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Box office: What’s on in the region’s theatres from May 4-14

by Phil Creighton
May 3, 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

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. Mapdance. Wed 10. Basil Newby’s Funny Girls on Tour. Sat 14.

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FILM: Little English (12a). Thurs 4. Everything Everywhere All At Once (15). Fri 5-Wed 10. Close (12a). Tues 9-Thurs 11. My Sailor, My Love (12a). Fri 12-Wed 17.

Camberley – Theatre

www.camberleytheatre.biz

01276 707600

Bingo That’s Bonkers. Sat 6. 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.

Guildford – Yvonne Arnaud

www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

01483 440000

Stewart Lee – Basic Lee. Thurs 4-Sat 6. Jarman. Fri 5. The Birds and the Bees. Wed 10-Sat 13.

High Wycombe – Wycombe Swan

www.wycombeswan.co.uk

01494 512000

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. The Searchers. Wed 10. 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.

Henley – Kenton

www.kentontheatre.co.uk

01491 525050

Henley Drama Festival. Until Fri 5. Liza Pulman and Joe Stilgoe, A Couple of Swells. Thurs 11. Done To Death By Jove. Fri 12. Budapest Cafe Orchestra. Sun 14.

Maidenhead – Norden Farm

www.nordenfarm.org

01628 788997

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. The Acoustic Sessions. Tues 9. 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.

Newbury – The Corn Exchange

www.cornexchangenew.com

0845 5218 218

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. A Taste of Argentina at the Vineyard. Mon 8. What Does Music Mean, a talk by Steven Osborne. Tues 9. Ferio Saxophone Quartet. Tues 9. The Shackled King and Bunnhilde’s Dream. Tues 9. Matilda Lloyd. Wed 10. Don Juan – The Brilliant Irreverence of Lord Byron. Wed 10. Hogan Music Showcase. Wed 10. 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.

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

Geoff Norcott work in progress. Thurs 4. Breathe by SK Shlomo. Fri 12. Tom Davis – work in progress. Sat 13.

Reading – The Hexagon

www.whatsonreading.com

0118 960 6060

Test Match Special Live: The Ashes. Thurs 4. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Antony Hermus. Fri 5. The Elvis World Tour. Tues 9. The Big Comedy Bash 2023. Wed 10. Boyzlife Old School Part Two. Thurs 11. Dick and Dom in da Bungalow Live. Sat 13.

Reading – Concert Hall

www.whatsonreading.com

0118 960 6060

Lunchtime organ recital. Mon 15.

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. May 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

Noel Coward’s Hay Fever. Until May 13. Beyond Faith. Sun 7.

Windsor – Theatre Royal

www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk

01753 853888

NEXT SHOWS: 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

Flare Path. Until Sat 6. Wokingham Lions comedy night. Fri 19.

Wokingham – The Whitty Theatre

www.thewhittytheatre.org

0118 974 3247

Strictly Street 20 Year anniversary show. Sun 7. Teechers – Leavers 22. Wed 10. 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.

Woodley – Theatre

www.woodleytheatre.org

07488337838

NEXT SHOW: Educating Rita. June 20-24.

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