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WELCOME Hello and welcome reopen the Corn Exchange once more with back to the Aladdin. We have felt all along that Newbury Corn Exchange. needed the feel-good factor and brilliant family entertainment that we know our pantomimes I can’t begin to tell you provide – especially after the year we have how pleased we are to all had. be planning to welcome Aladdin you back to the Corn What has made both and our spring Exchange. It has been a truly extraordinary season possible is the vision and determination year, and we will no doubt find ourselves from our team, together with a brilliant new telling the stories of our experience of 2020 partnership with Arena seating. With their for generations to come. support we have completely reconfigured our auditorium to comply with social distancing There have certainly been times when returning and our workshop team at 101 have created to live performances and in person activity bespoke screens to separate household seemed a very remote possibility. But with the bookings. vision and commitment of our exceptional team, we have been able to reopen our buildings This innovative approach means that our safely and return to all of our creative activities. capacity, although reduced, is now sufficient to allow producers to afford to bring their shows The support we have received from you all to Newbury again. When I look at our spring has been tremendous, from those of you who season, it is filled with fantastic productions wrote to us to share what a difference our and looks as exciting and inspiring as always. creative activities made to you and your families This really is a remarkable achievement. during lockdown, or donated to our fundraising campaigns supporting our work and helping to So, please do come and join us once more. safeguard our future, to the many thousands of We might all be wearing masks, but I can SPRING you who kept hold of pantomime tickets even promise you - underneath we are grinning from ear to ear! when we were wondering ourselves if Aladdin 2021 would be able to take place. Katy Griffiths But, here we are! And although I am writing DIRECTOR this during a second lockdown we remain hopeful that live performances will once again be permitted from 3 December so that we can MEMBERS PUBLIC JANUARY – APRIL PRIORITY BOOKING BOOKING OPENS OPENS Tuesday 15 Tuesday 8 December December Box Office 0845 5218 218 FLIP OVER (calls cost 2p per minute plus your telephone company’s access charge) FOR WORKSHOPS FAMILY THEATRE COMEDY MUSIC DANCE AND MUCH MORE! cornexchangenew.com © Marc Graf WILDLIFE Detail: © Sergey Gorshkov Detail: © Sergey PHOTOGRAPHER Detail: © Catherine Dobbins d’Alessio OF THE YEAR The world-renowned exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, comes to The Base, featuring exceptional images which capture fascinating animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breathtaking diversity of the natural world. Using photography's unique emotive power to engage and inspire audiences, the images shine a light on stories and species around the world and encourage a future of advocating for the planet. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most prestigious photography event of its kind, providing a global platform that showcases the natural world’s most astonishing and Detail: © Arshdeep Singh challenging sights for over 50 years. Launched in 1965 and attracting 361 entries, today the competition receives over 49,000 entries from all over the world, highlighting its enduring appeal. This year’s award-winning images will embark on an international tour that will allow them to be seen by over a million people. Fri 5 Feb – Sun 25 Apr Open Wed to Sun plus Bank Holiday Monday (5 April) 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm) PARENT AND BABY DAY Thu 11 Mar RELAXED DAY Thu 8 Apr Tickets £9 (£7.50 concs, £6 under-16s, £7 groups of 10+, under-5s free) All tickets must be booked in advance with a time slot. THE BASE HOCKNEY AND HOLLYWOOD BASE PASS UNLIMITED GALLERY ACCESS FOR JUST Singh Arshdeep © Detail: EXHIBITION Fri 8 – Sun 31 Jan Open Wed to Sun A major photo montage by Britain's most famous living artist, David Hockney, comes to The Base £20 10am to 5pm (last entry 4pm) this January. Parent and Baby Day The picture called Nude, 17th June 1984 was commissioned by BASE PASS Thu 14 Jan his friend the Hollywood film director Nicolas Roeg to create an extraordinary life sized nude photographic study of Theresa Russell £20 FOR 12 MONTHS* UNLIMITED Relaxed Day ENTRY TO THE BASE GALLERY Thu 28 Jan for the movie Insignificance, which starred his then wife, Theresa Russell, as Marilyn Monroe. Tickets £8 (£7 concs, It took Hockney four attempts with a Pentax camera to capture the BASE PASS PLUS £5 schools/students, images he wanted to create the stunning image. The collage shows £25 FOR 12 MONTHS* UNLIMITED UNTIL SUN 13 DEC under-16s free) 2020, both Theresa’s front and back as Hockney explores the use of lines ENTRY TO THE BASE GALLERY Quentin Blake & John Yeoman: 2021 All tickets must be and edges in his photography. The actress’s pose, together with the PLUS DISCOUNTS ON SELECTED 50 Years of Children’s Books MAY booked in advance pink satin sheets, her blonde wig and licking of her lips is reminiscent Open Studios WORKSHOPS, COURSES JAN 2021 of a centrefold pin up. with a time slot. AND EVENTS AT THE BASE Hockney & Hollywood JUL – SEP 2021 YOU’LL RECEIVE V&A’s Game Plan: Hockney and Hollywood Nicolas Roeg, best known for directing Don’t Look Now, The Man PLUS FEB – APR 2021 Board Games is on loan from The Who Fell to Earth and The Witches, documented Hockney at work 10% OFF AT HONESTY Natural History Museum’s Rediscovered Bowes Museum on the piece, photographing the artist as he prepared the scene, OWNED OUTLETS* Wildlife Photographer in Barnard Castle the assistants as they applied make up and Hockney taking the of the Year 56 (thebowesmuseum. posed shots. These photographs give a unique and intimate never org.uk). before seen ‘behind the scenes’ look at Hockney that make up an integral part of the exhibition, as one artist observes another. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH thebasegreenham.co.uk/exhibitions 04 *Terms and conditions apply, see our website for full details. MONTH XXXXXX BECOME A MEMBER AND GET £35 SAVE YOUR CORN EXCHANGE FUND THE FUTURE PRIORITY 10% OFF FREE TICKET SUPPORTERS A MEMBERSHIP COVID-19 has changed everything. Trust and the Theatres Trust, but even with this BOOKING IN THE KITCHEN EXCHANGES AND NEWSLETTER CARD For the Corn Exchange this has meant funding we face a perilous financial loss this year. Live events, films, & BAR RESALES EACH SEASON a loss in income of over £750,000 and So, we are asking you and everyone we know to Learning Centre make a donation to help us in our plight. we face a precarious future. and The Base Can you help Fund the Future? We recently launched our Save Your Corn Exchange: Fund the Future campaign to raise To make a donation visit: £100,000 to fill this gap and ensure we can cornexchangenew.com/fundthefuture BECOME A FRIEND, ASSOCIATE, continue all of our vital work in the community Our audiences and the local community are at PATRON OR FELLOW and to safeguard our programme of the best the heart of everything we do, and with your theatre, comedy, music, dance and films. INCREASE YOUR LEVEL OF SUPPORT MAKE continued support we can Fund the Future. AND PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN OUR YOU CAN We need your help, right now, to protect the Corn Exchange. FUTURE. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF VIP EVENTS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! A DIFFERENCE We have been fortunate to receive awards from CORNEXCHANGENEW.COM/ the Culture Recovery Fund, Englefield Charitable MEMBERSHIP FIND OUT ABOUT OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT US AT: VISIT WWW.CORNEXCHANGENEW.COM/MEMBERSHIP WWW.CORNEXCHANGENEW.COM/SUPPORT OR SPEAK TO A MEMBER OF OUR BOX OFFICE TEAM 06 cornexchangenew.com Box Office 0845 5218 218* 07 CORN EXCHANGE WELCOME MONTH XXXXXX CINEMA & TO THE CORN EXCHANGE LIVE SCREENINGS TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE WE ARE ASKING OUR VISITORS TO PLEASE: TUCKED AWAY ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE CORN EXCHANGE IS OUR STAY AT HOME WEAR A FACE KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE SELECT COSY 40-SEAT CINEMA SHOWING THE IF YOU’RE COVERING AWAY FROM STAFF AN E-TICKET BEST OF ART HOUSE, INDEPENDENT UNWELL MEMBERS AND OTHER IF POSSIBLE AND BRITISH FILMS, TOGETHER WITH FIND OUT VISITORS OCCASIONAL BLOCKBUSTERS AND MORE AT FAMILY FILMS. We also screen a fantastic selection of live broadcasts in our cinema and auditorium. Catch the latest offerings from the likes of the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, FOLLOW USE THE HAND WASHING USE CONTACTLESS Royal Opera House and Bolshoi Ballet. OUR QUEUEING FACILITIES AND CARD PAYMENTS IF SYSTEMS SANITISER PROVIDED POSSIBLE WE WILL: LIMIT THE NUMBERS PLACE PERSPEX INCREASE AND USE CONTACTLESS PERMITTED TO EVENTS SCREENS BETWEEN ENHANCE OUR SCANNERS FOR GROUPS CLEANING REGIMES TICKETS CHECK YOUR TEMPERATURE FOLLOW GOVERNMENT AND ON ARRIVAL INDUSTRY COVID-19 GUIDELINES 08 cornexchangenew.com PERFORMANCE DATES Thursday 3 December 7pm Saturday 19 December 11am Sunday 27 December 3pm Friday 4 December 8pm Saturday 19 December 3pm Sunday 27 December 7pm Saturday 5 December 2pm Saturday 19 December 8pm Monday 28 December 2pm Saturday 5 December 6pm Sunday 20 December 2pm Monday 28 December 6pm Sunday 6 December 1pm Sunday 20 December 6pm Tuesday 29 December 2pm 1 Sunday 6 December 5pm Tuesday 22 December 2pm Tuesday 29 December 6pm Thursday 10 December 7pm Tuesday 22 December 6pm Wednesday 30 December 2pm 2 Friday 11 December 8pm Wednesday 23 December 2pm Wednesday 30 December 6pm 3 Saturday 12 December 11am Wednesday 23 December 6pm Thursday 31 December 11am Saturday 12 December 3pm Thursday 24 December 10am Thursday 31 December 3pm Saturday 12 December 8pm Thursday 24 December 2pm Saturday 2 January 11am Sunday 13 December 1pm Thursday 24 December 6pm Saturday 2 January 3pm 4 Sunday 13 December 5pm Saturday 26 December 2pm Saturday 2 January 7pm Thursday 17 December 6pm Saturday 26 December 6pm Sunday 3 January 1pm Friday 18 December 8pm Sunday 27 December 11am Sunday 3 January 5pm If you are interested in bringing a school group to watch the pantomime, please contact the Box Office for more details of our daytime schools performances.