51 stories by "Julie Watterston"
St James' Church, Reading: Amid the expanding professional theatre sector in Reading rises the town's Between the Lines Theatre Company, here staging its third production since its ince…
The Mill at Sonning: Aside from an incongruous mix of props such as a laptop, 35mm slide projector and a paper model of Shakespeare's Globe, as well as a few subtle script changes, ther…
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, Bracknell: Blackeyed Theatre, known for its acclaimed, challenging productions, has produced some great stuff in the past 10 years as one of Berkshire's …
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell: In creating the atmospheric backstreets of Peking, the qualities of colour, fun and laughter have been mislaid in the opening sequence …
Reading Studio: This adaptation of the famous festive poem marks the beginning of the official Reading Studio and a delightful start to what is sure to be a groundbreaking year for Reading R…
Anvil Arts, Basingstoke: UK Productions has a wealth of pantomime scripts, sets and costumes, and any theatre buying in to its tried and tested recipes are sure to enjoy a delicious taste of…
Swan Theatre, High Wycombe: Qdos knows how to stage a good panto and this year's offering at the Wycombe Swan is no exception. Stunning costumes including a fabulous walk-down finale, e…
Corn Exchange, Newbury: With this Aladdin, the Corn Exchange has out-performed its pantos of previous years. This really is a revelation. The actors are brilliantly cast and Phil Willmott�…
The Mill at Sonning, Reading: Also known as Whose Wife is it Anyway?, Out of Order is the more popular and relevant title for this ministerial comedy which sees cabinet minister Richard Will…
Watermill Theatre, Bagnor: Wendy without Michael and John? Mr Darling without Mrs? Crossing dressing mermaids? One might consider all of this sacrilegious but it could not be more of a salut…
Norden Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead: Steinbeck's novels always leave food for thought and Sam Gayton's poetic adaptation of the novella about Kino the pearl diver is no exception. …
Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an actor in possession of a good script must be in want of playing more than one part. And not just the desirable…
The Mill at Sonning: In the unique surroundings of the Mill at Sonning Dinner Theatre, the five-minute call plunges the diners into darkness and warns them of what is likely to befall them -…
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell: Blackeyed Theatre's resourceful, progressive adaptation of Stephen MacDonald's 1982 First World War poets drama, about the re…
Watermill Theatre, Newbury: With this year's centenary of the First World War, authors such as RC Sherriff, Pat Barker, Sebastian Faulks and Stephen MacDonald are enjoying a revival of …
Mill, Sonning: Only an Irish playwright could capture so acutely the idiosyncracies of the Irish without causing offence and Dwina Murphy-Gibb covers subjects that could potentially have bla…
The Mill at Sonning: The UK premiere of Cawood's thriller coincides with a German production in Munich and has been played previously at the English Theatre in Hamburg; so it seems both…
Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, Newbury: Even the title gives a sense of foreboding and not having seen the 2008 British comedy film of the same name while admitting to the snobbish propensity of…
The Mill at Sonning, nr Reading: First produced on Broadway and based on the novel by Elizabeth Von Arnim, Enchanted April enjoys a delightful UK premiere at The Mill at Sonning. It is a bea…
Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke : While this production of Sloane is very much a piece of its time (mid-1960s), as reflected by the costume design and speech patterns, director Michael Cabot …
Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, Newbury: A powerful drama such as All My Sons requires a balanced command of the script combined with the ability to steadily raise the bar to emotional heights th…
The Mill at Sonning: Ayckbourn's intrinsically cynical interpretation of humanity is compounded in this inveterate play and, despite some dated references that rather pleasantly reinfor…
Hexagon Theatre, Reading: This year it is left to Jon Clegg as Simple Simon and Paul Morse as the Dame to inject the excitement. Clegg's impressions are rather good and Morse camps it u…
Anvil Theatre, Basingstoke: With Martin Dodd for UK Productions once again responsible for the Anvil's panto, Basingstoke audiences are assured of a traditional show full of laughter, l…
Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell: The long-standing relationship between Bart Lee and South Hill Park is successfully resurrected in this ingenious rewriting of Snow Whi…
