Much Ado About Nothing

16 - 26 July

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Welcome to
Wokingham Theatre

Wokingham Theatre is a thriving community theatre, presenting eight major productions a year, alongside Youth Theatre productions, short runs of experimental productions, evenings of new writing, and a wide range of theatrical skills training and workshops, all in our 160+ seat home at Cantley Park in Wokingham.

Founded in 1947, WT is a registered charity and our purpose has always been to promote the enjoyment of theatre in and around Wokingham. The theatre is staffed and managed entirely by volunteers who give their time and skills to support all aspects of our operation, and our membership is made up from a wide array of experiences and backgrounds. We have a wide-reaching diversity and inclusion policy, and we’re always keen to hear from any potential new members thinking about joining us.

ACCESSIBILITY

Wokingham Theatre aims to be accessible to as many people as possible. We provide facilities including wheelchair accessible seats, a hearing loop, and easy access to the theatre & auditorium, but we are aware that everyone’s access needs may be different. We do have a guide available so you can find out about all of our facilities before you visit; to view the guide, discuss your access needs, or to arrange your seat please visit our Accessibility page.

We hope to welcome you to Wokingham Theatre very soon!

Get Involved At WT

The best way to get involved at Wokingham Theatre is to become a member – in fact,  Wokingham Theatre wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for our brilliant membership which is made up from a wide array of experiences and backgrounds.

We have a policy of colour-conscious casting, a wide-reaching diversity and inclusion policy, and we’re always keen to hear from any potential new members thinking about joining us.

Membership opens up all the doors and opportunities that members of our vibrant theatre enjoy, such as auditions for shows, backstage support, theatrical workshops, play reading and writing groups, front of house support and social events.

As a community theatre that is produced, managed and run entirely by volunteers, there’s never a shortage of ways to get involved here.

Membership is open to everyone, so whether you’re a seasoned amateur actor looking to tread our boards, you want to meet new theatre friends, or just want to get involved in the local arts scene, there’s something for everyone.

Members just pay an annual fee, then once you’ve joined you can get as involved with as much or as little as you’d like to at WT.

 

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Whether you want to know more about membership at WT, leave us a review for a recent show, or even find out about how you can hire our venue, then we’d love to hear from you. You can drop us an email, Tweet us at @wokinghamthtr, or do it the old fashioned way and pop us a letter in the post.

All the info you need is on our Contact Us page.

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Latest News

Cast announcement: The Winslow Boy

We are very pleased to announce the cast and crew for our production of Terence Rattigan’s beautiful play, The Winslow Boy, directed by Jenny Brown. Thanks, as always, to everyone who auditioned, with both our director and production manager praising the “particularly high” standard of auditionees. The cast is as follows: Ronnie WinslowTommy Adams / Archie CassidyVioletSallyanne SteathamGrace WinslowSusanne LeeArthur WinslowSteve HallCatherine WinslowRhianna InmanDickie WinslowJamie WatkinsJohn WatherstoneClive ElkingtonDesmond CurryPaul GittusMiss BarnesEllen KilvingtonFredA

Audition Notice: Lovesong

Auditions for our January 2026 show will be taking place this summer. Abi Morgan’s ‘Lovesong’ is a beautiful story of one couple, told at two different points in their lives: as young lovers in their 20s and as worldly companions looking back at a lifetime spent together.  This is the story of an old couple’s love life inspired by the TS Eliot poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. The story This is an extraordinary depiction of a very ordinary relationship, where past and present selves collide. All relationships have their ups and downs, where the optimism of youth and newlywed squa

Much Ado: Directors Q&A with Alan Long

A VE Day retelling of Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy will be rounding off  the June 2024/25 season at Wokingham Theatre. We sat down with Director Alan Long to hear what audiences can expect from our production of Much Ado About Nothing. Without giving too much away for those who aren’t familiar, can you tell us a bit about the story? In many ways, it’s one of the original rom coms, featuring all the classic rom com tropes. People fall in love, there is a problem, people fall out of love, there is a genius solution and all is well. It’s your basic rom com structure! But in this case