Join the NGA network of maker and doers, thinker and talkers at these monthly informal events in which guest speakers present ideas, perform extracts or discuss existing work. This is a unique opportunity to play a part in the creative process and is always vibrant informative and horizon-expanding.

With settings including colonial and present-day Iraq, award winning Horse and Bamboo Theatre present an epic tale of mystery and concealment.

Two young women - Salma and Sophie are separated by different cultures but united by deceit, visions and betrayal. As they search for the truth about their past they begin to discover the devastating secrets hidden behind the veil and a generation of lies buried in the sand.

"A leading force in accessible visual theatre." Manchester Evening News

www.horseandbamboo.org

Conductor: Ed Lambert
Programme : Stainer, The Crucifixion
Tenor Soloist: Geoffrey Pogson
Bass Soloist: Ian Caddy

A bumper night of laughs from the UK's favourite comedy club. After the show DJ's from Berkshire's Keep Off The Grass will be in the bar till late, with a variety of music - creating everything from a lounge bar atmosphere to a funky house club vibe.

Age Guide: 15+

Keep Off The Grass, post show in Bar 1861 - Please note capacity in Bar 1861 is limited, so post-show places will be first come first served basis.

www.jongleurs.com

A welcome return to the stunning Phil Jeays whose last Greenham show with Barb was a sell out. Philip Jeays is a powerful lyricist and composer, and not for the quick gratification generation.

Mix up the inventiveness, arch theatrics and passion of David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker, Neil Hannon, Scott Walker, Marc Almond, and (the man who links all of the above) Jacques Brel, and you will have some idea about his songs - songs that veer between humour and sadness, anger and tenderness, passion and cynicism. A hermit with pathological tendencies and a borderline personality disorder, he rarely leaves the house, so catch him now before the authorities do.

"A singer songwriter whose darkly comic songs, with Sondheimesque tongue-twisting lyrics, have projected him to semi-cult status." London Evening Standard

www.jeays.com

Joe Brown, along with his Bruvvers and newest band member - his record producing son Pete - is back by popular demand. A rock and roll legend, Joe comes to us fresh from a record-breaking Autumn UK tour.

You can expect timeless classics, rockabilly, gospel, country, folk and electric rock and roll, all interwoven with Joe's effervescent delivery and humorous reminiscences. A musical journey you'll not want to miss!

"Always one of the best guitar players around - a bona fide British rocker whose roots go back beyond the UK skiffle boom to music hall, early folk music and the Mississippi Delta." Mark Knopfler

www.joebrown.co.uk