Two Halves of Guinness
Reading Rep Theatre
Booking from 29 - 30 Oct 26
Suitable for ages 12+
Student tickets just £15.00
Inspire your Drama students with a live example of sustained characterisation and solo storytelling.
Bring acting choices into focus, with voice, movement and stage presence to discuss back in classroom.
Explore how real life becomes theatre, connecting biography, scriptwriting and performance.
Prices
Tickets valid for performances on Thu 29 Oct & Fri 30 Oct 2026. All rates are for school groups and qualifying home educator groups of 10+, plus you'll get 1 free adult ticket for every 10 students (11th ticket free). All tickets are subject to availability. For more details and the latest rates, please get in touch.
Key Info
Reading Rep Theatre
Kings Road
Reading
RG1 4LY
2 hours
Thu 29 Oct: 7:30pm; Fri 30 Oct: 3pm & 7:30pm
About
Sir Alec Guinness’ commanding performance as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars secured his fame for future generations. Yet after a distinguished career as one of Britain’s greatest actors, the double-Oscar-winning star of over 70 films feared he would only be remembered as a Jedi Knight.
Two Halves of Guinness reveals a mysterious life story worthy of the darkest Ealing Comedies, revisiting his most memorable characters and encountering a galaxy of stars along the way.
Zeb Soanes (Classic FM, BBC Radio 4) stars as Alec Guinness in a play written by Mark Burgess and directed by Selina Cadell (Eddie Izzard’s Great Expectations, Hamlet; Miles Jupp in The Life I Lead).
This production of Two Halves of Guinness marks the 25th anniversary of Sir Alec Guinness’ death.
A masterclass in sustained characterisation and solo storytelling, it offers Drama and English students plenty to discuss back in class. Performances fall during October half term, making this a great option for home educator groups and schools with different holiday dates.
“Zeb Soanes’ immaculate impersonation”
“A special, deeply empathetic rendition”
“A masterly performance as Sir Alec Guinness.”
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