• The Mirror Crack’d: The Mill at Sonning (Fri 4 Sep to Sat 31 Oct).
• The Misanthrope: Theatre at the Cinema (Tue 22 Sep to Wed 7 Oct).
• Murder Before Evensong: Watermill Theatre (Fri 25 Sep to Sat 14 Nov).
• Silent Cinema: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari: Shaw house (Fri 16 Oct).

See What's on for a list of everything.

From 23rd to 31st October Mortimer Dramatic Scoiety present Outside Edge. Roger is having trouble getting a team together for the afternoon's fixture against the British Railways Maintenance Division Reading East but this proves to be the least of anyone’s worries. Bob is having marriage trouble as he is still doing odd jobs for his ex-wife behind his current wife Ginnie’s back. Dennis is also having marital trouble as his wife seems intent on moving house despite the fact they only moved recently. Kevin is trying to fight off his over affectionate wife Maggie while at the same time nurse his injured spinning finger. Alex’s new girlfriend ends up shutting herself in the toilets having hysterics. Just when it seems things can’t get any worse for them, it starts to rain.

AmEgos Theatre's next production is 2:22 A Ghost Story from 28th to 31st October. This is a smart, funny, gripping and genuinely unsettling night at the theatre. You’ll laugh, you’ll question what you’re seeing, and you may well find yourself checking the clock… Because something is happening at 2:22. And we’re not going to tell you what. Come and decide for yourself — ghost story, psychological thriller… or something else entirely? Book your tickets early and join us for a night that will keep you guessing right until the final moment.

Compton Players' next production from 19th to 21st November is Calendar Girls, the heartwarming and uplifting true story of friendship, courage, and community spirit. The play follows a group of women who create an unexpected fundraising calendar in support of a local cause. Full of laughter, warmth, and poignant moments, this much-loved tale celebrates resilience, camaraderie, and the power of ordinary people to do something extraordinary.

New Era Players' next production ibetween 26th November and 5th December 2026 is My Three Angels. This brilliant comedy is set in 1910 in a prison colony in French Guiana, where a French couple, Felix and Emile Dulay, are rather unsuccessfully attempting to run a shop. They are losing money, mainly because of Felix’s generosity with his customers, and now, on Christmas Eve, Uncle Gaston is about to arrive to inspect the books and decide their fate. Fortunately, three convicts working on the roof overhear the problems, and set about solving them for the Dulays, with hilarious results.

Faringdon Dramatic Society's panto in January is Treasure Island. Ahoy, me Hearties and beware the Black Spot! This is a large cast, award winning and dangerously funny panto! Long John Silver and his crew may be dastardly villains, but they’ve reckoned without the Ladies of the Smuggler’s Cove Women’s Institute, who all want to be Pirates in panto this year!

New Era Players (Newbury) want backstage helpers.