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Saturday, June 13, 2026

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Watermill Theatre: A Truly Scrumptious Triumph

★★★★★ Picture: Susannah van den Berg as the fearsome Child Catcher (Pamela Raith) There is a particular pleasure in watching

The Watermill Theatre is always a beautiful setting, but arriving for Victoria: A Queen Unbound, it felt especially striking. With

A Newbury based performer is heading to London’s Soho Theatre with a fast rising comedy show that has already made

A man, a stage, a lectern, is what awaited us. This week I had the pleasure to see the amazing

Cinderella 2: After the Ball A joyful, inventive panto triumph for KATS Kennet Amateur Theatrical Society’s latest production, Cinderella 2:

There’s always something for everyone at Hungerford Comedy Club, and the show at the fully booked Croft Hall on Jan

The award-winning Plested Brown and Wilsher return with another #NewburyPanto adventure with Robin Hood and Maid Marian, expect plenty of

The Corn Exchange Newbury are delighted to announce that Dame Julie Walters, one of Britain’smost celebrated actors, has shown her

Come and watch the dramatic story of John Newton, slave-trader turned anti-slavery campaigner, who wrote the famous hymn ‘Amazing Grace’.

Where do you start in a review of this glorious production of Charley’s Aunt? Although it is a classic farce,