Arts

A TOP theatre company is aiming to give schoolchildren across the borough a special gift this Christmas. And it hopes local businesses and individuals will help out with a little...

NEIGHBOURING Reading will be hosting a breathtaking parade this Saturday. A gigantic whale known as Big Blue will be paraded down Broad Street at 6pm as part of its Magical...

THE NEXT production from EBOS will be Avenue Q, the puppet-friendly adult musical. They are looking for muppets – and adults – to audition for the show, which will be...

A SPECIAL gig is being promised to folk music lovers on Monday as two great groups come together to perform an exciting evening of music. Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Big Band...

When a friend handed playwright Peter Stallwood a bundle of 100, century-old letters little did he know of the story they would contain and the devastation they’d tell of what...

Every year, the second week in November is celebrated as National Short Story Week. Hospital Radio Reading, which broadcasts to patients in the Royal Berkshire Hospital, marks the event by...

Can low-budget amateur theatre produce a new twist on the classic rom-com formula? Stars (out of 5)= 4 One-sentence review= “A solid and atmospheric rom-com with a unique twist” Good...

With Remembrance Day coming up on Sunday, I thought it would be appropriate to write a story this week about a painting with links to our wonderful and, in my...

A YOUTH charity is putting the fight against drugs centre stage. Soulscape will use the arts including music, drama and film-making to help young people steer clear of alcohol and...

An absolutely fabulous night of Jazz was had by all at The Whitty Theatre on Saturday. World-renowned saxophonist Art Themen appeared with some of his musician friends to provide a...