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

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Audition Notice: Romantic Comedy

We are very pleased to share audition details for Romantic Comedy, by Bernard Slade, coming to Wokingham Theatre next June. This charming, witty play is about the complex relationship between two Broadway collaborators whose professional partnership evolves into something deeper over the course of nine years. The story begins on Jason Carmichael’s wedding day, when he meets Phoebe Craddock, a mousy Vermont schoolteacher who becomes his new writing partner. Despite Jason’s marriage to society belle Allison St. James, he and Phoebe develop an immediate creative chemistry that produces a string o

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