Here is what’s on our entertainment hitlist this week
Three Hens in a Boat
LOVINGLY inspired by Jerome K Jerome’s ‘Three Men in a Boat’, Camille Ucan’s new heartfelt comedy Three Hens in a Boat charts the twist and turns of intergenerational family dynamics on a hen do with a difference. Navigating the River Thames from Kingston to Henley and almost all the way down the aisle, Claudette, Gloria and Jay’s well-intentioned family outing soon devolves into a series of hilarious misadventures. Among the mishaps and misunderstandings, the grandmother, mother, and daughter trio ‘s unforgettable boating adventure reveals long-held secrets and touching moments of unspoken truths. Three Hens in a Boat captures the essence of what bonds a family together - humour, forgiveness and unconditional love. It plays at The Watermill until Saturday.
Open Mic night
IT’S the first Friday of the month so it must be Unplugged, West Berkshire’s most popular and fun open mic night, at ACE Space in St Nicolas’ Road. Fine music, poetry and comedy and the occasional uncategorisable act. All styles, all ages, all levels of experience receive a warm welcome. Acts register on the door at 7pm and each gets a minimum of two songs or equivalent. There is a PA system for vocals and ambient micing of acoustic instruments, and DI’s for guitars if required. A house Yamaha keyboard is available to use. The doors and bar are open from 7pm for a 7.30pm or thereabouts start. Curfew is at 11pm and the venue tries to fit in all who want to play. £5 entrance – pay on the door. Performers free.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
WILDLIFE Photographer of the Year returns to The Base tomorrow (Friday). The world-renowned exhibition, now in its 60th year and on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will run at the Greenham gallery until July 20. More than 100 exceptional images will be unveiled, capturing animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breathtaking diversity of the natural world. The images shine a light on stories and species around the world and encourage a future of advocating for the planet. Ticket prices and booking at https://thebasegreenham.co.uk
Blood Wedding
UNIVERSITY of Oxford student company Full Moon Theatre are performing Lorca’s Blood Wedding, in a new translation by Emma Nihill Alcorta at Oxford Playhouse until Saturday. A blade sharpened. A bride wedded. A blood-feud unleashed. Under the burning Andalusian sun, a woman is set to marry a man she does not love. Tables are laid, vows are spoken, and the woman condemns herself to a traditional life walled inside a house of stone. But another man has been riding to her window in the dead of night, calling her name on the wind, and she begins to wonder if the burden of tradition might be too heavy to bear. If passion drove you mad, would you risk it all? Featuring a live, original score and choreography inspired by Flamenco. https://www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Chamber music
Wallingford Chamber Music in St Mary-le-More, Market Place, Wallingford. On Saturday at 7.30 pm Cholsey based The Band of Music will perform overtures and sonatas by Bach as well as a trio sonata by Arcangelo Corelli and an Oboe Concerto by Telemann. Tickets: £20 from www.wcm.org.uk ( (free for under 25s; under 15s to be with an adult)
