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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…


Look who's booked for this summer's laughter fest

16 May 2012
Look who's booked for this summer's laughter fest

Look who's booked for this summer's laughter fest

16 May 2012

See tomorrow's (Thursday) arts and entertainment section in the Newbury Weekly News - we can exclusively reveal the first of the headline acts for this…


Spring Festival blazes into town

11 May 2012
Spring Festival blazes into town

Spring Festival blazes into town

11 May 2012

The 34th international Newbury Spring Festival kicks off tomorrow (Saturday) with two opening concerts: at St Nicolas' Church the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra…


Best eats in the house

11 May 2012
Best eats in the house

Best eats in the house

11 May 2012

The Corn Exchange recently threw a lunchtime reception in the balcony bar to celebrate their new caterers, Ivana and Paul Barclay, pictured above.The…


Andy Hamilton show postponed

08 May 2012
Andy Hamilton show postponed

Andy Hamilton show postponed

08 May 2012

Corn Exchange is sorry to announce that due to illness, Andy Hamilton’s show Hat of Doom toorrow (Wednesday) has been postponed. Known for his appearances…


Bridges the hottest ticket in town

03 May 2012
Bridges the hottest ticket in town

Bridges the hottest ticket in town

03 May 2012

Tickets for Scottish stand-up Kevin Bridges sold out within 3 hours of going on sale at the Corn Exchange this morning (Thursday). The venue leaked that…


The secret's out - it's Kevin Bridges

03 May 2012
The secret's out - it's Kevin Bridges

The secret's out - it's Kevin Bridges

03 May 2012

Kevin Bridges will be coming to the Corn Exchange, Newbury, in June. Following some mysterious shenanigans at the tail-end of last week where the venue…


Silchester players go Wilde

29 April 2012
Silchester players go Wilde

Silchester players go Wilde

29 April 2012

 Silchester Players are about to tackle that trivial comedy for serious people, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Two girls earnest…


Track the tour

28 April 2012
Track the tour

Track the tour

28 April 2012

The Watermill's three-hand comedy based on Chekov’s short stories, Love on the Tracks, by actor and Russian graduate Richard Attlee, finishes its run…


Sing-a-Long for SCOPE

27 April 2012
Sing-a-Long for SCOPE

Sing-a-Long for SCOPE

27 April 2012

ANDY Pocock, a name familiar to fans of KATS productions, is organising a charity screening of Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music at the Corn Exchange on Sunday,…


Hilarious tragedy

24 April 2012
Hilarious tragedy

Hilarious tragedy

24 April 2012

Get down to the Corn Exchange tonight (Tuesday) and tomorrow, for Spymonkey’s anarchic physical comedy Oedipussy, an outrageous no-holds-barred subversion…


Something bubbly

21 April 2012
Something bubbly

Something bubbly

21 April 2012

Louis Pearl AKA The Amazing Bubble Man returns to Newbury by very popular demand next Saturday with his fun-packed, bubble-filled extravaganza of a family…


Smutty songs cancelled

17 April 2012
Smutty songs cancelled

Smutty songs cancelled

17 April 2012

Amateur Transplants’ Adam Kay has been taken ill and so had postponed his performance at Arlington Arts until Wednesday 11 July.“Of course we’re very…


Folk sisters win fans wherever they go

15 April 2012
Folk sisters win fans wherever they go

Folk sisters win fans wherever they go

15 April 2012

The Askew Sisters appear at The Forge, Basingstoke, on Thursday at 8pm. The young duo Emily and Hazel are making waves on the folk scene with their intelligent…


Smutty Songs at Arlington Arts cancelled

14 April 2012
Smutty Songs at Arlington Arts cancelled

Smutty Songs at Arlington Arts cancelled

14 April 2012

Amateur Transplants’ Adam Kay was due to kick off his tour of Smutty Songs at Arlington Arts on Thursday (8pm). The show has been cancelled, however,…


Blowers evening rained off

12 April 2012
Blowers evening rained off

Blowers evening rained off

12 April 2012

Cricketing commentator Henry Blofeld has been delivered with a googly and taken ill. This off break means that his Shaken Not Stirred performance at Arlington…


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