Upton Village

I have to announce, with apologies from the Committee, that we have found nothing that suited enough members to warrant an outing in June or July.  A very select few are going to the New Chamber Opera’s production of Salieri’s “Falstaff” in New College, but our next major excursion remains the trip to Stratford on… Continue reading »

THEATRE GROUP We have just one ticket left for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Stratford on 27 October. We have still not found something suitable for our summer outing.   Blewbury Players are doing “Peter Pan”.   Anyone interested? Malcolm Wright 850705

THEATRE GROUP Nothing suitable has yet been discovered for our projected June/July outing.  Do let the committee know if you find something. But we are already booked for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the NEW Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford on Thursday 27 October at 7.15 pm.   Door to door transport is included in the… Continue reading »

RELATIVELY SPEAKING The Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, Newbury 5 March 2011 We went to see a matinee performance of Alan Ayckbourn’s “Relatively Speaking”. This was the second play by this prolific writer (well-known for the “Norman Conquests”) to be seen by the Group and we were not disappointed by this very capable production of a comedy… Continue reading »

Detailed arrangements for our trip to The Watermill will be sent later this month.  Meanwhile we are thinking about further outings this year.  Is it too soon to contemplate another trip to Stratford – to see the facilities of the new theatre?  "Macbeth" or "Midsummer Night’s Dream" – or a non-Shakespeare?  Or is anyone interested… Continue reading »

The tickets for the matinee performance of Alan Ayckbourn’s "Relatively Speaking" at the Watermill Theatre on Saturday 5 March 2011 sold so well that I reserved extra.  Of these just one is left.  Transport will be by (somebody else’s) car, but the price of £25.25 includes a cream tea afterwards, which nearly everyone has welcomed. … Continue reading »

UPTON VILLAGE THEATRE GROUP Our next outing will be again to the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, on Saturday 5 March, for the matinee performance of Alan Ayckbourn’s "Relatively Speaking".  The complete package – ticket, minibus and cream tea – costs £32.75 per person.  If everyone who has requested a place pays up, then we have already… Continue reading »

Hairspray The New Theatre, Oxford, 12 October 2010 Despite falling at the first hurdle and getting my wires crossed about what time the minibus was due to pick us all up, we had a smooth journey up the A34 and so I managed not to detrimentally delay the arrival of the other Theatre-Goers to the… Continue reading »

Theatre Group We now have just 2 seats remaining for the trip to "Hairspray" at the New Theatre, Oxford on 12.October.  Are you interested? We are beginning to think about next year, so if you have requests or information do let me know. Malcolm Wright    850705

ANTONY and CLEOPATRA The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford, 21 June 2010 Perhaps it was just as well we went on the longest day because the performance ran for three hours and twenty minutes, even with a few cuts. But tedious it wasn’t for a moment! The last time I saw the play at Stratford, Antony was… Continue reading »