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The Unfriend: Director’s Q&A with Fiona Rogers

Steven Moffat is one of the great names in British contemporary writing, famous for his work on the BBC’s Doctor Who and Sherlock, among other things. So when you see his name as the playwright for Wokingham Theatre’s Christmas show, you know it’s going to be good. We sat down with ‘The Unfriend’ Director Fiona Rogers to hear how rehearsals have been going, once they’ve managed to stop laughing… First things first, without giving too much of the plot away, what is The Unfriend about? In essence, the play is described as a comedy of manners. It explores British politeness and the extremes

Audition Notice: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Edward Albee’s masterpiece ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ is coming to Wokingham Theatre next April. This award-winning 20th Century drama was made even more iconic due to the 1966 film adaptation starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, which won five Academy Awards. We’re pleased to share audition details below on how to get involved in this modern classic, directed by Sophie Earle. The story Set on a college campus in New England, the play closely centres around a married couple, George and Martha, who have a dark, intense and loving marriage. The play is set in ju

Dead Guilty: Director Q&A with Chris Westgate

Our 2025/26 season opens with the psychological thriller ‘Dead Guilty’ by Richard Harris. We sat down with director Chris Westgate to hear what audiences can expect from this production that is sure to open our new season with a bang… Without giving too much away, what is ‘Dead Guilty’ about? It’s a modern psychological thriller. Well, I say modern, it’s now 30 years old, but when it was written it was an incredibly contemporary, modern piece. But I’ve had to set it very much in 1994, because if you set it in the present day, you would have to introduce a mobile phone, and that would mean ther