Out & About Autumn 2019

Newbury town is ablaze, dinner is burned to a frazzle in Pompeii and there’s assassination in mind at Bagnor. No… anarchy hasn’t broken out, it’s just a taster of the drama in store this autumn, picked by Newbury Weekly News arts editor TRISH LEE. See NWN’S N2 arts and entertainment for weekly arts news and reviews. Pick of the ARTS Eat, drink and be merry... Last Supper in Pompeii Ashmolean Oxford Until January 12 2020 www.ashmolean.org/pompeii

Pompeii was sandwiched between lush vineyards and fertile plains to one side and the bountiful waters of the Bay of Naples to the other. When the ash from Mt Vesuvius began raining down in AD 79, people were engaged in typical day to day activities: producing, buying and selling food and, most importantly, eating and drinking. See more than 400 rare objects, including fine masterpieces of Roman art ranging from luxury furnishings of Roman dining rooms to the carbonised food that had been on the table when the volcano erupted. Tickets £12.25/£11.25 concessions at the museum or book online

Skeleton (c) Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Sondheim killer thriller Assassins The Watermill, Bagnor September 26 to October 26 www.watermill.org.uk

‘Murder is a tawdry little crime. But when a president gets killed… he gets assassinated.’

A man sits in a storeroom on the sixth floor of a Texas book depository waiting for JFK’s motorcade to pass below. He rests his finger on the trigger, ready to join a line of men and women who have shot their way into the history books. Assassins is a satirical and stylish look at why individuals reach for a gun when they feel their voice can’t be heard. Clever, funny and thought-provoking, this is a musical about the power of the President, the lure of celebrity and the failure of the American Dream.

Light fantastic Fire Garden

Market Place, Newbury & St Nicolas’ Church Friday, October 11 to Sunday, October 13 www.cornexchangenew.com

To celebrate 10 years of the Corn Exchange’s outdoor events, French fire artists Carabosse will transform the town’s streets into a mesmeric wonderland of flickering flames with thousands of clay fire pots, suspended illuminations and ingenious kinetic sculptures. Sit, watch and listen as live music and firelight provide magical moments along the way. Join the spectacle at any time between 7.30pm and 10.30pm. No booking required for this free event.

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