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Sixteenth-century sex and murder

Sixteenth-century sex and murder

Sixteenth-century sex and murder

14 April 2016

Part-concert/part one-man play explores the extraordinary life and music of Carlo Gesualdo BREAKING The Rules is a theatrical production not for the faint-hearted. Coming…


ET with menace

ET with menace

ET with menace

14 April 2016

A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to child’s special powers. There’s an unmistakeable touch of Speilberg about…


Don't mess with the West

Don't mess with the West

Don't mess with the West

17 March 2016

Terrorists unleash chaos in the UK... White House attack sequel London Has Fallen is what it is and no more London has Fallen (15) Running time 1hr 39mins Rating: *** MAYBE…


Dominic's dancing on air

Dominic's dancing on air

Dominic's dancing on air

14 March 2016

Thatcham teenager in National Youth Dance Company world premiere AN outstandingly talented young dancer from Thatcham has been selected to join the National…


Vote Fiona

Vote Fiona

Vote Fiona

10 March 2016

Newbury composer goes for Classic FM Hall of Fame WHEN Newbury composer Fiona Bennett heard John Suchet announce that her music had been voted into the…


Taste of Fame

Taste of Fame

Taste of Fame

10 March 2016

YoungStars take to the stage with Jr musical The cast of Newbury YoungStars are busy putting the finishing touches to their latest production –…


Trouble in Tinsel Town

Trouble in Tinsel Town

Trouble in Tinsel Town

10 March 2016

George Clooney stars in Hail, Caesar!, the Coen brothers’ bawdy pastiche of the movie industry Hail Caesar! (12A) Running time 1hr 46mins Rating: **** YOU…


Straight outta Compton

Straight outta Compton

Straight outta Compton

07 March 2016

Drama graduate Josh Buckland returns to his home village to coach TRISH LEE talks to local coach Josh Buckland of Berzerk Productions, who now offers…


Girls just wanna have fun

Girls just wanna have fun

Girls just wanna have fun

03 March 2016

How To Be Single: just another chick flick and not very funny How to be Single (15) Running time 1hr 50mins Rating: * REBEL Wilson is too good for this.…


Crossing borders

Crossing borders

Crossing borders

03 March 2016

Five-piece Welsh band Mabon celebrate InterCeltic music WE needed an excuse to visit New Greenham Arts, an intimate venue we have missed for some time…


Fired-up and set to rock

Fired-up and set to rock

Fired-up and set to rock

25 February 2016

TRISH LEE talks to Firestate's Carlos Smith about their first hometown gig in two years The next NEW:Music gig, at the Corn Exchange on April 2, showcases…


Subversion of the superhero

Subversion of the superhero

Subversion of the superhero

25 February 2016

Deadpool: an irreverent twist on the comic book movie Deadpool (15) Running time 1hr 48mins Rating: *** CAN comic book movies ever be the same again?…


Big guns pack no punches

Big guns pack no punches

Big guns pack no punches

19 February 2016

Dad's Army roll-call of acting talent can't save the Home Guard sitcom from mediocrity IT may seem strange that 40 years after the TV show finished, they’ve…


Treat your little monsters

Treat your little monsters

Treat your little monsters

11 February 2016

A new Blunderbus children's show in Newbury this half-term THE popular Blunderbus Theatre Company return to the Corn Exchange this coming half-term holiday,…


Caine’s lament for lost youth

Caine’s lament for lost youth

Caine’s lament for lost youth

11 February 2016

...and he’s never been better, playing retired composer and conductor Fred Ballinger in Youth, buoyed by an on-form Harvey Keitel MICHAEL Caine is an…


No show for Megson

No show for Megson

No show for Megson

28 January 2016

Folk duo cancel ACE Space gig tonight Owing to illness, Megson have cancelled their show tonight at ACE Space. Tickets will be refunded via original…


What makes a string work?

What makes a string work?

What makes a string work?

28 January 2016

Ask New York musician Lyris Hung at Philip Brown Violins workshop EVER wondered exactly how a musical instrument string is made? What’s the difference…


Cover up in the Catholic Church

Cover up in the Catholic Church

Cover up in the Catholic Church

28 January 2016

Investigative journalists blow the lid off child abuse scandal Spotlight (15) Running time 2hr 8mins Rating: **** IN 2002, seismic revelations that shook…


Jack and the musical giants

Jack and the musical giants

Jack and the musical giants

21 January 2016

Fairytale introduction to classical music for young people THE Jubilee Ensemble will perform a family concert on Saturday, January 30, at St George The…


Tarantino arrives full circle

Tarantino arrives full circle

Tarantino arrives full circle

21 January 2016

The Hateful Eight western harks back to director's previous work The Hateful Eight(U) Running time 3hr 7mins Rating: **** YOU have to admire Quentin…


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