What's on - the calendar of events
Here's the schedule for amateur and professional productions in Newbury and the surrounding areas. Items in red and with an asterisk in front are particularly suitable for children.
| From | To | Company | Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug | 22 Sep | The Mill at Sonning Reviews | Ten Times Table |
| 17 Sep | 19 Sep | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | Unconditional |
| 18 Sep | 22 Sep | Oxford Playhouse | Othello |
| 19 Sep | 20 Sep | Old Fire Station | Singles Night |
| 20 Sep | The Lights | As You Like It | |
| 20 Sep | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | Shakespeare's Mad Women | |
| 20 Sep | 27 Oct | Watermill Theatre | Trial by Laughter |
| 21 Sep | 22 Sep | Silchester Players | Blithe Spirit |
| 22 Sep | Old Fire Station | The Flop | |
| 22 Sep | Kennet Opera | Pop-up Puccini | |
| 22 Sep | 23 Sep | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | * How To Hide A Lion |
| 24 Sep | 29 Sep | Oxford Playhouse | The Habit of Art |
| 24 Sep | 29 Sep | Oxford Theatre Guild | King Charles III |
| 25 Sep | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep | 29 Sep | Woodley Theatre | Laying the Ghost |
| 26 Sep | 29 Sep | The Haymarket | The Scarlet Pimpernel |
| 26 Sep | 29 Sep | Reading Operatic Society | Annie |
| 27 Sep | Theatre at the cinema | King Lear | |
| 27 Sep | Arlington Arts Centre | Shackleton’s Carpenter | |
| 27 Sep | 29 Sep | Aldermaston Players | Twists in the Tales |
| 27 Sep | 17 Nov | The Mill at Sonning | A Night in Provence |
| 28 Sep | 29 Sep | Didcot Phoenix Drama Group | Bums on Seats |
| 28 Sep | 29 Sep | Purley Players | Amdram Is Murder |
| 29 Sep | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | * Plink and Boo | |
| 29 Sep | Old Fire Station | Burning Books | |
| 29 Sep | 6 Oct | The Community of Hungerford Theatre Company | The Vicar of Dibley |
| 1 Oct | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | Perfectly Imperfect Women | |
| 2 Oct | 6 Oct | Old Fire Station | An Enemy of the People |
| 3 Oct | 6 Oct | Nomads Musical Theatre | Priscilla Queen of the Desert |
| 3 Oct | 6 Oct | Oxford Playhouse | Women in Power |
| 4 Oct | Theatre at the cinema | The Winter's Tale | |
| 4 Oct | 5 Oct | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | Salt |
| 5 Oct | 6 Oct | Shinfield Players | Spamalot - the Musical |
| 5 Oct | 6 Oct | Didcot Phoenix Drama Group | Bums on Seats |
| 9 Oct | Oxford Playhouse | Rhondda Rips it Up | |
| 9 Oct | Theatre at the cinema | The Importance of Being Earnest | |
| 9 Oct | Old Fire Station | The Great Austerity Debate | |
| 10 Oct | Arlington Arts Centre | Give Me Your Love | |
| 11 Oct | Theatre at the cinema | Julie | |
| 11 Oct | Corn Exchange | Dick Tracy | |
| 11 Oct | Old Fire Station | The Road Behind, The Road Ahead | |
| 11 Oct | 13 Oct | Shinfield Players | Spamalot - the Musical |
| 11 Oct | 14 Oct | The Haymarket | * The Gruffalo's Child |
| 12 Oct | 14 Oct | Russell Players | Funeral Tea and The Reunion |
| 16 Oct | 17 Oct | Corn Exchange | Seriously Dead |
| 17 Oct | 20 Oct | Sinodun Players | A Murder is Announced |
| 17 Oct | 20 Oct | Oxford Playhouse | The Threepenny Opera |
| 17 Oct | 2 Nov | Creation Theatre at the Bodleian Library, Oxford | The Pit and the Pendulum |
| 18 Oct | Arlington Arts Centre | A Hundred Different Words For Love | |
| 19 Oct | 20 Oct | Mortimer Dramatic Society | Anybody For Murder? |
| 19 Oct | 27 Oct | Wantage Stage Musical Company | WSMC Presents… That 70s Concert |
| 23 Oct | Theatre at the cinema | King Lear | |
| 23 Oct | 27 Oct | Abingdon Operatic Society | Top Hat |
| 23 Oct | 27 Oct | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | Nice Guy |
| 24 Oct | Theatre at the cinema | Funny Girl | |
| 24 Oct | 25 Oct | The Anvil | * Peppa Pig's Adventure |
| 24 Oct | 27 Oct | The Sainsbury Singers | Little Shop of Horrors |
| 24 Oct | 27 Oct | Oxford Playhouse | * The Tiger Who Came to Tea |
| 25 Oct | 27 Oct | AmEgos | Crazy For You |
| 26 Oct | 27 Oct | Mortimer Dramatic Society | Anybody For Murder? |
| 26 Oct | 28 Oct | Newbury Musical Theatre Society | Hollywood The Musical |
| 28 Oct | Theatre at the cinema | Funny Girl | |
| 29 Oct | 2 Nov | Watermill Theatre | Jane Eyre |
| 30 Oct | 3 Nov | Oxford Playhouse | Shakespeare In Love |
| 30 Oct | 3 Nov | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | Citizenship |
| 30 Oct | 3 Nov | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | Election |
| 31 Oct | Corn Exchange | Finding Joy | |
| 1 Nov | Theatre at the cinema | Allelujah! | |
| 1 Nov | 3 Nov | The Haymarket | Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four |
| 1 Nov | 3 Nov | Triangle Players | You're Only Young Twice |
| 5 Nov | Theatre at the cinema | Allelujah! | |
| 7 Nov | Theatre at the cinema | Red | |
| 7 Nov | 10 Nov | Watermill Theatre | Easy Virtue |
| 7 Nov | 10 Nov | The Lights | Legally Blonde |
| 8 Nov | 10 Nov | Kennet Opera | Dido and Aeneas, plus The Zoo |
| 9 Nov | 10 Nov | The Haymarket | * How to Hide a Lion |
| 11 Nov | The Kenton Theatre | * How to Hide a Lion | |
| 13 Nov | The Lights | Jane Eyre | |
| 13 Nov | 17 Nov | Oxford Playhouse | Wise Children |
| 13 Nov | 17 Nov | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | Mojo |
| 13 Nov | 17 Nov | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | Salome |
| 14 Nov | Theatre at the cinema | Troilus and Cressida | |
| 14 Nov | Arlington Arts Centre | The Journey | |
| 14 Nov | 17 Nov | Studio Theatre Club | Hogfather |
| 14 Nov | 17 Nov | Compton Players | The Promise and Murdering at the Vicarage |
| 14 Nov | 24 Nov | The Haymarket | Priscilla, Queen of the Desert |
| 15 Nov | 5 Jan 2019 | Watermill Theatre | * Robin Hood |
| 20 Nov | Theatre at the cinema | The Madness of George III | |
| 20 Nov | 24 Nov | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | Little Eyolf |
| 21 Nov | 24 Nov | DADS | Joking Apart |
| 21 Nov | 24 Nov | Goring Gap Players | Twelfth Night |
| 22 Nov | 24 Nov | Kingston Bagpuize Drama Group | * Sleeping Beauty |
| 23 Nov | 6 Jan 2019 | Oxford Playhouse | * Dick Whittington and His Cat |
| 23 Nov | 23 Feb 2019 | The Mill at Sonning | Guys and Dolls |
| 27 Nov | The Haymarket | Dad's Army Radio Hour | |
| 27 Nov | 1 Dec | Overton Dramatic Society | * Alice In Wonderland |
| 27 Nov | 1 Dec | Woodley Theatre | A Woman of No Importance |
| 27 Nov | 1 Dec | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | The Admirable Crichton |
| 28 Nov | 1 Dec | The Haymarket | The Eleventh Hour |
| 28 Nov | 1 Dec | Abingdon Drama Club | The Crucible |
| 29 Nov | Theatre at the cinema | The King and I | |
| 29 Nov | 1 Dec | Hook Players | Sleighed to Death |
| 30 Nov | 6 Jan 2019 | Corn Exchange | * Jack and the Beanstalk |
| 1 Dec | 5 Jan 2019 | Creation Theatre at the North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford | * Peter Pan |
| 4 Dec | 8 Dec | WLOS | Woodley's 50 Musical Years |
| 5 Dec | Theatre at the cinema | The Madness of George III | |
| 5 Dec | 8 Dec | HAODS | White Christmas |
| 6 Dec | Theatre at the cinema | Antony and Cleopatra | |
| 6 Dec | 5 Jan 2019 | BT Studio (Burton Taylor) | * Alby the Penguin Saves Christmas |
| 7 Dec | 9 Dec | The Haymarket | * Santa's Christmas Party |
| 8 Dec | T.A.D.S | * Sleeping Beauty | |
| 11 Dec | 15 Dec | New Theatre | * Nativity The Musical |
| 13 Dec | 6 Jan 2019 | The Anvil | * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| 15 Dec | T.A.D.S | * Sleeping Beauty | |
| 15 Dec | 29 Dec | The Kenton Theatre | * Dick Whittington |
| 17 Dec | 18 Dec | The Lights | * A Christmas Carol |
| 8 Jan 2019 | 12 Jan 2019 | New Theatre | Macbeth |
| 15 Jan 2019 | 26 Jan 2019 | New Theatre | * Doctor Dolittle the Musical |
| 28 Feb 2019 | 13 Apr 2019 | The Mill at Sonning | Gaslight |