Hit the road, Jack Comic’s new tour to take in Hexagon

JACK Whitehall has announced a string of new live stand-up dates ahead of his upcoming tour, including one in Reading.

The star of Bad Education, Travels n Tickets to the show are available from www.whatsonreading.com, or by calling the box office on: 0118 960 6060. n For more on the tour, log on to: www.jackwhitehall.com/

With My Father, and BAFTA-winning A League of Their Own will try out his new material at seven warm-up shows. He has performed three sell-out tours in the last decade, and has recently starred in Disney’s The Nutcracker And The Four Realms, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Jungle Cruise.

He’s also hosted numerous awards events including four BRIT Awards ceremonies, and was the youngest ever host of the Royal Variety Performance. Jack Whitehall is performing in Southend, Colchester, Wimbledon, Oxford, Eastbourne, and Plymouth, before concluding his warm-up shows at The Hexagon on Wednesday, March 29.

An evening of jazz with Martin Shaw

A jazz trumpeter will play with Bracknell Jazz house band.

Martin Shaw is a regular with BBC Radio Big Band, he has worked with jazz greats including Cleo Laine, and John Dankworth.

The band will also be joined by Jonny Ford on tenor sax.

Bracknell Jazz: Martin Shaw can be heard at South Hill Park Arts Centre on Friday, February 17.

Doors open at 7.30pm, with tickets at £16.50, or £8 for under 18s.

Members may be eligible for discounts.

n For tickets and information log on to: www.southhillpark.org.uk, or call the box office on: 01344 484123

True story from the home front

GIDDY Theatre presents a true story of catastrophe, survival and love from Britain’s home front.

A Long Night In London takes the audience on an adventure with those underground in the shelter, where it’s safe.

Stories intertwine with music and mayhem below ground.

The play is performed at Bracknell’s South Hill Park Arts Centre, from Thursday, February 23 through to Saturday, February 25.

Doors open at 7.30pm each evening, with additional matinées on Thursday at 1pm (schools only performance), and Saturday at 2pm.

Tickets cost £12, with concessions available at £10. The play is suitable for ages 10 and above.

n For tickets and information log on to: www.southhillpark.org.uk, or call the box office on: 01344 484123

Musical performance

THREE instrumentalists present their programme of music in Maidenhead.

On flute, harp and viola, their performance is described as magnificent. It includes work by Vivaldi, Debussy and Takemitsu.

The Maidenhead Music Society: Trilogy Ensemble can be heard at Norden Farm Arts Centre.

The event is on Thursday, February 23, at 8pm. Tickets cost £20, or £5 for under 16s.

At The Theatre

Bracknell –South Hill Park www.southhillpark.org.uk

01344 484123

Gang Show 50th Show. Until Sat 18. Bridges. Thurs 16-Sat 18.

Bracknell Jazz: Martin Shaw. Fri 17. The Comedy Cellar.

Fri 17. Hans Christian

Anderson: The Ugly Duckling and Other Stories. Sun 19. A Long Night in London.

Thurs 23-Sat 25.

Conservatoire: Yoon-Seok

Shin. Fri 24. The Comedy Cellar. Fri 24. The Wizard of Oz. Sat 25-Sun 26.

FILMS: Strange World. Until Sun 19. The Barber of Seville live screening. Wed 15. I Wanna

Dance With Somebody. Fri 17Mon 20. Aftersun. Mon 20-Tues 21. Othello. Thurs 23. Empire of Light. Fri 24-Sun 26.

Camberley – Theatre

www.camberleytheatre.biz

01276 707600

The Jungle Book. Thurs 16. Psychic

VARNA International Ballet presents a duet of ballet classics: The Nutcracker, and Swan Lake.

Renowned for its award-winning soloists and corps de ballet, the company is celebrating their 75th anniversary, and comes to the UK for the first time.

In The Nutcracker, the audience is swept away on Christmas Eve n For tickets and information log on to: norden.farm, or call the box office on: 01628 788977

Celebrate reggae star Bob Marley

A SOUND and look alike group presents The Marley Experience, and promise to bring the passion of the late reggae star to the stage.

Lead vocalist Lionart has performed at music festivals, including Glastonbury.

His vocal resemblance to Marley has seen him perform on stage alongside reggae stars Dawn Penn, Erroll Dunkley and David Rodigan.

The event takes place at Norden Farm Arts Centre’s Courtyard Theatre on Friday, February 24.

Doors open at 8pm, with tickets available at £20.

This is a standing event with some

Sally. Fri 17. Bon Giovi. Sat 18. Bring Your Own Baby Comedy. Thurs 23. Coldplace. Thurs 23. Tenors Unlimited. Sat 26.

Guildford –Yvonne Arnaud www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

01483 440000

Workshop for ages 7-11: Let’s Create Poetry. Thurs 16.

Starchitects. Fri 17-Sat 18. Alan Ayckbourn’s Relatively Speaking. Tues 21-Sat 25. Badass. Fri 23-Sat 24.

High Wycombe –Wycombe Swan www.wycombeswan.co.uk

01494 512000 to a fairy-tale world where magic begins and toys come alive.

Zog. Thurs 16. Menopause The Musical. Fri 17. Alan Carr: Regional Trinket. Sat 18. Baby Broadway. Sun 19. Sing-along-a Encanto. Sun 19. Aida.

Wed 22. The Rocket Man.

Thurs 23. Hellfire Comedy Club. Thurs 23. Stewart Lee: Basic Lee. Fri 24.

Swan Lake, a favourite with many ballet fans, is a tragic romance set on a moonlit lake where swans glide in perfect formation.

Both ballets are performed at Reading’s Hexagon Theatre. Audiences can see The Nutcracker unallocated seating. n For tickets and information log on to: norden.farm, or call the box office on: 01628 788977

Songs on the high seas

MENOPAUSE the Musical 2 moves forward five years to catch up with the original four characters as they set off on the high seas.

Cruising Through The Menopause sees the women dancing and singing their way through hot flushes, mood swings, memory lapses and weight gain.

Described as funny, heartfelt and reassuring, the show invites its audience to embark on a trip of self-discovery, love and friendship, to a soundtrack of parodied hits.

The event can be seen at Reading’s Hexagon Theatre, on Thursday, February

Elvis. Sat 25. John Kearns. Sat

25. Varna International Ballet: Nutcracker. Sun 26.

Henley – Kenton www.kentontheatre.co.uk

01491 525050

Ivo Graham: My Future, My Clutter. Thurs 16. The Elton John Show. Fri 17. Tweedy’s Musical Mayhem. Sat 18.

Russell Brand warm-up. Sun

19. Quentin Crisp Naked Hope.

Thurs 23. The History of Rock.

Fri 24. Country Superstars.

Sat 25. Magic of the Musicals.

Sun 26.

Maidenhead –Norden Farm www.nordenfarm.org

01628 788997

The Noise Next Door: Mysterious Mansions of Mystery. Thurs 16. The Noise Next Door: Hometown

Heroes. Thurs 16. Nick

Sharratt’s All-New Picture Book Draw Along. Fri 17. Zoe on Friday, February 24, at 7.30pm. n For tickets and information visit: whatsonreading.com, or call the box office: 0118 960 6060. n For tickets and information visit: whatsonreading.com, or call the box office: 0118 960 6060

Swan Lake is performed on Saturday, February 25, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £40, £38, and £33 depending on seats, with concessions at £37, £35 and £30.

23. Doors open at 7.30pm, and all tickets cost £32. The show is recommended for age 16 and above.

Head for the stars

STARCHITECTS is a cosmic adventure that revisits the magic of our childhood imagination, where anything is possible. With its mix of gravity-defying choreography and digital projections, it creates a spectacle of dance-circus fusion.

Full of surprises, the show promises a fun and entertaining trip for the whole family.

The event is at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre.

Performances are on Friday, February 17, at 2pm and 6pm, and on Saturday, February 18, at 11am and 4.30pm.

After both Friday performances, and the Saturday morning performance, audiences can meet the actors in the foyer and take photos.

Tickets cost £18, with concessions at £15.50.

n For tickets and information visit: yvonne-arnaud.co.uk, or call the box office on: 01483 440000.

Keep it in the family?

It’s all relative

THE PLAYWRIGHT’S first West End hit in 1967 comes to Guildford.

Relatively Speaking is directed by Robin Herford, and stars Liza Goddard, Steven Pacey and Antony Eden.

Greg wants to marry Ginny.

When she tells him she’s visiting her parents, he decides to ask her father for her hand in marriage.

Discovering a scribbled address, he follows her to Buckinghamshire, where Philip and Sheila are enjoying Sunday morning breakfast in the garden.

The only thing is, they’re not Ginny’s parents.

The play runs at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, from Tuesday, February 21, through to Saturday, February 25.

Performances are at 7.30pm, with matinées on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 2.30pm.

Tickets cost £35, £38, and £42 depending on seat location, with concessions at £12.

n For tickets and information visit: yvonne-arnaud.co.uk, or call the box office on: 01483 440000.

Double bill of African dance

A DOUBLE bill of dance rooted in African and contemporary culture is coming to Newbury.

ACE Dance and Music collaborates with choreographers Serge Aimé Coulibaly and Vincent Mantsoe to present Unknown Realms.

Two contrasting works examine the past and present, as six dancers rise from the ashes to perform a piece that uncovers memories and human struggle.

Unknown Realms takes place at The Corn Exchange on Thursday, February 23. Doors open at 7.45pm, with tickets available at £16.25, or concessions at £13.25.

n For tickets and information log on to: www.cornexchangenew.com, or call the box office on: 08455 218218.

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Nic Meier. Fri 17. Half Term Concertini with String Fever.

Sat 18. The Vinyl Frontier: New Vinyl (2010 to present).

Sat 18. Maidenhead Music Society: Trilogy Ensemble.

Thurs 23. The Marley Experience. Fri 24.

Haven’t Stoped Dancing Yet.

Sat 25.

Newbury –The Corn Exchange www.cornexchangenew.com

0845 5218 218

Queenz. Sat 18. ROH Encore: The Barber of Seville.

Sun 19. Unknownrealms Double Bill. Thurs 23. 90s

Live. Fri 24. Rave On: The Ultimate 50s and 60s Experience. Sat 25. NT Encore: Othello. Sun 26.

Newbury –The Watermill www.watermill.org.uk 01635 46044

Notes From A Small Island. Until Sat Mar 18.

Lyons: Bald Ambition. Fri 17.

Reading –South Street www.whatsonreading.com 0118 960 6060

Limehouse Lizzy. Fri 17. Ray

Bradshaw: Dead Com 1. Sat 18. Speaking Out and Fitting In by Alice d’Lumiere.

Wed 22. Chloe Petts: Transience. Fri 24. Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years.

Sat 25.

Reading –The Hexagon www.whatsonreading.com 0118 960 6060

Aida. Fri 17. Giovanni Pernice: Made In Italy. Sat 18.

Come What May. Tues 21.

Menopause The Musical 2.

Thurs 23. Varna International

Ballet: The Nutcracker.

Fri 24. Varna International

Ballet: Swan Lake. Sat 25.

Reading – Concert Hall www.whatsonreading.com 0118 960 6060

Arturo Castro Nogueras, guitar.

Thurs 16.

Reading –Progress Theatre www.progresstheatre.co.uk

0118 384 2195

NEXT SHOW: The Lonesome West. Mar 3-11.

Reading – Reading Rep Theatre www.readingrep.com 0118 370 2620

Hedda Gabler. Wed 22-Mar 11.

Shinfield –Shinfield Players www.shinfieldplayers.org.uk 0118 975 8880

NEXT SHOW: Last Tango In Whitby. Wed Mar 1Sat Mar 4.

Sonning –The Mill www.millatsonning.com 0118 969 8000

We’ll Always Have Paris. Until

Mar 11. Whitney: Queen of the Night. Sun 19. Rocket Man. Sun 26.

Windsor –Theatre Royal www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk 01753 853888

Heathers. Until Sat 25.

Wokingham –Theatre www.wokinghamtheatre.org.uk 0118 978