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Punt and Dennis Rome and Juliet 01635 522733 www.cornexchangenew.com CELEBRATING 150 YEARS 1861-2011
As part of a range of events celebrating our building’s 150 YEARS AT THE HEART OF NEWBURY 150th anniversary we kick off 2011 with From Newbury with Love, a new production from award-winning An integral part of Newbury’s heritage, the Corn Exchange Berkshire based RedCape Theatre Company. The piece celebrates 150 years at the heart of Newbury life in 2011, has been commissioned by and developed in association and we hope you will all join us as we celebrate this with the Corn Exchange, and is part of our increasing momentous landmark in style. role as a producer of new theatre and dance in the Having appeared in a number of guises over the years, from the traditional place where corn south east. And what better way than with one of Berkshire’s most exciting was exchanged to a bustling dance hall, a roller disco to the theatre which calls it home today, theatre companies and a truly wonderful Newbury story. You can fi nd out the building has a wealth of stories to tell. Of course, many of you will have stories of your more about the companies and artists we’re working with by visiting www. own – perhaps a memorable performance by The Who, or rollerskating with a future spouse. evolveexchange.com. With a brand new production, From Newbury With Love due to be premiered this year, based Alongside this we also welcome the amazing Pilot Theatre, famous for their on an important story from Newbury’s past, it seems very fi tting that we would love to hear thrilling and exciting productions of classic texts, with their new production of more of your experiences of the building. So if you would like to share your story with us, Romeo & Juliet as well as the return of the timeless classic Private Peaceful. please email [email protected] In March Scottish Dance Theatre, one of the UK’s best dance companies, There will be further celebrations and events during the course of the year, so if you would like make a welcome return, and throughout the season there are once again to keep informed, make sure you sign up to receive email updates from us at some really top names from the world of music and comedy. Barbara www.cornexchangenew.com Dickson kicks off her UK tour, Moshie’s Bagel get ready to bring the house For more information on ways to support the Corn Exchange, please see page 33. down and there’s a fi rst opportunity to see both Punt & Dennis and Lenny Henry’s new shows. Along with my team here I look forward to giving you a warm welcome to theatre.
Director [email protected] THEATRE Members Priority Booking Opens: & PERFORMANCE Monday 22 November 2010 Public Booking Opens: Monday 29 November 2010
Corn Exchange is our main house and cinema, situated in the historic market place in the centre of Newbury. New Greenham Arts, our 120-seat studio space, also housing a gallery and artist studios, is an 8 minute drive away in New Greenham Park, Greenham Common. CONTENTS THEATRE 5 DANCE 8 CLASSICAL MUSIC 9 MUSIC 10 SCAMP THEATRE & GREENWICH THEATRE PRESENT PANTOMIME 13 PRIVATE PEACEFUL FAMILY 14 Tuesday 15 & Wednesday 16 February EVOLVE 17 7.45pm (ends 9.15pm no interval) | Corn Exchange
THEATRE BY MICHAEL MORPURGO | ADAPTED/DIRECTED BY SIMON READE | NEVER SEEN LIVE 17 CALENDAR 18 Scamp Theatre present an infi nitely touching portrayal of the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the fi ring squad COMEDY 20 at dawn. Telling the story of his fi nal day, he looks back at his short but joyful
DANCE DANCE past growing up in rural Devon: his exciting fi rst days at school; the accident | LOCAL COMPANIES & COMMUNITY EVENTS 24 in the forest that killed his father; his adventures with Molly, the love of his VISUAL ARTS 26 life; and the battles and injustices of war that brought him to the front line. LEARNING & PARTICIPATION 28 Winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year, Private Peaceful is by third
MUSIC Children’s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo. His inspiration came from a visit | WORKSHOPS 30 to Ypres where he was shocked to discover how many young soldiers were FILM 32 court-martialled and shot for cowardice during the First World War.
FILM SUPPORTERS 32 As moving as the poetry of Wilfred Owen and as painfully memorable | MEMBERSHIP 33 as white-hot shrapnel***** Sunday Times Tickets: £15 (£13 concs) BOOKING & INFORMATION 34 Age Guide: 8+
COMEDY COMEDY OUR VENUE | Corn Exchange and New Greenham Arts are two of the South East’s most dynamic venues. We present and produce some of the best UK and International artists and companies, supporting the development of new work, commissioning and incorporating resident companies, as well as housing a full time cinema and visual arts programme. We also produce the annual Newbury Comedy Festival – a key date
VISUAL ARTS ARTS VISUAL on the comedy calendar – and an in-house annual pantomime. Photo by Martin Cleveland
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REDCAPE THEATRE PRESENTS FROM NEWBURY WITH LOVE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CORN EXCHANGE & TURTLE KEY ARTS Wednesday 9 – Saturday 12 March 7.45pm (duration TBC) | Corn Exchange 1971 – In the depths of the Cold War, 7 year old Marina Aidova, who lived in Moldova and was the daughter of an imprisoned Soviet dissident, received a postcard from across the Iron Curtain that changed her family’s life. It simply read “With love from Newbury. Berks. England. Harold and Olive.” Prompted by the Amnesty International PILOT THEATRE PRESENTS letter-writing campaign the postcard was sent by 73-year-old Newbury resident Harold Edwards and his wife, Olive; so began a 15-year correspondence and friendship between the families. ROMEO AND JULIET Specially commissioned by the Corn Exchange, the multi-award winning RedCape Theatre Monday 28 – Thursday 31 March | 7.45pm (ends 10pm ) Corn Exchange (The Idiot Colony) present the premiere of their brand new show, From Newbury with Love, BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTED BY MARCUS ROMER & KATIE POSNER which tells the intimate story of daily life in two very different worlds during a fascinating These violent delights have violent ends / And in their triumph die, like fi re and powder, / Which as they kiss consume… period of social and political history. Award winning theatre company Pilot Theatre (Lord of the Flies, Looking for JJ), present their new vibrant production of Because my father was imprisoned in a gulag, for running an illegal printing press, Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star crossed lovers. A story of dangerous rivalries and secret loves here vividly brought to people were afraid to talk to us, it was a very lonely life. To receive these letters life in a fast moving and contemporary telling of this celebrated story. With stunning visuals and a cutting edge original was a sign that someone cared. Marina Aidova soundtrack, this production will inspire and enthuse audiences of all ages with its exuberance, poetry and thrilling action. Tickets: £12 (£10 concs) Age Guide: 8+ As a company dedicated to reinterpreting classic work for young people, Pilot can be depended upon to apply Supported by Arts Council England a fresh perspective. The Guardian
Tickets: £14 (£12 concs) Age Guide: 12+
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Thursday 24 March | 7.45pm (ends 9.30pm) | Corn Exchange Corn Exchange Newbury plays host to the World Premiere of a double bill of new works, created especially for Scottish Dance Theatre by two of the most in-demand American choreographers of the moment, Kate Weare and Benjamin Levy. LAY ME DOWN SAFE CHOREOGRAPHED BY KATE WEARE Lay Me Down Safe is a tender foray into our human inexperience at reckoning with desire and loss. SOUTHERN SINFONIA SOUTHERN SINFONIA SOUTHERN SINFONIA Drawing on the individuality of each PRESENTS PRESENTSS PRESENTS dancer and offering up sensuous and arresting movement, Lay Me Down SOPHIE-LOUISE SIR ROGER SOUTHBANK Safe explores whether desire - the DANN NORRINGTON SINFONIA WIND experience we follow like a moth to FROM CLASSIC TO Friday 11 February ENSEMBLE light – ultimately keeps us safe from 1pm (ends 2pm) harm, or places us right in its path. COWARD TO CURRENT Friday 18 March Bar 1861 1pm (ends 2pm) Some of the most exciting work of Friday 14 January Scholarly English conductor, Sir Corn Exchange the moment. The New Yorker 1pm (ends 2pm) (on Kate Weare’s previous work) Corn Exchange Roger Norrington gives an engagingly A special programme by the wind illustrated lunchtime talk on, “historical principals from this young dynamic Southern Sinfonia Associate Artist KHAOS performance style for the modern orchestra of future stars. Always and star of the West End stage, CHOREOGRAPHED BY orchestra and its audience”. providing youthful, energetic and vibrant BENJAMIN LEVY Sophie Louise Dann returns by performances, Southbank Sinfonia popular demand with an afternoon At the forefront of research about Benjamin Levy’s new work for SDT feature 32 of the leading graduates from of sparkling musical entertainment performance practice Sir Roger has, explores a search for balance between our music conservatoires in the last HOMEGROWN embracing a wealth of styles. with colleagues, restored Classical deprivation and excess, where the three years. They will thrill you with their The programme includes classics and Romantic musical heritage back Wednesday 9 February | 7.45pm (ends 9.30pm) | Corn Exchange human experience is nourished by technique and musical maturity. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley to its original form . The sun may not be shining but Newbury’s home grown talent will be the elements that sustain us, and not Square and If Love Were All; a dash warming the Corn Exchange with a cultivation of local dancers from the starved of or suffocated by them. Tickets: £7 Tickets: £7 of Mozart and Music Hall, plenty of (£11.25 including food, £5 under 25s) allotments and gardens of Berkshire, all to be savoured by a local audience. Talent: You’ve got it or you don’t. And (£11.25 including food, £5 under 25s) comedy musical theatre hits and a This all encompassing show displays not only the fully arranged bouquet from the start of Benjamin Levy’s The Southern Sinfonia Café Concert few surprises along the way! of the professional dancer but also showcases the young seedlings and precocious choreographic career, it’s series is sponsored by Gardner Leader. green shoots as they experience the world of a professional show which will been clear this guy has serious gifts. Tickets: £7 inspire them to fl ourish and become the fl owers of tomorrow. San Francisco Chronicle (£11.25 including food, £5 under 25s) Don’t miss this opportunity to view Newbury’s own ‘Home Grown’ (dance) talent! Tickets: £13 (£11 concs) Tickets: £7 (£5 concs) Age Guide: 10+
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BARBARA DICKSON Friday 11 February | 7.45pm (ends 9.30pm) | Corn Exchange A true star of stage and screen, we are delighted to welcome Barbara Dickson to the Corn Exchange for the opening night of her new tour. As a multi-million selling recording artist with an equally impressive Olivier Award winning acting career, GILL MANLY AND LARRY MILLER BEYOND THE BARB JUNGR’S Barbara has fi rmly established herself as one of the most popular, enduring IAN SHAW BAND BARRICADE BLUE HOURS and versatile performers in the UK. GUILTY PLEASURES Thursday 27 January Friday 4 February WITH SIMON WALLACE, PIANO Having been brought to the world’s attention on The Two Ronnies back in 7.45pm (ends 10pm) 7.45pm (ends 9.30pm) Thursday 20 January Friday 4 February Corn Exchange Corn Exchange the early 1970’s, 1970’s, she shows 8pm (ends 9.45pm) 8pm (ends 10pm) no signs of looking back at her past Larry Miller is surely one of the must The UK’s favourite musical theatre New Greenham Arts New Greenham Arts successes, or slowing down with a see blues/rock acts of 2011. With his concert returns with a brand new Twice BBC Jazz Award winner Ian For her winter Blue Hours special – new album and tour for 2011. energetic style, he is famous for rip 2011 production. Recreating all your Shaw joins forces with Ronnie Scott’s ‘River’, internationally lauded singer roaring shows in the UK and across favourite hits from the West End and Tickets: £26 (£24.50 concs) favourite diva, Gill Manly to celebrate Barb Jungr premieres a new collection Europe. He holds the record for the Broadway, Beyond the Barricade the life and music of Nina Simone direct from the legendary Café Carlyle most encores at The Cambridge Rock features an amazing cast of past and Ray Charles and all their favourite in New York. Drawing material from Festival and returns to Newbury by principal performers from singers in between. Friends for years, Britain, The Great American and The very popular demand following his Les Miserables in the West End. this exclusive vocal pairing will blow New American Songbook, Country and show in 2009. your socks off. Shaw’s current album, Enjoy the songs of The Lion King, Folk, ‘River’ unites her with composer ‘Somewhere Towards Love’ has had He will be playing songs from his Phantom of Opera, Mamma Mia, and pianist Simon Wallace once more. astonishing reviews and Manly’s release, acclaimed new album ‘Unfi nished Blood Brothers, Jersey Boys and Tickets: £12 (£10 concs) ‘With A Song In My Heart’ has won her Business’ as well as live favourites. many more, climaxing with a If you like Rory Gallagher, Joe spectacular fi nale from, of course, a legion of fans. Gill Manly’s dramatic, EDWINA HAYES gospel tinged delivery and Shaw’s Bonamassa, Gary Moore, Walter Les Miserables. soulful singing and piano playing will Trout, Hendrix or The Hamsters, you’ll (ends 10pm) Tickets: £19.50 (£18.50 concs, Thursday 17 February | 8pm | New Greenham Arts ensure this is a show not to miss. love the guitar pyrotechnics of Larry limited availability) A regular performer on the acoustic scene on both sides of the Atlantic, acclaimed Miller. Tickets: £14 (£12 concs) singer/songwriter Edwina Hayes visits Newbury in support of her third album Good Tickets: £14 (£12 concs) Things Happen Over Coffee. Edwina’s performances are full of warmth and immediacy, with her beautiful, heartfelt sound offset with wonderful stories about everyday life. A haunting honeyed solo songwriter The Guardian Tickets: £12 (£10 concs)
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MOISHE’S BAGEL THE MANDOLINQUENTS CHAS AND DAVE CORN EXCHANGE NEWBURY & HISS & BOO PRESENTESENT Thursday 26 February AND FRIENDS TOGETHER AGAIN SLEEPING BEAUTY Friday 3 December 2010 - Monday 3 January 2011 7.45pm (ends 10pm) Thursday 17 March Thursday 17 March Corn Exchange Corn Exchange 8pm (ends 10pm) 7.45pm (ends 10pm) Rip-roaring, foot-stomping, jazz- New Greenham Arts Corn Exchange WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY PHIL WILLMOTT infl ected klezmer and Balkan music They’re back! With Spring in the air Dave steps out of retirement by The team behind our smash hit productions of Aladdin and Puss in Boots are back with from a fearless quintet of Scotland’s and the fi rst cuckoo calling, this is very popular demand to join his old their most magical pantomime yet. Starring Plested and Brown, Ian Mowat (Queen fi nest musicians. Their sound is your fi rst chance to spend a whole chum Chas for one fi nal tour. Having Gertrude) and Joe Wicks (Banderas) from Puss in Boots, come on down to the an intoxicating mix of folk dance, evening of music and humour with gained cult status among an audience Corn Exchange and help protect poor baby princess Rose after she is cruelly jazz and eastern percussion, topped Simon Mayor, Britain’s leading hot- which crosses all ages, this iconic cursed by the evil fairy. Sleeping Beauty is full to the brim with enough riotous off with dazzling musicality and a fi ngered mandolin virtuoso and his pair defi nitely knows how to give an songs, dance and hilarious slapstick to wake a storybook palace from a classical rigour that makes them a merry crew of Mandolinquents. With audience a good time. Expect them hundred years of slumber. So don’t sleep on it – book your tickets now! must-see live experience. Just as at their fabled sense of fun and unique to play all the hits, with sing-a-long Preview shows: Sold out home jamming in a late night jazz mix of traditional ballads, 1930s hot classics like Rabbit, Gertch, Ain’t No Full Price Tickets: £14.50 -£17 (concs available) den as they are on stage at a summer swing, Brazilian tangos, Chinese Pleasing You and Snooker Loopy all Audio described and Sign Interpreted performances available. festival this band of instrumentalists folk melodies, Vivaldi, Mozart and sure to make an appearance. Just from Salsa Celtica, Scottish Chamber Tchaikovsky (not to mention some make sure you book your tickets early Orchestra, Celtic Feet and Scottish sparkling Mayor originals) Spring will so you’re not disappointed. National Jazz Orchestra have a be well and truly sprung! full-fl avoured energy that keeps their Tickets: £18.50 (£16.50 concs, Wit and sparkle in this live set from limited availability) music highly danceable, and visually the eclectic, virtuosic quartet. and aurally exciting. BBC Radio 2 There is something about this fearless Edinburgh quintet that is impossible Tickets: £14 (£12 concs) not to like Songlines
Tickets: £13 (£12 concs)
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SNAIL TRAIL PRESENTS BIG WOODEN HORSE PRESENTS WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT A LITTLE BIRD ADAPTED FROM THE PICTURE BOOK BY MICHAEL ROSEN THE WAY TOLD ME ILLUSTRATED BY HELEN OXENBURY BACK HOME Monday 21 – Wednesday 23 February Saturday 12 February Mon 1pm, Tues & Wed 10.30am & 1.30pm Saturday 19 February 11am (duration 60 mins, no interval) (duration 55 mins, no interval) Corn Exchange 11am & 1pm Corn Exchange (duration 60 mins, no interval) Wizards, witches and magical Corn Exchange We’re going to the theatre We’re going to see A Bear Hunt animals join boys and girls An inter-galactic adventure for What a beautiful play! like you on crazy quests and families and young children from wacky adventures as Snail Trail We’re not scared.... GARLIC THEATRE PRESENTS the team behind Don’t Let the Theatre invite you to hear the next Pigeon Drive the Bus. Award- Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen’s ever popular Smarties Book Prize winner LITTLE RED ROBIN HOOD generation of fairy tales. Each winning author of How to Catch a We’re Going On A Bear Hunt is brought vividly and noisily to life on stage. Look short story in this selection has Saturday 29 January Star and Lost and Found, Oliver out for the gigantic swishy swashy grass, the splishy splashy river and the thick been created by children from UK 11am (duration 45 mins, no interval) Jeffers returns with a tale about a oozy, squelchy mud-fi ght. What a surprise awaits you in the cave on the other primary schools, and adapted by Corn Exchange little boy seeking adventure. side of the dark forest! professional storytellers to include “What big eyes you have… sheriff… sorry… grandma” One day a boy fi nds a plane in his Celebrates ‘play’ in every mischievous sense of the word. puppetry, live music, magic, and The Guardian Why is Robin Hood wearing girls clothes and what is lurking behind the trees? lots of joining in! Sometimes cupboard. He fl ies it higher and higher until he runs out of petrol Tickets: £10 Is it the Sheriff of Nottingham or the big bad wolf? Garlic Theatre interweave the moral, sometimes absurd, but Age Guide: 3+ classic tales of Little Red Riding Hood and Robin Hood into a fast, funny and always colourful, curious and fun... and lands on the moon. He is captivating family show. It’s a merry mix up of slapstick, clowning and musical This insight into the world of the frightened, lost and alone until a delights involving glove puppets, false teeth and a frying pan. modern child’s imagination – from passing Martian lands there too! Who is the strange alien? Tickets: £8 (£6 concs) helpful gazelles to dragon poo – is a treat for the whole family. Can they be friends? And how will Age Guide: 4+ they fi nd their way back home? Tickets: £8 (£6 concs) Age Guide: 3+ Tickets: £8 (£6 concs) Age Guide: 3+
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premiered their previous show Salvage here in 2009, we wish them every success when the prize is announced in April 2011. Of course, we are also delighted that Adam Brown of Plested and Brown has landed a role in the screen adaptation of J.R.R.Tolkein’s The Hobbit. March sees the premiere of a piece of new theatre we have commissioned, From Newbury With Love, from Fringe First and Total Theatre Award winners RedCape Theatre. Having worked alongside Newbury Youth Theatre and a Moldovan school, we are really Evolve is the artist and support It has been a successful few months excited to present a show based on an INDIGOINDIGO MOMOON THEATRE programme of Corn Exchange. for our supported artists, with our important story from our local history. PRESENTSPRESENTS Through it we work with a range resident dance company, Lost Dog, THETHE WWORM THAT SQUIRMED of individuals and companies, named as fi nalists for the UK’s biggest investing in, commissioning and and most prestigious choreography For more information about the SaturdaySaturday 26 March | 11am (duration 60 mins, no interval) co-commissioning new pieces and prize, The Place Prize for Dance, Evolve programme, see our website CornCoC rn ExcExchangeh providing space, time and support. sponsored by Bloomberg. Having www.evolveexchange.com LONG NOSE PUPPETS IndonesianIndonesian rrod puppets tell of a squirmy worm that causes chaos wherever he PRESENTS goes. Using little spoken language, this visual feast of farce crosses cultural PENGUIN borders in crazy pursuit of the worm. Where is he now? Watch out everybody! With an underlying theme that violence is wrong, The Worm that Squirmed by Saturday 5 March Indigo Moon is a packed with humour, a fabulous musical score and live sound 11am & 1pm effects, which combined make it a thrilling show to watch. (duration 60 mins, no interval) Tickets: £8 (£6 concs) Corn Exchange Age Guide: 5+ Long Nose Puppet’s (creators of Shoe Baby) return by very popular demand Live in Hampshire? Want free tickets? Age Guide: 5+ with their wonderful show, based on the From September 2010 the Corn Exchange is involved in Never SeenLive, the award-winning book by Polly Dunbar audience development scheme from Hampshire County Council, implemented SCREEN ONE PRESENTS about a little boy and his adventurous by Audiences South. If you live in Hampshire and have never visited the Corn toy penguin. Penguin is exciting, surreal YOU SHALL GO TO THE BAWL!WL! Exchange before, now’s your chance to test drive a show for free! and full of surprises. The lively songs by Don’t forget that every Wednesday morning at 11am, Screenen One at the Corn Exchange Log onto www.neverseenlive.com, register and apply for tickets for any of Tom Gray of Gomez will have everyone holds a screening especially for parents and carers with babies under 18 months old. joining in with this spectacular theatre Enjoy the range of fantastic fi lms from within the fi lm season without worrying about the shows listed below. We’ll then send you a pack with everything you need to experience for all ages. causing a disturbance, and remember that Bawl! Screenings are a fantastic opportunity know about our venue. to socialize with other parents. For information on what’s on please pick up a Hilarious and really rather cute So don’t be shy, log on now and apply for your free tickets! Film Brochure or look online at www.cornexchangenew.com Bookseller Tickets: £3.50 (babies go free!) Never Seen Live shows – Private Peaceful | Moishe’s Bagel | Tickets: £8 (£6 concs)
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DATE TIME EVENT VENUE GENRE PAGE www.cornexchangenew.com E AUR FEBRUARY JANUARY DEC 3 Dec – 3 Jan Times vary SLEEPING BEAUTY CE Pantomime 13
16 Thu – 18 Sat COMEDY CURRY NGA Comedy
21 Tue – 22 Wed A CHRISTMAS CAROL NGA Local
11 Tue – (17 Feb) WHO ARTED? NGA Visual Arts 26
11 Tue – (24 Feb) URBAN TRACES CE Visual Arts 26
14 Friday 1pm SOUTHERN SINFONIA CAFÉ CONCERT CE Classical Music 9
15 Saturday 10am - 3pm BIG WILD WEST BERKSHIRE VOLUNTEERING SHOW CE Local 24
18 Tue – 21 Fri 7.45pm LENNY HENRY CE Comedy 20
20 Thursday 8pm GILL MANLY & IAN SHAW NGA Music 10
22 Saturday 7.45pm PUNT & DENNIS CE Comedy 20
27 Thursday 7.45pm LARRY MILLER BAND CE Music 10
28 Friday 7.45pm JONGLEURS – COMEDY ON THE ROAD CE Comedy 21
29 Saturday 11am LITTLE RED ROBIN HOOD CE Family 14
3 Thursday 8pm ANDI OSHO NGA Comedy 21
4 Friday 7.45pm BEYOND THE BARRICADE CE Music 10
4 Friday 8pm BARB JUNGR & SIMON WALLACE NGA Music 11
9 Wednesday 7.45pm HOMEGROWN CE Local 8/24
11 Friday 1pm SOUTHERN SINFONIA CAFÉ CONCERT CE Classical Music 9
11 Friday 7.45pm BARBARA DICKSON CE Music 11
12 Saturday 11am A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME CE Family 14
12 Saturday 7.45pm MARK STEEL CE Comedy 21
15 Tue – 16 Wed 7.45pm PRIVATE PEACEFUL CE Theatre 5
17 Thursday 8pm EDWINA HAYES NGA Music 11
18 Friday 7.45pm JONGLEURS – COMEDY ON THE ROAD CE Comedy 21
19 Saturday 11am & 1pm THE WAY BACK HOME CE Family 15
21 Mon – 23 Wed Times vary WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT CE Family 15
24 Thu – (31 Mar) AT THIS POINT: TIP OF AN ICEBERG NGA Visual Arts 26
26 Saturday 7.45pm MOISHE’S BAGEL CE Music 12
28 Mon – (21 Apr) INSIDE OUT CE Visual Arts 27 MARCH 4 Friday 7.45pm MILTON JONES CE Comedy 22
5 Saturday 11am & 1pm PENGUIN CE Family 16
9 Wed – 12 Sat 7.45pm FROM NEWBURY WITH LOVE CE Theatre 6
10 Thursday 8pm MILES JUPP NGA Comedy 22
17 Thursday 7.45pm CHAS & DAVE CE Music 12
17 Thursday 8pm THE MANDOLINQUENTS & FRIENDS NGA Music 12
18 Friday 1pm SOUTHERN SINFONIA CAFÉ CONCERT CE Classical Music 9
19 Saturday 7.45pm NEWBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CE Local 24 1861
24 Thursday 7.45pm SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE CE Dance 8 Bar 1861attheCornExchange
24 Thu – 26 Sat 8pm SHOWTIME 2011 NGA Local 25 NGA VENUE KEY 01635 522733 New GreenhamArts
25 Friday 7.45pm JONGLEURS – COMEDY ON THE ROAD CE Comedy 21 CE
26 Saturday 11am THE WORM THAT SQUIRMED CE Family 16 Corn Exchange OD
26 Saturday 7.45pm COUNT ARTHUR STRONG CE Comedy 22 Outdoor
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19 28 Mon – 31 Thu 7.45pm ROMEO AND JULIET CE Theatre 7 COMEDY COMEDY
PUNT AND DENNIS JONGLEURS ANDI OSHO MARK STEEL Saturday 22 January Friday 28 January AFROBLIGHTY Saturday 12 February 7.45pm (ends 9.30pm) Friday 18 February Thursday 3 February 7.45pm (ends 9.30pm) Corn Exchange Friday 25 March 8pm (ends 9pm) Corn Exchange It’s 20 years since The Mary 7.45pm (ends 9.30pm) New Greenham Arts Following the publication of his Whitehouse Experience hit our Corn Exchange Award winning stand-up comic latest book What’s Going On?: screens; 12 years since The Now What better way to kick start your Andi Osho from Mock the Week The Meanderings of a Comic Mind Show arrived on Radio 4; 5 years weekend than with the return of and Stand Up For The Week, grew in Confusion, commentator and since Mock the Week began on Jongleurs monthly comedy club at up in an East End Tower Block with stand-up comedian Mark Steel BBC2; and 3 years since Punt and the Corn Exchange. Every month, a Nigerian parents. Now she plots her brings his brilliant comic musings to Dennis last toured the UK. There stellar line-up of the fi nest acts on complicated relationship with race, Newbury for one night only. Mark is EXCLUSIVE TOUR PREVIEWS LENNY HENRY is, therefore, no excuse for not the UK comedy circuit make the town from her London childhood to the familiar to many from his acclaimed CRADLE TO RAVE – A MUSICAL JOURNEY writing a brand-new show and rock with laughter in an evening of present day, encountering minstrel BBC2 series The Mark Steel Lectures, getting out on the road. The sat-nav raucous comedy, guaranteed to tickle shows, Lenny Henry, the BNP, political Radio 4’s The Mark Steel Solution, his Tuesday 18 – Friday 21 January is programmed, there’s a box of your funny bone! With the line-up a correctness and America’s fi rst black weekly column in The Independent 7.45pm (ends 9.30pm) sandwiches and a fl ask of tea in closely kept secret until the week of President along the way. Andi takes and appearances on the likes of QI Corn Exchange the back, and props and costumes the show, Jongleurs is a guaranteed her critically acclaimed stand-up and Have I Got News For You. One of the UK’s leading comedians, Lenny Henry returns to his musical roots in the boot. They’re ready to rock! giggle, that will have you coming back show out on tour this Spring, with Tickets: £15 (£13 concs) in his new one man comedy show, Cradle To Rave. They’re gonna tear this place month-after-month. Book early. her touching and hilarious story of an Age Guide: 16+ Music has always been an important part of Lenny’s life, ever since he burst apart! (Well, actually, they’re not, identity crisis in the cultural crossfi re Tickets: £14 (£12 concs) onto the scene impersonating Stevie Wonder and in the process winning New obviously. They’re going to do Age Guide: 18+ of Modern Britain. Faces at just 16 years of age. Cradle To Rave takes audiences on a voyage some jokes.) Tickets: £10 (£8 concs) through the decades exploring the exact role music has played for him and The kings of satirical comedy. Age Guide: 16+ continues to play. It is a touching journey but, in true Lenny style there are The Guardian plenty of laughs and lots of funky tunes along the way. Tickets: £19.50 (£18.50 concs, Tickets: £18 (£16 concs) Age Guide: 14+ limited availability) Age Guide: 16+
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open from 10am - 5pm, Monday to Saturday MARKET PLACE, NEWBURY, RG14 5BD
Seasons, the Corn Exchange café, is open daily with a menu featuring homemade soups, quiches and cakes as well as light lunches, main meals and traditional, homemade desserts. Run by local caterers Rosemary & Thyme, Seasons specialises in locally sourced produce. It’s a great place to stop off from shopping or for a pre-show drink with friends.
MILTON JONES MILES JUPP COUNT ARTHUR LION WHISPERER FIBBER IN THE HEAT STRONG SIGN UP FOR EMAIL Friday 4 March Thursday 10 March COMMAND AND JOIN OUR GROWING ONLINE COMMUNITY! 7.45pm (ends 9.30pm) 8pm (ends 9pm) PERFORMANCE Corn Exchange New Greenham Arts Saturday 26 March If you’ve ever missed out on tickets to the biggest shows, and want Milton Jones - you know the weird After pulling a few strings and telling 7.45pm (ends 9.30pm) to make sure you get the latest news and special offers, sign up to bloke with the shirts from Mock the some little lies, an unprepared and Corn Exchange Week. As well as star of the Michael unqualifi ed Jupp heads to India with receive our regular email newsletters on our easy-to-use website Cult comedy legend Count Arthur McIntyre Comedy Roadshow, and the English press to embark on a month Strong’s new show, ‘Command www.cornexchangenew.com. We promise not to bombard the voice on eight series’ for Radio 4 long, sun-soaked disaster (and some Performance’, is so new, not even he you, and you can sign up to receive information about specifi c (including The Very World of Milton minor triumphs). knows he’s doing it yet. Don’t worry Jones and Another Case of Milton genres, so the information is always relevant to your tastes. Miles Jupp is an award winning stand about that though, it’s never stopped him Jones) and all sorts of other radio up and actor who has recently starred before! So get your Maltesers out, roll Alternatively, get social, and become a friend of the and telly as well. Awards too. Well in the feature fi lm Made in Dagenham your trouser legs up and sit back and Corn Exchange, or join our fan page on Facebook at it’s his new show with new stuff, not and the BBC’s The Thick Of It, Mock enjoy this potentially wonderful show. in his last show. YouTube him or www.facebook.com/cornexchange. Or you can follow The Week, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Pausing only to glance up from your something… our tweets on Twitter @CornExchange – we’d love to hear Roadshow as well as appearing as a programme to ask when the interval is. The best one-liner regular character in Rev. I can guarantee you, you’ll have never from you – so get online today. merchant in British Comedy. It’s a classic fi sh out of water tale . seen anything like it, whatever it is. Chortle The Times Tickets: £16 (£14 concs, limited SIGN UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES Tickets: £15 (£13 concs) Tickets: £12 (£10 concs) availability) Age Guide: 14+ www.cornexchangenew.com Age Guide: 16+ Age Guide: 8+ Age Guide: TBC JOIN US ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/cornexchange FOLLOW US ON TWITTER Twitter @CornExchange 22 | www.cornexchangenew.com 01635 522733 | 23 LOCAL COMPANIES LOCAL COMPANIES & COMMUNITY EVENTS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
ST. GABRIEL’S PRESENTS NEWBURY NOMADS PRESENT THE ST. GABRIEL’S SIX SHOWTIME 2011 AND THEIR QUEST TO SAVE SILVERTHORNE Thursday 24 - Monday 21 & Tuesday 22 March | Corn Exchange Saturday 26 March Mon 7.45pm | Tue 2.45pm & 7.45pm 8pm High above the heavens, past the clouds and over the rainbows, shines a New Greenham Arts magical star called Silverthorne. For years, Silverthorne’s inhabitants have Newbury Nomads present another lived in peace and shone for all the world to see. But things have changed and exciting and creative presentation there is little the Magical Wish Fairies and Wondrous Flying Pigs can do when of songs from some of the very best Hideous Ogres and Million-Eyed Beasts are massing their armies to send the musicals. Nomads pride themselves THE BIG WILD HOMEGROWN NEWBURY SYMPHONY star into darkness. That is, until a rather extraordinary science experiment which on their ‘something a little different’ WEST BERKSHIRE Wednesday 9 February ORHCESTRA catapults the St Gabriel’s Six to Silverthorne. Can they defeat the malevolent attitude and this combination of VOLUNTEER SHOW 7.45pm WITH MADALINA RUSU, creatures of the shadowlands and restore peace and light to Silverthorne? quirky comedy, upbeat classics and Corn Exchange PIANO This is school dance with a difference, showing dynamic talent beautiful ballads provides a dynamic Saturday 15 January The sun may not be shining but from Year three upwards whilst stepping into a story of wonder and cocktail of top entertainment. Need 10am - 3pm Saturday 19 March Newbury’s home grown talent will be enchantment that will leave your mind reeling for days. a break from the norm, then this is New Greenham Arts 7.45pm warming the Corn Exchange with a certainly the answer for any lover of A fun packed way to find out about Corn Exchange Tickets: £7 (£5 concs) cultivation of local dancers from the musical theatre. volunteering in West Berkshire. Join Newbury’s ambitious Community allotments and gardens of Berkshire, So hitch up ya wagons and roll Orchestra, conductor John Traill, to Tickets: £10 (£8 concs) all to be savoured by a local audience. on down to the Corn Exchange to enjoy an evening which begins with This all encompassing show displays meet some nice folks from around Dvorak’s lively Carnival Overture not only the fully arranged bouquet of 40 West Berkshire voluntary and features pianist Madalina Rusu the professional dancer but also the organisations and find out how you performing Rachmaninov’s 1st Piano young seedlings and green shoots could give a little time. Organised Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Suite No as they experience the world of a by Volunteer Centre West Berkshire. 3 for Orchestra. professional show. Don’t miss this Free entry (no need to book) opportunity to view Newbury’s own Tickets: £12 (£10 concs, £3 U18s) ‘Home Grown’ (dance) talent!
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SWINDON COLLEGE OF ART JANE CURLEY CANNON MARGARET HODGES REBECCA SWAINSTON PRESENTS PRESENTS PRESENTS PRESENTS INSIDE OUT WHO ARTED? URBAN TRACES AT THIS POINT: Monday 28 February – Thursday 21 April | Corn Exchange Tuesday 11 January – Tuesday 11 January – TIP OF AN Thursday 24 February Rebecca Swainston has built a reputation for producing challenging and Thursday 17 February ICEBERG powerful images, rich in jewel like colour and intrigue. The work is fi gurative New Greenham Arts Corn Exchange Thursday 24 February – and detailed and at once painterly and expressive. Her paintings incorporate Janet Curley Cannon’s art is an Showing the current works by fi nal Thursday 31 March ideas involving psychology and emotion. Memory and understanding are observation on the peripheral year BA (Hons) Fine Art: Drawing for New Greenham Arts explored through a fl uid representation of time and reality. Identity is a recurring Fine Art Practice students at Swindon characteristics of the urban Continuing forty years of theme in the work where animals and objects often carry concealed aspects College, School of Art. Bringing environment. She looks for art-making Margaret Hodges is of the human fi gures whose experiences, thoughts and secrets leak through together varied approaches in multiple surfaces coated with the detritus showing new work alongside the fabric of their clothes and their environment. The work is expressive and disciplines, the pieces exhibited are of human culture - peeling paint, seminal earlier pieces. A thought provoking, at once intense and celebratory while remaining a little the culmination of six months’ work, faded signs, and decomposing fascination with materials and ambiguous. There are layers of meaning and narrative and a playful use using drawing as the premise for posters. All will be varnished with ways of construction runs parallel of paint and pattern that draws the eye to a delicious surface. Swainston’s investigation into contemporary art the fi lm of daily life, the effects to consideration of experienced work is compelling and memorable. It bears repeated examination and while practice. of weather, and the passage of immediately striking will reward the longer gaze. time. She collages these images situations and concepts which together as visual markers of the include sheltering. Margaret is habits, interests, and concerns of saying Look, here are aspects of contemporary life. the world distilled through my explorations and presented for you, the viewer, to think about in your own way.
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Creative learning and participation are at the heart of YOUNG CORN ARTS AWARDS schools and youth groups to join, and full training in digital fi lmmaking is the Corn Exchange’s engagement with the community. The Corn Exchange is proud to be EXCHANGE provided as well as ongoing support an Arts Award Welcome centre. We We work with schools, young people and community Young Corn Exchange (YCE) is for and advice. Please get in touch if you support people doing the Arts Award, groups to create opportunities for people from across anyone under 25 who is interested in are interested. live events. Joining is completely free a nationally-recognised qualifi cation the region to learn about the arts and explore our and gives you access to free tickets, for 11-25 year olds, by offering them LIVING PICTURES programme more fully. Whether this means coming to special events and training, as well as discounted tickets and access to Living Pictures is a group open to special events. a dance workshop, staying for a post-show discussion the opportunity to take part in putting all blind and visually impaired local on your own events here at the Corn This season we are also running a residents run in partnership with or creating a short fi lm, we try to offer a wide variety of Exchange. We hold monthly social Bronze award course for anyone who Kingsclere-based charity Living ways for people to get involved. get-togethers for all YCE members; wants to start the Arts Award: Paintings. We meet on the second this season these will take place at the Monday of each month, 10.30am BRONZE AWARD: This work is overseen by our Learning Manager Sam Corn Exchange, 5pm - 7pm on the – 12 noon, to look at works of art following dates. Come along if you DIY ANIMATION through audio descriptions and Sampson. We are always looking for new projects would like to fi nd out more! 20 January – 31 March tactile images, and to meet local and ways of supporting arts in the community, so craftsmen, painters and musicians. Saturday 29 January (excl. 24 February) please get in touch with Sam to discuss any ideas Every Thursday from 4pm - 6pm We will arrange transport to the Saturday 26 February sessions where necessary. or fi nd out more about what’s on offer: sams@ New Greenham Arts | £25 Saturday 26 March We also offer audio described live cornexchangenew.co.uk or 01635 582666 ext 206. To join, download a membership form Have you ever wanted to try your performances and fi lm screenings from the Learning & Participation hand at animation? Do you want to – please contact the Box Offi ce for section of the Corn Exchange website learn some quick and easy techniques up-to-date information. and return it to Sam Sampson. for animating your own fi lms? This course is a chance to get stuck in, design characters and tell their story WORKSHOPS YOUTH THEATRES with animation. No experience needed This season visiting artists are We have two resident youth theatres, – complete beginners very welcome! offering workshops alongside the Newbury Youth Theatre and SLY CINECLUB performances listed below. Visit the Theatre (formerly Shining Lights). Learning pages on the Corn Exchange We work with primary and secondary Both are for young people aged 14-21 website for more information. and meet during term time at New schools across West Berkshire to Greenham Arts. NYT is open to all and support young fi lmmakers clubs Private Peaceful SLY auditions for each production. through Cineclub, the national young From Newbury with Love fi lmmakers’ network. Three times a Full details online: Scottish Dance Theatre year Cineclub members gather at www.newburyyouththeatre.co.uk the Corn Exchange to see the fi lms Romeo and Juliet www.shininglightsyouththeatre.com that they have made on the big screen. The next screening will be the West Berkshire People’s Vote on Wednesday 16 March at 7.30pm. 28 | www.cornexchangenew.com We are always looking for new 01635 522733 | 29 WORKSHOPS
EXPERIMENTAL EXPERIMENTAL YOU AND YOUR EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPING YOUR ALEXANDER BOOK MAKING DRAWING CAMERA DRAWING PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE WITH SALLY HAYNES WITH SALLY HAYNES WITH MIKE SAMUELS WITH SALLY HAYNES FURTHER WITH AWARENESS Thursday 13 January Tue 18 January – Tue 29 March Wed 19 January – Wed 30 March Thu 20 January – Thu 31 March PHOTOSHOP WITH TANYA WHANNELL 10am - 4pm (except 22 Feb) (except 23 Feb) (except 24 Feb) WITH JO ANDREAE Saturday 19 March Come, make and illustrate an 7.30pm - 9.30pm 2.30pm - 4.30pm 10am - 12.30pm Thu 10 February – Thu 3 March 10am - 1pm experimental book in a day. Designed for the more experienced Exploring what you need to know Designed for the more experienced 7.30pm - 9.30pm A practical hands-on learning process £75 (including materials) student, artists will be encouraged to about photography to create better student, artists will be encouraged to A beginners course teaching you which helps you identify and prevent Contact: 07905 973817 or draw using all their senses, not just pictures. Create aesthetically draw using all their senses, not just the the basic functionality of Photoshop harmful postural habits which may [email protected] the visual. A variety of media, methods pleasing images, including basic visual. A variety of media, methods and and how it can be applied to your lead to stress and pain. and materials will be explored. portraiture, still-life and close-ups materials will be explored. INTRODUCTION own photos. £40 £107 (for 10 sessions) then learn the fundamentals of image £107 (for 10 sessions) TO GLASS £100 (for 4 sessions) Contact: 01635 522733 Contact: 07905 973817 or correction and storage. Contact: 07905 973817 or Contact: 01635 872574’ WITH SHIRLEY ECCLES [email protected] £100 (for 10 sessions) [email protected] WORKING WITH Sat 15 & Sat 22 January Contact: 01635 522733 WORKING TOWARDS COLOUR – PORTRAIT 10am - 4pm INTRODUCTION PORTRAIT PAINTING A two day workshop will introduce ABSTRACTION PAINTING TO PIANO LIFE PAINTING/ WITH TESSA KIRBY you to the basic skills and WITH JANE WHITAKER WITH JANE WHITAKER WITH MARIE KVASNIK Fri 21 January – Fri 1 April DRAWING Sunday 6 March Saturday 27 March techniques involved with creating (except 25 Feb) Tue 18 January – Tue 29 March WITH JANE WHITAKER 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm glass objects. The workshop (except 22 Feb) 10am - 12pm Thu 20 January – Thu 31 March Learn to experiment, starting from a Enjoy developing your knowledge includes materials and kiln firing. 1pm - 5pm A general portrait painting class for (except 24 Feb) tangible subject or an emotion and of colour, using it to enhance your A 10 week course of 30 minute beginners and the experienced where £150 (for 2 sessions) 7.30pm - 9.30pm applying your personal strategy and creativity and portraiture skills. Contact: 07817 722330 or lessons for complete beginners who Age guide 16+ students are welcome to use the emotion to it. Open to all abilities. [email protected] would like to learn the basics of Whether you are an experienced media that they prefer. £50 (plus your own materials) £60 (plus your own materials) piano. Students will come out of this artist, a student or indeed a complete £100 (for 10 sessions) Contact: 01635 43187 Contact: 01635 43187 WATERCOLOUR course with a solid understanding of beginner, these ten sessions can Contact: 01635 45828 AND PASTELS the piano and the ability to learn and help you maintain and improve your Where possible our visiting companies WITH TESSA KIRBY play simple songs. drawing skills, at a pace to suit you. TEXTILE CREATIONS offer workshops to schools and community Tue 18 January – Tue 29 March £20 (per lesson for 2 people) £95 (for 10 sessions WITH JO JONES (except 22 Feb) groups. Contact Sam Sampson for full plus your own materials) Sat 5 February – Sat 12 March 10am - 12pm £13 (per lesson for 1 person) details and how to take part. For full details Contact: 01635 43187 (except 26 Feb) Contact: 01635 522733 Explore mixed media, with particular 10am – 12pm of the workshops please see the website or emphasis on watercolour and pastels. A five week course exploring a variety of contact the artist listed. All the workshops £90 (for 10 sessions) techniques including wax entrapment, take place at New Greenham Arts in Studio Contact: 01635 45828 machine embroidery and felt making. 2, unless stated. £50 (for 5 sessions) Contact: 01635 522733
30 | www.cornexchangenew.com 01635 522733 | 31 Screen One is our full time digital cinema, with 20 screenings per week of the latest releases, on the top fl oor of the Corn Exchange. Specialising in arthouse, British independent fi lms and world cinema, sit back and JOIN US BECOME A MEMBER relax with a glass of wine in the intimate club feel of just 40 seats.
Corn Exchange Newbury and New Greenham Arts are two of the South East’s most exciting venues, with a growing regional and national reputation – thanks in no small part to the fantastic support of audiences across West Berkshire and beyond.
In common with all theatres we future of the theatre. These include rely on the support of companies, becoming a member and making individuals and trusts for necessary a regular donation of £5 a month, funds over and above our grant or if you are a local company, by Full programme published in COMING SOON from West Berkshire Council. In fact becoming a member. For further every year we need to raise at least details or to discuss supporting separate brochure every 8 weeks The King’s Speech, Never Let Me Go £150,000, and as we look to the the Corn Exchange please contact To join the fi lm e-list, email (pictured), True Grit, Biutiful, Black Swan future there is every chance this will Ruth Cadiot, General Manager, on fi [email protected] Tickets: from £5.50 increase. In addition to supporting 01635 582666 ext 248 or ruthc us by buying tickets and importantly @cornexchangenew.co.uk trying new things in the programme, You can also visit the website for there are also a range of other more information. SUPPORTERS ways you can help to safeguard the CORN EXCHANGE WE ALSO GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE SUPPORT FROM: GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES CORE Gold and Platium Members We also gratefully FUNDING FROM: Mrs J Bensley acknowledge support from: Ms Sarah Berrington Cardy Beaver Foundation Mrs Jeanette Bowrage The Englefi eld Charitable Trust Mrs L Bravery The Dr Mortimer and Theresa Mr L Bretz Sackler Foundation Mr Michael Foy With thanks to: Mr & Mrs I Freeman All volunteers Mr Patrick & Linda Griffi n Martin Cleveland Ms Helena Herd Fortiori Design Mrs J Milsom The West Berkshire Training Mr Paul Richardson Consortium Ms Fiona Walker Dawn Ray The Best of Newbury
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