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With 25 years at the Newbury Weekly News, Arts Editor Trish, previously enjoyed a 25-year career as an arts centre director, Arts Council crafts assessor and critic.

What’s on in entertainment this week

27 March 2025
What’s on in entertainment this week

What’s on in entertainment this week

27 March 2025

350 literary events to nurture intellectual curiosity, the art of a Rave DJ, and a musical nun on the run… just for starters.


Meet the Open Studios artists: three landscape painters

27 March 2025
Meet the Open Studios artists: three landscape painters

Meet the Open Studios artists: three landscape painters

27 March 2025

Self-discovery, the excitement of the moment, colour and composition are key components for Sydney Klugman, Michael Norcross and Simon Pink.


Victoria Wood’s on stage in Hungerford … sort of!

27 March 2025
Victoria Wood’s on stage in Hungerford … sort of!

Victoria Wood’s on stage in Hungerford … sort of!

27 March 2025

A joyful and poignant musical tribute to the late, great Victoria Wood, devised and performed brilliantly by Hannah Brackenbury.


Happy World Theatre Day!

27 March 2025
Happy World Theatre Day!

Happy World Theatre Day!

27 March 2025

Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your ‘finger of suspicion’ ready to point at tonight’s Murder She Didn’t Write.


Local singers from Newbury’s own Festival Chorus will take centre stage alongside the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

26 March 2025
Local singers from Newbury’s own Festival Chorus will take centre stage alongside the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Local singers from Newbury’s own Festival Chorus will take centre stage alongside the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

26 March 2025

Newbury Spring Festival concert marks a special moment for the community, bringing together professional musicians and talented local singers.


Sneak peek in the rehearsal room for Piaf

26 March 2025
Sneak peek in the rehearsal room for Piaf

Sneak peek in the rehearsal room for Piaf

26 March 2025

Pam Gems’ play, opening at the Watermill on April 4, stars Édith Piaf, the French chanteuse who captivated the world.


Huge Ministry of Sound classical celebration of dance music at Englefield this summer

25 March 2025
Huge Ministry of Sound classical celebration of dance music at Englefield this summer

Huge Ministry of Sound classical celebration of dance music at Englefield this summer

25 March 2025

Plus special guests Paul Oakenfold, David Morales, Judge Jules and Fish56Octogon.


100 gigs not out: ACE Space bucks the trend

25 March 2025
100 gigs not out: ACE Space bucks the trend

100 gigs not out: ACE Space bucks the trend

25 March 2025

With two grassroots music venues closing every month Newbury’s live music venue is thriving.


Ed Sheeran’s open letter to Sir Kier Starmer calls for immediate long-term funding for UK music education

25 March 2025
Ed Sheeran’s open letter to Sir Kier Starmer calls for immediate long-term funding for UK music education

Ed Sheeran’s open letter to Sir Kier Starmer calls for immediate long-term funding for UK music education

25 March 2025

Alongside music industry voices he has appealed to the government to commit £250m funding to provide support across the sector.


Oxford Literary Festival champions free speech with 350 events over one week

24 March 2025
Oxford Literary Festival champions free speech with 350 events over one week

Oxford Literary Festival champions free speech with 350 events over one week

24 March 2025

Festival is renowned for its talks by distinguished voices from around the globe framed by the heritage and dynamism of a world class university.


Tess in a circus spin

23 March 2025
Tess in a circus spin

Tess in a circus spin

23 March 2025

Ockham’s Razor’s inventive retelling of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles reviewed at the Corn Exchange.


Pride & Prejudice (sort of)… what a blast!

23 March 2025
Pride & Prejudice (sort of)… what a blast!

Pride & Prejudice (sort of)… what a blast!

23 March 2025

On the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, an Olivier award winning irreverent take on her novel’s formality.


The Dinosaur That Pooped: A Rock Show based on the books by McFly's Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter

22 March 2025
The Dinosaur That Pooped: A Rock Show based on the books by McFly's Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter

The Dinosaur That Pooped: A Rock Show based on the books by McFly's Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter

22 March 2025

Family show The Dinosaur that Pooped - Live On Stage! tours to Oxford and Basingstoke next month.


Queen of Oklahoma rocks Country

22 March 2025
Queen of Oklahoma rocks Country

Queen of Oklahoma rocks Country

22 March 2025

Not the first time Carter Sampson has played Ace Space, going by the enthusiastic audience response she’ll have no difficulty filling it again.


One of the 20th century’s most influential and recognisable artists, Joan Miró’s work comes to Newbury

21 March 2025
One of the 20th century’s most influential and recognisable artists, Joan Miró’s work comes to Newbury

One of the 20th century’s most influential and recognisable artists, Joan Miró’s work comes to Newbury

21 March 2025

The Base Greenham shortly to be the opening venue for The Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition Joan Miró: Painting and Poetry.


Volunteer to help at Marlborough LitFest weekend

20 March 2025
Volunteer to help at Marlborough LitFest weekend

Volunteer to help at Marlborough LitFest weekend

20 March 2025

Volunteer opportunities range from helping at the box office or the festival café in the Town Hall to stewarding events in venues across the town.


Our pick of What’s On

20 March 2025
Our pick of What’s On

Our pick of What’s On

20 March 2025

Spice up your week with a sprinkling of classical, comedy, Chesney or sheer craftiness… the choice is yours


What a banger! Bands night raises £5,771 for Old Library Campaign

20 March 2025
What a banger! Bands night raises £5,771 for Old Library Campaign

What a banger! Bands night raises £5,771 for Old Library Campaign

20 March 2025

Newbury Sounds: five local bands performed to a packed Corn Exchange, to raise money to convert the former library into a community arts hub.

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Award-winning cellist returns this weekend to play with Newbury Symphony Orchestra

20 March 2025
Award-winning cellist returns this weekend to play with Newbury Symphony Orchestra

Award-winning cellist returns this weekend to play with Newbury Symphony Orchestra

20 March 2025

Saturday’s concert features Dvořák cello concerto, excerpts from Bizet’s opera Carmen and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.


First solo show by Chaddleworth software developer turned artist

20 March 2025
First solo show by Chaddleworth software developer turned artist

First solo show by Chaddleworth software developer turned artist

20 March 2025

Emerging artist Helen Orton’s challenges the viewer in To See Oneself is to Recognise Oneself at The Base Gallery, Greenham.


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