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Posters of forthcoming productions, audition notices and requests for help are below

In the spotlight

Barnum: Watermill Theatre Reviews (Tue 2 Jul to Sun 8 Sep).
Much Ado About Nothing: Oxford Theatre Guild (Tue 16 Jul to Sat 27 Jul).
The Importance of Being Earnest: Progress Theatre (Wed 17 Jul to Sat 27 Jul).
Agatha Crusty and the Village Hall Murders: KATS (Thu 25 Jul to Sat 27 Jul).
Present Laughter: Theatre at the cinema (Sat 27 Jul).
Bedroom Farce: The Mill at Sonning (Thu 1 Aug to Sat 21 Sep).
The Jungle Book: Corn Exchange (Fri 2 Aug to Sun 4 Aug).

See What's on for a list of everything.

Newbury Theatre and Penny Post

Newbury Theatre has joined up with Penny Post to give updated theatre information, and it will also appear here. Penny Post is a great source of local information - if you don't know it already, I can thoroughly recommend it.

Online theatre

The National Theatre are making their NT Live recordings available online. You can subscribe for £9.98 a month or rent individual plays for £7.99.

You can search for reviews of previous productions - there are more than 1000 pages of them in the Archive!

Latest news

Date	Item
25 Jul	New Era Players' next production at Wash Common between 4th and 17th September is Love Letters.
20 Jul	Two more performances by Mikron Theatre Company: Jennie Lee at Burghfield Road, Reading on 24th July and Common Ground at Woolhampton on 23rd July and Goring Lock on 25th July.
11 Jul	Review of New Era Players' Waiting for Godot. Newbury Weekly News ("a very well-produced piece... the entire cast should be applauded... it was a brave choice and the players embraced the challenge head on").
10 Jul	Reviews of the Watermill's Barnum. The Times ("great entertainment... brims with energy... impressive fun" ★★★★); Newbury Theatre ("a cracking pace... no weak links... brash, loud, energetic"); Broadway World ("dazzling production... an all-round talented cast" ★★★★); West End Best Friend ("a visual spectacle of circus, choreography and colour... astoundingly talented actor-musicians... a show that is a joy to be engulfed in" ★★★★★); thespyinthestalls.com ("a big bold production... a fun night out and certainly another hit" ★★★★); All That Dazzles ("a visual spectacular... visually thrilling and bundles of fun... fabulous production" ★★★★).
10 Jul	Mikron Theatre Company have just two performances in this area of Jenny Lee at Caversham Court on 14th July and Woolhampton on 18th July.
4 Jul	Reviews of Rabble Theatre's Glitch. Daily Telegraph ("powerful response to a national disgrace" ★★★★), Guardian ("dynamically delivered drama... superb quartet of actors" ★★★), Newbury Theatre ("the acting is faultless... very impressive and moving production"), West End Best Friend ("relevant and important... a powerful, emotional and fascinating 75-minute story" ★★★★★), thespyinthestalls.com ("This worthwhile and involving play certainly deserves a much wider showing" ★★★★).
30 Jun	Reviews of Messy Kind's Chilli Con Carne. Newbury Theatre ("an unusual and enjoyable production"), London Pub Theatres ("a beautiful tale of grief, loss and hope and it breaks your heart in all the right places" ★★★★), londontheatre1.com ("a thoughtful yet facetious production" ★★★★), The Reviews Hub ("a kind of queer Geordie melodrama vibe" ★★★).

Now and coming soon

New Era - Improv New Era Players invite you to our Improv in Drama sessions. Maybe you quite fancy trying your hand at drama, but don’t want to learn lines or face an audience? This could be just the spontaneous, fun and friendly activity for you! Sessions are fortnightly on Mondays at the New Era Theatre, Andover Road, Wash Common, Newbury RG14 6NU. Come and join us from 7-8pm, only £1 per session for members, and £3 for non-members. Please contact the organiser, Neil, rather than just turning up as dates are sometimes subject to change. For more information please contact Neil Taylor on 07761 061545 or email

New Era Players' next production between 4th and 14th September is Love Letters by AR Gurney. It's a tender, tragi-comic examination of the shared nostalgia, missed opportunities, and deep closeness of two lifelong, complicated friends. While spanning five decades and numerous locations, it is staged simply, with two actors letting their words describe a world of emotion.

Auditions and requests for help

New Era - backstage help wanted New Era Players (Newbury) want backstage helpers.

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