Our Artistic Director Thomas Atkinson-Joy has revealed what plays are in store for the 2026/27 Season at Wokingham Theatre, which runs from September 2026 to July 2027. Announcing my first season as Artistic Director of Wokingham Theatre is a hugely exciting and humbling moment for me, and I am beyond excited to finally be able to share it. We read over 80 plays in the process of putting this programme together, and what has emerged is something I believe is genuinely bold, genuinely ambitious, and genuinely thrilling. At the heart of the season is a desire to bring together the very best of t

Edward Albee’s modern classic, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is coming to Wokingham Theatre for the first time this Spring.  Set in one night, in one living room, in the 1960s, the play tells the story of a college professor George, and his wife, Martha, who have just returned home drunk from a party. They are joined for a nightcap by newlyweds Nick and Honey; he, the opportunistic new college professor and she, his seemingly naive new bride.  Drinks flow. Inhibitions melt. And secrets are revealed. We’ve sat down with director Sophie Earle-Thorpe to hear what audiences have in sto

As the final preparations are underway for our March production, we sit down with Director Hedda Bird to hear what we can expect from Laura Wade’s comedy, based on Jane Austen’s unfinished novel The Watsons. First of all, without giving too much away, tell us what The Watsons is about? It starts clearly as an adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel – The Watsons. The play explores the same themes that Austen continually examined – the imperative to marry for love as well as financial security, and young women’s desire to be seen and heard, within the context of the period.&nbs