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In the spotlight
See What's on for a list of everything. |
A toe in the water
Slowly and tentatively, the theatres are coming back
to life. The Watermill was first with its outdoor productions, and the
Newbury Corn Exchange and Vue cinema are starting to host Encore cinema
showings of live shows. The Corn Exchange has started live theatre in
the auditorium.
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, particularly now when a lot of us will be stuck at
home.
Live theatre
At the Watermill
The Watermill's first indoor productions since lockdown are
Bloodshot, Lone Flyer and A Christmas
Carol. Details here.
The Watermill Theatre Outreach department are delighted to announce three
exciting online creative programmes, Onstage,
Offstage and Backstage, giving participants of all
ages the opportunity to develop skills with a range of industry
professionals during a term of sessions. They are suitable for those who
want to learn for fun and those who are interested in a career in the arts.
Workshops will take place via Zoom and run weekly from the end of September
to early December. Each of them has two evening sessions, one for primary
school aged children and their families and the other for young people aged
11 + and adults. More information at
www.watermill.org.uk/
At the Corn Exchange, Newbury
Unlocked and Unbolted, 5th to 12th September
You can see a recording of this inspiring and moving youth production. More
information and review here.
Online theatre
The
Show Must Go Online has weekly readings of the Complete Plays of
Shakespeare (Wednesdays, 19:00) in the
order they were believed to have been written. It uses global casts,
including professionals and amateurs, and you can either watch the plays or
apply to read a part. You can stream previous readings of the plays,
starting with Titus Andronicus.
All's Well That Ends Well,
16th September
Timon of Athens, 30th September
You can search for reviews of previous productions - there are more than 900 pages of them in the Archive!
| Date | Item |
|---|---|
| 10 Sep | Another review of Unlocked and Unbolted ("a stunning production... a powerful insight into how [young people] view the world today... thought provoking" - NWN). |
| 7 Sep | Review of the Corn Exchange's Unlocked and Unbolted ("a seriously impressive piece of theatre... the acting by the entire cast was extremely good... very moving... an enthralling performance" - Newbury Theatre). |
| 7 Sep | The Watermill's first indoor productions since lockdown are coming soon: Bloodshot, Lone Flyer and A Christmas Carol. |
| 30 Aug | Lots more content as more theatres come back online. More will be appearing over the next weeks. |
| 24 Aug | Reviews of the Watermill's Camelot ("it’s a miracle that in a matter of weeks director Paul Hart has marshalled and rehearsed a company of 10... I salute the collective effort and applaud individual contributions ★★" - Daily Telegraph; "it was lovely to be there. Theatre is tiptoeing back and life is starting to feel better ★★★" - The Sunday Times; "we owe a huge debt of gratitude to the Watermill team... a touch of escapism in the midst of a crazy world ★★★★" - Musical Theatre Review). |