New Era Players

18/06/2026

We’re delight by the review from newburytoday! If you’d like to join the cast or crew of our next productions - please get in touch- no experience needed!

Relatively Speaking review: ‘I’m always struck by the professionalism and polish of New Era Players’ 👇 link below

30/05/2026

🌼 Flower power. Progressive ideas. Complete confusion.

Nobody quite knows who is who, what they want, or even why they are there in Alan Ayckbourn’s hilarious comedy Relatively Speaking.

Set in a sunny Buckinghamshire garden in the late 1960s, this classic farce is full of comic misunderstandings and brilliantly awkward moments.

Presented by New Era Players at the New Era Theatre, Wash Common, Newbury.

📅 11th–13th & 16th–20th June
🎟 £15 tickets available now

Book here: ticketsource.co.uk/new-era-players

22/05/2026

🎭 New Era Players look forward to bringing to the stage the brilliant Alan Ayckbourn comedy Relatively Speaking this June.

The action takes place in the late 1960s, an age of flower power and progressive ideas, mainly in a sunny garden in Bucks. Here, hilarious misunderstandings lead to mayhem, as nobody quite knows who is who, what they want, or even why they are there.

Greg thinks he’s going to marry Ginny. Ginny thinks she’s going to break it off with her older married lover, Philip. Philip thinks Greg wants to marry his own wife, Sheila. Sheila thinks everyone should probably have some sherry. 🍷

Join in the fun at New Era Theatre from 11th–13th and 16th–20th June.

🎟 Tickets £15
📍 Wash Common, Newbury
🕢 Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start

Book online at ticketsource.co.uk/new-era-players

10/05/2026

🎭 Reminder!

Our reading for Lords & Ladies is this Monday at 7:30pm.

If you’d like to get involved in a fun, fast-paced Discworld production, come along and have a read.

✨ Roles for all ages
✨ Including younger performers aged 17–20
✨ Newcomers very welcome

Expect witches, wizards, mischief and plenty of chaos in true Terry Pratchett style.

📅 Monday 11th May
🕢 7:30pm

08/05/2026

Back in 1965, Alan Ayckbourn wrote Relatively Speaking in response to a request from a theatre manager in Scarborough for:

“A play which would make people laugh when their seaside summer holidays were spoiled by the rain…”

More than 60 years later, this classic comedy still does exactly that.

Packed with mistaken identities, misunderstandings and wonderfully sharp dialogue, Relatively Speaking remains one of Ayckbourn’s best-loved plays.

Come and enjoy an evening of laughter with New Era Players this June at the New Era Theatre, Wash Common.

📅 11th–13th & 16th–20th June
🎟 Tickets £15

Book now: ticketsource.co.uk/new-era-players

26/04/2026

🎭 Casting Call – ‘Lords and Ladies’ (Discworld)

Come along to our reading on Monday 11th May at 7:30pm and get involved.

Based on Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett, this is a lively, fast-paced play set in the magical Discworld. Expect witches, wizards, kings, mischievous characters… and a few surprises from another realm.

✨ What to expect:

* Around 30+ characters (with plenty of doubling up)
* Roles for all ages, including younger cast members (17–20)
* A fun, energetic production with lots of variety
* Opportunities to play multiple parts

If you’ve been involved in our previous Discworld productions, you’ll know the style. If not, this is a great one to jump into.

No pressure, just come along, have a read, and see what you think.

👉 Join us on 11th May, 7:30pm at New Era Theatre, by St. George's Community Centre on Andover Road in Wash Common, Newbury, RG14 6NU