You may attend any active group once as a visitor, if you contact the group coordinator first, but to continue you have to become a member of Bedford u3a.

We are lucky in Bedford to have two wonderful local Theatres - The Quarry and The Place. This group visits both venues regularly. We attend a variety of drama, music, and National Theatre Live events. This is a selection of what we have saw last year - Blithe Spirit, Shakespeare in Love and Abigail’s Party at The Place Theatre and two National Theatre Live productions- Macbeth and Dr Strangelove, plus several fantastic shows at Bed Fringe.

If you are interested we add you to the list and then it’s up to you to choose what you would like to attend- some people come to most things, others dip in and out.

Here is a selection of some of the events planned for 2026

Avenue Q The Musical, Lady Malsery and The Lovely Bones at The Place

Emergency Ward 10, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare and several National Theatre Live performances at The Quarry

We’re always happy to have other suggestions