Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by George Furth
Direction and Musical Staging by John Doyle
Musical Supervisor and Musical Arrangements
by Cathy Jayes
Designed by Liz Ascroft
Sound Designed by Gary Dixon

On a roof top in West Side, Manhattan, three friends watch as Sputnik flashes across the sky heralding the dawn of a new era. With all the idealism and exuberance of youth, they look forward to a promising future - "Our Time".

Twenty five years later life and frustrated ambition have taken their toll. In Bel Air, California, Charley, Frank and Mary reflect on their life journey and the changing face of friendship. As the cynicism of middle age is stripped away, they remember how things used to be: "Our dreams coming true, Me and you, pal, Me and you!"

"It is almost 2 years since Jill Fraser asked me if I would do one more musical at The Watermill. I promised I would. Much has changed, of course, but I wanted to keep my promise. I thought long and hard about a musical that would reflect all Jill may have wanted to say and how it could be said. So, with the blessing of writers Sondheim and Furth, this poignant and funny musical, is coming to The Watermill."
Director, John Doyle

Part of the London International Mime Festival

As strange and surreal as its title suggests, Astronomy For Insects is an unnerving dance macabre from a country in the throes of change. It's the free-fall logic of dreams and nightmares, a sci-fi world of ominous, outlandishly costumed characters, giant columns of light, and thrumming sound that sends shivers up your spine.

BlackSkyWhite's performances are always magical sights, an alarming clash of beauty and terror. They tell no story, reveal no plot, they reflect reality through distorting mirrors, travelling the thin line between our outer and inner worlds.

"I haven't a clue what Astronomy For Insects is about but it's a blast" Daily Telegraph

www.mimefest.co.uk

The Mandolinquents return to host our regular Greenham folk night. For the second half of the evening, fellow Yorkshireman Simon Mayor presents a review of the songs and masterful wit of the late Jake Thackray. "Mr Thackray's songs are painfully funny, sad, tragic, irreverent, incisive, downright rude - often all at once!" Includes The Bantam Cock, Sister Josephine, The Lodger, The Bull, The Widow of Bridlington, The Ballad of Billy Kershaw, The Castleford Ladies Magical Circle... and many more.

www.jakethackray.com

Southern Sinfonia return with another of their popular cafe concerts, this time in the main auditorium. Programme and artists will be published nearer the event.

www.southernsinfonia.co.uk

2006 If.comeddies Panel Prize Winner Mark Watson, embarks on a brand new national tour, Can I Briefly Talk To You About The Point Of Life?

Since last year's show he's made regular appearances on BBC2's Mock The Week, been in his own hugely acclaimed Radio 4 series, published his second novel and performed sell-out runs at the Adelaide and Melbourne comedy festivals which led to a two-week run at the Sydney Opera House. In between all this, he's written a brand new stand up show. Here it is.

"A Delight.A Joyful Stream-Of-Consciousness Journey" Observer

Age guide 16+