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

Murder For Two: Watermill Theatre (Wed 30 Jan to Sat 23 Feb).
Jerusalem: Progress Theatre (Thu 7 Feb to Sat 16 Feb).
Sherlock Holmes - The Sign of Four: Corn Exchange (Tue 12 Feb to Wed 13 Feb).
Horrible Histories: Brand New Barmy Britain: Corn Exchange (Tue 12 Feb to Wed 13 Feb).
Snake in the Grass: Woodley Theatre (Tue 12 Feb to Sat 16 Feb).
Lucky Stiff: Aldermaston Players (Fri 15 Feb to Sat 16 Feb).
Snow White Red Rose Bear Brown: Arlington Arts Centre (Tue 19 Feb).
Blackadder: HAODS (Wed 20 Feb to Sat 23 Feb).
The Sound of Music: The Community of Hungerford Theatre Company (Wed 20 Feb to Sat 23 Feb).
Spamalot: KATS (Thu 21 Feb to Sat 23 Feb).
Lucky Stiff: Aldermaston Players (Thu 21 Feb to Sat 23 Feb).

See What's on for a list of everything.

News and special events

On 27th March at 19:30 there will be a rehearsed reading of Peter Durrant's The Brylcreem Boys by students from Park House School at Greenham Common Control Tower.

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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
15 Feb	TADS' next production on 5th and 6th April in Tilehurst is a traditional, laugh-out-loud farce Drinking Habits.
10 Feb	Reviews of the Watermill's Murder For Two ("a cracking, fast-moving production... hugely impressive... very, very clever" - NWN; "hilarious and brilliantly performed" ★★★★ - The Stage; "a high energy antidote to the gloom of both the season and of our current national politics" ★★★★ - The Spy in the Stalls).
31 Jan	Review of Silchester Players' Treasure Island ("a classy production... a well-paced, well-acted and enjoyable show" - NWN).
17 Jan	New Era's next production in Newbury between 14th and 23rd March is The Tempest.
17 Jan	On 27th March at 19:30 there will be a rehearsed reading of Peter Durrant's The Brylcreem Boys by students from Park House School at Greenham Common Control Tower.

Coming soon

KATS - Spamalot KATS' production of Spamalot is from 21st to 23rd February in Thatcham. It's a riotous comedy full of misfit knights, killer rabbits, dancing nuns and ferocious Frenchmen. Join King Arthur as he travels with his hapless Knights of the Round Table on a divine mission to locate the elusive Holy Grail – with uproarious consequences.

New Era - The Tempest New Era's next production in Newbury between 14th and 23rd March is The Tempest. When the Tempest comes it leaves plenty of wreckage behind; a lost prince, a lovesick daughter, a distraught king and his retinue, and two drunken and very confused servants and their monstrous sidekick. Prospero needs all the help he can get from his hard working spirits to clean up the mess!

On 27th March at 19:30 there will be a rehearsed reading of Peter Durrant's The Brylcreem Boys by students from Park House School at Greenham Common Control Tower. An injured aircraftman joins an RAF bomber crew in a local hospital as they re-enact their experience of the ill-fated raid on Nuremberg.

TADS - Drinking Habits TADS' next production on 5th and 6th April in Tilehurst is Drinking Habits. Accusations, mistaken identities and romances run wild in this traditional, laugh-out-loud farce by Tom Smith. Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly making wine to keep the convent's doors open, but Paul and Sally, reporters and former fiancés, are hot on their trail.

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