Newbury theatre guide
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Newbury and West Berkshire, reaching out to Oxford, Basingstoke
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Posters of forthcoming productions, audition notices and requests for help are below
Newbury Theatre: the future
I created the Newbury Theatre website 25 years ago, in April 2000. At that time, there were very few amateur groups that had their own web site, and I provided a platform that they could use. Now they all have their own web sites, and this seems a good point to change Newbury Theatre.
Up to now, some groups have been sending me information about their forthcoming productions, and I have perodically searched other group sites for this information. I'll no longer do this searching, but if you continue to send me your information, I'll include it. I'll also continue to include professional theatre information, but only for the Newbury Corn Exchane, the Watermill theatre, RABBLE Theatre and the Mill at Sonning. So nothing else for Reading, Basingstoke or Oxford.
On this basis, I'll retain newburytheatre.co.uk for at least two years. It contains a huge number of review pages - over 1000 - mostly from the Newbury Weekly News and I'm very grateful to the NWN and Trish Lee for giving me permission to publish them.
You can see what the site looked like in 2001 at web.archive.org/web/20010302021159/http://www.comptonplayers.freeserve.co.uk/. It hasn't changed much! I'll continue to provide a weekly theatre page on Penny Post.
If you have any comments or questions about this, please email me, Paul Shave at .
In the spotlight
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Newbury Theatre and Penny Post
Newbury Theatre has joined up with Penny Post to give updated theatre information, and it will also appear here. Penny Post is a great source of local information - if you don't know it already, I can thoroughly recommend it.
Online theatre
The National Theatre are making their NT Live recordings available online. You can subscribe for £9.98 a month or rent individual plays for £7.99.
You can search for reviews of previous productions - there are more than 1000 pages of them in the Archive!
Latest news
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30 Aug | Aldermaston Players' next production from 25th to 27th September is Curtain Up. |
17 Aug | AmEgos' next production from October 30th to November 1st in Wantage is The Ladykillers. |
9 Aug | KATS' next production from 28th to 30th August in Upper Bucklebury is Everybody's Talking About Shakespeare. |
9 Aug | Review of KATS' The 39 Steps "Jamie Ledwith’s clowning and brilliant timing brought the house down... a brilliant evening" |
9 Aug | Review of Boxford Masques 2025 The Healing Tree "the fifty or so strong team of actors, musicians and volunteers are truly exceptional... a feast of original drama, dance and music... The Healing Tree accomplishes everything a community play should be... it is truly a magical experience" |
7 Aug | The Pantomime Society of Great Bedwyn have sadly had to fold after nearly 20 years of successful productions. Over the years we have collected an amazing selection of costumes which we seek to pass on to interested groups. The collection, which comprises many principal costumes including several spectacular dame costumes, as well as many chorus sets, will be on display at Bedwyn Village Hall, SN8 3PB, on Saturday 25th October at 2pm. There will be modest charges for items, with proceeds going to local charities. If you wish to attend, or require further information, please contact - robbraybrooke@gmail.com |
Now and coming soon
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Auditions and requests for help
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