Woodley Theatre

The Woodley Theatre web site is at www.woodleytheatre.org. This also has details of the Youth Group.

Next productions

Ladies Day, 20th to 24th April
By Amanda Whittington. Work, love and life are one hard slog for the fish-filleting foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda. Their luck changes when Linda finds tickets to Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot in York. Out go the hairnets and overalls as the girls do themselves up and head for the races. As the day unfolds, the champagne flows, secrets spill out and their horses keep winning. By the last race, the girls are on course for a life-changing win.

Strictly Murder, 15th to 19th June
Written by Brian Clemens, who created the iconic TV series The Avengers and The Professionals, comes a fast moving thriller full of lies, subterfuge and murder in this dark and disturbing roller-coaster ride of bluff and double bluff. In the Spring of 1939, English couple Peter and Suzy are living in idyllic isolation, far, it seems, from the rumblings of the coming war. Their peace is shattered from within when Suzy discovers she has been betrayed. When a Scotland Yard detective arrives events become even more complicated and frightening...

Losing Louis, 28th September to 2nd October
By Simon Mendes da Costa. Interwoven events from the past and present blend together in this touching comedy. Set in a family bedroom in two time frames, the 1950s and present day, we see the effects of Louis' infidelity reverberating in his own lifetime, and in the aftermath of his death. Secrets that refuse to remain buried as family members are brought together, after years of separation, to face it out in the bedroom - the place where all the confusion began.

Playhouse Creatures, 23rd to 27th November
By April De Angelis. Women shockingly exploded onto the English stage in 1660 when the monarchy was restored and Charles II returned to claim his throne. Samuel Pepys and his contemporaries came to marvel at the first actresses - the 'playhouse creatures' of the title. And as creatures they are treated little better than the bears who entertained here before them. The management exploit them, the audience leer and jeer at them and the aristocracy seduce them. Three actresses and their skivvy struggle to adapt to the rapidly changing rules, only to find themselves usurped by an orange seller: the amoral Nell Gwynn. April De Angelis' funny and forthright play is sexy, bawdy, revealing and hilarious. It includes strong language.

Where

The Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley. Click here for a map.

Box office

0118 969 0827

Previous productions

Terra Nova, 23rd to 27th February 2010
The History Boys, 24th to 28th November 2009
Kindertransport, 29th September to 3rd October 2009
After Mrs Rochester, 16th to 20th June 2009
I Love You, Jimmy Spud, 28th April to 2nd May 2009
RolePlay, 17th to 22nd February 2009
Loot, 14th to 18th October 2008
Proof, 8th to 12th July 2008
Mugged, 8th, 10th and 12th April 2008
Liar, 9th, 11th and 12th April 2008
Wait Until Dark, 19th to 23rd February 2008
Dick Whittington and his Cat in Space, 5th to 6th and 11th to 13th January 2008
Tess of the D'Urbervilles, 16th to 20th October 2007
Funny about Love, 3rd to 7th July 2007
Accidental Death of an Anarchist, 15th to 19th May 2007
Honk!, 11th to 14th April 2007
The Sea, 20th to 24th February 2007
Christmas Cat and the Pudding Pirates, 6th to 7th and 12th to 14th January 2007
Cavalcade, 10th to 14th October 2006
An Inspector Calls, 4th to 8th July 2006
Habeas Corpus, 16th to 20th May 2006
When Saturday Comes, 5th to 8th April 2006
The Talented Mr Ripley, 21st to 25th February 2006
Meg and Mog Show, 7th to 8th and 13th to 15th January 2006
Amadeus, 17th to 22nd October 2005
Shakers, 4th to 9th July 2005
Born in the Gardens, 16th to 21st May 2005
Their Scarves Were Red, 6th to 9th April 2005
Misery, 21st to 26th February 2005
Jack and Jill, 7th to 9th and 14th to 16th January 2005
Arcadia, 6th to 10th July 2004
Daisy Pulls it Off, 18th to 22nd May 2004
The Wizard of Oz, 24th to 27th March 2004
Tom Jones, 21st and 23rd to 28th February 2004
Sleeping Beauty, 2nd to 4th and 9th to 11th January 2004
The Memory of Water, 15th to 19th July 2003
Maskerade, 27th to 31st May 2003
Modern Times, 9th to 12th April 2003
On Golden Pond, 15th to 19th October 2002
A Woman in Mind, 9th to 13th July 2002
The Constant Wife, 22nd to 25th May 2002
Dazzle, 9th to 13th April 2002