We’re thrilled to announce details of Wokingham Theatre’s upcoming 2024/5 Season. Returning Artistic Director Alan Long writes: WT continues to go from strength to strength, and I’m delighted to introduce you to our new season, offering my thanks to the team who have supported putting this season together: Sophie Pierce, Jeremy Radburn, Jack Atkinson-Joy, Janice Everett, Matthew Edwards, and Sue De Quidt. There is always a challenge in finding eight plays that will appeal to members, existing and new, plus audiences, too – I’m confident we have a fantastic season ahead

We are pleased to announce the cast and crew for our July 2025 show. Cast: BenedickDave WoodBeatriceJen HarperClaudioJamie WatkinsHeroAmelia GibbonsDon PedroLloyd WhiteDon JohnAndy BarrettLeonartaRachel PearsonAntoniaLorraine Forrest-TurnerCaptain Mainwaring (Dogberry)Martin KemptonSergeant Wilson (Verges)Chris BowringCorporal Jones (Watchman)Neil OxleyPrivate Godfrey (Watchman)Neil HodgsonPrivate Fraser (Watchman)Mike PatersonPrivate Pike (Watchman)Alexander WhennelUrsulaRosalind RobinsMargaretVictoria GrachovaConnie (Conrade)Sophie PierceBorrachioPaul IttaVicar (Friar Francis)Gareth WatkinsV

Our Youth Theatre is getting ready to open the doors on this year’s production, an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic, A Tale of Two Cities. We’ve been catching up with the show’s director and Youth Theatre Tutor Indigo Hogg, to hear what audiences can expect from the younger members of our theatre family. Without giving too much away, what is the play about?  A Tale of Two Cities is an epic story of love, sacrifice and redemption. We venture across London and Paris, following the story of Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette and Sydney Carton as the terror and chaos of t

We are pleased to announce the cast and crew for our June 2025 show. Cast: CecilyAnna AlbieMavisBecca TizzardBruceKeir BustAunt LouiseBecky RobertsNigelMatthew HarcourtDr GribbleHeather MaceachernHodgsonBeckie MoirEthelLucy Rush Production Team: DirectorThomas Atkinson-JoyAssistant DirectorBailey McMenaminProduction ManagerSteve JoyStage ManagerSue De QuidtLightingNeil Goodhand & Gary ReesSound Beverley Hampton & Steve JoyCostumeSue DaykinPropsKevan Daykin Cecily has led a staid and proper existence. After winning a large amount of money in the lottery, she desperately yearns for a lif

We are pleased to announce the cast and crew for our May 2025 show. Cast: JudySally RowlinsonJohnnyOwen GoodeFranGemma BurgessMarcusNicholas PriestSylviaKatie HamiltonAlexSavannah Bell Production Team: DirectorJerry RadburnProduction ManagerJanice EverettStage ManagerClaire LawrenceLightingMartin KemptonSound Alan JasperCostumeSue De QuidtPropsBob De Quidt The show runs from Thursday 1 May to Saturday 10 May 2025 at Wokingham Theatre. Tickets are now on sale and we look forward to welcoming you there.

We sat down with Director Rachel Pearson and cast member Adrian McDougall to hear what audiences can expect from the first play of the new year.

WT is committed to being a diverse and open organisation. Auditions are open to anyone, regardless of background or experience, and we particularly welcome those who have been traditionally under-represented in theatre. Synopsis It is the late summer of 1940 and the pilots of fighter command are taking a well earned rest and celebrating their victory in the country mansion of Leonata, a Kent landowner. Will Benedick and Beatrice ever overcome their verbal sparring to find true love with the help of Don Pedro? Will Hero and Claudio’s love survive the evil machinations of spiv, Don John? Will Do

WT is committed to being a diverse and open organisation. Auditions are open to anyone, regardless of background or experience, and we particularly welcome those who have been traditionally under-represented in theatre. Synopsis Cecily has spent her twenties in a dull office job. After winning the lottery with her flatmate, she finally has the chance for some adventure. Enter Bruce Lovell, a handsome and charming stranger who sweeps her off her feet. In a whirlwind romance, she recklessly abandons her job, friends, and fiancé to settle in the remote and blissful surroundings of a country cotta

WT is committed to being a diverse and open organisation. Auditions are open to anyone, regardless of background or experience, and we particularly welcome those who have been traditionally under-represented in theatre. IJudy and Johnny are trying to turn their backs on modern day life and live by the values and behaviour of the 1950s. The play explores the gender roles of both eras and the impact of trying to live this pretend lifestyle on relationships, work and happiness. The play won the Olivier award as best comedy in 2019 and is a nuanced examination about some of the lies we tell oursel

We sat down with The Dresser’s director, Murray Lindo to hear what audiences can expect from this gem of theatre.

WT is committed to being a diverse and open organisation. Auditions are open to anyone, regardless of background or experience, and we particularly welcome those who have been traditionally under-represented in theatre. In the tense hours leading up to D-Day, meteorologist James Stagg finds himself at the center of a high-stakes battle over the weather forecast. With the fate of Operation Overlord hanging in the balance, Stagg must navigate conflicting opinions from colleagues like the ambitious Colonel Irving P. Krick, appease the formidable General Eisenhower, and even find solace in the com