Where to go and what to see in and around Newbury.
Author of Thursday Next and The Last Dragonslayer series, his books are filled with wordplay and boundless creativity.
Alan Barnes has worked with, among other big names, Björk, Bryan Ferry, Michel LeGrande, Clare Teale, Westlife, Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum.
Reluctant memoirist Faulks offers a collection of snapshots from a post-war local childhood, Fleet Street’s booze-sodden heyday to acclaimed novelist.
KATS encouraged us all to brush up on the works of the Bard last week with their hilarious home-grown production.
Newbury Sounds: five acts in three-and-a-half hours of music on Saturday night in support of the Old Library Campaign.
Sing Eat Retreat in beautiful private villas in Tarifa, Spain, breathtaking hills of Salzburg, Austria and sun-soaked shores of Zante, Greece.
Who else could a Newbury audience choose? This rather challenged the genius American-based cast who knew little about the theft of our famous bear.
Peter Stark Lansley’s Pon My Puff was a much-loved, beautiful and charming tale of what village life was like in the 1920s.
Known for their genre-defying blend of Americana, punk and Nordic flair dubbed ‘banjo-punk’, Swedish band Baskery kicks of the ACE Space season.
A Dirty Soul headlines a great line-up of local bands in aid of the Old Library Campaign… Be there!
‘A distinctive blend of fiddles, voices, feet, banjos, electric guitar, synths and the powerful bass drones of the medieval tambourin à cordes’.
Singer songwriter Jessica Lee Morgan was raised on rock, folk and music legends.
Razor-sharp look at one of Britain’s most scandalous sisterhoods, showcasing how the Mitford girls cut a glorious swathe through pre-war high society.
A unique and hilarious night featuring an interactive screening of the classic episode Paint Me a Murder, games, prizes and audience participation.
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Our pick of arts&entertainment.
The charity has spent the last five years working tirelessly to deliver impactful, creative courses and workshops to vulnerable adults.
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The Cleggington's Luxurious Condiments Liberator's another servant-crimping device we were all waiting for.
On Saturday, July 19 Newbury was documented in a single 24 hour day by 12 photographers and the result goes on show next month.
