Playing Queen Victoria YouTube video by Watermill Theatre

Jessica Rhodes and Amanda Boxer share what it’s like to both play Queen Victoria, and the unique dynamic between them, in Victoria: A Queen Unbound 👸

Join us for our famous duck race at the Spring Fête, and get in on the chance of winning 4 tickets to ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (The Guardian) Pinocchio!
1x 🦆= 1 Entry

Sun 3 May, 10am - 4pm
T's & C's apply - find out more on the day

Check out our upcoming access performances of Victoria: A Queen Unbound 👑
Audio Described with Touch Tour & Captioned - Sat 25 Apr, 2.30pm & Tue 28 Apr, 7.30pm

Priority booking is now open for Murder Before Evensong and these exciting one-off events coming this autumn 🍂
General booking opens 24 Apr, 1pm | Find out more about memberships on our website

We're We’re delighted to announce that we’ve received funding from the Creative Foundations Fund from Arts Council England 🎉

Read more about it on our website at watermill.org.uk/news

We’re thrilled to announce Murder Before Evensong, a gripping new stage adaptation of Reverend Richard Coles’ beloved mystery. Adapted for the stage by Paul Hart and Shaun McKenna, this brand-new production brings the best-selling novel to life. ⛪🔪

Our fantastic Fête is returning this spring!
This year, alongside our famous duck race and traditional fete games, we'll be offering free youth theatre taster sessions and storytelling in the theatre.

Sun 3 May, 10am - 4pm
Entry fee £3 online | £4 on the door

Don't miss the 'Gripping' (⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Stage), Victoria: A Queen Unbound 👑

Limited run until 9 May
🎟️ watermill.org.uk/events/victoria
📷 Pamela Raith

Join us next Tuesday for an afternoon filled with flavour, creativity and most importantly, rum! 🍹😎
Learn three signature rum cocktails in a hands-on session with local business, Henley Distillery.

14 Apr, 1.30pm
🎟 watermill.org.uk/events/cocktail

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A compelling and nuanced portrait of Victoria' – WhatsOnStage
'Crackles with life & ideas' – The Times

The reviews are in for Victoria: A Queen Unbound - now performing until 9 May 👑
Don’t miss this limited run!

Until 9 May
🎟️ link in bio
📷 Pamela Raith

Daisy Goodwin, writer of Victoria: A Queen Unbound, hit the airwaves this week on BBC 4's First Row - Make sure to listen at bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002tpqc to get an insider look at the play.

Writer DAISY GOODWIN
Director SOPHIE DRAKE
Set & Costume Designer ALEX BERRY
Lighting Designer BEN JACOBS
Sound Designer & Composer ASAF ZOHAR
Movement & Intimacy Director ASHA JENNINGS-GRANT
Dialect Coach ELSPETH MORRISON
Assistant Director PETER O’CONNOR-SMART

Your first look at Victoria: A Queen Unbound, a bold new production that peers into the diaries of one of history’s greatest monarchs.

Until 9 May
🎟️ link in bio
📷 Pamela Raith

Happy World Theatre Day! 🎉
To celebrate, we're looking at some of our touring productions, one which just so happened to have travelled around the world - yes, we love a theme 👏

Calamity Jane 📸 Mark Senior
Lord of the Rings Musical - A Musical Tale 📸 Daniel Boud
Barnum 📸 Pamela Raith

The first performance of Victoria: A Queen Unbound is tonight, and we're so ready to dive into the famous diaries and discover truths behind long-held secrets. 🤫

We're celebrating the arrival of Victoria: A Queen Unbound with a special offer over the Easter weekend. 💐🐥
Join us at an evening performance from Thu 2 - Mon 6 Apr and get £10 off per ticket with code 10SPRING

Victoria: A Queen Unbound - In Rehearsals YouTube video by Watermill Theatre

We spoke to director Sophie Drake and set and costume designer Alex Berry in the Victoria: A Queen Unbound rehearsal room to get an insight into what we can expect from this brand-new play by Daisy Goodwin.

📅 27 Mar – 9 May
🎟️ Link in bio
🎥 Alex Ryland-Jones

The big top is on tour! Take a look at our 'dazzling all-singing, all juggling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (The Observer) musical as Barnum tours around UK & Ireland 🎶🎪📣
📷Pamela Raith

The first performance of Swallows & Amazons is tonight! ⛵
Break a leg to the cast, access providers, creative and backstage team 💖

📸 Jamie Ledwith

Only 6 performances to go!
Time has flown by, as time tends to, and we're almost at the end of this chapter of Lark Rise to Candleford's journey🌾
Until 14 Mar

Tonight is the night! 🙌
Wishing all the luck to our superstars at the WhatsOnStage Awards tonight. 🖤

If you’re following along with us tonight, here are the categories you'll see Jesus Christ Superstar in: BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL, BEST REGIONAL PRODUCTION and BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION/SUPERVISION⚡

Have you ever wondered what it'd be like to rehearse for a Youth Ensemble production? Find out! With behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast of Swallows & Amazons on our website at watermill.org.uk/news 📰

If you're interested in lending a hand, then get in touch with our admin team at admin@watermill.org.uk or by calling 01635 45834.

We're meeting for the first time on Wed 11 Mar, so please get in touch before then if you'd like to join in. 🙌

Are you a whizz with a sewing machine? 🪡
We're looking for volunteers to help us make bunting to decorate our site this summer for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. We'll provide the materials and the pattern, and together we'll help set the scene for this audacious adventure.

Alex Berry, who is nominated for Best Costume Design on Intimate Apparel in the 2026 WhatsOnStage Awards, has an eye for creating costumes with historical authenticity and accuracy - we can't wait to see these designs come to life. 👸🤴

@watermilltheatre.bsky.social such a lovely and joyful experience

We welcome Hal Cruttenden and friends to the Watermill next week, for a night of razor-sharp wit and belly laughs 🤣
Book now before tickets disappear, and remember, you can join us before the show for a burger and a beer 🍔🍺
1 Mar, 8pm
🎟 watermill.org.uk/events/comedy-hal

Join us on Wed 25 Feb for a FREE post-show talk with the creatives and cast of Lark Rise to Candleford. 🌾

Hear from Director Bryn Holding and Writer, Composer & Musical Director, Tamsin Kennard, and unlock the story behind the story of this one-of-a-kind adaptation.

‘Thompson may have written her life story 80 years ago but the joy of realising that life is rooted in the simple things is a timely message for today’s audiences’

★★★★ Lark Rise to Candleford at @watermilltheatre.bsky.social (then @tbtlake.bsky.social )

musicaltheatrereview.com/lark-rise-to...

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Bryn Holding’s spirited staging of Tamsin Kennard’s deliciously earthy adaptation, performed beautifully by a cast of six actor musicians, is a perfect fit for the cosy, wooden Watermill' DAILY MAIL

Until 14 Mar
🎟 watermill.org.uk/events/lark-rise