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Box office: What’s on in the region’s theatres from May 11-21

by Phil Creighton
May 10, 2023
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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

Basil Newby’s Funny Girls on Tour. Sat 13. Intoto Dance. Tues 16. Tony Stockwell. Wed 17. Tina Live. Fri 19. Counterfeit Sixties. Sat 20. Wilde Sundays. Sun 21.

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FILM: Close (12a). Thurs 11. My Sailor, My Love (12a). Fri 12-Wed 17. A Night at the Opera (U). Mon 15. Mrs Chaterjee vs Norway (12a). Tues 16. National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies (15). Thurs 18. Allelujah (12a). Fri 19-Thurs 25.

Camberley – Theatre

www.camberleytheatre.biz

01276 707600

Bring Your Own Baby Comedy. Thurs 11. The Greatest Magician. Thurs 11. Frankie The Show. Fri 12. Camberley Youth Wind Orchestra. Sat 13. The Instrumentals. Sun 14. Emma Kenny – The Serial Killer Next Door. Thurs 18. The Monkees Tale. Fri 19. The Counterfeit Stones. Sat 20.

Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud

www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

01483 440000

The Birds and the Bees. Wed 10-Sat 13. Noel Coward’s Brief Encounter. Tues 16-Sat 20.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan

www.wycombeswan.co.uk

01494 512000

Dreamboys. Thurs 11. Lost In Music. Fri 12. Clive Anderson – Me, Macbeth and I. Fri 12. Fanny’s Bingo Brunch. Sat 13. Roy Oribson and the Traveling Wilburys Experience. Sat 13. The Serial Killer Next Door with Emma Kenny. Sun 14. Gary Delaney – Gary In Punderland. Sun 14. Into The Groove – The Ultimate Tribute to Madonna. Thurs 18. Magic of the Bee Gees – You Win Again. Fri 19. Griff Rhys Jones – The Cat’s Pyjamas. Fri 19. Some Guys Have All The Luck. Sat 20.

Henley – Kenton

www.kentontheatre.co.uk

01491 525050

Liz Pulman and Joe Stilgoe, A Couple of Swells. Thurs 11. Done To Death By Jove. Fri 12. Budapest Cafe Orchestra. Sun 14. Teechers Leavers. Thurs 18-Fri 19. The Greatest Magician. Sat 20.

Maidenhead – Norden Farm

www.nordenfarm.org

01628 788997

Godland (12a). Tues 9, Thurs 11. Grease The Musical. Wed 10. Tiff Stevenson – Sexy Brain. Thurs 11. Jive Talkin’. Fri 12. Divine Madness – The Vinyl Frontier. Fri 12. The Vinyl Frontier – Eurovision Party Night. Sat 13. U2 Baby. Sat 13. Maidenhead Operatic Society present Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Wed 17-Sat 20. Allelujah (12a). Thurs 18-Fri 19. Granny’s Attic. Fri 19. Ivo Graham – My Future My Clutter. Tues 23. Royal Opera House Live – The Sleeping Beauty. Wed 24. Maidenhead Music Society – Heath String Quartet. Thurs 25. National Theatre Live – The Best of Enemies. Fri 26. Cairo Conspiracy (12a). Sat 27. Soul Kinda Wonderful. Sat 27.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange

www.cornexchangenew.com

0845 5218 218

After The Coronation. Thurs 11. The Power of Compassion. Thurs 11. The Symphonic Brass of London Quintet. Thurs 11. Young Artists Recital 3: Maiastra String Quintet. Fri 12. The Sheepdrove Recital. Fri 12. The Tallis Scholars. Fri 12. Trials of Cato. Fri 12. Masterclass With Barry Douglas. Sat 13. Family Film: Megamind (PG). Sat 13. Budapest Cafe Orchestra. Sat 13. Estonian Symphony Orchestra. Sat 13. Sheepdrobe Piano Competition Final. Sun 14. The Mikado. Sun 14. Lucy Crow. Sun 14. Sansara. Mon 15. Bonnie Langford talks to Edward Seckerson. Tues 16. Doric String Quartet. Tues 16. Young Artists Recital Maciej Kulakowski. Wed 17. Brief Encounter. Wed 17. The Goldscheider Trio. Wed 17. The Primacy of Doubt. Thurs 18. NT Live: Best of Enemies. Thurs 18. Wantage Band. Thurs 18. Young Artists Recital – Mikeleiz-Zucchi Duo. Fri 19. The Jive Aces. Fri 19. Fantasia Orchestra. Fri 19. Monkey Puzzle. Sat 20. The Julian Bliss Septet. Sat 20. BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Sat 20.

Newbury – The Watermill

www.watermill.org.uk

01635 46044

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. Until Sat Jun 10.

Reading – South Street

www.whatsonreading.com

0118 960 6060

Breathe by SK Shlomo. Fri 12. Tom Davis – work in progress. Sat 13. Richard Hardistry – Silly Boy. Thurs 18. Josh Berry – Sexual Politics. Fri 19. Alfie Moore – Fair Cop Unleashed. Sat 20.

Reading – The Hexagon

www.whatsonreading.com

0118 960 6060

Boyzlife Old School Part Two. Thurs 11. Dick and Dom in da Bungalow Live. Sat 13. The Wind In the Willows. Wed 17-Sat 20.

Reading – Concert Hall

www.whatsonreading.com

0118 960 6060

Lunchtime organ recital. Mon 15. Brodsky Quartet and Sir Willard White. Tues 16. Babatune Aleshe – Cabahood. Fri 19.

Reading – Progress Theatre

www.progresstheatre.co.uk

0118 384 2195

Silver Lining. Fri 19- Sat 27.

Reading – Reading Rep Theatre

www.readingrep.com

0118 370 2620

NEXT SHOW: The Rumble Under The Rug. Wed 31-Jun 3.

Shinfield – Shinfield Players

www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk

0118 975 8880

The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Jun 7-10.

Sonning – The Mill

www.millatsonning.com

0118 969 8000

Gypsy. Wed 24-Jul 15.

Windsor – Theatre Royal

www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk

01753 853888

NEXT SHOW: The Makings of a Murderer. Mon 22. Legend – The Music of Bob Marley. Tues 23. Everything Changes – The Take That Tribute. Wed 24. Thank You For The Music – The Ultimate Tribute to Abba. Thurs 25. Big Girls Don’t Cry. Fri 26. 80s Live. Sat 27. Walk Right Back. Sun 28.

Wokingham – Theatre

www.wokinghamtheatre.org.uk

0118 978 5363

NEXT SHOW: Ding Dong. Thurs Jun 8-Sat 17.

Wokingham – The Whitty Theatre

www.thewhittytheatre.org

0118 974 3247

Wokingham Film Society: The Banshees of Inisherin (15). Thurs 11. Wokingham Music Club: Stingchronicity: The Story of Sting and the Police. Fri 12. Stageability presents Shrek Jr. Sun 14. Spin Theatre Academy presents The Little Mermaid Jr. Sun 21.

Woodley – Theatre

www.woodleytheatre.org

07488337838

NEXT SHOW: Educating Rita. June 20-24.

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