the Watermill ("some top-class performances" - NWN).
4 Nov	George Dillon brings his acclaimed performance of The Gospel of Matthew to Arlington Arts Centre, Newbury on 29th November.
2 Nov	Review of Boundary Players' The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of Macbeth ("some great comic moments" - NWN).
2 Nov	On 20th December, the Croft Hall in Hungerford is hosting a Victorian Christmas in the Parlour, a traditional seasonal entertainment to delight and amuse.
25 Oct	WSMC's touring production this November is Old Time Music Hall, to six locations in South Oxfordshire.
24 Oct	Review of Box Theatre Company's The Memory of Water ("it’s a real delight to see such a high standard of acting" - NWN).
20 Oct	Review of Silchester Players' Oh What a Lovely War ("a powerful show, sensitively performed by the players" - NWN).
18 Oct	New season for Shinfield Players.
18 Oct	Old Gaol Theatre Company's December production in Abingdon is Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings.
18 Oct	KATS' panto in February is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
18 Oct	Hook Players' next production at the end of November is Tiptoe Through the Tombstones.
18 Oct	Didcot Phoenix Drama Group's next production is a panto: Once Upon a Time at the end of January.
15 Oct	Mortimer Dramatic Society's next production, starting next week, is The Cemetery Club.

Coming soon

Progress Theatre - The Tamer Tamed Progress Theatre are staging The Tamer Tamed from 20th to 29th November. It is a sequel by Shakespeare’s friend John Fletcher to The Taming of the Shrew and works on the assumption that Petruchio and Kate quarrelled constantly until her death. It begins on the day Petruchio marries Maria, who resolves to succeed where Kate failed.

Compton Players - Never Work With Children or Animals Compton Players have a double bill from 27th to 29th November. A Dog's Life is set in a dog rescue home - which of the four dogs is going to find a new owner? And if you've ever been in, or had one of your children in, a primary school nativity play, Jingle Bells, Batman Smells will remind you that things don't always turn out the way you'd hoped...

Progress Theatre - Five Children and It E Nesbit's classic children's novel is brought to life on the Progress Theatre stage from 29th December to 10th January in a delightful production for all the family. Five children stumble across a sand-fairy who can grant them one wish a day. The problem with wishing is that sometimes you get what you asked for. Relax after the Christmas bustle with this tale of the fantastic.

and after that...

Hungerford - The King and I The Community of Hungerford Theatre Company's 2009 Town Show is Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I, in February. After the death of her husband, Anna moves from England to Siam to become a teacher for the children of the king of Siam. The different Siamese customs cause conflict between her and the king, but in time they find themselves getting along much better.

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This site was last updated on 17-Nov-2008.