Thursday, 02 October 2025
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HE first made his name with the BBC One series Death in Paradise, set in the Caribbean, but writer Robert Thorogood, author of the Marlow Murder Club books, was originally inspired by Wallingford crime writer, Agatha Christie. Robert’s latest book,...
A group of eight artists who use different creative methods and materials are coming together for an art exhibition at the Old Fire Station Gallery this weekend. Curated by artist Adriana Rabinovich, from Harwell, “Enchantment” showcases her work alongside that of Arbie Edward, Emma Clifton-Brown, Gabriele Kern, Gary Goodman, Melissa Kime, Neal Morley and Sheila Pehrson.
Lyricist Sir Tim Rice has written the words of some of the best-known musical hits of the last few decades. The 80-year-old Hambleden resident and long-time musical partner to Andrew Lloyd Webber will be talking about some of these tunes and regaling the audience with behind-the-scenes stories when his bestselling show, “Tim Rice – My Life In Musicals: I Know Him So Well” goes on tour, starting next Friday at the Hexagon in Reading.
SEEING two Alan Ayckbourn plays within two weeks – Absent Friends in Henley, then Just Between Ourselves in Windsor – brought on major ...
THE Kenton Theatre says it has turned a corner after cutting its losses by more than £150,000 in the last financial year. The historic ...
JAMES Farnham’s novel, Bayeux, will take readers back to the Henley area in the Sixties. The author, who has spent most of his career ...
HATS off to Caroline Hopkins for an acting tour-de-force as that national treasure, Hyacinth Bucket, at Henley Amateur Operatic and ...
THIS year is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen and, judging by this touring production of Pride & Prejudice* (*sort ...
FOR anyone who found Thomas Hardy heavy-going in their schooldays, Theatre Royal Windsor’s latest production of one of Hardy's ...
Fans of Wolf Hall, whether on page or screen, will remember that Hilary Mantel’s portrait of Thomas Cromwell is a deeply sympathetic ...
The new title of Summer 1954 covers the revival of two very popular one-act plays by Terence Rattigan, a darling of British theatre in ...
TILED Cottage is the answer for anyone who wants the countryside, the convenience and none of the DIY. Set in Aldworth Road, Upper ...
Alan Bleasdale and James Graham’s is, sadly, as relevant today as it was in 2020 when it premiered in Liverpool. Is that something to ...
The Inheritance Corn Exchange, Wallingford Wednesday, September 17 FULL disclosure: the director and translator of The Inheritance ...
PROGRESS Theatre is putting on a show for Terry Pratchett fans from far and wide. Night Watch, adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs ...
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RESIDENTS in Goring are protesting against the use of a chemical weedkiller. The Goring Villagers Against Glyphosate group have been posting flyers through letterboxes against the ... [more]
A CHURCH in Sonning Common has re-opened following a £400,000 refurbishment. Christ the King Church in Sedgewell Road was closed from January while the roof was replaced and the ... [more]
A DAY centre in Wargrave has received a cheque for £5,000 from the Polehampton Charity in Charvil. Trustees Julia Bishop and Amy Goodall-Smith presented the amount to Charlotte ... [more]
NEW intergenerational friendship sessions will take place at Abbeycrest Nursing Home in Sonning Common from Friday, October 10 at 10.30am. Butterfly Buddies will pair little ones ... [more]
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