NEWBURY Spring FESTIVAL | 2023

16 box office 01635 522733 newburyspringfestival.org.uk 17 Wednesday 10 May Corn Exchange Newbury RG14 5BD 7.30pm (ends approx 9.20pm) £6.25 all seats (includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee per ticket) Hogan Music Showcase FromMetallica to Mozart Hogan Music has been inspiring musicians of all ages since it first opened its doors in 1986. Skip forward over 35 years later, this leading contemporary music tuition service is now teaching over 700 students at both their centre on Bartholomew Street and in over 30 schools. This event is a celebration of musical achievement where you will get to witness talent and hard work on stage from young people and adults alike. As the title suggests, this will be a varied evening with music fromMetallica to Mozart in this musical showcase of local music makers. Wednesday 10 May Tama Matheson director / actor / writer Clare Hammond piano Englefield House Theale RG7 5EN 7.30pm (ends approx 9.30pm) £21.25 (includes £1.25 Corn Exchange booking fee per ticket) © Philip Gatward Don Juan The Brilliant Irreverence of Lord Byron This concert play, written by and starring Tama Mattheson, explores the seductive and scandalous life of the great poet, Lord Byron, examining it through the prism of his most famous poem, Don Juan . The play interweaves the lives of Byron and his hero into one brilliant and hilarious whole, leaving the audience with a rich impression of one of the greatest creative geniuses of all time. With the accompaniment of a rich selection of classical music performed by acclaimed pianist Clare Hammond, Don Juan merges the life of one the geniuses of Western culture with one of its great creations, until it becomes difficult to tell where fact ends and fiction begins. The story will be brought to life by writer, actor and director Tama Matheson in the ideal surroundings of Long Gallery at Englefield House. BOOK NOW BOOK NOW