Arts

This Thursday, James Taylor’s lecture to The Arts Society, Wokingham will explore a different thrust in the story of Exploration. James, a former curator and co-ordinator at the National Maritime...

WORK will soon begin on a brand-new wing of the British Museum. But borough residents won’t need to go to London to see it: it is being built next to...

FANS of Gilbert of Sullivan will be delighted to learn that there will be a semi-staged production of Ruddigore this week. The Mostly G&S Society will be at the Oakwood...

IT’S a wizard of a chance for Harry Potter fans in Wokingham to have a truly spellbinding experience. A nationwide contest has been launched to select four locations to host...

It might not have its own building nowadays – but Woodley Theatre Company has existed in the heart of the community since the end of World War 2. From its...

ONE OF the rising stars of UK comedy is planning to return to Norden Farm Centre for the Arts later this month. Stephen Bailey will perform his latest stand-up show...

Children from Crosfields, Dolphin, Loddon and The Abbey schools took part in the choirs contest at The Emmbrook School on Saturday Picture: Phil Creighton The Woodley Festival started at Emmbrook...

A WOKINGHAM hotel is planning two open air cinema nights later this year. Organisers at the Hilton St Anne’s Manor on London Road said that they will be screening some...

William Manners was born in Bradford, Yorkshire in 1860. Unusually for most artists he didn’t show any particular desire or ability to paint at an early age and didn’t even...

A NEW-LOOK Wokingham Festival is being planned for this August bank holiday, featuring more live music than ever before. The annual event will once again take place in Cantley Park,...