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A day to remember

15 July 2012
A day to remember

A day to remember

15 July 2012

Bill Hall on day 2 of Marlborough Jazz FestivalThe organisers of the 26th Marlborough Jazz Festival had every reason to be hugging themselves with sheer…


Jazz on

14 July 2012
Jazz on

Jazz on

14 July 2012

Bill Hall reports from Marlborough Jazz FestivalGiven the lousy weather and the generally gloomy outlook, the arrival of Marlborough's annual Jazz Fest…


Improv comedy night

13 July 2012
Improv comedy night

Improv comedy night

13 July 2012

There are sketches, songs and general silliness, all based around audience suggestions, at New Greenham Arts tomorrow night (Saturday, 8pm). Be it a song…


Champions and Clowns

10 July 2012
Champions and Clowns

Champions and Clowns

10 July 2012

Arlington Arts brings an international flavour to Newbury Comedy Festival tomorrow (Tuesday) as it hosts a double bill featuring two comics due to become…


The man behind the Tambourine Man

04 July 2012
The man behind the Tambourine Man

The man behind the Tambourine Man

04 July 2012

The man largely responsible for Bob Dylan’s interest in folk music is coming to Arlington Arts on Saturday, July 14. Spider John Koerner was a contemporary…


Figaro Figaro Fiiiigaaaaro...

28 June 2012
Figaro Figaro Fiiiigaaaaro...

Figaro Figaro Fiiiigaaaaro...

28 June 2012

AFFORDABLE opera in the open air comes to Newbury this weekend when Opera Brava return to the Racecourse for the fourth year, to perform Rossini’s The…


Two share NYMY glory

26 June 2012
Two share NYMY glory

Two share NYMY glory

26 June 2012

Newbury has two Young Musicians of The Year as judges at Sunday's final were unable to split 19-year-olds Emmanuel Bach on violin and Drew Steanson on…


Giant steps in Newbury

25 June 2012
Giant steps in Newbury

Giant steps in Newbury

25 June 2012

THE Berkshire Giant, John Ever Afraid, took his final footsteps in Newbury town centre on Saturday, the Corn Exchange’s first large-scale outdoor arts…


Giant spectacular in town tonight

23 June 2012
Giant spectacular in town tonight

Giant spectacular in town tonight

23 June 2012

This outdoor spectacle suitable of all the family tells the story of John Ever Afraid, a gentle giant who had been hiding from the Devil in the walls…


Have you seen the giant?

21 June 2012
Have you seen the giant?

Have you seen the giant?

21 June 2012

Rumours of a giant on the loose in West Berkshire received a new twist last night as a number of sightings were reported at Snelsmore Common on the outskirts…


Short sport

19 June 2012
Short sport

Short sport

19 June 2012

The "bad boys of abridgement" The Reduced Shakespeare Company come to Newbury on Thursday following a sell-out US tour of T he Complete World of Sports…


There be giants here

15 June 2012
There be giants here

There be giants here

15 June 2012

Head to Aldworth Giant Fair on Sunday for an afternoon of music, food, feasting and entertainment. Exotic acrobats, colourful flags, children's workshops…


New Era opens new play tonight

14 June 2012
New Era opens new play tonight

New Era opens new play tonight

14 June 2012

New Era PLayers will be opening a new play, Sylvia by A.R. Gurney at their Wash Common Theatre tonight.For anyone who has ever owned a dog, loved a dog,…


Four actors: 12,059 parts

13 June 2012
Four actors: 12,059 parts

Four actors: 12,059 parts

13 June 2012

They said it couldn’t be done;they said it would be an impossible feat,but they didn’t reckon on the dramatic bravery of Patrick Barlow and Sean Foley!BEN…


Man of 10,000 voices

01 June 2012
Man of 10,000 voices

Man of 10,000 voices

01 June 2012

A true Hollywood legend, best known for playing Sgt “Motor Mouth” Jones in the hugely successful Police Academy films, is touring the UK for the first…


Despotic daftness hits the screen

31 May 2012
Despotic daftness hits the screen

Despotic daftness hits the screen

31 May 2012

The DictatorReview rating ***If one of the best ways to defeat injustice and oppression is to make jokes about them, then Sacha Baron Cohen has been a…


Baby we're not foolin'

31 May 2012
Baby we're not foolin'

Baby we're not foolin'

31 May 2012

After being given the thumbs-up by Jimmy Page himself, the Led Zeppelin tribute band Whole Lotta Led, will be performing at Arlington Arts on Saturday…


Best of British

30 May 2012
Best of British

Best of British

30 May 2012

Soul singer, TV presenter, charity campaigner and all round Great Briton Mica Paris comes to Arlington Arts, Snelsmore, on Friday. Mica Paris is one of…


A Squash and a Squeeze

22 May 2012
A Squash and a Squeeze

A Squash and a Squeeze

22 May 2012

More accustomed to packed stadiums the world over, Squeeze frontman and all round musical legend Glenn Tilbrook appears at Arlington Arts, Snelsmore,…


First of the comedy festival line-up

17 May 2012
First of the comedy festival line-up

First of the comedy festival line-up

17 May 2012

The first round of comedians heading Newbury Comedy Festival have been announced.Running from July 6-15, Newbury Comedy Festival offers over a week of…


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