Watermill Theatre

Nestled away in the West Berkshire countryside, alongside the River Lambourn, is the idyllic location of the Watermill Theatre. A boutique 200-seat venue, it takes its name from the building's original purpose.

The theatre building was originally an 1830s corn mill. Converted from a derelict state by its owner David Gollins, it started its theatrical life as a 113-seater amateur theatre. In 1967, it became a professional theatre, and has enjoyed artistic directorship from the likes of David Gilmore, Jill Fraser, Hedda Beeby and, more recently, Paul Hart.

A notable production of Othello (1995), a collaboration between then-artistic director Jill Fraser and Edward Hall, sparked the creation of the award-winning theatre company Propeller, who now tour the world with fresh new interpretations of Shakespeare.