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Keep up to date with the latest from WT, including details about auditions, reviews, and theatre news below.

Cast Announcement: Things I Know to be True

The actors and creative team for our March production of Things I Know to be True have been announced. Cast FranRachel PearsonBobPeter O’ SullivanRosieSophie EarlePipClea IqbalBenJack MartinMarkThomas Atkinson-Joy Creative Team DirectorJerry RadburnProduction ManagerJanice EverettStage ManagerKim SandersonLighting DesignMartin KemptonLighting OperationBob De QuidtSound DesignAlan JasperCostumeSue De QuidtSet DesignMartin Kempton / Jerry RadburnChoreographyChloé Collins Tickets are currently on sale for WT members and go on general sale on 1st January 2023.

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AUDITION NOTICE: Ding Dong

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 We will be holding auditions in January for Ding Dong by Marc Camoletti. Bernard has discovered that his wife, Jacqueline, is having an affair with Robert. Being a reasonable business man, Bernard gives Robert two options to compensate for the affair: either he will sleep with Robert’s wife in order to keep things even, or he will have him killed. A hilarious Fre

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AUDITION NOTICE: Flare Path

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. Please note that these auditions have now closed. Synopsis Our play for next April/May is Terence Rattigan’s Flare Path, which was written in 1941 and is based on his actual experiences as an air gunner with the RAF during the Second World War. The play is set in ‘The Falcon’, a small hotel close to the Lincolnshire RAF base where we are introduced to a number of RAF men and th

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Updates to the WT Board

Following the EGM on 15th November, we’re delighted to announce Alan Long will continue as Artistic Director his second season, and that preparations will soon begin for our 2023/4 season. Also elected to the board are two new Non-Executive Directors – John Gold and Beverly Hampton. For more information on how WT is managed, please see our Governance page.

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From the Director: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Christopher Hampton wrote the play Les Liaisons Dangereuses, which he adapted from the epistolary novel by Choderlos de Laclos in the mid 70s. It was eventually produced  by the RSC in 1985 at The Other Place, Stratford, and was scheduled for just 22 performance with Alan Rickman in the role of ‘Valmont’. Its surprising commercial success led to a transfer to the West End in 1986, and the following year, he wrote the screen play for the much feted film version ‘Dangerous Liasons’ which came out in 1988. The novel, set in pre-revolutionary France in the 1780’s, is about French Aristocrats

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A statement in light of the death of Her Majesty

Thursday 8th September As a mark of respect for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Wokingham Theatre will be closed tonight, and this evening’s performance (8th September) of A Bunch of Amateurs cancelled. We will also be closed on the day of Her Majesty’s funeral. We will be in contact with all patrons affected by the closure in due course, offering refunds or seats for an alternative performance where possible. — The Wokingham Theatre Board

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AUDITION NOTICE: Things I Know to be True

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. Please note that these auditions have now closed. Written by Andrew Bovell, the co-writer of Strictly Ballroom, Things I Know To Be True is a co-production between Frantic Assembly, a company who use movement to explore the visual, lyrical and emotional elements of a play and the State Company of Southern Australia. It premiered in 2016 to great acclaim in both Adelaide and the

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Cast Announcement: Ladies in Lavender

Many thanks to everyone who came along to the auditions – the high level of talent made casting the show particularly tricky, but we’re delighted to announce the full cast below: Janet – Lydia MasseyUrsula – Victoria PatersonDorcas – Beckie MoirDr Mead – Lloyd WhiteAndrea – George HayterOlga – Clare Bray Tickets are now on sale for WT members, and go on general sale 1st December 2022. The show runs at WT from 19 – 28 January 2023, and is directed by Thomas Atkinson-Joy.

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Q&A with ‘A Bunch of Amateurs’ Director Martin Kempton

The start of our 22/23 season is rapidly approaching, and we’re looking forward to kicking off the year with Ian Hislop & Nick Newman’s hilarious comedy, A Bunch of Amateurs! With the show opening in a few weeks, we sat down with director Martin Kempton to find out a little more about the show and what audiences can expect. Hi Martin! Tell us a little bit more about the show came about… what made you choose this particular play? Well the honest answer is I didn’t. I volunteered to be added to the list of possible directors for the new season at WT. I was thrilled to be c

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Cast Announcement: Rules for Living

Many thanks to everyone who auditioned – we’re thrilled to announce the cast for our Christmas show as follows: Matthew – Mitch ThorpeCarrie – Sophie EarleSheena – Emma CarverAdam – Chris HillebrandtEdith – Rachel PearsonFrancis – Jerry RadburnEmma – Zoe Huppert Tickets are now on sale for WT members, and go on general sale 1st October 2022. The show runs at WT from 8 – 17 December 2022, and is directed by Alan Long.

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