Cast and director can’t wait to play it again
THEATRE director Robin Herford will never forget the day his profession — like so many others — was locked down. Best known for ...
Friday, 18 June 2021
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Critically acclaimed shows join the dots
A FAST-rising comedian and a conspiracy theory debunker are coming to Norden Farm Centre for the Arts in Maidenhead next week. Ahir ...
THE Mill at Sonning is hosting a virtual comedy night tonight (Friday). Starting at 8pm, the show will be headlined by Ellie Taylor, ...
Drive-in movies, comedy, music and theatre at showground
LIVE comedy, music, children’s theatre and big screen movies are coming to the Henley Showground over five days in May. The Alfresco ...
THREE actors who were cooped up together during lockdown have created a laugh-out-loud version of Romeo and Juliet. Now the “unhinged ...
From relationships and love handles to lockdown
IT was with some expectation that I settled down on my sofa to watch This Show Does Not Contain Nuts. I had been looking forward to it ...
Writer’s auction to pay for film
A SCREENWRITER from Henley is holding an online silent auction to put her new short tragi-comedy film into production. Amy Brandis, 26,...
Comic relishing being back with live audience
MAFF BROWN has had a lot on his plate this year. Cancelled gigs, a house move during lockdown, becoming a stepfather and the perils of ...
Concert to celebrate Eighties landmark
NORDEN Farm Centre for the Arts has announced two shows that can either be enjoyed in person or via live-streaming. Tomorrow night ...
A COMEDIAN who starred at last year’s Henley Festival will appear at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts in November. Geoff Norcott was ...
Funnyman says he still feels like an ‘imposter’
HE’S a star of radio and TV with a stand-up comedy career dating back to 2009 — and he’s still only in his late twenties. But despite ...
Magic man isn’t afraid to share the limelight
HE’S been hailed as “the new poster boy for British comedy magic” but Pete Firman isn’t afraid to share the limelight. That’s why his ...
Political satirist is up to the minute
ONE of the top comedy headliners at this summer’s Henley Festival is bringing his touring show to Norden Farm in Maidenhead next ...
BBC sitcom adaptation was a well-directed taste of nostalgia
Are You Being Served? | HAODS Studio | Friday, February 21 THE Henley Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society has made dinner and ...
Comedian shows love of technology
FOR those who can’t wait for this year’s Henley Festival to see comedian Olga Koch, she will be taking to the stage in Reading next ...
Daughter of party spin doctor has politics on her agenda
CAREER choice comes to the fore at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts in Maidenhead next Wednesday (February 26) but were you influenced ...
Designer’s help means TV adaptation is all set
A DINNER-theatre production of the classic BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? will have a more than usually authentic feel — after the ...
Mistaken identities and cross-purposes drive Mill comedy
THE comedy that turned Alan Ayckbourn into a household name is coming to the Mill at Sonning later this month, directed by The Woman ...
Comedian enjoys making memories
THE funeral of a much-loved grandparent is not the usual starting point for a career in comedy, writes Peter Anderson. But then, as ...
Ex-Henley MP saw how to get the ball loose from the scrum
The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson | Theatre Royal Windsor | Monday, February 10 BORIS Johnson was the editor of the Spectator and ...
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