Special events

Drama Festivals 2025

ODN Drama Festival of One Act Plays, 17th to 21st June, 19:30
Two one-act plays each evening from Tuesday to Friday at the Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon. The adjudicator this year is Sue Doherty, a GODA member.
After each play, the adjudicator will give a short review and workshop with the cast.

Tuesday 17th June
Drayton Players The Visa a drama by Sue Hadley
Oxford Theatre Guild Barbara's Wedding a drama by JM Barrie
Wednesday 18th June
BODS of Wychwood A Dog's Life a drama by Pam Valentine
BODS of Wychwood Close To Croydon a drama by Gillian Plowman
Thursday 19th June
Didcot Phoenix Calling All the Dreamers a farce by Adelina Inganno
Abingdon Drama Club Bridgers a drama by Tony Green
Friday 20th June
Didcot Phoenix Visitors a comedy by Emma Gardner
Sinodun Players Moving On a drama by Alice M Underwood
Banbury Cross Players Goodbye Charles a dark comedy by Gabriel Davis
Saturday 21st June
Oxford Theatre Guild Sugar a dark comedy by Heather Dunmore
Compton Players The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde a drama by Pete Watt
Followed by the Awards Presentation in the Long Gallery with nibbles and the bar will be open.

Wallingford One-Act Play Festival 24th to 28th June, 19:30
At Wallingford Corn Exchange.

Tuesday 24th June
BODS (Wychwood) A Dog's Life
Drayton Players The Visa
BODS (Wychwood) Close to Croydon
Wednesday 25th June
Didcot Phoenix Calling All the Dreamers
Sinodun Players Moving On
Thursday 26th June at
Didcot Phoenix Visitors
Henley Players The Prize Fish
Friday 27th June at
Banbury Cross Goodbye Charles
Oxford Theatre Guild Barbara's Wedding
Saturday 28th June
Compton Players Jekyll and Hyde
Oxford Theatre Guild Sugar

Open air productions 2025

The Tempest, 6th July, 18:00 at Shaw House
Shakespeare’s most magical play bursting with mayhem, comedy, romance, and surprises! Having developed a reputation for producing first-rate, critically-acclaimed, and highly accessible adaptations of Shakespeare’s work, Immersion Theatre – the multi-award nominated company behind last year’s smash hit A Midsummer Night’s Dream – proudly presents The Tempest; Shakespeare’s unforgettable tale of magic, romance, comedy, and revenge!

Mikron Theatre Company

Back again on our waterways with productions for 2025.

Hush Hush!
13th July, 14:00 at Caversham Court, Church Road, Reading RG4 7AD
23rd July, 19:00 at The Rowbarge, Woolhampton, Reading RG7 5SH
25th July, 19:00 at Goring Lock, High Street, Goring RG8 9BA
In a non-descript mansion house, in a non-descript town, a group of extra-ordinary men and women worked to provide intelligence that would help to win the war. But shhhhhh, you’d better keep it under your hat, because as far as the rest of the world is concerned, Bletchley Park doesn’t exist. Peggy Valentine arrives at Bletchley in 1940, 18 years old, headstrong and gifted. Finding herself in a world of boffins, soldiers and debutantes, Peggy has to shoulder the burden of high pressure war work whilst navigating a new world of feuds, friendships and growing up in a frame of absolute secrecy. But what of the world beyond Bletchley? As the war rages on in Europe, the stakes are raised for Peggy and her friends as they work to protect their loved ones fighting abroad.

Operation Beach Hut
16th July, 19:00 at The Rowbarge, Woolhampton, Reading RG7 5SH
24th July, 19:00 at The Cunning Man, Burghfield Road, Reading RG30 3RB
26th July, 12:00 at Wallingford Garden, 1 High Street, Wallingford OX10 0B
26th July, 19:00 at Goring Lock, High Street, Goring RG8 9BA
Join Mikron on a ‘hill-arious’ ramble through the history of land access in England. From ze Norman Conquest to loitering in lockdown, via The Mass Trespass at Kinder Scout. The Pendale and District Ramblers are looking forward to celebrating ‘in stile’ on their 50th anniversary walk, but the path has been blocked by the landowner. How will they find their way through? Their quest for freedom and fresh air won’t be easy, as they navigate bulls, beavers, and wandering sheep. Grab your boots and waterproof for a meander with Mikron on a hike through history.
Wouldn’t you trade anything for a trip to the beach? A centuries old tradition, full to the brim with nostalgia and escapism! But as history ticks on, some places get left behind… When Holly arrives in the quaint seaside town of Fiddling-On-Sea, she expects a quiet break from the din of the big city. However, she soon finds herself plunged into a whole new world of coastal chaos. ‘Fiddling-On-Sea’s Best Beach Hut Competition’ is in full swing, and the summer heat is rising… As the competition deadline draws closer, the deep history of the seaside floats to the surface, washing up a host of characters and stories from centuries gone by. It doesn’t take Holly long to realise there is far more at stake than just a prize for best beach hut.

Mikron Theatre Company productions.