The Guide

• Published: 9th February, 2010 09:00am

  Review: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at The Hexagon, Sunday, January 24

  

  A LARGE and appreciative audience greeted the first concert in the Classical Music Alive series at The Hexagon - and what an enjoyable evening.

• Published: 8th February, 2010 09:00am

  Review: Veronica's Room at Wokingham Theatre, Friday, January 22

  

  IF ever there was a need to stress the old adage 'never speak to strangers', then Ira Levin's play clearly explains why!

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  Published: 6 Feb 2010 09:00

  Come out to Play

  ALL has been quiet on the Glasswerk Promotions front of late, but that changes this weekend.

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  Published: 5 Feb 2010 15:00

  It's never too late to party...

  MY last column was about who was going to be the next big thing and the next generation coming through, moving and mixing genres and introducing a new sound across the UK.

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  Published: 5 Feb 2010 09:00

  Show: Morcambe

  AT the Edinburgh Fringe 1997, while appearing together in Steve Martin's Wasp, Guy Masterson casually commented to his on-stage son, Bob Golding, on his extraordinary likeness...

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  Last updated: 4 Feb 2010 09:00 (2)

  Sub 89 six months on

  WHEN I went to see promoter Mike Jones at Sub89, he had just taken delivery of a new stage.

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  Last updated: 3 Feb 2010 14:00

  Love is a walk in the park

  MONEY may not buy you love, but it can certainly buy you romance this Valentine's Day.

• Reviews

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  Published: 7th February, 2010 02:00pm

  Film of the week: Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire (15)

  by Damon Smith

  ACCORDING to figures released this week by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), an average of 60 children are sexually abused in Britain every single day.

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  Published: 2 Feb 2010 09:00

  Review: It's Never All Right On The Night at The Mill At Sonning, Saturday, January 16

  AS A playwright, Simon Williams is no stranger to The Mill, where all his plays received their premiers.

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  Published: 1 Feb 2010 14:00

  Review: Comedy at the Jazz Café at the Madejski complex, Reading, Wednesday, January 20

  APART from the occasional football match there has long been very little to attract the Reading public to the Madejski Stadium on a cold Wednesday night.

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  Published: 31 Jan 2010 15:00

  Film of the week: Brothers (15)

  ALL'S fair in love and war. In Jim Sheridan's English language remake of Susanne Bier's celebrated Danish drama Brodre, love is war as two siblings - polar...

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  Last updated: 27 Jan 2010 09:00

  Fish for compliments

  THE phrase 'conveyor belt food' might, to the uninitiated, conjure up images of dull, mass produced, processed dishes or a factory canteen. But that couldn't be...

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  Dating

  Looking for the perfect partner?

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  Taste

  A complete guide to the finest restaurants in Reading

• Staying In

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  Published: 16th December, 2009 09:00am

  Take one leek...

  

  IT can be tough finding locally-grown, seasonal produce during the British winter, but the flavoursome British leek is at its best during the coldest months of the year.

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  Published: 25 Nov 2009 15:57

  Cities XL

  The problem with city building sim games is - as a younger sibling will always be compared to their successful older brother - their achievements won't ever be considered...

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  Published: 25 Nov 2009 13:00

  Terrific Christmas recipes

  A fab Christmas truffle recipe - more in your 224-page Reading Chronicle tomorrow!