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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Contact WT

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

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

How to get involved backstage at WT

The creative opportunities for getting involved with a Wokingham Theatre production extend far beyond acting, with the technical teams backstage providing the beating heart of theatre life. As we approach our 2025-26 season, our Technical Director Gary Rees, wants to lift the curtain on backstage opportunities, and take some of the fear out of people who may wish to learn a new technical skill, but are nervous about what it might entail.  We sat down with him to hear what opportunities there are for getting involved with technical theatre and how to sign up, whatever your level of experie

Cast announcement: Dead Guilty

We are very pleased to announce the cast and crew for the first production of our 2025/26 season, Richard Harris’ Dead Guilty, directed by Chris Westgate. “Thanks to all who auditioned for Dead Guilty,” says Chris. “There was a lot of interest and the usual high standards at a Wokingham Theatre audition, with competition for every part. I sincerely hope that those who were not cast this time will audition for some of the other fantastic plays in our forthcoming season as there are some great roles available.” Julia DarrowAnna AlbieMargaret HaddrellRosalind RobinsA