Arlington Arts Centre
Mary Hare, Newbury, RG14 3BQ
The Corn Exchange (Includes Bar 1861)
Market Place, Newbury, RG14 5BD
New Greenham Arts
113 Lindenmuth Way, New Greenham Park, Newbury RG19 6HN
Newbury Library
The Wharf, Newbury, RG14 5AU
Plus host venues for Wise Crackers 2008:
Norden Farm Cen, The Arts Maidenhead, The Point Eastleigh, Windsor Arts Centre, South Street Reading And Oxford Playhouse.
Plus Five Town Centre Pubs!
Newbury is a mainline station on First Great Western's Paddington to Penzance line and is located off the M4, junction 13.
The Corn Exchange is in the centre of Newbury, five minutes from the bus & train stations.
Public car parks are free after 6pm.
Train information: 08457 484950
Bus information: 08706 082608
Lounge at your leisure, drink at your pleasure, come be seduced by our comic treasure.
For this year's festival Bar 1861 will be transformed into an opulent Den courtesy of designer Livi Vaughan. Livi previously worked as designer on Punchdrunk's smash-hit success Masque of the Red Death at the BAC, which was undoubtedly the theatre event of 2007. The Corn Exchange wishes to thank Royal Bank of Scotland for supporting the design of The Den.
Seduced by our comic treasure…late night drinking, DJ's and music every night - and possibly even the odd improv slot!
In town there's plenty of choice, we recommend The Square Bar & Grill and Le Petit Square.
Alternatively in the outlying villages there are several Michelin Star and AA rossette restaurants including The Vineyard, Marco Pierre White's Yew Tree, The Crab at Chieveley and The Hare in Hungerford; which will be great for an extra special lunch or dinner.
Also don't miss the exceptional Bangladeshi cuisine of New Greenham Tandoori (on site at New Greenham Arts) and The Corn Exchange's own café, Bola's Kitchen.
More Than Just Comedy
Why not spend the week at Newbury Comedy Festival and take in some of the beautiful countryside and historic land- marks? The perfect complement to enjoying some of the world's best comedy!
Set in the Thames Valley. Newbury is ideally situated for walks of all kinds, from relaxing strolls along the canal to breathtaking views along the ancient Ridgeway. Plus there's Donnington and Highclere Castles to explore.