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Author knitted himself back together — with tea and cake
FANCY turning over a new leaf this autumn? James McIntosh is coming to Henley on Wednesday, November 6, to explain his path to mental ...
TELEVISION presenter Dermot O’Leary is to appear at a Henley Literary Festival pop-up event in November. The Radio 2 and X-Factor ...
Museum staff put their teds on show
REMEMBER how you couldn’t bear to be parted from your favourite cuddly toy as a child? That’s the sacrifice that staff at the River & ...
Workshop to revisit Dahl’s big stage hit
CHILDREN embarking on their eagerly awaited school summer holidays have the chance to hone their dramatic skills at the Kenton Theatre ...
Lear’s tragic descent is a mirror for our troubled times
King Lear | Progress Theatre in Reading Abbey Ruins | Tuesday, July 9 DAN Clarke’s production of Shakespeare’s tragic King Lear sets ...
All will be revealed at play reading
THE Wargrave Words literary group is holding one of its popular play readings on Monday (July 15) at 7.30pm in the Sansom Room above ...
May talks about another B-word
THERESA MAY will attend the Henley Literary Festival during the Conservative Party conference. The outgoing Prime Minister has ...
Comedian to appear at festival
PAUL MERTON is among the latest names to be confirmed for this year’s Henley Literary Festival. Best known for his appearances on Have ...
AN author from Goring has published a novel with a Second World War theme. The Restless Wave by Sarah Meyrick, director of Bloxham ...
Literary festival signs up Have I Got News For You and England cricket captains
COMEDY giant Paul Merton is among the latest big-name authors to be confirmed for this year’s Henley Literary Festival. Joining him in ...
Comic jokes as naturally as the rest of us breathe
Jo Brand | Christ Church Centre | Thursday, June 13 Jo Brand | Christ Church Centre | Thursday, June 13 IT was like chatting to an old ...
Comedian apologises for ‘crass’ battery acid joke
JO BRAND apologised for her remark about throwing battery acid at politicians during an appearance in Henley. She was criticised after ...
Wargrave Festival takes a literary turn
THE 2019 Wargrave Village Festival got under way on Wednesday with the first of four “Shakespeare on the Green” performances of As You ...
Painter and decorator is finalist in book awards
A PAINTER and decorator has reached the final of a national children’s fiction writing competition. Jeremy Smith is one of 20 people ...
Blogs for my daughter gave me germ of book
IT was one of those “only in Henley” moments. First-time author Catherine Rogers was signing copies of her new book Gut Well Soon — A ...
WARGRAVE library was forced to close early on Friday due to staff shortages caused by illness. It shut at 1pm, four hours earlier than ...
Author used church event to speak up for all our libraries
Philip Pullman | St Leonard’s Church, Watlington | Saturday, April 26 ACCLAIMED author Sir Philip Pullman is always a crowd-puller and ...
Debut novelist will share book’s secrets
AN Ipsden author is to give an illustrated talk about the real people and events who inspired her Victorian-set debut novel. Carolyn ...
Author is speaking up for our libraries
NORTHERN Lights author Sir Philip Pullman is to give a talk at St Leonard’s Church in Watlington. The 72-year-old will share his ...
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