KATS perform Treasure Island to Thatcham audience

Members of Kennet Amateur Theatrical Society (KATS) performed Treasure Island last weekend at the Kennet School in Thatcham.

Long John Silver and his fearsome pirate crew were hunting for their lost treasure but to find it they first needed to recover their missing treasure map! But those dastardly sea-dogs didn’t count on Jim Hawkins and his Mum getting to the map first! 

With the help of the cake loving Squire Trelawney and his adventurous daughter Jenny, Jim and his mum were soon heading off across the sea to find their fortune on a ship crewed by what looks suspiciously like Pirates and the ladies of the Smuggler’s Cove Women’s Institute!​

KATS is a medium-sized theatre group located in West Berkshire. It was formed around 1968, initially as an offshoot of the Kennet School PTA in Thatcham, Berkshire. KATS became a registered charity in 2012.  Although they became an independent society many years ago, they are still affiliated to the school and stage many of their productions in the school Hall.

​KATS has become renowned throughout the Thatcham and Newbury area for its wide range of popular entertainment and a busy schedule means they’re always looking for new members to join the fun! They rehearse at the Upper Bucklebury Memorial Hall, Upper Bucklebury on a Monday and Thursday evening. They are also a very social group and often meet in the pub after rehearsal or arrange other events such as theatre trips, quiz nights and the annual boules tournament.