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An evening with Churchill

03 November 2012
An evening with Churchill

An evening with Churchill

03 November 2012

Following the positive response to Pip Utton’s Adolf in February, Arlington Arts have booked latest show Churchill on Friday, November 9 (8pm).Big Ben…


Giant veg in Market Place

02 November 2012
Giant veg in Market Place

Giant veg in Market Place

02 November 2012

“Is this the way to Africa?” Mr Chickweed exclaimed to the hordes of children running across the Market Place chasing a giant turnip caravan this week.This…


100 per cent comedy

31 October 2012
100 per cent comedy

100 per cent comedy

31 October 2012

Rising comedy star Imran Yusuf brings his latest show Bring The Thunder to Arlington Arts, Snelsmore, on Saturday November 10. Following a hugely successful…


And the killing goes on

25 October 2012
And the killing goes on

And the killing goes on

25 October 2012

Film review: Taken 2 (15)Running time 92 minutes Rating:**Ever since retired CIA operative Bryan Mills rescued his daughter Kim from the clutches of Albanian…


Get arty this half-term

19 October 2012
Get arty this half-term

Get arty this half-term

19 October 2012

Looking for some arty-crafty half-term activities for the kids? Art teacher Sarah Martinez and designer Sarah Tompkins are running a couple of creative…


Highs and lows of growing up

18 October 2012
Highs and lows of growing up

Highs and lows of growing up

18 October 2012

Growing up is a hard process for anyone, what with parents, teachers and everyone else offering views on what best to do with all those hormones surging…


Elementary my dear Watson

17 October 2012
Elementary my dear Watson

Elementary my dear Watson

17 October 2012

Sunday was the band call for the cast of this week's Sherlock Holmes the Musical and after the rehearsal the chairman of Newbury Operatic Society and…


Countdown to panto

12 October 2012
Countdown to panto

Countdown to panto

12 October 2012

The cast for this year’s Corn Exchange pantomime Cinderella (November 30 to January 6) has been announced. Among the ensemble are a couple of familiar…


Norman Lovett LOL

10 October 2012
Norman Lovett LOL

Norman Lovett LOL

10 October 2012

Alternative comedy innovator and Red Dwarf star Norman Lovett marks, mocks and mirthfully observes the modern world with childlike enthusiasm (as performed…


Exactly what it says on the tin

05 October 2012
Exactly what it says on the tin

Exactly what it says on the tin

05 October 2012

Revenge of Sherlock Holmes the Musical, at Arlington Arts from October 18 to 20, will be the last production under the name of Newbury Operatic Society,…


Two wrongs make a right dirty duo

05 October 2012
Two wrongs make a right dirty duo

Two wrongs make a right dirty duo

05 October 2012

The Double Act who dare to do the dirty head for New Greenham Arts on Saturday with one of the most talked about shows of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival,…


Classical guitar coup for Arlington

02 October 2012
Classical guitar coup for Arlington

Classical guitar coup for Arlington

02 October 2012

"We've only gone and got one of the best classical guitarists in the world coming here!," says Arlington Arts director Tony Trigwell Jones. Celebrated…


Dirty Den is back

30 September 2012
Dirty Den is back

Dirty Den is back

30 September 2012

This time he’s all washed up in brand new soap drama where life imitates art… Some of TV’s best loved soap stars are heading for the Corn Exchange, this…


Snap up your seats

29 September 2012
Snap up your seats

Snap up your seats

29 September 2012

The Selfish Crocodile, the funny tale of a brave little mouse and a very snappy crocodile comes to the Corn Exchange next Saturday (11am and 2pm). This…


Techno-play comes to Greenham

20 September 2012
Techno-play comes to Greenham

Techno-play comes to Greenham

20 September 2012

A play by one of this country’s celebrated young writers is coming to New Greenham Arts next Friday and Saturday. Following Laura Wade’s critically acclaimed…


Young cellist opens concert series

18 September 2012
Young cellist opens concert series

Young cellist opens concert series

18 September 2012

Expect great things from Laura van der Heijden, the BBC Young Musician 2012.At the age of 15, her mesmerising performance of the rarely-played Walton…


Friday night comedy

18 September 2012
Friday night comedy

Friday night comedy

18 September 2012

Comedian Imran Yusuf tours to The Haymarket, Basingstoke, with his new show Bring The Thunder!! on Friday (7.30pm). This second show follows the sell-out…


Poachers gig at Three Swans

14 September 2012
Poachers gig at Three Swans

Poachers gig at Three Swans

14 September 2012

Des Simmons and the Poachers play The Three Swans, High Street, Hungerford, on Sunday (2pm).Newbury's veteran singer/songwriter Des Simmons, pictured…


Snap the show's Heraldic beasts

10 September 2012
Snap the show's Heraldic beasts

Snap the show's Heraldic beasts

10 September 2012

A contemporary interpretation of the original Queen's Beasts stone sculptures, which guarded the entrance to Westminster Abbey on the Queen's Coronation…


Sci-fi success

06 September 2012
Sci-fi success

Sci-fi success

06 September 2012

Bev Allen, who lives in Newbury, fell in love with her first soldier outside Buckingham Palace. He was a Coldstream on guard and she was four.Later she…


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