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In case you hadn't noticed, it's panto time. As usual, there's a big
collection of pantos and Christmas shows. Here goes. First off the block is
Hook Players with Mother Goose
from 6th November followed by the Watermill with Pinocchio and
Oxford Playhouse with Sleeping Beauty and Newbury
Corn Exchange with Dick Whittington.
Into December, Creation Theatre Company brings us Hansel and Grettel.
Now they're coming thick and fast with Sleeping Beauty,
Mother Goose again, A Christmas Carol and Snow
White. Into January with Puss in Boots, Dick
Whittington and Cinderella, with
KATS bringing up the rear in February with
Treasure Island. Phew!
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to give updated theatre information, and it will also appear here. Penny
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Latest news
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5 Nov
Triple Threat Theatre's Our Favourite Things is on 16th November at the Haymarket in Basingstoke.
3 Nov
The Aldermaston York Nativity Play returns from 5th to 8th December as it has done in the parish church of St Mary the Virgin every year since 1957. The play is an adaptation of 6 plays, that tell the story of the first Christmas, from the 400 year old York Mystery Cycle .
7 Oct
Mortimer Dramatic Society have an added an extra performance of
Spygame on 23rd October but without the meal.
Now and coming soon
New Era Players invite you to our Improv in Drama sessions. Maybe you quite fancy trying your hand at drama, but don’t want to learn lines or face an audience? This could be just the spontaneous, fun and friendly activity for you! Sessions are fortnightly on Mondays at the New Era Theatre, Andover Road, Wash Common, Newbury RG14 6NU. Come and join us from 7-8pm, sessions are free for members and £3 for non-members. Please contact the organiser, Neil, rather than just turning up as dates are sometimes subject to change. For more information please contact Neil Taylor on 07761 061545 or email
Triple Threat Theatre's Our Favourite Things is on 16th November at the Haymarket in Basingstoke. It's a spectacular revue of some of the best of musical theatre. A superb onstage orchestra and cast of local musical theatre artists will perform their favourite numbers (and they're probably your favourites, too!). Newbury talent is on display, including the musical direction of Trevor Defferd.
Kingston Bagpuize Drama Group's next production from 28th to 30th November is Calendar Girls. When Annie's husband John dies of leukaemia, she and her best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. With varying levels of encouragement, they persuade four friends and fellow members of the Women’s Institute to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar.
New Era Players' next production between 28th November and 7th December is Boeing-Boeing, a frantically funny and fast-paced farce, The action is set in the late 1950s and follows the exploits of American lothario Bernard, who has three fiancées, all stewardesses with different airlines. He likes to think he has ‘one on the ground, one about to take off and one in the air’, but his bachelor bliss is about to come crashing down as faster jets bring changes to the schedules, upsetting his carefully managed love life. This is a play that manages to take off from its 50s time zone and entertain you with timeless comedy.
Enter into the spirit for decking the halls with some festive choral readings at New Era this December. Join us for seasonal literary fare, including pieces from Charles Dickens, P G Wodehouse, Dylan Thomas, Laurie Lee, Kenneth Grahame and Benjamin Zephaniah, amongst others, in an evening of nostalgia and festive cheer to get you in the mood for Christmas. There will be a mix of prose and poetry, of comedy and drama, of modern and traditional: but all are Christmas Crackers! Performances are on Tuesday 17th, Wednesday18th, and Thursday19th December. We will be serving mince pies and mulled wine, included in the ticket price of £15.
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Enter into the spirit for decking the halls with some festive choral readings at 