Showing:
29 November - 20 January

Evening shows Tue - Sat
Sat matinees every week
Sun matinees from 3 Dec, excluding Xmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
Special New Year's Eve Gala

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TICKETS COST BETWEEN £84 AND £95 (EXCLUDING THE NEW YEARS EVE SHOW) AND ALL TICKETS INCLUDE A DELICIOUS TWO-COURSE MEAL IN THE RESTAURANT BEFORE THE SHOW. 

FOR MATINEE PERFORMANCES:
Restaurant open and serving lunch from 12.15pm – 2pm
Performance starts 2.15pm
FOR EVENING PERFORMANCES
Restaurant open and serving dinner from 6.15pm – 8pm
Performance starts 8.15pm

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter

Book by Arthur Kopit

Additional Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead

Based on the play “The Philadelphia Story” by Philip Barry

Also based on the Turner Entertainment Co. motion picture “High Society”

Directed by Joseph Pitcher

ENJOY A SWELLEGENT, ELEGANT MUSICAL THIS CHRISTMAS

You’re invited to the wedding of the year, and what a swell party it’s going to be!

Long Island socialite Tracy Lord is planning her lavish High Society nuptials with 700 guests and oceans of champagne. But who exactly will be the groom? Her fiancé – the self-made but boring George? Or her glamorous and dangerous ex-husband Dexter who turns up on the scene determined to win her back. Or maybe news reporter Mike Connor, who has been sent to cover the wedding for his tabloid paper and who falls head over heels in love with the captivating Miss Lord. Come and enjoy this swell party and find out which suitor she chooses.

Cole Porter’s classic feel-good musical is based on THE PHILADELPHIA STORY and the 1956 film starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Full of songs you know from True Love to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, it is a Christmas extravaganza not to be missed.

On Friday and Saturday nights there will be live music in the bar after the show, with cocktails and champagne flowing. We encourage our audience to dress up and join in this swellegant, elegant party. And if you are booking for our special New Year’s Eve Gala glamour is derigeur.

 

We’re partnering with Stanlake Park Wine Estate on some exclusive festive discounts during the run of HIGH SOCIETY! Read below to see what offers are available…

1. From 29th November to 20th January 2024, if you spend £150 or more at our box office then you will receive a 20% discount with Stanlake Park which you can redeem against a case of their popular Heritage Brut! What’s more with your purchase, you will be able to claim two free glasses of Heritage Brut at Stanlake Park’s stunning wine bar!

*This exclusive offer will need to be redeemed with Stanlake Park by 20th February, 2024, and cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotional discounts or offers from Stanlake*

 

2. From 29th November to 20th January 2024, if you buy a case of Heritage Brut from Stanlake Park Wine Estate, you will receive a 10% discount for any show at the Mill.

*This limited time offer will need to be redeemed within 12 months from the date of purchase and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer*

 

3. From 29th November to 20th January 2024, anyone who purchases our exclusive High Society 75 Cocktail will be eligible to enter a competition to win an incredible prize!

The prize includes a Wine tour for 2 at the Stanlake Park Estate and 2 tickets for a show of your choice at The Mill until the end of our 2025 season. Alongside this you will also receive 2 free glasses of Stanlake’s popular Heritage Brut after the Wine tour, plus a free bottle to take away. And if all of that isn’t enough, you’ll also receive an Afternoon Tea and Tour for two at The Mill!

All you have to do to enter is leave your contact details once you’ve purchased your High Society 75 Cocktail at our Waterwheel Bar and keep a copy of your receipt!

DirectorJoseph Pitcher
ChoreographerJaye Elster
Set DesignerJason Denvir
Costume DesignerNatalie Titchener
Musical Arranger/SupervisorJerome van den Berghe
Co-Lighting DesignerNic Farman
Co-Lighting DesignerHector Murray
Sound DesignerChris Whybrow
Assistant DirectorKirsty Malpass
Assistant ChoreographerGeorge Lyons
Music & LyricsCole Porter
BookArthur Kopit
Artistic DirectorSally Hughes
CastingPearson Casting CDG

Cast List
Musicians

"Another fabulous in-house musical on a scale that has to be seen to be believed. A trip to The Mill at Sonning Theatre is an absolute must this Christmas!"

Theatre Reviews Design

"Delivered with high-class perfection and impeccable style by the entire cast"

Theatre and Art Reviews

"A 'swellegant, elegant' treat - what a swell party this is, to quote one of the score of Cole Porter standards that punctuate this breezy, ebullient musical like jewels on a Cartier necklace"

WhatsOnStage

"The Mill at Sonning Theatre is inviting you to the High Society wedding of the year and you would be a fool to decline the invitation. It's guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and hum Cole Porter’s classic songs for the foreseeable future!"

Adventures in Theatreland

"The Mill at Sonning continues to offer a uniquely delicious theatrical experience that nourishes its audience with classic song and dance that sparkles with sophistication"

BroadwayWorld UK

"Sometimes a show comes along that is so joyful and engaging that you just want to jump on stage and join in: High Society at the The Mill at Sonning Theatre is one such musical - it oozes energy, with a dynamic cast that barely pauses to catch their breath"

Theatre and Tonic

“A slick, nostalgic trip into the golden era of classic Jazz standards and Cole Porter showstoppers. A sparkling Christmas hit!”

Curtain Call Reviews

"Joyously fun, and a true testament to Hollywood musicals. It’s a celebration of the genre and a hoot to watch. And it’s an even greater joy to see such a production outside the West End"

The Reviews Hub

"Very uplifting - just the job for a dreary old December afternoon!"

Fairy Powered

"High Society at The Mill at Sonning Theatre doesn’t disappoint. Utterly joyful, it showcases an exceptionally talented cast in a fantastically feel good production, filled with heart, nostalgia and just a little bit of saucy fun!"

West End Best Friend

"The Mill at Sonning’s High Society is a fun, lighthearted, and joyful production. With a Christmas meal before the show, it’s the perfect festive delight!"

Lost in Theatreland

"A Christmas treat that you can’t afford to miss. An elegant production. A swell party indeed. What a swellegant, elegant party this is!"

Spy in the Stalls

"The Mill at Sonning have done it again! If you are looking for a slice of musical theatre heaven this festive season, High Society is the perfect production"

All That Dazzles

"What an elegant, swellegant production of High Society at the Mill At Sonning - I left the show with a smile on my face. What more could you want?"

London Born and Bred

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ONCE PURCHASED THE TICKET MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED NOR MONEY REFUNDED (EXCEPT AS IN RESALES BELOW) The management reserves the right, in combination with any other statements or directives which may be shown on the ticket or as displayed on the premises to:-

1. refuse admission of the ticket holder to the premises
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4. delay entry of latecomers until a suitable break or interval in the performance/event
5. make any changes whatsoever in the performance/event owing to any unforeseen or unavoidable cause
6. cancel or abandon the performance/event for reasons beyond its control without notice and without being liable to pay any person any compensation or damage whatsoever other than at the Management's discretion, a possible percentage or maximum refund to the ticket holder of the value of the ticket.

Resales

In common with general theatre practice, tickets for the theatre cannot be exchanged or money refunded. If patrons find that they are unable to use their tickets, the Box Office will endeavour to resell on the understanding that the sale of the theatre's own available seats must take priority. A fee of 10% will be charged for successful resale. The Mill at Sonning Theatre Ltd Sonning Eye Reading RG4 6TY (0118) 969 8000 admin@millatsonning.com Registered in England No. 1367251

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What personal information we collect from you

The Mill at Sonning Theatre may us the personal information that you provide to keep you informed about our artistic programme, opportunities to take part in and way to support the theatre. We will store your personal information securely and use it in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulation (PECR) 2012

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We aim to be clear when we collect your personal information and to use it in ways that you would reasonably expect us to do so. We will collect your personal information including for example, your name, address, telephone number and email address when you:

• Book for a show or an event
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Our procedures and the technology we use have appropriate safe guards in place to keep information as secure as possible. Access to customer information is strictly controlled. The system can only be accessed by The Mill at Sonning staff who need it to do their job and deal with the customers needs. All staff required to adhere to current data protection legislations in line with The Mill at Sonning’s data protection policy and are subject to a duty of confidentiality. If you use your credit or debit card to purchase from us or to make a donation, we will ensure that this is carried out securely and in accordance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). We optionally allow you to store your card details for use in a future transaction. This is carried out in compliance with PCI-DSS and in a way where none of our staff members are able to see your full card number. We never store your 3 or 4 digit security code. Our Finance data is secured via a managed hosting service delivered by Advanced. All Managed Hosting services are delivered exclusively from Data Centre facilities in England. Customer data is not transferred or stored outside of these facilities. Advanced’s internal networks are segregated to restrict access to areas of the networks that contain sensitive data, with RBAC (Role Based Access Control) further restricting access to specific individuals within certain roles. Advanced deploys market leading next generation firewall appliances to protect the Private Cloud environment from malicious attack. Network devices are managed within a secure management network and servers are secured by firewalls. In both instances SSL/TLS secure encryption protocols are used. We will not transfer, process or store your personal information anywhere that is outside of the European Economic Area, unless we have a contractual agreement in place that is of an equivalent standard to GDPR. We occasionally employ other organisations to help fulfil our activities and agreed communication with you. For example, we work with a mailing company to send out our season brochure. When we do this, we will only give authority for the personal information to be used for the purpose it has been provided for. We will ensure that any third parties have safeguards in place to keep your personal information secure.

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We store personal information for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of legal, accounting, reporting or booking requirements. We store your personal information so that any subsequent purchases or bookings can be linked back to the record that we hold for you on our system. We retain personal information based on the nature, sensitivity and purpose the personal information was collected for. Any objections you make to how we use your personal information will be stored against your record on our system so that we can comply with your requests.

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• Request a copy of personal information held about you
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There is no fee for you to exercise any of these rights. If you choose to exercise any of these rights, we may need to request certain information from you to help us confirm your identity. This is a security measure to ensure that personal information is not shared with anyone without the right to receive it. We aim to carry out all requests within one month. Occasionally it may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex. In this case, we will notify you.

Updating your personal information

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