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ISSUE NO: 101NOVEMBER 2014

FOOD AND DRINK / THEATRE / ART / COMEDY / LIVE MUSIC

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OXFORD l SWINDON l READING l SALISBURYNEWBURY l MARLBOROUGH l WITNEY l DEVIZES l WANTAGE l HUNGERFORD l BASSETT RIVERS

OCELOTTHE

Win some Hobgoblin Goldp17

The Ocelot AnnualPanto guide! p33 Paloma Faith p44

The bonkersworld of NoelFielding! p28

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Publisher: Ocelot Media,65 Rogers Meadow, Marlborough, SN81DZ

Telephone: 01672 514442Website: www.theocelot.co.ukEditor: Jamie Hill [email protected]: Brewery Bird, John Palmgren, Ed Dyer,

Dave Franklin, Agony Girl, Sid Siddle, Mark Muggeridge, Dave Stewart, Jacqui Thorndyke

Printers: Advent ColourThe Ocelot does not accept responsibility for goodsor services offered by advertisers.

What is an Ocelot?An Ocelot is a bigcat from central and south America. It is also theregion’s leading arts and culture magazineletting you know what’s going on and where.The Ocelot has more than 25,000 readers and isdelivered to over 700 different venues on the 1stof every month. To be in it - get in touch!

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What can I say?We’re a happy bunch here at

The Ocelot. Always looking on thebright side and we hope that youguys get as much enjoyment out ofreading this mag as we do increating it.

We’re now well into Autumn.Those pesky leaves areeverywhere and the nights aredrawing in so it’s pitch black whenyou leave for work in the morningand pitch black when you comehome.

But with Autumn comes a wholehost of stuff that you lot can get upto from going to gigs, having alaugh at some comedy and makinga night of it at the theatre.

It’s also a great time to go out

to the pub with their roaring fires,lovely refreshing real ales andtheir abundance of blokes whostand by the fruitie waiting forsomeone to chuck in a load ofmoney and lose it so they canpounce and then claim the jackpot.

This month, we’ve gone a bit allout in the stuff we’re covering.We’ve got a full-on interview withour cover star Noel Fielding. That isby far the most pyschedelic coverwe’ve ever had and we’ve got afeeling it might be a bit Marmiteon whether people like it or not. It’scertainly striking.

We’ve also got previews ofgigs by Paloma Faith and La Rouxas well as a proper preview of theupcoming pantomime season

kicked off with an interview withthe ever excellent Nigel Haverswho is starring in Dick Whittingtonat The Wyvern in Swindon.

Oh, no he’s not, I hear youdeclare. Well he certainly is.

Plus we’ve got all the usualgoodies for your delectation.

Jamie Hill

For Starters p4Michael Bosley; The GoatFood and Drink p13Brewery Bird, Pan of Mystery; Bitten OxfordArts and Culture p25Noel Fielding; Panto GuideThe Music section p38Groovers on Manouevres, Gig MonkeyThe List p44The most comprehensive listings in the region.

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Which salad dressing are you? Which HungerGames Character are you? What World War IIarmoured fighting vehicle are you?

If you don’t know the answers to thesefundamental questions, then you simply aren’t intouch with who you really are. If you do know theanswers, then you’ve probably spent more timethan you’d care to admit completing online quizzespowered by Buzzfeed and their list-formatcontemporaries.

It’s a well-known fact that twenty-something’sare now unable to focus their attention for morethan a picosecond on one thing thanks to theinternet, which has become a gaping sluice ofnever ending entertainment, social engagementsand rapidly evolving meme culture; sucking cleanthe bones of every spare moment they have in-between choosing Instagram filters for their gymselfies and caramel lattes.

News and information must now be fired intotheir consciousness in tiny, bite-sizes bursts likeMorse code, lest it clog up their bandwidth anddisrupt progress on their vintage bicyclerefurbishment or backyard allotment.

But that news can sometimes be upsetting,reminding you what the world can sometimes belike without kale smoothies and the Great British

Bake Off; so we have quizzes.These quizzes are meaningless and based on

arbitrary marking criteria like “pick your favouritekind of hat” or “how many times have you been tothe toilet today?” But we know this. We know howinane they are and how little it matters to us whatDisney character we are. We even pause half waythrough them sometimes, considering whether weshould close our browser and just go to bed (afterall, it’s probably nearly midnight). But we soldierthrough, driven by an indolent curiosity to see thefinal result, only to wind up with Quasimodo.“Share this on Facebook?” – Nah, I’ll just keep thatlittle nugget of disappointment to myself. Wouldn’twant people finding out the only thing I’ve hadworth sharing on social media since last week wasa midnight Disney quiz. After all, if you don’t haveany significant or enlightened news to share withthe world, don’t share it at all, otherwise it’s justspam – life spam.

Life spam consists of all the raw data aboutyour life that bleeds onto your feed, often withoutyou knowing about it; automatically checking intorestaurants, automatically posting your CandyCrush scores or how far you ran this morning (whichI have been guilty of myself). Things you do withirritating frequency that most people get prettybored of seeing, of which quizzes fall into thecategory of.If the baby boomers get blamed for dwindling theworld’s resources, then it’s only fair that internetgeneration get blamed for filling that void withspam.

The Nerd’s Last WordwithMichael Bosley

What are you?

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Britain FirstOkay. This will be a rant and a half.

I’ve got a friend who was always the most open-minded of fellas. He wouldn’t hurt a fly.

We were out for a few drinks the other night, asgoats do, and he started on an Islamophobic rant. Notagainst ISIS or fundamentalists but against Muslims ingeneral. He then went on an anti-immigration rant. Notagainst the influx of nations from all over the world butagainst Muslims specifically.

Let’s just say that this guy lives in a small Britishmarket town with a Muslim population of about 30 or40 people. But he was saying that it was reallyaffecting his life.

Before this point I did not know he held such racistviews.

This is a man who proudly stands up and statesthat he doesn’t read newspapers or watch the news, sowhere has this new-found (as far as I know) beliefcome from?

Facebook. Something else he freely admits.He’s obsessed with Facebook. His world view has

been skewed by all the hate messages and anti-Muslimtalk that is so prevalent on what is meant to be abenign social media site. And he doesn’t even knowthat he’s been the victim of fascist propaganda.

Those fascists who have poisoned Facebook withtheir hatred of all things not ‘British’ have been quitecanny in recent years at getting their message across.

Here’s another example. I know a lady whofreely shares stuff from Britain First. The latest one was‘share this if you wear your Poppy with Pride’. This is aquite worthy thing to post but for the fact that bysharing, commenting or liking you are onlystrengthening the cause of Britain First who havemastered Facebook’s complex algorithms to get half amillion likes, meaning they are able to reach that manypeople with a click of a button.

Each like, share and comment will go on yourFacebook feed meaning it will be seen by scores ofyour friends who might also share, like and comment,spreading their message still further. The growth of thispolitical party has been unprecedented and everynew like bolsters their effectiveness. It might seem like abenign and worthy message that you’re sharing but allyou are doing is strengthening a cause that is anythingbut benign and worthy. This lady doesn’t realise that allshe’s doing is supporting fascism in disguise. That’s howthey’ve been so canny.

Let me tell you a bit about Britain First. It is a far-right British nationalist political party and movement

formed in 2011 by former members of the BritishNational Party.

Britain First campaigns primarily against massimmigration and against what it sees as theIslamification of the United Kingdom, insteadadvocating Christian social conservatism. The group isinspired by Ulster loyalism and has a vigilante wingcalled the "Britain First Defence Force". It attractedattention by taking direct action such as protestsoutside homes of Islamists, and what it describes as"Christian patrols" and "invasions" of British mosques.

These aren’t nice people.In fact I would even go as far to say that they are

the very people that are damaging the open-mindedness, inclusiveness and generosity of whatmakes this country so great in the first place.

People are allowed differing views. We don’t livein a fascist state, which is ironically what thesehatemongers want, but by supporting this Britain Firsteven through liking, commenting or sharing what seemslike a worthy post you are only giving them morepower. Besides that it’s a pretty underhand andunethical way of trying to gain more followers.

‘Our boys’ as they are wont to call them actuallyfought against fascism so it’s pretty ironic that this partyis now hijacking ‘soldiers’ and ‘poppies’ for their ownpolitical gains.

All I’m saying is that next time you see a messagethat says ‘share this if you don’t like dead puppies’,please check who is actually behind this message firstas you might be supporting a puppy killing politicalparty!

The best bet is not to give these people oxygen inthe first place. Although I do realise that even bywriting this article I have given them even more oxygenbut I’m hoping it’s made people a little bit more awareof what can happen through social media.

And I will be wearing my poppy with pride butnot because Britain First tells me to.

The GoatThe Goat is our resident grumpy gruff. He’s always bloody moaning. So what has got on The Goat’s ..urm. goat thismonth?

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Oxford is inviting everyone in to explore spacesaround the city and enjoy hundreds of free eventsover this year's Christmas Light Festival weekend.

The festival will be held from November 21 to23 and is open to all. Local artists, dancers,performers and musicians are busily working withover 20 of our city's venues to create a programmeof free events with the theme of 'See Your City in aDifferent Light'.

Every year local community groups cometogether in the spirit of Christmas and createmagical events for the festival. This year the festivalis delighted to have Westgate Shopping CentreOxford as lead sponsor of the young people's LightInstallation, which will see trainees from theUniversity's museums working with six city primaryschools to create giant light sculptures inspired bythe museum's collection.

This year's festival will not include a lanternprocession or an outdoor stage on St Giles.

The festival hub will be hosted at GloucesterGreen where Oxford City Council will work inpartnership with Arts at the Old Fire Station andOxford Playhouse to present an interactive spacewith an arts-based takeaway, dance by BodyPolitic, theatre from Slung Low and Fireflowfeaturing music by DJ Euton Daley and pizzas fromthe Pizza Midwife.

Other highlights nclude Day of Song – a seriesof pop-up choirs with a finale at the Town Hall andOxford Contemporary Music who will be presentingchildren's sound art workshops and working withlocal musicians to create a medley for the ears.

Oxford lights up forChristmas

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In an age where consumer thirst for locally souredfoods, assurance of provenance and, let’s face it,getting one over on the money-grabbingsupermarket giants where possible is at its peak, itwas only a matter of time before beer joined in.

Back in 2007 in deepest, darkest Nottingham,an idea was born which very quickly was adoptedon a National level. The aforementioned CAMRAbranch, still in mourning at the closure of their lastlocal brewery Hardy & Hansons; a beery stalwartsince 1832 until Greene Kings purchase in 2006 –brewing was then transferred to their main site inBury St Edmunds - decided enough was enough.Something had to be done to support the traditionof brewing in the county.

So after many thirst-quenching nights ofresearch and, well, research, the Nottinghambranch decided that a scheme was needed topromote the pubs who insisted on stocking locallybrewed ale. This initiative would build on agrowing consumer demand for quality localproduce alongside awareness of environmentalissues. In turn this would support local brewers withincreased sales and so on. And behold, LocAle wasborn.

And with 15 breweries now residing in the

Nottingham area, and counting, coincidence?Methinks not. And Everyone Benefits…..• Pubs, clubs and restaurants stocking local ales canbenefit from increased consumer visits• Consumers get to enjoy a much greater anddiverse beer choice • Local brewers who employ local people benefitbecause of increased sales• The local economy because more money is spentby both local consumers and tourists• Fewer ‘beer miles’ – resulting in less roadcongestion and pollutionGetting InvolvedIt’s pretty easy really. To be accredited under thescheme the Landlord/Manager of the premisesagrees to ensure that at least one locally brewedbeer is on sale at all times, where possible.Accreditation is arranged at branch level – for abeer to be classed as ‘locally brewed’, thebrewery must be situated within 30 miles of thepub claiming LocAle. This figure is as defined bythe sustainable Communities Act, which CAMRAsupports.

Pubs which are accredited under the LocAlescheme are easily identified by window stickers,posters and pump clip crowners, which areprovided by the local branch. As consumers, wehave the easy job. Just turn up and drink!

So if you think your local watering-hole couldbe classed as a LocAle pub, but isn’t then show thelandlord this article!

Location! Location!Location!

withBrewery BirdThe region’s favourite beer writer

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A column by Bitten OxfordWords and Image to the right:Becca ChaplinJacqui, who runs Bitten Oxford,and I had a fairly heateddiscussion the other day, overpulled pork! Now I realise theremay be more important things wecould be discussing but pulled porkis a very serious business and onewhich has been left to do it’s ownthing for far too long.

Jacqui’s opinion was that she istotally and utterly over pulled porkand to some extent I agree. Onceyou see a dish go from a thing ofjoy to every pub menu and even asupermarket sandwich filling, thenyes it’s days are numbered. Butproper, hot, succulent, sticky, slowcooked pig should never go out offavour. It should have meltingly softstrands with the occasional crispybit. It should be flavoured withherbs and spices and tossed in asmoky, sweet, spicy sauce. It shouldmake you salivate just at the

thought. Sadly though and this is where

Jacqui is right, too many places getit wrong. Some recent examplesthat I’ve experienced include onethat was perfectly cooked butsmothered in fennel seeds. Anotherdidn't add flavour at all, whichmade the meat somewhat unlovedand neglected. Cold pulled pork ina bun is a huge no - the meatneeds to be warm but not hot.Dripping in bog standardbarbecue sauce is another no-no. Ifyou can’t be bothered to makeyour own, at least buy a decentone, I’d happily recommendDaylesford which has the perfectbalance of a thick, smoky, spicysweetness.

The days of pulled pork maywell be coming to an end if somany places can’t get it right. Therecent news that KFC have

introduced a pulled chicken burgerhas just made me sigh repeatedlyfor days. They are serving it in abrioche bun with two pieces oftheir normal chicken and aKentucky Black sauce along withsome allegedly Southerncoleslaw… Sigh. Interestingly, theyhaven’t actually launched it inKentucky itself. I can’t imagine why.

Anyway, if you want reallygood pulled pork make it yourself.Get a good shoulder, massage agood rub right into it and then slowcook it for as long as you can.Finish it off on a barbecue so youget that smoky flavour (assumingyou cooked it in the oven) and thenslowly pull it apart so you getshreds and chunks, mixing succulentmeat with those amazing burntends then drizzle over yourawesome homemade bbq sauce.Sorted!

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PULLED PORK: LIVE ORLET DIE?

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The combination of earthy lentils, zingy garlicky dressing, sweet roastedvegetables and fresh mint, is an ideal lunch with a bit of crusty bread,and makes an excellent side dish to roast meats, quiches, and evenpizzas. It’s a handy recipe for using up any spare bits of veg you havelying around, and the oven does most of the work for you.Cut 1 large sweet potato and 1 large courgette into bitesize cubes and mix in a baking tray with 1 red

onion, ½ tsp dried thyme, ½ tsp lightly crushed fennel seed, and a generous pinch of ground allspice, saltand pepper in a baking tray and bake for 30-40 minutes at 180°C, until the sweet potato is soft and justbeginning to caramelise. Whilst that's cooking, roast 2 bell peppers (any colour) in a pair of tongues or onskewers directly over an open gas flame and BBQ them, caveman style, until completely blackened on allsides. If you don't have a gas stove, grilling will also work - the important thing is to get them thoroughlysoftened and black on all sides. Once they are at this stage, place both the peppers inside a liddedTupperware container or sealed plastic bag, and allow to cool in their own steam for about 10 minutes.

When the peppers are cool enough to handle, peel off most of the blackened skin (leaving on a fewbits won't matter) and chop off the stalks, and remove most of the seeds. Roughly chop the roasted peppersand add them to a large bowl with a rinsed 400g can of cooked puy lentils, and the roasted sweet potato,courgette and onion. Make a dressing by mixing 1 crushed garlic clove, 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp finecaster sugar, 3 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp walnut oil, and a good pinch of salt and black pepper in an oldjam jar and shake it until the dressing emulsifies. Taste for seasoning (the sweetness needed will varydepending on the balsamic vinegar you're using) and then add the dressing to the lentil and veg mixture.Toss in the fresh mint or basil (about 1 roughly chopped, large handful) and serve.

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Dave for all Seasons Roasted Autumn Veg with Puy lentilsand sweet balsamic dressing

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A hidden treasure has been unearthed in theWychwood Brewery…and it’s as pure and preciousas it’s forefather.

Hobgoblin Gold is the latest beer carrying thelittle fella’s moniker, and while Gold might be lighterin colour, it’s definitely no lightweight. At 4.5% abv,the combination of four hop varieties and an infusionof wheat and malted barley has resulted in theperfect golden beer – with a huge hop punch.

Guilt edged golden refreshment. Well what didyou expect?

And those lovely lot at Wychwood Brewery areoffering you the chance to win a case of this hiddentreasure. All you have to do is answer the followingquestion:-

What is the chemical symbol for gold?Send your answers to the email address below

with GOLD in the subject line by November 30.Please include your name, address and date of birth(it is beer you know!) Only one entry per person. Thewinner will be picked at random.

Good luck!

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Win a case ofHobgoblinGold!

Email your answers [email protected]

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International Panof MysteryTurning up the heat on some familiar and notso familiar ingredients from around the world.

AsafoetidaA dried gum resin originallycultivated in Iran (as seemsalways to be the beginningpoint of any story involvingspices), though now widely usedin South Indian cuisine to such anextent that is a characteristicregional flavour.

It’s extremely powerful stuffwhen you first give the jar asniff, so much so in fact thatcooks often advise that youstore it separately from yourother spices for fear of theodours cross-contaminating,though I personally have neverfound this to be a problem. Likemany other pungent savouryflavours, it takes a bit of getting

used to initially but you’ll soonbe tempering dhals andwondering how you ever didwithout it. Once it hits hot oil, it’sflavour profile lessens from theinitial impact and it mellows intoa sort of leek-garlic flavourwhich adds, surprisingly, quite asubtle note to the finished dish.It’s almost always cooked thisway (known as ‘tempering’ inIndian cuisine, with perhaps ascattering of cumin and/ormustard seeds and/or curryleaves, and then after a fewseconds, the seasoned hot oil ispoured onto the cooked lentilsand left to infuse for a couple ofminutes.

Vinho diMontho

Apothic Winemakers'Blend Red

Inspired by the"Apotheca" a mysteriousplace where wine wasblended and stored in13th century Europe.Apothic Red offers amasterful blend of winesincluding Zinfadel,Merlot, Syrah andCabernet Sauvignon,creating layers of darkred fruit complementedby hints of vanilla andmocha. Winemaker BoydMorrison melds CaliforniaZinfandel, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignonand Merlot to create a unique redblend with rich, dramatic flavours and asmooth, velvety texture. These are allfrom grapes picked from Californianvalleys. At £10 a bottle fromSainsbury’s it’s pretty good.

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Man has been making flatbreads since10,000 BC and without doubt theancient Egyptians have been makingleavened (raised) breads with yeast for5,000 years. Bread in one form oranother has been a staple in mostcivilisations earning itself the title “staffof life”. With all the wonderful types ofbread readily available to buy, makingbread has become a rare activity formany. However the advent of bread-making machines has encouraged manypeople to start making their own again.So let’s celebrate that!

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Zinfandel, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignonblend with rich, dramatic flavours and a

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Sunday 2nd November

Friday night music and Thursday Comedy is back in the Cellar Bar!Moonrakers Comedy - Thursday 6th November - Doors open at 8pm Show starts 8.30pm

Opener: Orry Gibbens and Headliner: Paul KerensaTickets available in advance or on door £10.00

Friday 21st November - Innes Sibun - Doors 8pm Music 9pm Entry £5.00Cellar Bar is available for private hire.

Book Now for our deliciousSunday Roasts

Christmas Menu nowavailable

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“You talkin’ to me?”A film column with Jamie Hill

You can’t move for superheroes atthe moment. They’re everywhere.

And they’re not goinganywhere. For the forseeableanyway.

I, personally, love superheroes.I grew up on comics and still collectthem so for me I’m in geek heaven.But I can understand why somepeople are feeling a bitsuperheroed out at the moment.

Warner Bros and Marvel haveboth announced what films will behurtling our way in the next sevenyears or so and they include nextyear’s Avenger’s sequel, Batman VSuperman, Antman, WonderWoman, Cyborg, Shazam, plusloads more.

Then there’s Sony who haveannounced the next X-Men sequelwill be in 2016, as well as areboot of the Fantastic Four, andthe opening up of the Spider-manuniverse with Sinister Six.

It leaves you all a bit

breathless just thinking about it.You’re not going to be able totake a single step without treadingon a cape in the next few years.

It does help that the quality ofthe superhero movie has improveda fair bit over the past few yearswith X-men, Christopher Nolan’sDark Knight trilogy and the entireMarvel output.

Studios have recognised thatthere’s money to be made and arechucking loads at it and are notscrimping on good scriptwriterseither.

But, for me, the world of comicshas always been so much morethan just superheroes. If you lookat the British comic 2000AD,there’s hardly a superhero in sightand Judge Dredd doesn’t count ashe’s a lawman at the end of theday. That’s one sequel I’d like tosee though.

The entire work of Vertigocomics, DC’s alternative line of

work, is ripe for the picking andthere has been some movement onthat front in recent times.

Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comicsare in development at the momentwith Joseph Gordon Levittchampioning the project.

There’s also plans for MaxGillingham’s Fables to reach thebig screen. If you’ve read thecomics you know that this epicmeta tale of fairy folk in themodern world would definitely begood at the movies.

On the small screen,Constantine launched last month inAmerica. The adaptation ofHellblazer about a wise-crackingmagician who is basically out forhimself.

There’s also a TV adaptationof iZombie in the works and thevery popular Preacher.

Comics have always been richsource material and in my opinionlong may this continue.

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Andy Zaltzman, best known for Political Animal, TheDepartment and the hit podcast The Bugle, hastaken his one man show, Satire for Hire, on theroad.

After a successful run in Edinburgh and Soho it’son its way to Oxford and Reading. I spoke to him tofind out what it’s all about.

Satire for Hire gives the audience a chance tohave the issues they care about satirised live onstage. Andy is inviting audience members to send inanything from a general grumble to a specific irkvia email him directly before the show so he canturn it into comedy gold.

Andy said he’s already received a massiverange of subjects from the Scottish referendum, theMiddle East and the economy to people wantinghim to satirise their partners, Pokémon charactersand the lyrics of Carly Rae Jepsen.

When I asked him about the audienceparticipation he said “I wanted to do something a

bit more interactive than my regular shows andthought it would be an interesting idea to get theaudience involved.”

“The shows have a more conversational feelingand forced me to write about issues that I otherwisewould never have considered. It also allows me tobe a bit more spontaneous on stage”

Andy’s comedy has always had a political slantand with an election looming and UKIP on the risethere is plenty to talk about. Andy said “I think mostpeople who aren’t interested in politics are turnedoff by Westminster politics and politicians. We’vehad low turnouts at elections over the last 15 yearsand yet most of the biggest protests in Britishhistory have happened during that time. Whilethere’s a massive amount of dissatisfaction withWestminster politics and a lack of trust, there’s stilla lot of interest in political issues.

Satire for Hire is coming to Oxford’s Glee Clubon the 14th November and Reading South StreetArts Centre on the 6th December. According toAndy you should expect “an enjoyable cavalcadeof satire and hogwash.” And remember to tell himwhat you want satirised [email protected].

Breaking a Leg withJohn Palmgren

Have I got satire for you?

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Noel and I are chatting in hisnorth London studio. Surroundedby props – including life-sizecardboard cut-outs of a robberwith a stripy jumper and a swagbag and a nun wielding a hugegun – and his own arrestingpaintings, he makes forentertaining company.

The five years away from thelive arena have only whettedNoel’s appetite for stand-up. Hehas spent the last few yearsoccupied by the meticulouslyproduced, semi-animated E4show, Noel Fielding’s LuxuryComedy, and begins byunderlining that nothing beats therush generated by live work.“The problem with TV is that ittakes years to make, and after awhile you can’t remember whatit’s like to tell a joke and get alaugh from it.

“The great thing about livecomedy is that it cuts out themiddle men - all those TVproducers and directors. It takesout everything that gets in theway, so it’s just you and theaudience. It’s a really pure set-up.”

Noel’s comedy can divide

people. But he thinks that theinfectious nature of his stand-upshow can help to win over theagnostics. “Some people mightthink they’re allergic to you, butif they come to a live show andsee everyone is laughing, it’shard to say that it’s not funny. Itwas the same with the Boosh.Sceptics were convinced whenthey came to our shows.

“As a stand-up, you spend allday being nervous. But as soonas you step onto the stage andget the first laugh, it’s magictime. It’s like being in a dream.It’s a real buzz.”

Noel, who for many yearshas been a team captain onBBC2's Never Mind theBuzzcocks, is also relishing theprospect of touring the country.“It’s great," he enthuses. "You getto visit all these nice placesyou’ve never been to before.When you arrive at a lot oftowns, you just go, ‘Wow!’”

The comedian, who will bejoined on stage in “An Eveningwith Noel Fielding” by the loosestylings of his brother MichaelFielding (best known as Nabooand Smooth from The MightyBoosh) and the physical lunacy of

Noel Fielding is about to embark on his first solo tour for five years. The comedian,who thanks to his work on The Mighty Boosh, Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy andNever Mind the Buzzcocks, has an enormously loyal following, is starring in a newshow, simply entitled, “An Evening with Noel Fielding.” Featuring Noel’s inimitableblend of stand-up, animation, music and appearances by some of his best-lovedcharacters, including The Moon, The Dark Side of the Moon and Fantasy Man, it’s ablinding show. As Noel himself puts it, “You’d be a fool to miss out. Come along, bringyour Nan. Fancy dress optional.” He will be appearing as part of the tour atReading’s Hexagon Theatre on November 27 and 28. James Rampton caught up withhim for a chat.

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Tom Meeten (who plays Andy Warhol in NoelFielding’s Luxury Comedy), proceeds to let us in onthe plot for “An Evening with Noel Fielding.”

"The first half is set in a cabaret club," he reveals."Then I get kidnapped from my own show, and inthe second half the rest of the characters have tofind me. I'll be playing other characters during thesecond half. It becomes like a play. It's a sort offarce.

"That's why I've called it 'An Evening with NoelFielding', because it's not something I'd usually do,"he explains. "It's more like something BarryHumphries would do."

The evening will also feature music that Noelhas composed with Serge Pizzorno from Kasabianand stand-up routines. Noel, who for many yearsperformed with his close friend Julian Barratt in TheMighty Boosh, dubbed “The funniest comedy doubleact in Britain” by the NME, discloses some of thethemes he will be addressing in this part of theshow. "I touch on turning 40 and my Peter Pancomplex. Because I'm now 40, I try to do a bleakbit, but of course it soon becomes completelyfantastical. I attempt to go gritty, but I can't helpgoing fantasy."

As an example, Noel says he has been workingup the character of Chicken Man. "He's like a figurefrom a Jodorowsky Spaghetti Western. He's halfman, half chicken. He has to fight a bandit, and he'sgot Tourette's. He's like a cross between A StreetcarNamed Desire and Foghorn Leghorn. He keepsflipping in and out of madness."

Noel's comedy is always richly imaginative, butcan he tell if he's gone too far? "No!" laughs thecomedian, who has also acted in The IT Crowd,Nathan Barley and Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace."Locked away in North London for years makingNoel Fielding's Luxury Comedy, we'd think, 'Let's dosomething based on William Blake's painting, TheGhost of a Flea.' That could be very self-indulgent.

"But it could only exist on telly. Doing stand-up,you're edited by the audience. If you take too mada line, you'll lose people. But on the other hand, ifsomething is getting big laughs, it'll never leave theshow."

Noel, who is hopeful that he and Julian will one

day find the time to make a long-planned movie,continues that, "There are certain things that you justknow will work. At one point, I play a herbal teabag. I knew that would strike a chord becauseeveryone has tea.

“The Chicken Man was more of a gamble, butpeople really seem to like him. They’re also reallyenjoying a section where Tom plays AntonioBanderas and Michael plays Hawkeye, the livingembodiment of the tennis line judge. It’s great tothink up these ideas and then watch them takeflight."

The comedian attempts to sum up the style ofthe show. "It's so abstract. It's like you turn the radiodial, and something random comes on. You're notquite sure what it is, but you warm to it."

The only drawback about touring as far as Noelis concerned is that, "You're buzzing with adrenalinewhen you come off stage. You have to do somethingwith that, and it's very hard not to go and getdrunk. In the old days, we'd give the Rolling Stonesa run for their money with our after-show behaviour.

“But now I'm in my forties, I have to find newways to calm myself down. Like Mick Jagger, I'llhave to get fit. After the show, Michael and I usedto go drinking. This time we'll have to go to mazesand local markets and drink peppermint tea.”

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There’s a big Keith Chegwin type hole at Swindon’sWyvern Theatre this year. The irrepressible star hasbeen in the last three successive pantos but this yearthey’ve got the brilliant Nigel Havers to fill hisshoes. He will be playing King Rat.

Dick Whittington, this year’s panto, will run fromSaturday December 6 to Sunday January 4.

Nigel Havers will be joined in the pantomime bynewcomer Lucy Kane and pantomime favouriteDavid Ashley, who has performed in the WyvernTheatre’s festive productions for the last threeyears. Lewis Barnshaw and Suzie Chard will also bein attendance, both returning having performed inpantomime at the Wyvern Theatre previously –Lewis as Dandini in Cinderella and Suzie as theGenie in Aladdin.

This year’s pantomime adventure will bespectacularly brought to life with an abundance ofcomedy, stunning sets and fabulous costumes – plus,as is tradition plenty of audience participation.

When I sat down to talk with Nigel Havers in thebeautiful setting of Lechlade where they held this

year’s pantomime launch, he was obviously a bitweary after sitting through a non-stop rotation ofdifferent journalists but being ever the professionalhe was still very friendly.

He said: “I think there’s something very lovelyabout panto. It’s very honest and goes back to theearliest traditions of when theatre first started.There was a lot more audience participation. Theaudience would sit in a circle around the actorswhen the performed and they felt a lot more partof the performance. Panto still does that. It’s whatmakes it so fun.”

Havers, who starred in Empire of the Sun,Downton Abbey, The Charmer and Chariots of Fire,loves panto for many reasons.

He said: “It’s very British isn’t it? There’ssomething innocent about it. As an actor you’re alsoable to cut loose a bit more. It’s a lot more informaland just fun.

“I might end up a dancing a little but I don’t thinkanyone would look forward to my singing voice. I’malso looking forward to some good boo hissing!”

The Ocelot Panto GuidePanto season is upon us again. And in the next few pages we will provide a completeguide to all the pantos that are happening in Ocelotshire. And there’s a hell of a lot!Jamie Hill caught up with Nigel Havers who is starring in Dick Whittington atSwindon’s Wyvern Theatre.

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The Annual Ocelot Panto GuideArlington Arts, Newburywww.arlingtonarts.co.ukAs is always the casewith Arlington Arts theynever do the expectedso there’s no panto assuch but in the lead-upto Christmas fromDecember 19 to 21they have BalletTheatre UK’s fantastic

performance of SwanLake.

City Hall, Salisburywww.cityhallsalisbury.co.ukWith their usual rangeof quality acts in therun-up to Christmas likeThe South (Dec 18) andFrank Skinner (Dec 21)City Hall gets into theChristmas spirit with theBig Snows Ball (Dec 5)and That’ll Be The Day

Christmas Show(Dec19).

Cornerstone Arts, Didcotwww.cornerstone-arts.orgApart from the festivejazz show ‘What aWonderful Christmas’(Dec 13) the big festiveperformce will be ‘TheLife and Adventures ofSanta Claus’ fromDecember 15 toDecember 24 - a fun-

filled show about SantaClaus’ early life.

Corn Exchange, Newburywww.cornexchangenew.comThe Corn Exchange’spanto this year isAladdin. It runs fromNovember 28 toJanuary 4 2015. WillAladdin manage torescue the Princess fromthe evil Abanazar?And will Widow

Twankey ever get herwashing dry?

Creation Theatre, Oxfordwww.creationtheatre.co.ukCreation Theatre’s bigChristmas productionthis year is Wind in theWillows at Oxford’sNorth Wall Arts Centrefrom December 5 toJanuary 10 2015. Thisis the daringadventures of Mr Toad

and his riversidefriends.

The Hexagon, Readingwww.readingarts.com/thehexagonThat belle of the ballCinderella is the pantoat The Hexagon withHairy Biker DaveMyers and LizaGoddard. It takesplace from December 6to January 4, 2015.The royal invitations are

out and you shall go tothe Ball!

New Theatre, Oxfordwww.atgtickets.com/venues/new-theatre-oxfordThere’s always something a bitdifferent about New Theatre asthey never go down thetraditional panto route. The bigshow they have over Christmasis Dirty Dancing straight fromthe West End. An

unprecedented live experience,exploding with heart-poundingmusic, passionate romance andsensationally sexy dancing. Theshow is performed fromDecember 9 to January 3. Youwill have the time of your life!

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The Annual Ocelot Panto GuideOld Fire Station,Oxfordwww.oldfirestation.org.ukThere’s loads of stuffgoing at The Old FireStation this season butone thing you wouldn’texpect is a taste ofsummer from OxfordTheatre Guild withNoel Coward’sHayfever (Dec16 to

20). A chaotic night inthe country awaits.

Oxford Playhousewww.oxfordplayhouse.comIt’s Beauty and TheBeast at OxfordPlayhouse this year. Ittakes place fromDecember 5 to January18 2014. Round thecorner at BT Studiothey’ve got Hurry upFather Christmas from

December 11 toJanuary 4 2015.

Pegasus Theatre, Oxfordwww.pegasustheatre.org.ukThe Show Queen byMike Kenny is the bigChristmas show at thewonderful PegasusTheatre this year. Ittakes place fromDecember 5 to January4 and tells the story ofrescue and melting the

heart of the frozensnow queen.

Salisbury Playhousewww.salisburyplayhouse.comYou should take agander at MotherGoose at SalisburyPlayhouse fromDecember 3 to January10 2015. Packed withplenty of laughs andsilly yolks, eggcelentmusic and audience

participation this will begood for all ages.

Swindon Arts Centrewww.swindontheatres.co.ukFrom TuesdayNovember 25 toSaturday November29 you can catchStagestruck’sCinderella. Failing thatthere’s Rod Campbell’sDear Santa fromMonday December 22

to Sunday December28.

The Watermill Theatre, Newburywww.watermill.org.ukPeter Pan is the bigproduction at TheWatermill this year andit takes place fromNovember 20 toJanuary 4. A classicstory of magic, courageand friendship withoriginal music to warm

your heart, fly awayfor to Neverland.

Wyvern Theatre, Swindonwww.swindontheatres.co.ukAs reported a couple of pagesago Nigel Havers is the bigbad in the Wyvern’s panto DickWhittington this year. It takesplace from December 6 toJanuary 4. This magicalproduction will be spectacularly

brought to life with anabundance of comedy, stunningsets and fabulous costumes –plus, as is tradition with theWyvern Theatre's annualpantomime promises plenty ofaudience participation.

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This is These Reigning Days

This is Purple

This is PanamaWedding

These Reigning Dayscome from Devon andlook set to blast throughon an international levelwith a slick, urgent guitarsound that puts themhead and shouldersabove many of the otheryoung hopefuls beingtouted as the future ofrock. They recentlyreleased their debutalbum, Opera of Lovewhich has alreadyproduced two radio hits, Opera of Love and Thrones which have beensupported by Radio1 and Xfm. The guys have also had terrific supportvia the BBC’s Introducing scheme which shows that this line of approachcan produce mainstream hit producing acts. The release comes at the endof two years of almost continuous touring which saw the guys travel asfar as Vladivostock Rocks in Eastern Russia and Emerge Festival inMumbai. One fan described These Reigning Days as ‘Coldplay withBalls’ so if stadium style rock is your thing then hunt out key tracksincluding I Need Time and Living It Up. (thesereigningdays.co.uk)

Instantly in your face with anexuberant guitar rush and ascreaming lead vocal fromsinger and drummer HannaBrewer, trio Purple bring ustop slice of power pop-rockfrom their debut album titled(409), which is named aftertheir local area post-code.Influenced by artists such asThe Pixies, Yeah Yeah Yeahsand Dave Grohl the membersof Purple come from Texan oil town Beaumont and clearly they aresurvivors. Their bio tells us ‘Half their friends ended up in theirrefineries. Some couldn’t take it; some ended their lives’ but as anantidote these small town misfits chose to form Purple. (409) wasrecorded in El Paso with producer Chris 'Frenchie' Smith noted for hiswork with rock acts such as Jet and And You Will Know Us By TheTrail Of Dead which should give you a good idea of the directiontheir music is going in. There’s cool indie humour in their videos of theWeezer variety, so hunt down tracks like Leche Loco and Target.(purpletexasmusic.com)

New York based PanamaWedding is one of the hippestnames to drop right now as theygrow an international reputationat the speed of light. This is feel-good electro pop that superblystraddles the cool indie scene aswell as finding favour withmainstream music fans whosimply crave a tune that canuplift them. Much of the band'ssudden success has been drivenby fans sharing the music acrosssocial media. Tastemakerwebsites Neon Gold, IndieShuffle, and A Crack In The Roadgave fans the early heads-up. ANo1 placing on The HypeMachine did the rest. The bandare releasing their debut EP onNovember 3 and key tracks foryou to hunt down include UMAand All Of The People.facebook.com/panamawedding

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Following on from my mini-rant last month I decide that if the mountain won’t come to Gig Monkey, then GigMonkey will go to the mountain. Consequently, a scan of the Ocelot Gig Guide, and a perusal of my oh-so-hectic social calendar highlighted a show of some potential down at the Bullingdon / Art Bar or whatever it isbeing called at the moment. It also gave me some material for my reviews page in a bit of a bonus, meaningthis month I dedicate my whole column to the musical delights of Oxford! So, the gauntlet is down Reading –can you fill both pages next month? Get those recordings and gig suggestions in to me - [email protected], The August List & Swindlestock live at The BullingdonIn a change to the advertised openers (Vienna Dittosuccumbing to illness) I arrived in time to catch mostof the replacement. To my delight, this substitute wasa couple of members of Swindlestock, a band I hadenjoyed immensely at the Punt earlier in the year,and been meaning to catch again.

Straight away I was reminded why, there is anhonesty about what these folk do, they areunashamedly country and don’t care. Singer Davareally does have a voice to behold; it is perfectlysuited to their homespun, bluesy rock ‘n’ rollAmericana, a sound that belongs in Bob’s CountryBunker, played behind chickenwire to a raucousaudience of rednecks. Stripping the band down to aguitar and vocal two-piece worked a treat, it gave areal sense of the craft of their songs.

Since hearing their initial releases I had beenchamping at the bit to see The August List live, so Iwas somewhat excited to finally be getting thechance. Celebrating the release of their debut album(see review on the next page) the guys were alsotreating us to a full band show for the first time. Iwasn’t sure whether this was a good thing or not formy first August List show as I had heard about thearray of homemade, toy and vintage instrumentsthat Kerraleigh and Martin play as a duo, giving meamusing mental images of one-man-bands (Dick VanDyke in Mary Poppins?) and had been excited towitness this, still, if I needed an excuse to see themagain there it was.

Any adverse thoughts such as this were soonbanished however when the music started. On stagethere is an appealing awkwardness about the two, ahumbleness and gratitude that makes you want togive them a big hug and reassure them that all isgoing well. This downbeat persona increases thefocus on the songs, which is a very good thing, as it isthe songs that are the bands ace card. They have hitupon a winning formula of sublime melody, foot

stomping beats, authentic southern sounds and hooksgalore. Oh those hooks! Songs like Cut Yer Teeth, Allto Break and the stomping sing-along Forty Rod ofLightnin’ are more contagious than a tropical virus.The second trump these two have is their singing.Martin’s style is understated whilst Kerraleighs voicemakes your eyes widen – cutting and animated andthe perfect, effusive counterpoint to her partnershangdog subtlety. The delight and joy that the duotake in performing a set of songs that lyrically canbe fairly dark is a wonder, and it is this that madethe live set so compelling - I didn’t really think thewhole band set-up added a great deal extra to theparty, so I am looking forward to catching them as atwosome. Although when music is this genuine, thisexciting and this fun, who needs an excuse to go andsee it?

Co-Pilgrim were also celebrating an albumrelease (reviewed opposite) and in a further parallelalso could be bracketed as an “Americana” act.There the similarities start to run out though, as theyare a slicker, more polished outfit. Oozing aconfidence on stage that only comes with experiencethey play a more West-Coast Americana, withhoneyed harmony vocals and soaring melodies.Everything they did was considered, professionaland highly polished right down to the on stagebanter. And excellent stuff it all was too, reallygiving a sense of place that other bands struggle todo.

But, after the exciting rough and ready nature ofthe August List however, this came over as too smoothand too perfect and I was left feeling like I wantedsome rough edges to appear in the music. Not a fairjudgement perhaps, but the sort of thing that canhappen at a multi-band live show. I will be seekingout my own second opinion on them soon, as I have afeeling there is much more to their show than I wasable to pick up on.

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Gig Monkey’s big fat jukeboxThe August List – O Hinterland (LP)Record of the month!This album left me slack-jawed in amazement when Ifirst heard it. And pretty much every time thereafter. Could I be declaring the album of the yearearly? Possibly, as it is going to take somethingspecial to beat this. Fabulously and unashamedly lo-fi, rough around the edges and rustic the strength ofthis collection is in the immediacy of the songs, theyare catchy, foot-stomping backwoods folk tunes,infectious and drenched with atmosphere. Thesubtleties and nuances of the sounds are astonishing,the twin vocals contrast and complement perfectlyand the sparse instrumentation just serves to creategenuinely tingling moments. Pull up your rockingchair, crack a beer open and enjoy a musicalmoment on your porch. Co-Pilgrim – Plumes (LP)The third album from this Oxon / Hants mini super-group (a pedigree that includes Goldrush, BlackNeilson and The Dreaming Spires cannot be ignored)is a handsome slice of fabulous dreamy west-coastAmericana; full of sunny Beach Boys harmony vocalsyet dripping with an authentic melancholy. It is arecord of contrasts; the beautiful, sweeping melodiesfloat around deliciously, lifting the spirits as they flowaround your ears. However, listening in to the poeticand erudite lyrics and you find heartworm tales ofsadness and a mellow misery that is curiouslycompelling. This is a fantastically deep record,beautifully put together and will have an appealthat will grow and change over time.Yew – Yew (EP)Nice little collection of tracks with a great mellowpop vibe about them – Oxford seems to do this sortof dreamy stuff better than most (see Trophy Wifeand The Winchell Riots among many others).Featuring a couple of new tracks, a remix and ademo this is a tidy introduction to the band andsuggests some promise for the future. Glass is thestandout track, building gently into a hooky popsong with catchy melodies and lyrics. The remix ofthis track boosts the bassline and beats into Friendly

Fire territory but doesn’t add a great deal to thesong. The Floor is a softer, textured affair but suffersslightly from a lack of drive. The demo track Don’tAsk adds nothing to the package. Frankly I don’t seewhy bands feel a need to release developmenttracks alongside complete songs. That gripe aside,with a little more direction and drive (and a moreobvious to find internet presence) Yew could beworth keeping an eye on.Little Red – Sticks and Stones (EP)More country / folk music, it seems to be the monthfor it and again it is damn fine. In fact, the only thingthat is wrong with it is it is not as good as The AugustList (unfortunate timing really) as it bears muchresemblance – male / female twin vocals,backwoods style Americana with stomping rhythmsand a lo-fi attitude. That still means this is prettyrespectable and much better than much of thedreary and increasingly formulaic acoustic guitarbased music out there at the moment. There is a realatmosphere created and the songs have surprisingdepth to them. This would have been a standoutrecord in almost any other month.The Ideas – Kicking Up Stones / Between TheRainI don’t usually review older material, or randomtracks, but these guys wrote a rather nice email tome and I am in a charitable mood and open topoliteness and ego smoothing for a change. Also,following on from last month’s complaining I ought tofollow up on someone who has made the effort toget in touch! These guys sent over some links that ledme to a complete track and a demo which do showsome promise. However, they do seem to havesomething of an identity issue going on, categorisingthemselves as an alternative rock band but having arootsier, folk style to their music. Kicking Up Stoneshas a great Springsteen vibe to it once the choruskicks in although lyrically is a tad repetitive. Thedemo track Between The Rain is stripped back andbasic, as you would expect perhaps,but it doessound like this is intentional, and it is a moreconsidered and constructed song with hints ofBenjamin Francis Leftwich to it. Keep at it guys!

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By Dave FranklinWhen people ask me what is mostimportant, lyrics or music, whilst Iunderstand both sides of thedebate, I have no hesitation but tosay lyrics. For me good lyrics arepoetry, a contemporary literaryform set to music. And whereasanyone listening to music hearspretty much the same thing,different life experiences canmean that we all get somethingdifferent out of the lyrics,intentionally or otherwise. That’swhy, for example, most peopledon’t get the love/hate dichotomyin Springsteen’s blue-collaranthems or why the BNP didn’t seethe irony of using a song by theleft leaning Manic StreetPreachers for a recruitmentcampaign.That’s also why I find the AK-Poets latest album, The Ghost ofCorelli, so rewarding from aliterary point of view. There are

obvious, direct metaphorsespecially with the boxingimagery of Cassius Clay used toput the central character on thepedestal through his girlfriendseyes, but there are also lesstangible images being painted.The philosophical and insightfulreflections of In an Empty Room tothe layered meanings of SweetDreams - running the gamut of theinnocence of putting a child to bedto the heartache of losing a lovedone. It is this ability for songs, in theright hands, to be all things to allpeople that are the reason thatmusic videos are oftendisappointing. Their rigid limitationto present only one view of all themyriad possibilities is on par withyour favourite literary creationbeing put on screen and feelinglike a deliberate characterassassination.But it is not all introspection

and simile, the track that bucks thetrend is swansong Eleven ThousandMartyred Virgins, whichjuxtaposes cliché and poeticism,deliberately mixes metaphor andliterary references and whichremains obtuse if not obscurethroughout yet does so with apallet of primary colours. Great music is great music butgreat lyrics are literature.

Groovers onManouevresWaxing Lyrical with the Ghost of Corelli

By Sid Siddle of Club VelocityOn paper I should totally loathethese kids. I should spit bloodevery time I hear their music.Well pop kids.Club Velocity isall about great music - whatevergenre. As long it is amazing - thencount us in. I want to join the party.The Blank Bibles are alreadycreating greeaaatttttt music.The Blank Bibles were born inReading - now based in London.You will be very much pushed tohear a better-instantly accessibleband this year. They might numbersix - but it all makes sense.Check out their ditty 'DownThe Line' and within thirty secondsit sounds like a long lost classic

that you already know.Although they might be teasingus with a commercial pop folksound - this isn't your run of the millbeard and sandals copy cats. Thisis real. Also let us mention a tad ofworld beat. Soaring harmonies.Their lead singer has a wonderfuljuicy voice that melts butter at fiftypaces. Guitars that soar. Drumpatterns that flow. Topped off withkeys.They even have a song aboutspiders.They adore Paul Simon.The potential here is huge.Thequestion is are they punk enoughto go and eat at the big table andclean their plates.

A major record wet dream ofa band.And not a banjo in sight!The Blank Bibles play theRising Sun Arts Centre 30 SilverStreet Reading November 15thDoors 8pm £5 (door) £4(adavance)www.wegottickets.co.uksoundcloud.com/BlankBibles

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NOVEMBER LISTINGSSat 1st Four Fighters tribute act 8pm £8Mon 3rd The Ocelot Comedy Night 8pm freeThurs 6th Songs of Praise presents Vienna Ditto + Bad Sounds +

Winston and Goldstein 8pm £3Fri 7th Penfold 8pm freeSat 8th Are you Experienced? The ultimate Jimi Hendrix tribute

8pm £8Thurs 13th Ghost of Machines EP Launch + Carnival 8pm freeFri 14th Marc O’Reilly plus support - in support of album Human

Herdings 8pm £6adv £7drSat 15th Buswell + Last Box Of Sparklers 8pm £3adv £5drThurs 20th The St Pierre + Blindmans Bastion + Gag Reflex

8pm £3Fri 21st Stop Stop + Vynal Matt 8pm £3adv £4drSat 22nd Whole Lotta DC 8pm £6adv £8drThurs 27th The Wires + Ben Maggs + Jimmy Moore 8pm freeFri 28th Felix and The Funk 8pm freeSat 29th Kova Me Badd + The Racket 8pm £4 Fundraising event

in loving memory of Jock (Ian Kerr) yer auld pal!

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The ever popular Paloma Faith is coming toReading this month as part of her nationwide tour.

The tour is in support of her third album ‘APerfect Contradiction’ and she will be playingReading’s Hexagon on Sunday November 9.

The album, which follows 2012’s doubleplatinum selling ‘Fall To Grace’, features a rosterof legendary music icons, singer-songwriters andproducers including Pharrell Williams (whocollaborated on first single ‘Can’t Rely On You’),Diane Warren, Plan B, John Legend, StewartMatthewman and Raphael Saadiq.

Most of the collaborators actively courtedPaloma, with Pharrell approaching her at the MetBall, and Diane Warren repeatedly calling to askPaloma to listen to a song she had written with herin mind.

‘A Perfect Contradiction’ marks a change insound for Paloma. She said: “Its tone is the veryopposite of what the last album was. There are acouple of melancholy moments, sure, but it’s much

more a ‘if it’s all gone to shit, fuck it, let’s have adance’ kind of record.”

Paloma wrote a lot of the album whilst living inNew York last year, and completed the recordingprocess between there, Miami, LA and London. Aswell as the older sounds she has always adored,Paloma channelled Eryka Badu and Jill Scott, TheFugees and N.E.R.D. One of the benchmarks forthe album was Candi Staton’s classic ‘Young HeartsRun Free’: a song in which the lyrics speak ofsadness, but the delivery leaves you feelingabsolutely empowered: “I’ve been reflecting onthings that have been tough, but I’m almostcelebrating that. If you haven’t been to the bottom,you wouldn’t be able to recognise how it feels tofeel really amazing, after all”.

"This album feels like the real me, almost,"Paloma says, . "And in a funny way, it feels likecoming home. I've realised that learning confidencereally makes you capable of things...and thattogether we can be capable of anything."

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ART EXHIBITONS AND CRAFTNEWBURYThurs September 11 to Thurs November 6New Greenham ArtsGREENHAM COMMON OPEN EXHIBITIONTuesday November 11Arlington Arts CentreNEWBURY FLORAL SOCIETY: 'THE MERRYBELLS OF YULE' 2pmWeds November 12 to Mon November 24New Greenham ArtsIN STITCHES EXHIBITION Our Stitch and Chatgroup meets fortnightly at New GreenhamArts and is run by Textiles artist, MandiBainbridge.CABARET

READINGSaturday November 8South Street Arts CentreMORGAN AND WEST - Time travellingVictorian magicians return to South Street.7pmMonday November 17The HexagonSally Morgan: Psychic Sally on the road7.30pmCOMEDY

NEWBURYFriday November 7New Greenham ArtsSEAN HUGHES 8pm Sean Hughes is back ontour following the success of his new show‘Penguins’ at the Edinburgh Fringe.Friday November 21Corn ExchangeJONGLEURS - Newbury's favourite monthlycomedy club.READINGSaturday November 1Jongleurs Comedy ClubSUZY BENNETT + LUISA OMIELAN + PETERBRUSH + BEN NORRIS Doors 7:00 pm | Show8:30 pm prices from £17Concert HallSTEPHEN K AMOS: WELCOME TO MYWORLD Part of Reading Comedy Festival8pmFriday November 7OlympiaCOMEDY AND CURRY doors 7pm, curryserved at 7.30pm, last admission at 8pm. Saturday November 8

Jongleurs Comedy ClubRORY O'HANLON + LUISA OMIELAN +MICKEY SHARMA + JONNY AWSUM Doors7:00 pm | Show 8:30 pm from £17The HexagonAL MURRAY THE PUB LANDLORD: ONE MAN,ONE GUVNOR - The Pub Landlord returns...7.30pmFriday November 14South Street Arts CentreSARA PASCOE VS HISTORY - Star of StandUp For the Week, QI, Never Mind TheBuzzcocks, Mock The Week & Twenty Twelve.8pmSaturday November 15Jongleurs Comedy ClubJOHN ROBERTSON + JAY HAMPSON +JOHN HASTINGS + IAN MOORE Doors 7:00pm | Show 8:30 pm prices from £17Friday November 21The HexagonDAVE GORMAN GETS STRAIGHT TO THEPOINT (THE POWERPOINT) 8pmSouth Street Arts CentreSCOUNDRELS COMEDY CLUB WITH ROMESHRANGANATHAN + MATT CROSBY + KATIEMULGREW + TOM PRICE (MC) 8pmSaturday November 22Concert HallMARK WATSON: FLAWS 7.30pmJongleurs Comedy ClubJOJO SUTHERLAND + LUKE TOULSON +TOBIAS PERSSON Doors 7:00 pm | Show8:30 pm prices from £17Weds November 26 and Thurs November 27The HexagonAN EVENING WITH NOEL FIELDING 8pmFriday November 28OlympiaCOMEDY AND CURRY doors 7pm, curryserved at 7.30pm, last admission at 8pm.The HexagonDAVID BADDIEL: FAME: NOT THE MUSICALFirst full show for 15 years! 7.30pmSaturday November 29Jongleurs Comedy ClubDAVID WARD + LUISA OMIELAN + ROBERTWHITE + WAYNE DEAKIN Doors 6:45 pm |Show 8:30 pmDANCE

NEWBURYSaturday November 1Liberty NewburyCEROC SPOOKTOPIA 7pm-2amFriday November 7

Corn ExchangeMANMADE DANCE 7.30pm See the futurestars of male dance on the Corn Exchangestage.Friday November 14Liberty NewburyBALLROOM SOCIAL WITH ZOEY PRICE£8otd– 7pm-11pmFriday November 28Liberty NewburyLINE DANCING SOCIAL WITH CAROLINEDEWSBURY- £6otd– 7pm-11pmREADINGMonday November 3The HexagonMOSCOW BALLET LA CLASSIQUE - THENUTCRACKER 7.30pmSaturday November 22The HexagonDANCING IN THE STREETS 8pmDJ NIGHTS

NEWBURYSaturday November 1Corn ExchangeSKELETON BALL 7.30pm Hocus Pocus andHalloween spirit come out to play at out theSkeleton Ball.Saturday November 15Liberty Newbury60S & 70S PARTY £7otd – 7pm-1amREADINGEvery ThursdayOakford Social ClubREMIX CLUB NIGHT 8pm to 1amSub89PROPAGANDA CLUB NIGHT 10.30pmEvery FridayFace BarRELOADED CLUB NIGHT 9pmEvery SaturdayThe Abbot CookDJ NIGHT 8pmFriday November 7Sub89ADJUSTED AUDIO 5TH BIRTHDAY W/HAZARD, BAD COMPANY, RENE LA VICE,ULTERIOR MOTIVE + MORE! 10pm £8Friday November 14Sub89TROUPE W/ REDLIGHT + MARIBOU STATE +CAPULET + MORE (2 Floor Event!) 10:30pm£8Saturday November 29

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South Street Arts CentreDARKLANDS - Club night playing post-punk,fuzz, C86, Goth, Electronic, Indie pop andIndustrial. 8pmFAMILY EVENTS

NEWBURYSaturday November 1Newbury RacecourseCHARITY FIREWORKS & FUNFAIRSPECTACULAR 2014 - Join Roary the Lion andhis friends from The Lions' Club of Newburyfor Newbury's biggest, brightest and loudestCharity Firework and Funfair Spectacular!Saturday November 8Corn ExchangeNICK COPE: FAMILY MUSIC on the CornExchange Balcony Bar - Enjoy a delightfulmorning of songs and fun about everythingfrom counting and animals to how plants grow.Saturday November 22Corn ExchangeSATURDAY STORIES - Corn Exchange BalconyBar - Come and spend a morning with yourfamily at the Corn Exchange and listen tosome stories in a friendly environment.FILM

NEWBURYFri October 31 to Thurs November 6Corn ExchangeTHE JUDGE (15) Corn Exchange CinemaFri November 7 to Thurs November 13Corn ExchangeSERENA (15) Corn Exchange Cinema -Thefuture of George Pemberton's timber empirebecomes complicated during the depression-era in North Carolina.Corn Exchange‘71 (15) Corn Exchange Cinema - An ordinaryBritish soldier on a tour of duty in the crisiszone that is 1971 Northern Ireland.Tuesday November 25Corn ExchangeHOCKNEY: LIVE FROM LA Corn ExchangeCinema - An exclusive gala screening of thehighly anticipated new featureGIGS AND CONCERTS

NEWBURYSaturday November 1Arlington Arts CentreNELL BRYDEN 8pmWednesday November 5Arlington Arts CentreBENEATH THE ALBION SKY 8pm

Thursday November 6Arlington Arts CentreRUARRI JOSEPH PLUS LILLY AND MEG 8pmSaturday November 8St John’s ChurchMUSIC BY MOZART AND HAYDN -A specialevening of classical music presented byNewbury Chamber Choir. in St John's ChurchCorn ExchangeCEILIDH - THREEPENNY BIT - A raucousevening from an energetic eight piececoncert/ceilidh band. 7.30pmArlington Arts CentreSANDI THOM 8pmSaturday November 15Arlington Arts CentreLADY NADE & THE SILHOUETTES + OCEANRUINS 8pmWednesday November 19Corn ExchangeLOCAL COMEDY SINGER/ SONGWRITERLEGEND MIKE SCOTT SUPPORT FROM ROSIEUPTON £4. Floor singers welcome. 8pm.Thursday November 20Corn ExchangeLIVE AND LYRICAL 7.30pm Open-Mic TalentnightArlington Arts CentrePETER KNIGHT GIGSPANNER 8pmFriday November 21Corn ExchangeCAFÉ CONCERT: SECRETS OF ORCHESTRA -BRASS UNWRAPPED A continuation of thepopular ‘Secrets of the Orchestra’ series.Arlington Arts CentreTHE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWNPLUS HEG & THE WOLF CHORUS 8pmSaturday November 22Liberty NewburyROCK ‘N’ ROLL GREGGI G AND HIS CRAZYGANG & DJ West End Pete £10otd – 7pm-1amCorn ExchangeCAROLS AT THE CORN EXCHANGE 7.30pm Awonderful evening of Carols to start theChristmas Season.Arlington Arts CentreTHE POOZIES 8pmFriday November 28Arlington Arts CentreMATT SCHOFIELD PLUS SPECIAL GUEST BENPOOLE 8pmThe DolphinGOULDY - SINGER FROM GOINGUNDERGROUND 9pm freeSaturday November 29

Liberty NewburyTHE REGULAR JOES 40s Jump Jive & Swing -£10otd – 7pm-1amSt Nicholas ChurchFOR THE FALLEN: MUSIC OF THE FIRSTWORLD WAR - A unique chance to hear threerarely performed, high-quality choral worksby British and French composers in response tothe carnage of the First World War.PANGBOURNEFriday November 7Pangbourne Working Men’s ClubAN EVENING WITH JOHN OTWAY plusspecial guest BEN CHAMPION 7.30pm Tickets£10 from www.wegottickets.comREADINGWednesdaysPavlov’s DogOPEN MIC 8pm freeThe JunctionUP THE JUNCTION Acoustic night with 4 artistsevery week, free entry, 8pm start.ThursdaysThe WalkaboutOPEN MIC 8pm free - all styles welcomeSaturday November 1The HexagonDICK GAUGHAN & JIM PAGE - Gaughanmakes a rare appearance in Reading! 8pmSunday November 2Face BarCREATE TO INSPIRE + I CRIED WOLF + RISEOF ROME 8pmRisc and Global CafeReadifolk presents CRAOBH RUA 8pm £6(www.craobhrua.com) This widely acclaimedband from Belfast is regarded as one of thefinest exponents of Irish traditional music.Tuesday November 4The Hexagon10CC + special guests - One of the mostinfluential bands in popular music history. 8pmWednesday November 5The HexagonJOOLS HOLLAND AND HIS RHYTHM ANDBLUES ORCHESTRA 7.30pmThursday November 6Sub89B.DOLAN + SCROOBIUS PIP +WARRENPEACE 7pm £10The HexagonCHRIS DIFFORD & GLENN TILBROOK OFSQUEEZE + SPECIAL GUESTS 'The At OddsCouple' Tour 8pmFriday November 7Sub89

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THE BEAT + THE BAND FROM COUNTY HELL7pm £15Saturday November 8Queens ArmsClub Velocity/Malfunction/TBC presents........Zounds + BELLYEYESMILE + THE TWINDRACULA + THE KAZOOPREMES (FEATURINGCRAPAPPELLA) Doors 8pm 18 plus £10 (door)£8.00 (advance) www.wegottickets.co.ukSunday November 9The HexagonPALOMA FAITH SOLD OUT doors 7pmRisc and Global CafeReadifolk presents THE FOXGLOVE TRIO 8pm£6 (www.thefoxglovetrio.co.uk) - A welcomereturn of this lively young trio with lots ofinstruments, playing and singing mainlytraditional songs from the British Isles.Tuesday November 11Sub89CHALI 2NA (JURASSIC 5) 7pm @ TheBowery District £15Wednesday November 12Concert HallLUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL with AnthonyHammond, Cirencester 1pmThe HexagonERASURE plus special guests doors 7pmSub89OZRIC TENTACLES + MANTISMASH 7:30pm@ The Bowery District £15Thursday November 13South Street Arts CentrePull Up The Roots present ANAIS MITCHELL +support - Acclaimed Vermount, US, basedsinger-songwriter doors 7.30pmFriday November 14Sub89CLOUDBUSTING - AN AUDIO/VISUALTRIBUTE TO KATE BUSH 7pm @ The BoweryDistrict £10Sub89JME + SKEPTA (Boy Better Know) 7pm £10Jazz CaféOYE SANTANA - a tribute to Carlos SantanaOye Santana pride themselves on providing atruly breath-taking LIVE performance that youwon’t forget. They feature superb guitarwizardry, keyboard mastery, astonishingvocals, powerful brass and a rhythm sectionwith more groove than you could shake a pairof maracas at. Entry £8.00 Dining includingentry £34.50Saturday November 15Concert HallMEET THE ORGAN Part of the 150thAnniversary celebrations 10.30am, 1.15pm &4.15pm

Concert HallBIG PIPE BUSK - Part of the 150thAnniversary celebrations From 3.30pmSub89GAZ COOMBES 6:30pm @ The BoweryDistrict £15The HexagonPAUL CARRACK 7.30pmRising Sun Arts CentreBandoramma/Club Velocity presents QUIETQUIET BAND + BLANK BIBLES + LITTLE RED8pm All Ages £5 (doors) £4 (advance)www.wegottickets.co.ukSouth Street Arts CentreTHE RETREAT SINGERS PRESENT 'A VOYAGEHOME' - An evening of musical celebration tosoothe, delight and entertain. 8pmSunday November 16Concert HallHENLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITHSOPRANO SARAH-JANE LEWIS 4pmThe HexagonIMELDA MAY PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS doors7pmRisc and Global CafeREADIFOLK SINGERS NIGHT 8pm £2 Anopportunity for you to make a contribution toa warm and friendly evening.Tuesday November 18Sub89SPUNGE "20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR" + FISHHOOK + BANDITS + ILL GOTTEN GAINS7:30pm @ The Bowery District £10Wednesday November 19The HexagonBELLOWHEAD + special guests doors 7pmSub89ATTENTION THIEVES + CALLING ALL CARS7:30pm £6.50Thursday November 20Sub89BROTHER STRUT 7pm £10South Street Arts CentreThirdsday Blues - ROBIN BIBI BAND MonthlyBlues Night doors 8pmFriday November 21Sub89FROM THE JAM - Performing 'Setting Sons' init's entirety! 7pm £20Sub89THE DROP 7pm @ The Bowery District £8Queens ArmsClub Velocity/Malfunction/TBC presentsTERRICS + STATIC IN MOTION + ZAD +TINDALL 8pm £5 (door) £4 (advance)www.wegottickets.co.ukSaturday November 22

South Street Arts CentreLARRY MILLER - Larry Miller brings his uniqueshowmanship back to South Street this autumn!doors 8pmSunday November 23The HexagonTHE ARMED MAN - A MASS FOR PEACE 6pmRisc and Global CafeReadifolk presents PORCHLIGHT SMOKER8pm £6 (www.porchlightsmoker.com)Newcomers to Readifolk, this versatile 4-piece band perform a mix of traditional andself-penned songs. A wide range ofinstruments accompany the band’s trademarkfour-part vocal harmonies.Monday November 24The HexagonJOAN ARMATRADING 7.30pmTuesday November 25The HexagonROYAL PHILHAMONIC ORCHESTRA - ClassicalMusic Alive 7.30pmThursday November 27Concert HallRADU LUPU, PIANO - Classical Music Alive7.30pmFriday November 28Sub89BOOT LED ZEPPELIN 7pm £12.50Rising Sun Arts CentreClub Velocity presents VIENNA DITTO + THEPINK DIAMOND REVUE + MATT MALTESE8pm All Ages £5 (door) £4 (advance)www.wegottickets.co.ukSaturday November 29The HexagonCHRISTMAS WITH THE SALVATION ARMY6.30pmConcert HallREADING COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR7.30pmJazz CaféSIR DUKE WITH DJ - Sir Duke are a fantasticten-piece act with two vocalists and a hornsection featuring some of the region's topprofessionals. They are guaranteed toentertain you with some Swing/Big Bandclassics during dinner then with Soul, Funk andDance to keep you on the dance floor. DinnerIncluding Entry : £34.50 Entry Only Tickets :£8.00Sunday November 30Risc and Global CafeREADIFOLK THEME NIGHT ‘NORTH OF THEBORDER’ 8pm £2 It’s St Andrews day solet’s mark it with appropriate songs fromacross the border.UPPER WOOLHAMPTON

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Saturday November 22Douai AbbeyO RADIANT DAWN A special evening of vocaland choral musicQUIZ NIGHT

READINGMondaysThe Abbot CookQUIZ NIGHT 8pmTALKS AND POETRY

NEWBURYFriday November 14The Watermill TheatreBOOK CLUB - RITA CARTER - BEING GOODIS GOOD... check times with venueMonday November 17Corn ExchangeALBERT ROUX 7.30pm An evening with thehead of the famous Roux cooking dynasty.Thursday November 27The Watermill TheatreAN AUDIENCE WITH JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER7.30pmREADINGFriday November 7The HexagonPAUL HOLLYWOOD: GET YOUR BAKE ON Anevening of Baking, Fun, Demos and AudienceParticipation. 8pmFriday November 21South Street Arts CentrePOETS' CAFE - JANE WILLIAMS - Monthlypoetry night hosted by A F Harrold - doors8pmFriday November 28Concert HallOUR LIFE ON ICE: IN CONVERSATION WITHTORVILL & DEAN 8pmTHEATRE

NEWBURYThurs October 23 to Sat November 8The Watermill TheatreBUT FIRST THIS 7.30pmTuesday November 4Corn ExchangeSHAKESPEARE SCHOOL FESTIVAL - Four localNewbury schools will perform four differentShakespeare plays.Thursday November 6Corn ExchangeTHE TRENCH 7.30pm Inspired by the story ofa miner who became entombed in a tunnel

during WW1, Les Enfants Terribles tour withtheir award-winning Edinburgh Fringe sell outshow.Weds November 12 to Sat November 15The Watermill TheatreTWELFTH NIGHT presented by THEWATERMILL YOUNG COMPANY By WilliamShakespeareThurs November 13 and Fri November 14Arlington ArtsNOT ABOUT HEROES: Blackeyed Theatre7:30pm (thurs) 1.30pm and 7.30pm (Fri)Thurs November 13 to Sat November 15Corn ExchangeNABUCCO - Kennet Opera presents theopera in English with orchestral backing.Thurs November 20 to Sun January 4The Watermill TheatrePETER PAN the Watermill’s annual Christmasshow. Check with venue for times and prices.Wednesday November 26Arlington Arts CentreCLOUT THEATRE: THE VARIOUS LIVES OFINFINITE NULLITY 8pm - A post-suicidesupport group meet to reflect upon their lives.Ignoring symptoms of their own deaths, threecharacters guide us through the strange anddisquieting landscape they now inhabit. Aplastic wasteland where domestic disputes lastthousands of years, death doesn't work andmilk-drinking children make the rules.Saturday November 29Phoenix TheatreTHE TRAGEDY ON ENBORNE ROAD BY ROSCLOW - Theatre at Phoenix Resource CentreOne May evening in 1892 a young couplewent for a walk from Newbury along EnborneRoad. Neither returned.READINGTues October 28 to Sat November 1The HexagonJEEVES AND WOOSTER IN PERFECTNONSENSE 7.30pmSunday November 2The HexagonPRIVATE PEACEFUL By Michael Morpurgo 7pmThurs November 6 and Fri November 7South Street Arts CentreISLANDS or (How to play dirty and get awaywith it) - Caroline Horton & Co with ChinaPlate and the Bush Theatre present 2 specialpreview performances. 8pmMon November 10 and Tues November 11South Street Arts CentreA SHAKE-UP FOR SHAKESPEARE’S 450THANNIVERSARY - The Abbey Presents a Tragi-Comic Evening of Shakespeare at South Street

7.30pmThursday November 13South Street Arts CentreGREG WOHEAD - THE MANY APOLOGIESOF PECOS BILL - Storytelling theatre with livebanjo. Presented by house. 8pmWednesday November 19South Street Arts CentreTHE SPINNING WHEEL BY BABA ISRAEL &LEO KAY - International collaborationbetween New York hip-hop Theatre artistBaba Israel and Artistic Director of UnfinishedBusiness; Leo Kay. 8pmTHEATRICAL SCREENINGS

NEWBURYSunday November 23Corn ExchangeBOLSHOI ENCORE: THE PHARAOH’SDAUGHTER An exotic Egyptian treat in thisremarkable Bolshoi production of ThePharao's Daughter.VINTAGE FAIRS AND CRAFT MARKETS

NEWBURYFriday November 14The Watermill TheatreCHRISTMAS FAIR 2014

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As soon as she stepped out as La Roux, it all justfelt right for Elly Jackson. The shock of red hair. Theandrogynous image. The yearning yet furious songsabout love lost and gained. The catchy pop hooks,all wrapped up in quirky melodies that NME, earlyon, accurately described as ‘Let’s Dance’ era Bowiecrossed with The Knife's edgy electro-pop. It was aperfect pop storm, with her first single ‘In For TheKill’ reaching number two in the UK charts, and thefollow-up ‘Bulletproof’ going to number one.

But as with all overnight success, the La Rouxsound took time to evolve. Music was always anescape, a way of expressing herself, and Ellystarted writing songs on guitar when she was 13,influenced by singers her parents played, like JoniMitchell and Nick Drake. But she didn’t find anidentity of her own until she was 17 and discoveredclubbing, dancing, and the endless possibilities of

electronic music. It was a sound the world was ready for. In total,

La Roux sold more than six million singlesworldwide, and over two million copies of hereponymous debut album. And the only personsurprised seemed to be Elly herself.

‘I wasn’t prepared for it,’ she laughs. ‘I was 21and still living with my parents! The record wassupposed to be cold and hard and jagged andcheap-sounding, and I just didn’t see it as beingparticularly commercial.’

The record was released in the US a year later,winning the Grammy for Best Electronic/Dancealbum in 2011.

And now she’s back with a new album Trouble InParadise which she’s taking on tour this month. She’llbe appearing at Oxford’s O2 Academy on CowleyRoad on Saturday November 15.

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ART EXHIBITIONSDIDCOTThurs October 2 to Sun November 9Cornerstone ArtsTHE BULLPEN: INDUSTRY TO ART EXHIBITIONOXFORDSaturday November 1Old Fire StationDOH MIX MEH UP - a one-day internationalart exhibition and performance programme Saturday November 29Old Fire StationCARDS WITH KATE HAZELL - Come one andall and make your own Christmas Cards!CABARET

OXFORDEvery ThursdayEast Oxford Community Centre, Cowley RdCATWEAZLE CLUB 8pm to 11pm the city’slongest running and best cabaret showThursday November 6Jericho TavernBUMPS IN THE NIGHT a Halloween special - acabaret creep show featuring - Fire eating,sideshow act, magic, burlesque, comedy andmore! There are many more acts and aballoon pop act.CHARITY EVENTS

DIDCOTSaturday November 15Cornerstone ArtsTHE 6TH BACA AWARDS 7:30pm Join us forthe annual Business & Community Awardshosted by Didcot First www.didcotfirst.org.ukOXFORDSaturday November 1Bonn SquareDISCO SOUP 12pm-6pm - (Disco soup bringspeople to the public space to chop locallyvegetable that otherwise they would havebeen wasted)www.abundanceoxford.wordpress.comMonday November 3 to Friday November 7Bonn SquareCATS PROTECTION at Bonn Square 9am- 5pm- www.innerspace.uk.comThursday November 6Bonn SquareOUSU RAG FIREWALK 6.30-9.30pm -(Charity firewalk)www.oxfordrag.wordpress.com

Friday November 7St GilesREMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE AND PARADE10.45am-12.15pmSaturday November 8South ParkOXFORD ROUND TABLE FIREWORK DISPLAYAND BONFIRE 4pm-9pm -www.oxfordfireworks.co.ukFri November 21 to Sun November 23Venues across OxfordOXFORD'S CHRISTMASwww.oxfordschristmas.comCOMEDY

DIDCOTFriday November 14Cornerstone ArtsCRAIG CAMPBELL 8:00pm Supported bySTEVE BOWDITCHSaturday November 22Cornerstone ArtsSUSAN CALMAN: LADY LIKE 8:00pmOXFORDSaturday November 1Glee ClubGEOFF NORCOTT + BENNY BOOT + KIRIPRITCHARD-MCLEAN + LLOYD GRIFFITH 8pmWednesday November 5Oxford PlayhouseMARCUS BRIGSTOCKE 8pmFriday November 7Glee ClubComedy Tour Show - SIMON EVANS 7.30pmSaturday November 8Glee ClubPAUL THORNE + CRAIG MURRAY + JOEWELLS + SULLY O'SULLIVAN 8pmFriday November 14Glee ClubComedy Tour Show - ANDY ZALTZMAN7.30pmSaturday November 15Glee ClubMATT GREEN + ANDREA HUBERT + CHARLIEBAKER + MICHAEL FABBRI 8pmThursday November 20Glee ClubComedy Tour Show - KATHERINE RYAN7.30pmFriday November 21Glee ClubComedy Tour Show - TOM STADE 7.30pm

Saturday November 22Glee ClubBRYAN LACEY + PRINCE ABDI + GORDONSOUTHERN + COMIC TO BE CONFIRMED8pmSaturday November 29Glee ClubGARY DELANEY + ROB DEERING + ERICLAMPAERT + COMIC TO BE CONFIRMED 8pmWITNEYWednesday November 12Fat Lil'sMONTHLY COMEDY SHOW 7.30pm Adv: £8/ Door: £10DANCE

DIDCOTWeds November 19 to Thurs November 20Cornerstone ArtsDIDCOT GIRLS' SCHOOL DANCE SHOW2014 7.30pmOXFORDTues October 28 to Sat November 1New TheatreENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET – COPPELIA7.30PMFriday November 7Pegasus TheatreRUN THIS TOWN £13, £9 cons, £6, U18/Show and workshop £8 7.30 pmFri November 7 and Saturday November 8Oxford PlayhouseTHE FIVE & THE PROPHECY OF PRANA7.30pm The Olivier Award-winning Boy Bluepresents a dazzling dance theatre show fusinghip hop, martial arts and Japanese manga.Thursday November 20Pegasus Theatre¡DOWNSIDE UP! £9, £6 concs. 7.30 pm Acelebration of dance with Oxford Youth DanceCompanyTues November 25 to Sun November 30New TheatreRIVERDANCE20 8pm, plus 2.30pm matineeson Saturday and SundayDJ NIGHTS/DISCO

OXFORDEvery WednesdayO2 Academy, Cowley Road0844 4772000 BROOKES BIG NIGHT OUTw/ Dub Focus - Students only 10.30pm to 2am O2 Academy 2, Cowley Road190 CLUB NIGHT 10pm to 2am Over 18s

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Every FridayO2 Academy, Cowley Road0844 4772000 SWITCH DJ NIGHT 11pmEvery SaturdayO2 Academy, Cowley RoadTel - 0844 4772000 PROPAGANDA +TRASHY + ROOM 101 + JACK FM Oxford’sbiggest indie night. 18+ 10:30pm £5-£6The Cellar, Frewin CourtEXTRA CURRICULAR weekly electronic andbass-heavy music night FREE B4 11pm £5afterSaturday November 1The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)LEON VYNEHAL 11:00 pm - 2:00 amCellar Bar, Frewin CourtLATE SLOT: TURF HALLOWEEN 11pm-4am /£6/£7/£8 RANDOMER + TESSELA - Techno /Breaks / BeatsFriday November 7Cellar Bar, Frewin CourtLAID BLAK 10:00 pm - 3:00 am £5 (earlybird) / £6 (advance) / £7 (door)O2 Academy OxfordSWITCH PRESENTS IN HOUSE WITH REALCONNOISSEUR + MAXQUERADE + ARCHIE B11:00 pm - 3:00 am £5-£6Saturday November 8O2 Academy OxfordCONGO NATTY + NANCI & PHOEBE + DIRTYDIKE 10.00pm Over 18s onlyTuesday November 11Cellar Bar, Frewin CourtINTRUSION 8.30pm-2am / £4 otd ResidentDJs DOKTOR JOY + BOOKHOUSE + GuestsGoth / EBM / IndustrialThursday November 13Cellar Bar, Frewin CourtLATE SLOT: SUPERMARKET 10.30pm-3am /£3 before 11 / £5 after - Pop/Disco/UKG/90s HouseFriday November 14O2 Academy OxfordGARAGE NATION FEATURING DJ LUCK & MCNEAT 11:00 pm - 3:00 am £6-£9Saturday November 15Cellar Bar, Frewin CourtLATE SLOT: TURF 11pm-3am / £6/£7HACKMAN B2B CROPPER + ANUSHKA - Soul/ House / GarageFriday November 21Cellar Bar, Frewin CourtHIPBONE SLIM & THE KNEE TREMBLERS +COUNT SKYLARKIN + KERRY SMALLMAN +more 10pm-3am / £5 adv / £6 otd THE BIG10INCH - jump blues / rock n roll / vintageO2 Academy Oxford

SWITCH FEATURING ANDY C + LOADSTAR +AUDIO 11:00 pm - 4:00 am £8-£11Saturday November 22The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)BEDROCK (rock club) 11:00 pm - 2:00 amTuesday November 25Cellar Bar, Frewin CourtLATE SLOT: RECOGNISE Doors tbc / £3 entrywith name on the wall / £5 standard - House/ Disco / Funk / Edits / Garage / TechnoThursday November 27Cellar Bar, Frewin CourtLATE SLOT: SUPERMARKET 10.30pm-3am /£3 before 11 / £5 afterFriday November 28O2 Academy OxfordSWITCH FEATURING ETON MESSY + BLONDE+ TCTS 10:00 pm - 3:00 am £6-£8Saturday November 29The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)A Nite of Music: GAPPY RANKS + WHITEMAGIC SOUND 11:00 pm - 2:00 amO2 Academy OxfordHIP HOP HISTORY TOUR - AFRIKABAMBAATAA 11.00pmFAMILY EVENTS

DIDCOTSunday November 2Cornerstone ArtsTHREE WISE MONKEYS 2:00pmSunday November 9Cornerstone ArtsMEGSON FAMILY FOLK SHOW 2pm Organic,Interactive & Fun Folk Concerts for Big & LittleMusic ConnoisseursSunday November 16Cornerstone ArtsTHE MAGIC PORRIDGE POT 2:00pmSunday November 23Cornerstone ArtsSILVER MOON 2:00pmSunday November 30Cornerstone ArtsCOMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS 2:00pmOXFORDSat November 1 to Sun November 2North Wall Arts CentreA LITTLE ROUGH MUSIC Sat 1.30pm - 5pm,Sun 10am - 5pm This project is is part of thenationwideFamily Arts Festival (17 Oct-2 Nov)andOxford’s Christmas Light Festival (21-23Nov 2014.)Sunday November 2

Pegasus TheatreFUNDAY SUNDAYS: BABY BOOGIE £5 Adult,£3 child Workshop 10.30 am & 1.30 pmDisco 11.30 & 2.30 pm Disco & Workshop £ 8Adult; £ 5 child Disco only £ 5 adult; £ 3 childFriday November 7North Wall Arts CentreDARE TO SEA 1.30pm & 6.30pmSaturday November 8Pegasus TheatreMUSICAL RUMPUS: BACH BABIES £5 adults /£3 children 2 pm & 4 pmFriday November 21Pegasus TheatreTHE PRINCESS AND THE PEA £9, £6 concs.2pm & 4.30 pmFri November 21 to Sat November 22Venues across OxfordCHRISTMAS LIGHT FESTIVAL - See your city ina different light at Oxford’s Christmas LightFestival!Sunday November 23Gloucester GreenTHE KNOWLEDGE EMPORIUM - PlayhousePlays Out - The Emporium is an old-fashionedsweetshop in a converted 1960’s airstreamcaravan. But it is a sweetshop with adifference: It trades only in knowledge – yourstories, recipes, anecdotes or factsWITNEYSunday November 30Cogges Manor FarmALADDIN - Cogges Christmas Panto, 1pm &3pm, Adult £10/ Child £8.50 FESTIVALS

OXFORDWednesday November 26Cellar Bar, Frewin CourtOXFORD CITY FESTIVAL PRESENTS... RUSSIANCOWBOYS + PROD THE SHEEPLE + RAYZO+ RUSHIL + SYLVA KAY 7pm / £5 wegoticketsAn eclectic mix of bands & solo artists straitout of OxfordFILM

DIDCOTCornerstone ArtsCARNAGE (2011) 8:00pm - A 2011 blackcomedy-drama film directed by RomanPolanski. Two sets of parents find themselves ina never-ending argument after their boyshave a fight. Starring Kate Winslet andChristoph Waltz and Jodie Foster.FARINGDONWednesday November 5

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Corn Exchange at FaringdonTHE BOOK THIEF (12A) Matinee Club @ TheRegent Cinema Doors open 12 noon, film starts12.30. £4 Single Entry.www.visitfaringdon.info/cinemaFriday November 21Corn Exchange at FaringdonHERCULES (12A) Blockbuster Night @ TheRegent Cinema Doors open 7pm, film starts7.30pm. £4 Adult. £3 Under 18s. £10Family ticket. www.visitfaringdon.info/cinemaGIGS AND CONCERTS

ABINGDONMondaysOld Anchor InnMONDAY NIGHT MUSIC GROUP (folk singing,poetry reading etc). 8:30pm and all welcomeTuesdaysOld Anchor InnOPEN MIC NIGHT 8:30pm all welcomeSaturdaysOld Anchor InnLIVE BANDS 9pm freeDIDCOTSaturday November 1Cornerstone ArtsSTRINGFEVER 8pm Giles, Ralph, Graham andNeal Broadbent are the world’s firstgenetically modified string quartet.Friday November 7Cornerstone ArtsPEATBOG FAERIES 8:00pmSunday November 9Cornerstone ArtsMEGSON 7pmFriday November 28Cornerstone ArtsINDIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 8:00pmOXFORDEvery SundayThe Crown, Cornmarket StreetJAZZ AT THE CROWN with OXFORD JAZZKITCHEN 4pm to 6pm freeThe Harcourt Arms, JerichoHOAM OPEN MIC 8pm FreeThe Old Bookbinders Arms, Victor StreetBOOKIE’S OPEN MIC hosted by Chris Padmore8pm FreeSaturday November 1O2 Academy OxfordTHE BOOMTOWN RATS: ‘RATLIFE’ UK TOUR6:00 pm - 10:00 pm £25 / £200 (VIP)O2 Academy 2

THE SMYTHS – 30th anniversary of ‘Hatful ofHollow’ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm £11North Wall Arts CentreORLANDO GOUGH: ‘BREATHE’ 6:30 pm -11:00 pm £14 (£10 concessions)The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)DEDICATION WITH JABRONI SANDWICH +DEAD MESA and more 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm£9Holywell Music RoomCATWEAZLE’S 20TH BIRTHDAY 7:30 pm -10:30 pm £10Modern Art OxfordMAIIANS ‘TOKYO’ EP LAUNCH + KID KIN7:30 pm - 10:30 pm £6Sunday November 2The Jam FactoryFACEOMETER (OXFORD ALBUM LAUNCH)6:30 pm - 9pm £4O2 Academy 2Raleigh Ritchie 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £8Monday November 3The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)KIRK FLETCHER W/ KATIE BRADLEY BANDpresented by Haven Club Doors 8:00pm Music8:30pm £10 adv £12 doorTuesday November 4O2 Academy OxfordCOURTEENERS 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £19.50Old Fire StationSAMUEL RODGERS & REBECCA LEE + PEDROALBUQUERQUE + MARIA CLARA VALLE &RENATA NEVES 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm £8 / £6(concessions)Jericho TavernGEORGE INSULL + FUNCTION UNKNOWN +SACREDS 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm £5The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)STUART HENDERSON QUARTET 8:30 pm -10:30pm FreeWednesday November 5O2 Academy OxfordNETSKY 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £14O2 Academy 2NME New Breed Tour with SUPERFOOD +HONEYBLOOD + ORANGE VISION 7:00 pm -11pm £9Sheldonian TheatreSTORNOWAY 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £18Thursday November 6O2 Academy 2MONSTER TRUCK + THE GRAVELTONES 7:00pm - 11:00 pm £11.50O2 Academy OxfordGERARD WAY + DARLIA 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm£22.50Jericho Tavern

‘BUMPS IN THE NIGHT’ – a Hallowe’enCabaret Creep Show 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm£20 (VIP) / £15 (door) / £12 (advance) / £8(concessions)Friday November 7O2 Academy OxfordBAND OF SKULLS + BO NINGEN 6pm - 10pm£17.50O2 Academy 2KATE TEMPEST 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm £12.50The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)‘New Faces’ tour with AMBER RUN + FYFE +KIMBERLY ANNE + PIXEL FIX 7:00 pm -10:30pm £8Jacqueline de Pre Music BuildingMANIFESTO – FUTURISM CONCERT 8:00 pm -10:30 pm £20 (gallery) / £15 (stalls) / £5(student)Saturday November 8Jericho TavernAUDIOSCOPE14 with PUBLIC SERVICEBROADCASTING + SILVER APPLES and more1:30 pm - 12:00 am £15The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)DO THE SKA 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmCellar Bar, Frewin CourtOXROX PRESENTS.... MOTHERLOAD +SANSARA + TWISTED STATE OF MIND 7pm /£4 adv (via WeGotTickets), £5 otd £4 nusNorth Wall Arts CentreIVO NEAME: ‘ESCAPE HATCH’ 8:00 pm - 11pm£14 (£10 concessions)Jacqueline de Pre Music BuildingElectronic Music: OSEMP 8:00 pm - 10:30 pmKennington Village HallOxfolk Ceilidhs present BEDLAM 8:00 pm -11:00 pm £10 (adult) / £7 (12-18 year old /student / OAP). Family and group discountsavailableGeorge Inn, LittlemoreLive Music with SHAKEDOWN PROPHETS 9pmStart £2 EntrySunday November 9O2 Academy 2WARD THOMAS + THE SHIRES 7pm - 11pm£11O2 Academy OxfordTHE WAILERS 7pm - 11 pm £19.50Monday November 10O2 Academy OxfordJAMES 7pm - 11pm £35Tuesday November 11O2 Academy OxfordROYAL BLOOD + TURBOWOLF 7pm - 11pm£14Wheatsheaf, High StreetSLOW DOWN MOLASSES + WE AERONAUTS

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+ ROBOT SWANS 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm £4The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)HUGH TURNER BAND 8:30 pm - 10:30 pmFreeThursday November 13O2 Academy OxfordTHE WEDDING PRESENT 7pm - 11pm £14Sheldonian TheatreSTORNOWAY 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £18Cellar Bar, Frewin CourtCELLAR MUSIC PRESENTS... ELLIE ROSE +JORDAN O'SHEA AND THECOMMONWEALTH + tbc 7.30pm Dreamy /Alt-Folk / IndieThurs November 13 to Fri November 14Old Fire StationWHO CARES Concert for Carers An eveningof original music written and performed bythe Rocky RockliffFriday November 14O2 Academy 2CIRCA WAVES 6:00pm - 10:00 pm £8Old Fire StationLITTLE RED + STUART CLARK + GUS HEWLETT8pm - 11pm £7 / £5.50 (concessions)Saturday November 15O2 Academy OxfordLA ROUX + MEANWHILE 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm£17.50O2 Academy 2SAEDLY DORUS AND THE HOOLIE BAND 6:30pm - 10:00 pm £8.50Venue TBCSHAHBAZ HUSSAIN + TANYA WELLS 6:30 pm- 9:00 pm £7The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)WITTSTOCK FUNDRAISER 7:00 pm - 10:30pmWheatsheaf, High StreetMASSIVE + SKAM + tbc 8pm £5 adv and£6 otdGeorge Inn, LittlemoreLive Music with W.A.M - Punk and Ska Night9pm start £5 EntrySunday November 16O2 Academy 2BOY & BEAR 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £10Monday November 17The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)THE BREW - one of the finest, most creativeand energetically enthused classic rock bandsin the UK! 7:00 pm - 10:30 pmTuesday November 18The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)THE MARTIN PICKETT ORGANISATION 8:30pm - 10:30 pm Free

Thursday November 20O2 Academy 2SPRING OFFENSIVE + SALVATION BILL +WILLIE J HEALEY 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £8Jericho TavernALEX CORNISH 7:30 pm - 11:00 pmFriday November 21O2 Academy OxfordMALLORY KNOX 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm £13O2 Academy 2MAD CADDIES 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm £15The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)WESTERN SAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTSPISTON and more 7pm £5 adv £6 otdJericho TavernFLIGHTS OF HELIOS 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm£2.22 (early bird) / £3.85 (advance)Saturday November 22O2 Academy OxfordTHE PRETTY RECKLESS + HEAVEN’SBASEMENT + NOTHING MORE 6:30 pm -10:00 pm £17.50 / £49 (VIP)The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)SALVAGE + I CRIED WOLF + EVAVOID +GODSBANE 7:00 pm - 10:30 pmJacqueline de Pre Music BuildingPANUFNIK CENTENARY CONCERT – CLAREHAMMOND (Piano) 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm£20(gallery) / £15 (stalls) / £5 (student)George Inn, LittlemoreLive Music with MICKEY FLYNN BLUES ANDROCK 9pm Start £2 EntrySunday November 23O2 Academy 2THE SUMMER SET 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm£12.50Wheatsheaf, High StreetART OF BURNING WATER + ISOLATIONTANK + BLACK VEINS + GIRLPOWER 7:30pm - 10:45 pm £4 (advance) / £5 (door)Tuesday November 25The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)EDDIE CONDON LEGACY BAND 8:30 pm -10:30 pm FreeThe White HouseDEEP WHOLE TRIO 8:30 pm - 11:00 pmWednesday November 26O2 Academy OxfordBEARDYMAN 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm £12.50Thursday November 27Cellar Bar, Frewin CourtOXFORD CITY FESTIVAL PRESENTS... PEERLESSPIRATES + DUCHESS + MAN MAKE FIRE 7pm/ £5 adv (WeGotTickets)North Wall Arts CentreCHRIS WOOD: NONE THE WISER 8:00 pm -10:30 pm £13 / £11 (concessions)

The Library ArmsSEXTODECIMO ALBUM LAUNCH +GUNNBUNNY 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmFriday November 28O2 Academy 2BALLOON ASCENTS + THE AUGUST LIST +OSPREY & THE OX4 ALLSTARS 6pm - 10pm£7Saturday November 29O2 Academy 2LITTLE DRAGON + NAO 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm£19.50Wheatsheaf, High StreetGappy Tooth Industries presents JULIA MEIJER+ LOST HARBOURS + THE BALKANWANDERERS 20.20 – 23.00 £4.50 on thedoor, cheaper atwww.wegottickets.com/event/289774Sunday November 30Jacqueline de Pre Music BuildingHARRY FEST – CAVALERI QUARTET, POWELL(PIANO), LIXENBERG (SOPRANO) 7:00 pm -10:00 pm £7.50 (gallery) / £5 (stalls) / £3(student)The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon)3 DAFT MONKEYS 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm £12(advance)WITNEYSaturday November 1Fat Lil'sEYECON 8pm £4Wednesday November 5Fat Lil'sMONTHLY ACOUSTIC LOUNGE 8pm freeSaturday November 8Fat Lil'sDAMN GOOD REASON 8pm £4Thursday November 13Fat Lil'sBOO HEWERDINE 7.30pm £10Friday November 14Fat Lil'sNOASIS 8pm Adv: £8 / Door: £10 Theworld's top OASIS tribute bandThursday November 20Fat Lil'sPOLLY AND THE BILLETS DOUX 7.30pm £8Saturday November 22Fat Lil'sBREEZE 8pm £4LADIES NIGHTS

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DIDCOTTuesday November 4Cornerstone ArtsINDUSTRY TO ART - Meet The Artists 6:30pmWednesday November 5Cornerstone ArtsTHE WORLD OF THE DIDCOT IRON AGEMIRROR 7:30pmOXFORDFriday November 14Oxford PlayhouseTHE CHARLES SIMONYI ANNUAL LECTUREWITH DAVID MACKAY, acclaimed author ofSustainable Energy – Without The Hot Air. Friday November 21Oxford PlayhouseWAR POETS 7.30pm - Live Canon returns toOxford Playhouse with a collection of warpoetry in commemoration of the centenary ofWorld War One.THEATRE

DIDCOTSaturday November 8Cornerstone ArtsST. GILES ORCHESTRA: A NIGHT IN VIENNA7:30pmWednesday November 12Cornerstone ArtsNOT ABOUT HEROES 7:30pm Theunforgettable story of two of the finest ‘GreatWar’ poets, Wilfred Owen and SiegfriedSassoonSaturday November 29Cornerstone ArtsTHE FALCON'S MALTESER 7:30pm – a newstage adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’sbrilliantly funny film noir pastiche.OXFORDWeds October 29 to Sat November 1Oxford PlayhouseTHE PILLOWMAN 7.30pmThurs October 30 to Sat November 1Pegasus TheatreSHOP OF LITTLE HORRORS 7.30pmMon November 3 to Sat November 8New TheatreTHE FULL MONTY – THE PLAY (7.30pm, plus2.30pm matinees on Wed/Sat) - (StarringGary Lucy, Rupert Hill, Louis Emerick, AndrewDunn, Martin Miller and Bobby Schofield)

Oxford PlayhouseTHE TRIAL 7.30pm | Opera - Philip Glass, oneof the world’s most popular contemporarycomposers, has created a new opera for MusicTheatre Wales, based on Kafka’s cult novelThe Trial.Tuesday November 4Oxford PlayhouseTHE MAN JESUS 7.30pm Simon Callow stars inan extraordinary play that looks back 2000years to witness key moments in the life ofJesusWednesday November 5North Wall Arts CentreJOHNNY GOT HIS GUN 8pm A World WarOne dramaTues November 11 to Sat November 15Oxford PlayhousePITCAIRN 7.30pm With salty humour andgrowing horror, multi award-winning writerRichard Bean (One Man, Two Guvnors) chartsthe colony’s descent from a new Eden to brutaldystopia.Weds November 12 to Sun November 23New TheatreSHREK THE MUSICAL (Wed – Sat eve 7pm /Wed & Sat matinee 2.30pm / November 16at 1.30pm & 5.30pm / November 23 at1.30pm) Audio described performance onNovember 20 at 7pmThurs November 13 and Fri November 14Pegasus TheatreHOPELESSLY DEVOTED by Kate Tempest £13,£9 cons, £6, U18 7.30pm A Paines Ploughand Birmingham Repertory Theatre Production Fri November 14 to Sat November 22Venues across OxfordshireWANTAGE STAGE MUSICAL COMPANY(WSMC) CONCERT ‘SONGS FROM THESILVER SCREEN’ featuring a wide variety ofsongs from popular films such as Back to theFuture, Pretty Woman, Lord of the Rings,Footloose and Frozen. Fri 14 Nov – East Hagbourne Village Hall Sat 15 Nov – Old Mill Hall, GroveFri 21 Nov – Old Mill Hall, GroveSat 22 Nov – Stanford-in-the-Vale VillageHallDoors open at 7pm; Show starts at 7:30pmTickets: £10 (£8 concessions).www.WantageStageMusical.co.ukSaturday November 15Old Fire StationSIKES AND NANCY 7.30pmTues November 18 to Sat November 22Oxford PlayhouseREGENERATION 7.30pm - Craiglockhart WarHospital, Scotland 1917. Poet and soldier

Siegfried Sassoon has been institutionalised inan attempt to undermine his publicdisapproval of the war. Army Psychiatrist, DrWilliam Rivers, has been tasked with returningshell-shocked officers to the trenches, yet underSassoon’s influence, he has become tormentedby the morality of what is being done in thename of medicine.Mon November 24 to Sat November 29Oxford PlayhouseCAROUSEL 7.30pm Oxford Operatic Societyreturns to the Playhouse stage withRodgersand Hammerstein’s powerful story of love andtragedy in the classic American musicalCarousel. Deeply touching, with a beautifulscore that includes some of the most powerfulmusic ever written for the stage, Carousel willcapture your heart.Saturday November 29North Wall Arts CentreGROUNDED 8pm She’s a hot-rod F16 fighterpilot. She’s pregnant. Her career in the sky isover.

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City Hall in Salisbury has always brought along somegreat musical acts for your delectation and there’s areal treat in store for all you music fans over the nextcouple of months with Think Live nights.

Think Live nights aim to bring the best inalternative music to Salisbury. With a history oflegendary performers appearing at City Hall, tonamedrop a few... The Beatles, The Kinks and Bowie,music lovers will love the new nights.

Performing in City Hall’s most intimateperformance spaces, these unique nights give ticketholders the chance to be up, close and personal withsome of the best music including reggae, ska, folk,indie, punk and rock.

Highlights for this winter include Big Country onThursday November 27 at 8pm. Presenting their30th anniversary tour the band will be performingsongs from their classic multi-million selling albumSteeltown. The band enjoy a stunning catalogue ofproud and stirring hit songs including Fields of Fire,Chance, In A Big Country, which sold two millionrecords, , East of Eden and their biggest UK hit LookAway, along with massive albums such as The Seer,Steeltown, Peace in Our Time and the triple grammy

winning The Crossing. A special DJ set on Saturday December 13 at

8pm comes from Terry Hall. When he was frontmanof The Specials, he established himself as a uniquevoice and iconic character. As a ska-punk pioneer,Terry Hall’s influences are many and audiences canexpect to hear anything from Daft Punk to StevieWonder with Cypress Hill thrown in along the way.Special guest on the evening will be By The Rivers.

Oysterband returns on Sunday December 7 at8pm. With their unique blend of rock energy andfolk sensibility, they will be performing a festivalspecial. In their fourth decade , their restlesscreativity seems undimmed and they will beperforming songs from new album Diamonds on theWater.

Full listings can be found at cityhallsalisbury.co.ukwhere you can also purchase tickets, alternativelyring the box office on 01722 434434.

Each concert takes place in City Hall’s CH2format , which is when they cleverly make theauditorium a little smaller and up, close and personalgig. Each gig is for people of 14 years of age andolder.

Getting up, close andpersonal at City Hall

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ART EXHIBITIONS & CRAFTSSALISBURYFriday November 14Salisbury Arts CentreVIRTUAL WORLDS - Free - A digitalexhibition uniting three artists who connectreal and virtual worlds.SWINDONWednesdaysRiffs Bar, GreatfieldART CLASSES WITH MIKE YORK 6.30pmFridaysRiffs Bar, GreatfieldCAFE @ RIFFS 10am - 2pm - CraftyCoffee morningCABARET

SWINDONMonday November 3Wyvern TheatreMONDAY NIGHT MAGIC 7PM in theWyvern RestaurantSunday November 9Wyvern TheatreCHAMPIONS OF MAGIC 7.30pmCOMEDY

CHIPPENHAMFirst Sunday of every monthOld Road TavernCOMEDY CLUB 8pmDEVIZESThursday November 6Bear Hotel, Market PlaceMOONRAKERS COMEDY CLUB – CellarBar - Doors 8pm, Show 8.30pm - Tickets£10 Opener: ORRY GIBBENS andHeadliner: PAUL KERENSASALISBURYWednesday November 5Salisbury City HallAL MURRAY – THE PUB LANDLORD: ONEMAN ONE GUVNOR 7.30pm £25.50Wednesday November 12Salisbury City HallCHRIS RAMSEY – THE MOSTDANGEROUS MAN ON SATURDAYMORNING TELEVISION 8pm £16.50Friday November 21Salisbury City HallDAVID BADDIEL – FAME: NOT THEMUSICAL 7.30pm £20Friday November 28

Salisbury Arts CentreBARNSTORMERS COMEDY 7.30pmSWINDONMonday November 3The VicOCELOT COMEDY CLUB with ALANFRANCIS + CERYS NELMES + DANNYHURST + GABRIEL EBULUE + BISHA K ALI8pm freeTuesday November 4Wyvern TheatreJIM DAVIDSON 8pmWednesday November 12Wyvern TheatreDAVE GORMAN 7.30pmThursday November 13Wyvern TheatreCARDINAL BURNS 7.30pmSunday November 16Wyvern TheatreROSS NOBLE 7.30pm freeMonday November 17Wyvern TheatreHAL CRUTTENDEN 8pmFriday November 21Swindon Arts CentrePETE JOHANSSON 8pmDANCE

SALISBURYWednesday November 12Salisbury Arts CentreARTIFICIAL THINGS 7.30pm An evocativeproduction from the UK's leading dancecompany that integrates disabled andnon-disabled dancers.Wednesday November 26Salisbury Arts CentreBEAUTY OF THE BEAST 7.30pm A physicalexploration of male group behaviour in allit's tribal glory.SWINDONFriday November 7 to SaturdayNovember 8Wyvern TheatreKIRSTY FARROW DANCE ACADEMY7.30pmFri November 21 to Sat November 22Wyvern TheatreTANWOOD SCHOOL OF PERFORMINGARTS 7.30pmDJ NIGHTS/PARTY NIGHTS

MARLBOROUGH

FridaysAZUZA, Hughendon YardTel - 01672 513380 TOP DJS 11pm to2.30am only £2 all night. Drink promos...SaturdaysAZUZA, Hughendon YardTel - 01672 513380 TOP DJS 11pm to3am £3 before midnight £4 afterFAMILY EVENTS

SALISBURYSaturday November 1Salisbury Arts CentreTHE STORY GAME - A "brilliantly bonkers"(Three Weeks) show for 8 - 12 year olds.Sunday November 30Salisbury Arts CentreEMILY BROWN AND THE THING - Amusical and magical adaptation of themuch-loved book by Cressida Cowell andNeal Layton.SWINDONSaturday November 1Wyvern TheatreFAMILY FUN DAY with DRAMAWORKSHOP-AGES 5-8 + MAKE A PLAYIN 3 HOURS (AGE 13+) + DICKWHITTINGTON STORY TIME + MINIMOVERS TASTER SESSION + DRAMAWORKSHOP-AGES 9-12 + PUNCH ANDJUDYFILM

MARLBOROUGHThursday November 6Marlborough Town HallMarlborough Downs Movies presentFADING GIGILO (15) 7.30pm Tickets areavailable from The White Horse BookshopSound Knowledge or www.kvat.co.ukFriday November 7Theatre on the HillMarlborough Downs Movies present FREEBIRDS (U) 6.30pm Tickets are availablefrom The White Horse Bookshop SoundKnowledge or www.kvat.co.ukSALISBURYTuesday November 4Salisbury Arts CentreLEARNING FOR REAL 7.30pm Litmus Filmspresents 3 short documentaries fromNorway, Hungary and Somerset with acommon educational theme.Thursday November 6Salisbury Arts CentreTHE WIND RISES 7.30pm - A final

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masterpiece from Japanese animationlegend Hayao Miyazaki.Friday November 14Salisbury Arts CentreCALVARY 7.30pm A black comedySunday November 16Salisbury Arts CentreTHE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T.S.SPIVET - An extraordinary story of aprodigy's secret mission to accept aprestigious prize.Sunday November 30Salisbury Arts CentreBOYHOOD - A groundbreaking story ofgrowing up filmed over 12 years with thesame cast.SWINDONWednesday November 12Swindon Arts CentreSWINDON FILM SOCIETY - LIKEFATHER,LIKE SON 7:45 PMWednesday November 19Swindon Arts CentreSWINDON FILM SOCIETY-WE ARE THEBEST!7:45 PMSaturday November 22Wyvern TheatreCHOCOLAT 7.30pm in the WyvernRestaurantGIGS AND CONCERTS

ASHTON KEYNESFirst Sunday of the monthWhite HartOPEN MIC NIGHT 8pm freeBRADFORD ON AVONTuesday November 4The SwanBradford on Avon Folk ClubSINGAROUND – Floor spots. Free entry.8pm.Tuesday November 11The SwanAMI KAELYN - multi-instrumental singer/songwriter. Floor spots. Free entry. 8pm.Tuesday November 18The SwanBradford on Avon Folk ClubSINGAROUND - Floor spots. Free entry.8pm.Tuesday November 25The SwanJASON HINCHEY - singer/ songwriter,appearing with Bob Smith. Floor spots.

Free entry. 8pm.Thursday November 27The SwanBLUES NIGHT Free entry. 8pm.Saturday November 29Mount Pleasant Social ClubDOUBLE IMPACT 9pm £5CHIPPENHAMSecond Sunday of the monthOld Road TavernFRENCH OPEN FOLK SESSION 8pm freeThird Sunday of the monthOld Road TavernOPEN FOLK SESSION 8pm freeFourth Sunday of the monthOld Road TavernOPEN MIC NIGHT 8pm freeCORSHAMThursday November 6Royal Oak of CorshamAcoustic Oak presents SINGERS NIGHT -Floor spots. £2 entry. 8pmThursday November 13Royal Oak of CorshamAcoustic Oak presents SINGERS NIGHT -Floor spots. £2 entry. 8pmThursday November 20Royal Oak of CorshamAcoustic Oak presents SPOTLIGHT NIGHT- Floor spots. £2 entry. 8pmThursday November 27Royal Oak of CorshamAcoustic Oak presents SINGERS NIGHT -Floor spots. £2 entry. 8pmDEVIZESSaturday November 1Bear Hotel, Market PlaceRUSTY MIKES - Enjoy sausage and mashwith music by the Rusty Mikes Tickets £10or music only £5.00 Doors open 7.30pmLong Street Blues ClubVIRGIL AND THE ACCELERATORS - Doors8pm Band 9pm Advance Tickets £13.00Tel 01380 722005Sunday November 2Bear Hotel, Market PlaceJazz Sunday Lunch with GAVIN LAZARUS– Bear Grills Bistro & Bar – Noon –2.30pm- book your table with Reception –01380 722444Friday November 7The Lamb Inn, DevizesSHAUN BUSWELL W/ LAST BOX OFSPARKLERS - FREE ENTRY. 16+. 8pm -

11.30pm.Bear Hotel, Market PlaceSHADES OF BLUE – Cellar Bar – Doors8pm – Music 9pm - £5 entryFriday November 14Bear Hotel, Market PlaceTHE BLUESTARS - Cellar Bar – Doors 8pm– Music 9pm - £5 entryFriday November 21Bear Hotel, Market PlaceINNES SIBUN - Cellar Bar – Doors 8pm –Music 9pm - £5 entryThursday November 27Bear Hotel, Market PlaceOPEN MIC NIGHT – Doors 7pm – FreeEntryFriday November 28Bear Hotel, Market PlaceWILL EDMUNDS TRIO in the Cellar Bar –Doors 8pm – Music 9pm - £5 entrySaturday November 29Long Street Blues ClubFOCUS PLUS ACOUSTIC SUPPORT FROMCLAIRE IN THE COMMUNITY Doors 8pm£15HIGHWORTHFriday November 7King and QueenTHE HYPERBOLICS 9pmSaturday November 22Goldfinger TavernGREAT NOTHING 9pm free ROCKCOVERSMARLBOROUGHSaturday November 1Green DragonACOUSTIC JUNKIES 8.30pm freeROCK,INDIE COVERSSaturday November 8Green DragonCORSAIRS 8.30pm freePSYCHOBILLY/PUNKABILLYSaturday November 15Green DragonNO MIDDLE GROUND 8.30pm freePOP,ROCK,INDIE COVERSSaturday November 22Green DragonGOING UNDERGROUND 8.30pm freeSKA/ PUNK /MODSaturday November 29Green DragonANGEL UP FRONT 8.30pm freePOP,ROCK,INDIE COVERS

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PEWSEYTuesday November 4The Bruce Arms, Easton RoadOPEN MIC NiGHT All welcome 8pmSALISBURYSaturday November 1Salisbury City HallCHAS AND DAVE 7.30pm£25.50 and£24.50Sunday November 2Salisbury Arts CentreBig Band Brunch Midday with GIRLS ONLYJAZZ ORCHESTRASalisbury City HallWE WILL REMEMBER THEM 3pmFriday November 7Salisbury Arts CentreDREADZONE 7.30pmWinchester GateAQUA VISTA plus supports 8.30pm freeSaturday November 8Salisbury Arts CentreLive Lunch: THE LANGFORDS Midday freeSalisbury City HallSECRET AFFAIR 8pm £19.50Sunday November 9Salisbury Arts CentreLive Lunch: THE CROUTONS Midday freeSalisbury Arts CentreSONGS FOR THE VOICELESS 7.30pmWednesday November 12Chapel ClubSHARON SHANNON with ALANCONNOR AND LILY MCCAULEY 7.30pm£20Friday November 14Salisbury City HallJOANNE SHAW TAYLOR 7.30pm £17.50Winchester GateDREAMS DIVIDE + Supports 8.30pm freeSaturday November 15Salisbury Arts CentreLive Lunch: STEVE MARSHALL Midday freeSalisbury City HallTHE SENSATIONAL SIXTIES EXPERIENCE7.30pm £25.50 and £23.50Wednesday November 19Salisbury City HallCOUNTRY SUPERSTARS EXPERIENCE7.30pm £16.50Thursday November 20Salisbury City HallMARTY WILDE’S ROCK ‘N’ ROLL PARTY7.30pm £25, £23 and £21

Friday November 21Salisbury Arts CentreSECKOU KEITA AND PERUNIKA TRIO7.30pmWinchester GateBONSAI PIRATES + ROBB BLAKE (Acoustic)8.30pm freeSunday November 23Salisbury Arts CentreLIVE LUNCH: PATRICK DUFF Midday FreeSalisbury City HallUB40 8pm £32.50 reserved seating and£28.50 standingWednesday November 26Salisbury City HallSHOW OF HANDS 7.30pm £18.50Thursday November 27Salisbury City HallBIG COUNTRY 8pm £20 in advance, £22on the doorFriday November 28Salisbury City HallSKINDRED 7pmWinchester GateBANDS TO BE ANNOUNCED 8.30pm, FreeSaturday November 29Salisbury Arts CentreAltar Club w/BIGTOPP + FUNKE & THETWO TONE BABY + PUGWALL +COUGAR PILOT + SPEAKEASY SOUNDSYSTEM £5adv/£6 on the door - 7.30pmSEENDWednesday November 5Seend Acoustic ClubVocal harmony trio THORNBRIDGE –support TBA. £5. Floor singers welcome.8pmSWINDONWednesdaysThe VicWACKY WEDNESDAY 8.30pm freeRiffs Bar, GreatfieldBLUEGRASS JAM Free entry. starts at7:30pm.ThursdaysRiffs Bar, GreatfieldCROONER NIGHT WITH STEVENCOLEMAN - bringing the Rat Pack to Riffs!8pmFridaysRiffs Bar, GreatfieldTHE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS with featuredartists and Open Mic, starts at 19:30. FreeSaturday November 1Beehive

D'BIZE 3pm - D'Bize masterfully mix thebest of the old Irish tradition with a youngbeating heart.Swindon Arts CentreINTO THE SHADOWS 7.30pmRiffs Bar, GreatfieldRIFFOWEEN, fancy dress party withPENFOLD 8pmThe VicFOUR FIGHTERS - Foo Fighters tribute 8pm£8RollestonBAD OBSESSION 9pm free ROCKCOVERSThe AbbeymeadIMPERIAL G-MEN 9pm freeWoodlands EdgeZING 9pm free POP,ROCK,INDIE COVERSSunday November 2Wyvern TheatreFESTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE withMILITARY WIVES CHOIR AND WESSEXVOICE CHOIR 2pm £10/£5The Plough, Devizes RoadJONATHAN TAYLOR TRIO 3pm freeTuesday November 4Baker StreetJOHN-PAUL GARDS ‘THE COOKBOOK’ –A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE BENSON 8.30pmWednesday November 5Wyvern TheatreSWINDON RECITAL SERIES 1:05 PMWyvern TheatreMARTY WILDE'S ROCK AND ROLL PARTY7.30pmThursday November 6The VicSONGS OF PRAISE PRESENTS.... VIENNADITTO + BAD SOUNDS + WINSTON ANDGOLDSTEIN 8pm £3Friday November 7The VicPENFOLD 8pm freeThe MessengerROBBIE WILLIAMS TRIBUTE 8.30pm freeRollestonPISTOL SLAPPER 9pm free BLUES TRIBUTETO RORY GALLAGHERSaturday November 8Wyvern TheatreTHE ADDAMS FAMILY-DINING INVITATION7.30pm in the Wyvern RestaurantOasis Leisure CentreTHE GIG TO REMEMBER-THE BOOTLEGBEATLES AND DUKE BEATBOX 7.30pmThe VicARE YOU EXPERIENCED? - THE ULTIMATE

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JIMI HENDRIX TRIBUTE 8pm £8Level 3ALADDINSANE TRIBUTE TOBOWIE 8.30pmRollestonDOBBERMAN 9pm free ROCK BANDFROM ITALYWoodlands EdgeFLY ON THE WALL 9pm free CLASSICROCK COVERSSunday November 9The Plough, Devizes RoadMARTIN PICKET TRIO 3pm freeMonday November 10Wyvern TheatreTHAT'LL BE THE DAY 7.30pmTuesday November 11Baker StreetREMI HARRIS QUARTET 8.30pm The clubdebut of one of the countries leadingGypsy Jazz guitarists!Thursday November 13The VicGHOST OF MACHINES EP LAUNCH +CARNIVAL 8pm freeFriday November 14Wyvern TheatreTALON-THE BEST OF THE EAGLES 7.30pmSwindon Arts CentreGIGSPANNER 8pmThe VicMARC O REILLY In support of his newalbum HUMAN HERDINGS 8pm £6adv£7drThe MessengerBIG AL FROM PENFOLD GOES SOLO8.30pm freeRollestonMIKE HODDINOTT BLUES ALLSTARS 9pmfree QUALITY ROCK/ BLUES /SOULWindmill PubCORSAIRS 9pm free PSYCHOBILLY/PUNKABILLYSaturday November 15Wyvern TheatreLAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 7.30pmThe VicBUSWELL + LAST BOX OF SPARKLERS8pm £3adv £5drRollestonTHE BLOX 9pm free TRIBUTE TO IAN DURY& THE BLOCKHEADSThe AbbeymeadBORED HORSES 9pm freeWoodlands EdgeDARREN HUNT 9pm free ROCK COVERS

Sunday November 16The Plough, Devizes RoadMOLLY KING TRIO 3pm freeSwindon Arts CentreLazy Sunday Afternoon with MR LOVE &JUSTICE AND FRIENDS WITH ORIENTEXPRESS + CHARLIE-ANNE BRADFIELD3pm-5pmCastle, Prospect PlaceDYLEGANS 6pm free SKIFFLE/ COUNTRY/FOLK DUOTuesday November 18Wyvern TheatreJOAN ARMATRADING 7.30pmBaker StreetMARTIN JENKINS FREIGHT 8.30pm Postbop jazz sprinkled with stuinning ballads,Monk-influenced melodies and thickharmonies.Friday November 21Riffs Bar, GreatfieldDEBORAH BONHAM 8pm - John BonhamsLittle Sister! Blues/RockThe VicSTOP STOP + VYNAL MATT 8pm £3adv£4drLevel 3LONDON CALLING!! 8.30pm free CLASHTRIBUTECastle, Prospect PlaceGREAT NOTHING 8.30pm ROCK COVERSRollestonBARRELHOUSE 9pm free BLUES ROCKWindmill PubTRIBUTE TO ELVIS 9pm freeSaturday November 22Riffs Bar, GreatfieldBLONDIE TRIBUTE 8pmSwindon Arts CentreNATHAN JONES ALLSTARS 8pmThe VicWHOLE LOTTA DC 8pm £6adv £8drQueens TapHAMSTERS FROM HELL 9pm freeRollestonERIN BARDWELL 9pm free BOSSREGGAE/SKA/ROCKSTEADYSunday November 23The Plough, Devizes RoadGRAEME TAYLOR TRIO 3pm freeSwindon Arts CentreSWINDON RECITAL SERIES 3pmWyvern TheatreKENTWOOD CRACKER 7.30pmTuesday November 25Baker Street

STUART HENDERSON QUINTET 8.30pmBack by huge demand, this all star groupbring heart, musicianship, and excitementto every sessionThursday November 27The VicTHE WIRES + BEN MAGGS + JIMMYMOORE 8pm freeFriday November 28The VicFELIX AND THE FUNK 8pm freeThe MessengerARRAN HARDING - TRIBUTE TO MICHAELBUBLE 8.30pm freeRollestonMETALGODS 9pm free ROCK & METALCOVERSSaturday November 29Riffs Bar, GreatfieldRUFF DIAMOND 8pm - Neil DiamondTributeThe VicKOVA ME BADD + THE RACKET In lovingmemory of Jock (Ian Kerr) yer auld pal!8pm £4RollestonLEWIS CREAVEN BAND 9pm free BLUESROCKWoodlands EdgeTUNDRA 9pm free POP,ROCK,INDIECOVERSCrumpled HornFLY ON THE WALL 9pm free CLASSICROCK COVERSBrookhouse FarmCOVER JUNKIES 9pm freePOP,ROCK,INDIE COVERSSunday November 30The Plough, Devizes RoadROB TERRY TRIO 3pm freeSwindon Arts CentreRICHARD DURRANT-CHRISTMASCONCERT 8pmWROUGHTONSunday November 2White HartHAMSTERS FROM HELL 9pm freeSINGLES NIGHT

DEVIZESMonday November 24Bear Hotel, Market PlaceWILTSHIRE SINGLES at The Bear Hotel –Doors 8pm - £5 entry or Free withmembership card

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SPORTING EVENTSSWINDONSaturday November 15Wyvern TheatreRACE NIGHT 7.30pm in the WyvernRestaurantTHEATRE

SALISBURYThurs October 16 to Saturday Nov 8Salisbury PlayhouseSEPARATE TABLES check times with venueSaturday November 1Salisbury PlayhouseTONY & MIKE check times with venueTuesday November 4Salisbury PlayhouseHANSEL AND GRETEL in THE SALBERG7.30pmThurs November 6 to Sat November 8Salisbury PlayhouseDO WE DO THE RIGHT THING?in THE SALBERG 7.30pmFriday November 14 to Sat November 15Salisbury PlayhouseDRACULA 7.30pmMon November 17 to Tues November 18Salisbury PlayhouseTHE MUDDY CHOIR in THE SALBERG7.30pmMon November 17 to Sat November 22Salisbury PlayhouseTHE KITE RUNNER 7.30pmWednesday November 19Salisbury Arts CentrePRACTICE 7.30pm - An evening of danceand theatre extracts of works in progress.Friday November 21Salisbury PlayhouseTHE RESTORATION OF NELL GWYN in THESALBERG 7.30pmSaturday November 22Salisbury Arts CentreFLINT 7.30pm Resident company TwoDestination Language presents anexhilarating programme of new work byUK artists.Saturday November 29Salisbury City HallVAMPIRES ROCK 7.30pm Steve Steinmanplays the supremely evil Baron VonRockula owner of the Live and Let Die club.In search of a new bride the Baron mustconvince the unsuspecting Pandora, who

auditions for the new singing position, tocross over to the dark side and live foreverin Rock N Roll Hell.£16SWINDONSaturday November 1Wyvern TheatreHA HA HOOD 7.30pmMonday November 3Wyvern TheatrePRIVATE PEACEFUL 7.30pmWeds November 5 to Sat November 8Swindon Arts CentreTHE WESTERN PLAYERS - JOURNEYS END7.30pmTuesday November 11Wyvern TheatreSTONES IN HIS POCKETS 7.30pmThursday November 13Swindon Arts CentrePASSION- LOVE AND WAR 100 YEARSAPART 7.30pmWednesday November 19Wyvern TheatreERIC & LITTLE ERN 7.30pmThursday November 20Swindon Arts CentreA NOVEMBER DAY 7.30pmMon November 24 to Sat November 29Wyvern TheatreTHE WOMAN IN BLACK 7.30pmTues November 25 to Sat November 29Swindon Arts CentreSTAGE STRUCK - CINDERELLA check timesTHEATRICAL SCREENINGS

MARLBOROUGHWednesday November 26Marlborough Town HallMarlborough Downs Live present L'ElisirD'Amore Live from the ROH 7.15pm (TheElixir of Love) is a comic opera(melodramma giocoso) in two acts by theItalian composer Gaetano Donizetti.tickets: £15 in advance, £17.50 on doorSALISBURYSaturday November 1Salisbury Arts CentreBIZET'S CARMEN - Anita Rachvelishvili starsin the title role of the ill-fated temptress inRichard Eyre's production.Sunday November 23Salisbury Arts CentreROSSINI'S IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (EncoreScreening) - Isabel Leonard, LawrenceBrownlee and Christopher Maltman star in

Bartlett Sher's effervescent production ofRossini's most popular opera.VINTAGE FAIRS AND CRAFT MARKETS

SALISBURYSaturday November 29Salisbury Arts CentreCONTEMPORARY CRAFT FAIR - Buyoriginal gifts from the makers in thisrelaxed Christmas shopping experience.Free entrySWINDONSunday November 30Commonweal SchoolTHE COMMONWEAL SCHOOLCHRISTMAS CRAFT MARKET - organisedby the Commonweal School PTA 11 am - 4pm - Attractions/activities: A variety ofcrafts, gifts and produce stalls, Santa'sGrotto, cafe, festive music, raffle andtombola.

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Seven-year-old Agony Girl is doing really well atschool but she still has time to help with yourproblems. We read her the questions and these areher answers. Honest!

Next month’s issue..

Agony GirlEverybody’s favourite advice columnist!

DEAR ANNABELWahey! My bird says I’m reallysexist but what does she know?She’s a woman. She says I’mdriving her away. Well it’d haveto be me driving as she can’t drivefor toffee like all chicks. Anywayhow do I stop her leaving me?Jordan, DevizesBe nice to her!DEAR ANNABELMy boyfriend is really sexist. Hetreats me like dirt. Burps all thetime. Says I’ve got to stay in thekitchen and slave over him asthat’s a woman’s role. I’m thinkingof leaving him. Should I?Stacey, DevizesYes. Because he’s disgusting.DEAR ANNABELI was staying down on the coast

and there was some kind ofconference for older women goingon. Then they caught me spying onthem and they were actually allwitches and they turned me into amouse. What should I do?Stig, PewseyCall the police using your mousevoice. Build a little mouse hole. Iwouldn’t like to be a mouse as youcan get eaten by cats and eat lotsof cheese. I do like cheese but Iwouldn’t want to eat it all the time.DEAR ANNABELWhat do you want for Christmas?Mummy, MarlboroughI would like a big fluffy wolfteddy like Sparkle with the eyelidsover the eyes. And I would like myown lamp so I can read in bed.And big cuddles!

DEAR ANNABELThere’s disease everywhere at themoment. Everyone’s got colds andI’m scared that I might catch Ebolaif I get close to anybody else. Howdo I protect myself from germs?Steve, AbingdonMove somewhere else likeMarlborough and live in a housethere as there’s no ebully here.You should always wash yourhands after going to the toilet andwhen you first get in from schooland after and before dinner. Thesame with lunch and breakfast.Keep yourself clean by going inthe bath and the showers. I’ve gotill before but I don’t know how Icaught it.Send your questions to [email protected]

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