Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Exhibition shows tools of trade used by meticulous master of spy writing

John le Carré: Tradecraft Bodleian Weston Library, Oxford Wednesday, October 8 To Monday, April 6, 2026 IN 2006 Richard Ovenden, head ...

 

Darkly funny kidnapping four-piece has battle of ideology versus cynicism

Gagarin Way Progress Theatre Saturday, October 4 GAGARIN Way is so darkly funny that it could be a black hole with no light escaping ...

 

Standing ovation for enormously entertaining adaptation of Victorian farce

Charley’s Aunt The Watermill, Bagnor Wednesday, October 8 THIS very new adaptation of Brandon Thomas’s classic farce follows two ...

 

Smaller scale arts

READING Guild of Artists will be holding a Small Works exhibition at St Luke’s Church Hall in Reading. The artists have worked to ...

 

Campus disputes drag in professor

THE thorny issues of generation gaps, fraught relationships and his-word-against-hers disputes arise in After the Hunt (15), written ...

 

Henley first to rock up with Queen musical

HENLEY Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is performing an homage to the music of Freddie Mercury and Queen for its next show. We ...

 

Unseen photos of Eighties icons

HYPERGALLERY in Market Place is featuring the unseen photographs of Zoe Wilson, who will be in the gallery over the next few weekends. ...

 

Veteran singer-songwriters bring favourites to club

FOLK duo Chris While and Julie Matthews usually play Nettlebed Folk Club twice a year, but 2025 will be a hat-trick. The ...

 

Scandal of delay for justice

RABBLE Theatre’s production of Glitch – The True Story of the Post Office Scandal is going on tour. Written by Zannah Kearns and ...

 

String quartet who met on speed date

THE members of the Neruda String Quartet, the next musical group to play in the Northend Concerts series, met through musical ...

 

Audience game of whodunnit

Martin Edwards’s Murder Mystery event The Relais Henley Saturday, October 4 MARTIN Edwards opened this intriguing event by promising ...

 

Down to earth talk by farmer

Kaleb Cooper Marquee at Phyllis Court Saturday, October 4 WITH his latest venture into children’s books, farmhand Kaleb Cooper ...

 

Children’s powers of imagination

Cressida Cowell Marquee at Phyllis Court Saturday, October 4 CRESSIDA Cowell transformed the stage at Henley Literary Festival into ...

 

Footballer’s grit as a good sport

Martin O’Neill Henley town hall Saturday, October 4 “DAD, just win!”, Martin’s nine-year-old daughter implored, as her famous ...

 

Colours of nature and life in abstract forms

HENLEY Art and Crafts Guild members are known for their diverse selection of works. Photographer Wendy Reed and stained-glass artist ...

 

Familiar faces to play organ concerts

HENLEY and District Theatre Organ Trust has announced its series of concerts for 2025 to 2026. The concerts take place on Sundays at ...

 

Garsington music with Wigmore

GARSINGTON Opera has announced a series of concerts in collaboration with Wigmore Hall, starting in December. The four events will ...

 

Hit blues band back in town

NINE Below Zero return to the Crooked Billet later this month. Fronted by Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham, the South London rhythm and ...

 

Theatre in funding appeal

ACTRESS Dame Judi Dench has described a theatre as a “jewel” as a crowdfunding campaign is launched to help safeguard its future. The ...

 

Musicians flying from around world to play Hambleden

INTERNATIONALLY renowned viola player Lawrence Power is focusing on a theme of travel and adventure, with the theme “Across Mountains ...