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June Play Reading Announcement
“Remember what we once were and what we thought we’d be. And now this.” J.B.Priestley wrote this poignant tale of disillusionment and...
Richard Weller
May 5, 20241 min read
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Countdown to The King's Speech: Stanley Baldwin
Our series of thumbnail sketches about characters in the The King's Speech concentrates today on one of the most successful politicians...
Richard Weller
May 3, 20241 min read
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Countdown to The King's Speech: Myrtle Logue
With our production of The King's Speech just over two weeks away, today we take a look at the person in the play about whom least is...
Richard Weller
May 1, 20241 min read
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Thank you BBC Radio Surrey
We were delighted that the good people at BBC Radio Surrey were good enough to invite Richard Weller in his capacity as Director of The...
Richard Weller
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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The King's Speech - the Director speaks!
In what promises to be one of the radio highlights of 2024, Richard Weller, in his guise as Director of our forthcoming production of The...
Richard Weller
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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Countdown to The King's Speech: Cosmo Lang
Today's profile takes us to a figure who is little known today but played a key role in the abdication crisis, the Archbishop of...
Richard Weller
Apr 27, 20242 min read
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Countdown to The King's Speech: George V
It's time for profile four and our first meeting with royalty. Where else to go but to the man who ruled all those pink bits on the old...
Richard Weller
Apr 23, 20241 min read
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Countdown to The King's Speech: Lionel Logue
For the third of our profiles of real life characters in The King's Speech and the people who will be portraying them, we are looking at...
Richard Weller
Apr 19, 20241 min read
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Countdown to The King's Speech: Wallis Simpson
With The King's Speech only a month away, it’s time for the second profile of a real life character in the play and who will be...
Richard Weller
Apr 16, 20241 min read
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Countdown to The King's Speech: Winston Churchill
With our much anticipated production of The King's Speech only a few weeks away, we present the first in a series of profiles of the real...
Richard Weller
Apr 13, 20241 min read
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October production announcement
Our October production is going to be something a little bit different. “The Shakespeare Revue” is an evening of songs and sketches...
Richard Weller
Apr 1, 20241 min read
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AGM Announcement: Sunday 30 June at 4:00 pm
A date for your diaries is our AGM which we are bringing forward this year. More details to follow nearer the time.
Richard Weller
Mar 30, 20241 min read
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Matilda JR: Cast Announcement
We are delighted to announce the cast for The Next Generation’s production of Matilda JR on the 20-22 June at The Royal School. Sometimes...
Richard Weller
Mar 28, 20242 min read
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April play reading information
Sunday April 7th. The Visit (or The Old Lady Comes To Call). This is a superb play, written in 1956 by Swiss playwright Friedrich...
Richard Weller
Mar 13, 20241 min read
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To quote the Manager of Haslemere Hall......
..........."The Speech is within Reach." Yes, the Box Office for our forthcoming production of The King's Speech is now open and you can...
Richard Weller
Mar 3, 20241 min read
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Matilda JR: Audition announcement
Auditions for Matilda JR will be held at 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Sunday March 17th at The Royal School, Farnham Lane, Haslemere. These are...
Richard Weller
Mar 2, 20242 min read
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First play reading of 2024: TODAY!
Sunday February 4th. Shakespeare in Love. "Allow me to explain about the theatre business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable...
Richard Weller
Feb 4, 20241 min read
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The King's Speech: AUDITION RESULTS
We had a terrific turnout for our auditions yesterday and after much deliberation are delighted to announce the following cast: Bertie -...
Richard Weller
Jan 29, 20241 min read
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The King's Speech: Audition pieces
We had an excellent turnout for our read through tonight and now it's time to prepare for AUDITIONS to be held this Sunday 28 January...
Richard Weller
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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REMINDER: The King's Speech preliminaries THIS WEEK
Preparations for our Spring production are well underway and now it's time to pick up the pace. A read through will be held at 7:30 pm...
Richard Weller
Jan 22, 20241 min read
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