Rose Street Theatre Club
The Rose Street Theatre Club (RSTC) arranges monthly trips, ranging from Popular Musicals to Classical Concerts, from Plays to Operas and other outings. All trips are by coach, picking up at a number of stops from Crowthorne through to Wokingham (including Nine Mile Ride, Rose Street and the Three Frogs), and the cost of the coach is included in the overall cost of the outing.
We aim to offer an exciting and comprehensive range of activities' and is 'a welcoming and safe way' to visit local theatres as well as the big London shows - something few elderly or handicapped people living alone would ever attempt. We feel we meet the 'social needs of our community' in a very practical way, and have seen many friendships established that extend beyond the club's activities.
Future Programme
| 2 April | 'Hairspray' | Woking: Ambassador Theatre (matinee) |
| 15 May | 'Starlight Express' | Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre (matinee) |
| 26 June | 'Witness for the Prosecution' | County Hall, London's South Bank (matinee) |
| 31 July | 'Evita' | London Palladium (matinee) |
| 17 September | 'ABBA Voyage' | ABBA Arena, London (evening) |
| 7 October | 'Sleeping Beauty' | Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford (evening) |
| 4 December | 'John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration' Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
Royal Albert Hall (matinee) |
For more information see the club's website.
Annual Report (March 2025)
The Theatre Club continues to be in good health, both from a financial and a membership perspective. We provide fellowship and friendship to those already within the Church and also to many who have no previous Church connection, and feel we meet the social needs of our community in a very practical way. Our varied and comprehensive range of activities are particularly appreciated by those who are on their own, and who are unlikely to travel into London’s theatre-land by themselves, and we have seen many friendships established that extend beyond the club’s activities.
We have had a full programme of monthly trips either to the theatre, a concert or a place of interest. We are trying where possible to get matinee performances for the theatres by popular request from the members.
This year we are planning a day trip to Hatfield House and Gardens.
Our membership is now full at 425 and we have a waiting list. Average bookings are holding up well despite the inevitable increase in costs. We will continue to limit the impact of this as far as possible.
Tony King