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Box office: What’s on in the region’s theatres from December 8-December 18

by Phil Creighton
December 7, 2022
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Progress Theatre is selling tickets to its festival of new writing Picture: Pixabay

Progress Theatre is selling tickets to its festival of new writing 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

Jack and the Beanstalk. Until New Year’s Eve. Gasping. Until Sat 10. The Comedy Cellar. Fri 9. Christmas Nights in the Coach House. Tues 13. Platinum Abba: The Live Abba Tribute Show. Tues 13. Atomic Rapture: The Music of Blondie. Wed 14. Conservatoire: Tyler Hay. Fri 16.

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FILMS: The Nutcracker. Thurs 8, Sun 11. The Banshees of Insherin. Fri 9-Sun 11. The Muppet Christmas Carol. Mon 12. Cezanne: Portraits of a Life. Tues 13. Triangle of Sadness. Wed 14-Thurs 15. Hilma. Fri 16-Sat 17. It’s A Wonderful Life. Sun 18. Last Christmas. Sun 18.

Camberley – Theatre

www.camberleytheatre.biz

01276 707600

Beauty and the Beast. Until New Year’s Eve.

Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud

www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

01483 440000

Jack and the Beanstalk. Until Jan 8. The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe. Thurs 15-Sun 18.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan

www.wycombeswan.co.uk

01494 512000

Cinderella. Fri 9-New Year’s Eve. The Christmas Extravaganza with Baby Go Boom. Sat 10. Joanne Shaw Taylor. Sun 11. The Motown Christmas Extravaganza with Jocee and the Ways. Sat 17. Fanny’s Festive Bingo Brunch. Sat 17.

Henley – Kenton

www.kentontheatre.co.uk

01491 525050

Christmas with Blake. Mon 12. Christmas with Morgan and West. Thurs 15. Aladdin. Sat 10-Thurs 29.

Maidenhead – Norden Farm

www.nordenfarm.org

01628 788997

One Snowy Night. Until Dec 30. The Nutcracker. Thurs 8. Chris McCausland: Speaky Blinder. Fri 9-Sat 10. The Vinyl Frontier: your favourite v my favourite. Fri 9. Triangle of Sadness. Tues 13. Charity Concert in aid of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Wed 14. The Albion Christmas Band. Fri 16. Remembering Clifford Brown. Fri 16. Christmas Ceilidh. Sat 17. Aftersun (12a). Sat 17. Living (12). Sat 17.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange

www.cornexchangenew.com

0845 5218 218

Jack and the Beanstalk. Until New Year’s Eve. RB Live: The Nutcracker. Thurs 8. Festival of Light 2022. Sun 11.

Newbury – The Watermill

www.watermill.org.uk

01635 46044

Rapunzel. Until Sun Jan 1.

Reading – South Street

www.whatsonreading.com

0118 960 6060

Half Moon presents Glisten. Thurs 8-Sat 10. Sh!t Theatre presents Sh!t Actually. Thurs 15. Sh!t Theatre’s Orginal Sing-A-Long-A Muppet Christmas Carol. Fri 16.

Reading – The Hexagon

www.whatsonreading.com

0118 960 6060

Jack and the Beanstalk. Until Jan 2.

Reading – Concert Hall

www.whatsonreading.com

0118 960 6060

NEXT SHOW: Fabio Biondi, solo violin. Jan 11.

Reading – Progress Theatre

www.progresstheatre.co.uk

0118 384 2195

Life Is A Dream. Until Sat 10.

Reading – Reading Rep Theatre

www.readingrep.com

0118 370 2620

A Christmas Carol. Until New Year’s Eve.

Shinfield – Shinfield Players

www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk

0118 975 8880

NEXT SHOW: Aladdin and the Valley of the Dragons. Jan 13-15, 20-22.

Sonning – The Mill

www.millatsonning.com

0118 969 8000

Top Hat. Until Dec 30.

Windsor – Theatre Royal

www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk

01753 853888

Sleeping Beauty. Until Jan 8.

Wokingham – Theatre

www.wokinghamtheatre.org.uk

0118 978 5363

Rules For Living. Thurs 8-Sat 17.

Wokingham – The Whitty Theatre

www.thewhittytheatre.org

0118 974 3247

Spin Theatre Company presents Shine. Sat 10.

Woodley – Theatre

www.woodleytheatre.org

07488337838

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