Behind the Scenes Archives – Wokingham Theatre

Lovesong in conversation: Director’s Q&A with Sophie Pierce

The first production of 2026 for Wokingham Theatre is Abi Morgan’s Lovesong, a beautiful, modern drama about one couple’s 40 year marriage, told by both their younger and older selves. The play was originally staged by renowned UK physical theatre company, Frantic Assembly, and now is being brought to life on the WT stage by Director Sophie Pierce. We sat down with her to hear what audiences can expect from the first play of the new year. First of all, without giving too much away, what is the play about? Well, put simply, the play is about life and love. It is about one couple’s marriage, in

The Winslow Boy: Director’s Q&A with Jenny Brown

Terence Rattigan’s The Winslow Boy opens at Wokingham Theatre in October, based on the true story of a famous Edwardian court case involving a 13-year-old boy wrongfully accused of theft. We sat down with Director Jenny Brown to hear how she has found her first production at WT, why she believes in living and breathing every project she takes on, and what she sees as the universal themes contained within this beloved play. Without giving away the whole plot, tell us about The Winslow Boy. The Winslow Boy is about a middle-class family with a son at military college, who has been accused

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

Love From a Stranger – Director Q&A with Thomas Atkinson-Joy

Originally written in the 1930s, Agatha Christie’s Love from a Stranger is a remarkably contemporary thriller brought up to date to 2025. We’ve sat down with director Thomas Atkinson-Joy to hear what audiences have in store for our June production. Without spoilers, can you tell us a little bit about the play? Without spoilers? Tricky! The show follows Sophie, a young woman who has been stuck in both a fairly loveless long-distance relationship and a dead-end office job that she feels utterly trapped by. When she and her housemate win the lottery, finally she has a chance to escape and

Home I’m Darling – Q&A with Jerry Radburn

Laura Wade’s comedy / drama Home, I’m Darling, is coming to Wokingham Theatre. We sat down with director Jerry Radburn to hear what audiences have in store from our latest production. Without giving too much away (because we know there is a BIG twist in the story) what is the play about? Well that’s the trouble, it’s hard to say much without giving away the big twist, which we realise at the end of the first scene. But the story is examining the roles of women and domestic life in the 1950s, but the author looks at it through a modern day, contemporary lens. I think many of our audience

In Conversation: Pressure at Wokingham Theatre

It is widely regarded as the most important weather-based decision in history, as the Allies struggled to decide on the right day for the invasion of Normandy during the Second World War. The disagreement between British and American teams on the approach to the D-Day Landings is the historical backdrop for Wokingham Theatre’s latest play, David Haig’s Pressure. We caught up with cast member Dave Wood to hear what it’s like trying to bring this incredible series of events to life on our stage. Without giving too much away, what is the play about? It’s the true story of the Allied Forces trying