Arts and Entertainment

Pam Gems’ play, opening at the Watermill on April 4, stars Édith Piaf, the French chanteuse who captivated the world.

Plus special guests Paul Oakenfold, David Morales, Judge Jules and Fish56Octogon.

With two grassroots music venues closing every month Newbury’s live music venue is thriving.

Alongside music industry voices he has appealed to the government to commit £250m funding to provide support across the sector.

Festival is renowned for its talks by distinguished voices from around the globe framed by the heritage and dynamism of a world class university.

Ockham’s Razor’s inventive retelling of Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles reviewed at the Corn Exchange.

On the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, an Olivier award winning irreverent take on her novel’s formality.

Family show The Dinosaur that Pooped - Live On Stage! tours to Oxford and Basingstoke next month.

Not the first time Carter Sampson has played Ace Space, going by the enthusiastic audience response she’ll have no difficulty filling it again.

The Base Greenham shortly to be the opening venue for The Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition Joan Miró: Painting and Poetry.

Volunteer opportunities range from helping at the box office or the festival café in the Town Hall to stewarding events in venues across the town.

Spice up your week with a sprinkling of classical, comedy, Chesney or sheer craftiness… the choice is yours

Newbury Sounds: five local bands performed to a packed Corn Exchange, to raise money to convert the former library into a community arts hub.

Saturday’s concert features Dvořák cello concerto, excerpts from Bizet’s opera Carmen and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Emerging artist Helen Orton’s challenges the viewer in To See Oneself is to Recognise Oneself at The Base Gallery, Greenham.

Kingsclere artist Amanda Bates has won the Society of Graphic Fine Art (SGFA also known as The Drawing Society) President’s Award.

New Era Players’ Here Comes a Chopper reviewed by Tony Trigwell Jones.

More than 200 theatre-goers enjoyed top performances that spanned dance, contemporary and classical, drama, musical theatre and live band music.

Through photos, videos and items, the new exhibition charts band’s 50-year history in the community.

Aldbourne Band won the prestigious Championship Section of the West of England Brass Band competition at the Riviera International Centre in Torquay.