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Henley Drama Festival Results 16/May/2012   Read

The overall winners of the Henley Drama Festival adjudicated by Colin Dolley are the Henley Players. For a full listing of winners read on....

Henley Drama Festival entrants 03/May/2012   Read

Entrants for the 41st Henley Drama Festival have been released. Come along and judge for yourself who you think should win....

Kenton Friends Renewal 15/March/2012   Read

Dear Kenton Friend, Thank you for supporting Henley's beautiful Theatre for the last year. Our Kenton Friends, provide vital financial support towards running the theatre support and we welcome your involvement. We all hope you have enjoyed the perfomances and invite to continue to play a part in keeping the theatre thriving by renewing your membership for the next year. It is now possible for you to renew your membership online by going to the Kenton Theatre Website http://www.kentontheatre.co.uk Click on Memberships in the panel on the right and then add the appropriate membership to your basket. Click on Checkout and you will be asked to enter your email address and password. The email address held for you is the one used in this mail. If you have not set a password on the system click next to 'Forgotten your password?' and one will be sent to your email address. You can then log into your account to continue the checkout procedure. If you prefer you can also contact the Box Office who will process the Friends renewal in the same way that they book tickets. Please look at the website to see the interesting and varied shows on offer and to keep up to date with the latest news. Shows are often added after the brochure is printed which will only appear on the website so please look at it regularly. We look forward to seeing you at the Kenton...

Spring Summer Programme out now 15/March/2012   Read

As we step into spring I am delighted to present a diverse selection of shows leading us into the summer months. We embrace the local dance schools and societies who look forward to your company. In a year celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Anniversary of Dickens there are plenty of shows to entertain you, your family and friends!...

Opera meets Burlesque 25/February/2012   Read

Opera meets burlesque. The action has moved from the grand salons of 19th-century Paris to the sleazy but chic burlesque club scene of London today. Violetta transmutes from a courtesan to a cabaret star pursued by brash, young City banking types. Her lover, Alfredo, is Muslim so his cavorting with a strip club singer in a basque brings shame to his family and threatens his sister's planned marriage. 'Here's a repertoire standard relocated and sexed up for a modern, audience. … backing it all up with great music, a heck of a lot of verve and a riveting central performance.' The Evening Standard'....

Rhythm & Rhyme Fun! 17/January/2012   Read

Mixing Jazz and Poetry was hip back in the 1950s - a product of the "beat generation" in America and on the Left Bank of Paris. A very British equivalent will appear on the Thames bank, at the Kenton Theatre, when Reedy Fusion returns to stage Henley's version with local personalities delivering verse or worse. ...

Winter & Spring Brochure out now 30/December/2011   Read

The Kenton Calendar and Programme are available to download here or pick up from the Theatre box office Did you know you can now buy tickets on-line?...

What's the Point of School? 30/December/2011   Read

Does thinking about your school days make you shudder or were they the best days of your life? Are you scarred by the 3 “R’s – reading, riting and rithmetic.?”...

Prof. Chris Stringer Lecture 13/November/2011   Read

The Origin of our Species - Who do we think we are? Whether you are a convinced Creationist or an enthusiastic Evolutionist you should come along to the Kenton Theatre on December 5th at 8.00p.m. to listen to Professor Chris Stringer deliver a Kenton Lecture on “The Origin of our Species.” You will not need to know the difference between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals to be mesmerised by his story of the ascent of man from Africa to Henley-on-Thames. ...

Abba Band's Arrival at The Kenton 16/September/2011   Read

Music lovers are invited to don their flares and turn back the clock for one night only when the Kenton Theatre welcomes top Abba tribute band, Arrival....