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You will be hooked by this film

You will be hooked by this film

You will be hooked by this film

03 May 2012

Film review Salmon Fishing in the YemenReview rating ***GIVEN that there are around two million people in this country alone whose idea of pleasure is…


The secret's out - it's Kevin Bridges

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

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

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

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,…


For the big boys

For the big boys

For the big boys

26 April 2012

Forget the dialogue. Forget the acting. The boardgame-inspired Battleship is 137 minutes of testosterone-fuelled enjoyment says reviewer Mike Beharrell.…


Hilarious tragedy

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

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…


Feel the critic's wrath

Feel the critic's wrath

Feel the critic's wrath

19 April 2012

Wrath of the Titans 3DRating: *The most memorable thing about last spring’s Clash of the Titans was its monumentally lazy, chiasmic strapline (“Clash…


Smutty songs cancelled

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

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

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

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…


Another Aardman gem

Another Aardman gem

Another Aardman gem

12 April 2012

The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists (U) - Film reviewRating: ****Effortlessly charming and funny, The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists…


First bite at teen franchise

First bite at teen franchise

First bite at teen franchise

10 April 2012

The Hunger Games (12A) Rating: ***The super-lucrative Twilight and Harry Potter franchises have shown Hollywood executives that the under-courted teen…


There's only one Blowers

There's only one Blowers

There's only one Blowers

08 April 2012

THE star of Test Match Special and national treasure, Henry Blofeld, comes to Arlington Arts, Snelsmore, on Friday. There is so much more to Blowers than…


Propeller boys are back

Propeller boys are back

Propeller boys are back

08 April 2012

Propeller, the internationally renowned all-male company, are back at The Watermill with highly acclaimed revivals of Henry V and The Winters Tale. Led…


Music and reflections for Good Friday

Music and reflections for Good Friday

Music and reflections for Good Friday

06 April 2012

The traditional Music and Reflections for Good Friday will take place at Douai Abbey at 8pm.The music will include a rich setting of the Stabat Mater…


It’s De-Lightful, It’s De-Licious, It’s De-Lovely

It’s De-Lightful, It’s De-Licious, It’s De-Lovely

It’s De-Lightful, It’s De-Licious, It’s De-Lovely

03 April 2012

Newbury Operatic Society’s next production Anything Goes sets sail from the Corn Exchange from next Wednesday to Saturday. The age-old tale of Boy-Meets-Girl…


Some kind of country, pop, blues, balladry

Some kind of country, pop, blues, balladry

Some kind of country, pop, blues, balladry

31 March 2012

Widely regarded as one the finest exponents of Americana/roots music in the world, Po’ Girl is performing at Arlington Arts, Snelsmore, on Thursday.The…


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