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 and follow us on Twitter .
Posters of forthcoming productions are here.

In the spotlight

Amélie: Watermill Theatre Reviews (Thu 11 Apr to Sat 18 May).
User Not Found : Honesty Café at The Base (Thu 25 Apr).
Holiday at Home: Purley Players (Fri 26 Apr to Sat 27 Apr).
Closing Time: Reading Operatic Society (Fri 26 Apr to Sat 27 Apr).
Goldilocks: Watermill Theatre (Sat 27 Apr).
The Man Without a Past: Corn Exchange (Wed 1 May).
Progress Premieres 2019: Progress Theatre (Wed 1 May to Sat 4 May).
Half a Sixpence: HAODS (Wed 1 May to Sat 4 May).

See What's on for a list of everything.

News and special events

From 13/12/2018, we're no longer going to update the RSS feed. Why? The use of RSS has declined and browser support is dwindling. If you're passionate about RSS and think we should keep it, let me know - I might change my mind!

What's new

Here's the list of what's changed in the last month. You can also get the latest updates via Twitter.

Date	Item
20 Apr	Russell Players' next production from 17th to 19th May is A Bunch of Amateurs in Swallowfield.
18 Apr	Silchester Players' next production is the comedy Out of Focus by Peter Gordon between 10th and 18th May.
18 Apr	Reviews of the Watermill's Amélie ("a heart-warming musical" - Newbury Theatre; "heartily recommended" ★★★★★ - The Spy in the Stalls; "delightful, weird, and warm-hearted" ★★★★ - The Stage; "quirky and sweet" ★★★★ - Broadway World; "an extraordinary production" - Henley Standard).
1 Apr	New Era's next production between 6th and 15th June in Wash Common is Arthur Miller's All My Sons.
31 Mar	WSMC are touring again, in the Wantage area, with their musical Road Trip travelling around the world in music. They start and finish in Grove on 10th and 18th May.
28 Mar	Review of New Era's The Tempest ("a masterpiece of clever interpretation... I was enormously impressed" - NWN).

Coming soon

WSMC on tour WSMC’s next concert will take you on a musical road trip, travelling from the Streets of London to Africa. We'll be Walking in Memphis and following the Long and Winding Road until we get back Home. Come and join us as we travel the world and find out if Life is a Highway. Four concerts between 10th and 18th May, in Grove, Uffington and Steventon.

Silchester Players - Out of Focus Silchester Players' next production is Out of Focus by Peter Gordon between 10th and 18th May. This cleverly crafted comedy is set in a church hall, where a series of over-bookings have occurred. Confusion reigns until everyone finally unites for a common cause: the production of the pantomime. Events culminate backstage at the cast party, when everyone receives their just desserts.

Russell Players - A Bunch of Amateurs Russell Players' next production from 17th to 19th May is A Bunch of Amateurs in Swallowfield. Fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find this is not the RSC, but a sleepy Suffolk village. And the cast are amateurs trying to save their theatre. As his career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself – and his inner Lear!

New Era - All My Sons New Era's next production of All My Sons is a very powerful play primarily about deception, its consequences, and survival; that is survival of family life and the American way of life in the 1950s. Whilst this is a dramatic play it also has great humour, and is delightfully sardonic and American in style. It's on at the New Era Theatre, Wash Common, between 6th and 15th June.

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This site was last updated on 20-Apr-2019. Our web hosts are ION Systems.