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Box office: What’s on in the region’s theatres from April 27-May 7

by Phil Creighton
April 26, 2023
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Spice Up Your Life will be performed at Camberley Theatre next week. Picture: Pixabay

Spice Up Your Life will be performed at Camberley Theatre next week. Picture: Pixabay

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Every week, we bring you a round-up of all shows taking place in the region’s theatres. It covers this weekend and next, so you can plan ahead and book tickets to the shows that you want to go and see.

As ever, coronavirus means that shows could be cancelled, postponed or rearranged at short notice. Check with theatres to avoid disappointment.

Bracknell – South Hill Park

www.southhillpark.org.uk

01344 484123

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess. Thurs 27. A Celebration of Dance. Sat 29. Francis Rossi: Tunes and Chat. Tues 2. Forbidden Nights: Sexy Circus. Wed 3. Rich Hall: Shot From Cannons. Thurs 4. Bracknell Jazz: Blue Town. Fri 5. From Gold To Rio, The Greatest Hits of Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran. Fri 5. The Golden Festival of Food and Music. Sun 7-Mon 8.

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Camberley – Theatre

www.camberleytheatre.biz

01276 707600

Solve-along-a-Murder-She-Wrote. Thurs 27. Cloudbusting The Music of Kate Bush. Fri 28. Comedy Club. Fri 28. The Mumford and Sons Experience. Sat 29. Craft Market. Sun 30. Bingo That’s Bonkers. Sat 6.

Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud

www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

01483 440000

Sub:Version/Surge. Tues 2. Elegie Rachmaninoff, A Heary In Exile. Wed 3. Stewart Lee – Basic Lee. Thurs 4-Sat 6. Jarman. Fri 5.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan

www.wycombeswan.co.uk

01494 512000

In The Name of Love – The Diana Ross Story. Fri 28. The George Michael Legacy. Sat 29. Pure Elite Pro-Am UK Championships. Sun 30. Frankie Boyle Lap of Shame. Tues 2. La Boheme. Wed 3. Hellfire Comedy Club. Thurs 4. Dara O Briain – So, Where Where We? Thurs 4. An Evening WIth Anton Du Beke and Friends. Fri 5. Peter Andre. Sat 6. Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. Sun 7.

Henley – Kenton

www.kentontheatre.co.uk

01491 525050

Maidenhead – Norden Farm

www.nordenfarm.org

01628 788997

Made in (India) Britain. Thurs 27. Maidenhead Music Society – Linos Piano Trio. Thurs 27. Lucy Porter Wake Up Call. Fri 28. Honey and the Bear. Sat 29. St John’s Chamber Orchestra. Sat 29. Royal Opera House Live – The Marriage of Figaro. Tues 2. Rhys James – Spilt Milk. Wed 3. One Fine Morning (15). Wed 3-Thurs 4. Charlie Dore. Thurs 4. Magical Bones – Soulful Magic. Fri 5. Norden Farm Market. Sat 6. Coronation Ceilidh. Sat 6. Imogen Ryall and Julian Nicholas Quintet. Sat 6.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange

www.cornexchangenew.com

0845 5218 218

ROH: The Marriage of Figaro. Thurs 27. Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear. Wed 26-Thurs 27. The Cavern Beatles. Sat 29. An Evening With Stuart Maconie. Tues 2. Made In (India) Britain. Wed 3. Dementia Friendly – Judy (12). Thurs 4. An Evening of Magic With Richard Jones. Thurs 4. Don’t Stop Believin’. Fri 5. Jess Gillam Ensemble. Sat 6. Family Film: Wallace and Gromit – The Curse of the Were Rabbit. Sat 6. Sound Beginnings – The Magic Flute. Sun 7. Steven Osborne. Sun 7. Newbury Spring Festival Chorus. Sun 7. Cabaret Night. Sun 7.

Newbury – The Watermill

www.watermill.org.uk

01635 46044

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. Fri 5-Sat Jun 10.

Reading – South Street

www.whatsonreading.com

0118 960 6060

South Street Comedy Club. Sat 29. Emily Chappell’s Epic Tales of Cycling Adventure. Wed 3. Geoff Norcott work in progress. Thurs 4.

Reading – The Hexagon

www.whatsonreading.com

0118 960 6060

Lucie Jones and the Fulltone Orchestra. Thurs 27. An Evening with Anton Du Beke and Friends. Wed 3. Test Match Special Live: The Ashes. Thurs 4. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Antony Hermus. Fri 5. The Elvis World Tour. Tues 9.

Reading – Concert Hall

www.whatsonreading.com

0118 960 6060

NEXT SHOW: Lunchtime organ recital. Mon May 15.

Reading – Progress Theatre

www.progresstheatre.co.uk

0118 384 2195

Silver Lining. May 19-27.

Reading – Reading Rep Theatre

www.readingrep.com

0118 370 2620

Peter Pan. Until Sat 29. The Rumble Under The Rug. May 31-Jun 3.

Shinfield – Shinfield Players

www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk

0118 975 8880

Ravenscroft. Until Fri Apr 29.

Sonning – The Mill

www.millatsonning.com

0118 969 8000

Noel Coward’s Hay Fever. Until May 13. An Evening With Rich Wakeman and Peter Egan – Charity Gala Night. Sun 30. Beyond Faith. Sun 7.

Windsor – Theatre Royal

www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk

01753 853888

Dom The Play. Until Sat 29.

Wokingham – Theatre

www.wokinghamtheatre.org.uk

0118 978 5363

Flare Path. Thurs 27-Sat 6.

Wokingham – The Whitty Theatre

www.thewhittytheatre.org

0118 974 3247

NEXT SHOW: Teechers – Leavers 22. Wed May 10.

Woodley – Theatre

www.woodleytheatre.org

07488337838

NEXT SHOW: Educating Rita. June 20-24.

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