Executive Director & Joint CEO, The Watermill Theatre. Mum to a magnificent girl. Prolific drinker of tea and sometimes baker. Views all my own.
Joined March 2010
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30 Jan 2024
It's taken some time for this news to sink in: we're so honoured to be named #TheatreOfTheYear in @TheStage #StageAwards. Massive congratulations to joint winner @NationalTheatre & huge respect to all of our fellow nominees. 🧵
We are excited to share that the second winner of the Theatre of the Year Award is @WatermillTh in Newbury.
Congratulations!
🏆#TheStageAwards in association with @Tysersent
ALT The Stage Awards Theatre of the Year - Watermill Theatre, Newbury.
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Claire Murray retweeted
28 Jul 2025
Fantastic to catch up with this at the weekend at @WatermillTh - across the board sensational perfs, and ingenious indoors and out staging from Paul Hart that takes you into the cultish heart of the Christ story.
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Claire Murray retweeted
16 Apr 2025
Caught up with this @WatermillTh: Audrey Brisson rolls her rs and sings her heart out to perfection as Piaf in Kimberley Sykes' accomplished revival of Pam Gems' often clunky but classic-stuffed resumé of the life of the 'little sparrow'. Runs to May 17. watermill.org.uk/events/piaf
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10 Apr 2025
#PIAF @WatermillTh is sensational. Hard agree with The Times: "Audrey Brisson was born to play this part." Snap up a ticket while you can! watermill.org.uk/events/piaf…
Incredibly proud of the whole team who have brought this beautiful show to the stage.
ALT A woman - Edith Piaf - short black hair, in a full white, sits on top of a piano looking in to the distance.
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26 Feb 2025
What more can I say!
2025 set to be another rollicking year @WatermillTh! #JesusChristSuperstar #CharleysAunt #TheLittleMermaid
26 Feb 2025
Hosanna! Let’s blast the roof off! Also Rob Madge!! Also True Foxes!!! All very exciting. 😇💃 🧜♀️
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Claire Murray retweeted
7 Feb 2025
The Autobiography Of A Cad opens tonight @WatermillTh ...big luvvy hugs and kisses to all cast and crew, but especially @Mack_JEM @RhiannonNeads @MiteshSoni_1 and @PaulHarttheatre #satire #comedy #politics #Cad
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Claire Murray retweeted
2 Feb 2025
My piece for @timesculture on the origins of my new play with #IanHislop @PrivateEyeNews. Opens @WatermillTh #TheAutobiographyOfACad starring @Mack_JEM @RhiannonNeads @MiteshSoni_1 #Cad #theatre #Satire
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10 Jan 2025
Quite something to be named in @TheStage 100! Delighted to be representing all the brilliant people who have made this a stand-out year for The Watermill.
Grateful and humbled to be recognised amongst so many other wonderful industry colleagues.
9 Jan 2025
We’re delighted to be featured in the Stage 100, as we round off our time as Theatre of the Year 2024. Congratulations to our joint CEOs Paul Hart and Claire Murray!
Over the last 12 months, we've produced 7 shows including revivals of Barnum & The King’s Speech, and two new musicals. The Lord of the Rings has continued delighting audiences across the globe with productions in Chicago, Auckland and an Australian tour.
It’s been an incredible year for us as a charity with 85 accessible performances, 13,000 opportunities for local people to get involved, 400 donated tickets, 12 full bursaries for our Youth Theatre and the launch of Elemental, our artist development programme.
Thank you to everyone who’s worked with us this year, and the generous support of our members and donors, who enable us to look to the future with confidence.
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Claire Murray retweeted
7 Jan 2025
Join us for a very special one-off fundraising event, as renowned writers and masters of satire Ian Hislop & Nick Newman take to the Watermill stage to offer a very frank and funny insight into their careers, their long-standing history with the Watermill and in particular, their latest project – The Autobiography of a Cad.
Pre-priority booking for Bulrush, Ferns, Water Lily & Willow is now open!
Priority booking for Friends & Reeds 14 Jan 1pm.
General on sale on 21 Jan 1pm.
Find out how to become a member from £35 for the year at watermill.org.uk/membership
26 Feb | 2.30pm
🎟️ watermill.org.uk/audience_wi…
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19 Dec 2024
"Utter magic." So proud of our brilliant Pinocchio team featuring in the best shows of 2024. theguardian.com/stage/2024/d…
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10 Dec 2024
Loved The Singing Mermaid and excited to see A Squash and a Squeeze getting the @LittleATheatre & Barb Jungr treatment!
.@LittleATheatre has revealed its new season for spring 2025, which boasts three new shows including the first stage adaptation of Julia Donaldon and Axel Scheffler’s 1993 bestseller A Squash and a Squeeze 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/producti…
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21 Nov 2024
"Simply glorious" A fantastic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for @WatermillTh Pinocchio. Very proud of the brilliant team who have made a cracker for Christmas.
theguardian.com/stage/2024/n…
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10 Nov 2024
So lucky to be in the final rehearsal room run of #Pinocchio yesterday. Glorious puppety fun from a glorious human-y team, packed with earworms that'll be with me all Christmas! It's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me & my girl before it even hits the stage. Can't wait to share from this Fri 🤥
6 Nov 2024
Check out the Pinocchio team's inventive and playful approach to bringing Michael Morpurgo's book to the stage!
15 Nov - 5 Jan
🎟️ watermill.org.uk/pinocchio
🎥 Alex Ryland-Jones
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Claire Murray retweeted
22 Oct 2024
We are looking for a Front of House Duty Manager to join our team at the Watermill!
Apply by 4 Nov
Find out more at watermill.org.uk/jobs
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Claire Murray retweeted
14 Oct 2024
I am so proud of everyone involved in this and all behind the scenes @WatermillTh! 🙌🙌🙌
ICYMI: @WatermillTh’s 2023 success, Lord of the Rings - A Musical Tale, is to return to the UK next year following international runs in Chicago, Auckland and Sydney.
Find out more 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/producti…
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15 Oct 2024
HUGE news! @WatermillTh buzzing with excitement and team plans for a Hobbit-like journey to the magnificent @TRPlymouth. Can.Not.Wait.
14 Oct 2024
Exclusive: The Lord of the Rings musical to return to UK shores ahead of European tour whatsonstage.com/news/the-lo…
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Claire Murray retweeted
12 Oct 2024
With ISAD24 right round the corner, we’ve had a wonderful day @WatermillTh with a fun workshop led by Tyler Holland and Lixi, and watching an outstanding performance of The Kings Speech. Let’s keep celebrating stammering voices #stammer #stutter #difference #ISAD24
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25 Sep 2024
Captivated by the storytelling in #TheKingsSpeech @WatermillTh. So deft and delicate with the most extraordinary performances from @Arthur_Hughes1 & @SandysClarke at its heart. Glorious! ❤️
24 Sep 2024
It's press night for The King's Speech! 👑
Take a look at these stunning photos of our incredible cast.
Until 2 Nov
🎟️ watermill.org.uk/the-kings-s…
📷 Alex Brenner
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Claire Murray retweeted
29 Aug 2024
Roll up, roll up ... I had a wonderful time yesterday at @WatermillTh watching the musical #Barnum. Hugely talented cast led by Matt Rawle. A real 'big top' of a show. It's on until 8th Sept, so catch it if you can! Highly recommended.
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23 Aug 2024
Excited to welcome this brilliant team to @WatermillTh next week & to be partnering with The Fluency Trust on #TheKingsSpeech
23 Aug 2024
Cast for The King’s Speech revival confirmed whatsonstage.com/news/cast-f…
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