STAGE/FILM

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without, Alnwick 01665 510785

Today until Saturday, March 14: Wild Wild Women – Alnwick Stage Musical Society presents this tuneful, funny musical romp, taking a light-hearted look at the traditional Western. 7.30pm, tickets £8, £7 conc.

Sunday, March 15: Let's Talk About The Rain – Parlez-moi De La Pluie (12a; 98min). A rescheduled screening of this French drama film directed by Agnes Jaoui. 7.30pm, tickets £5, £4.50 conc.

Monday, March 16: The Tale of Despereaux (U; 93min). Animated family film – the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup and a spool of thread. 4.30pm, tickets £5, £4.50 conc.

Tuesday, March 17: Australia (12a; 165min). War romance film, directed by Baz Luhrmann. In Australia, on the brink of World War II, an English aristocrat travels to the faraway continent, where she meets a rough-hewn local and reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited. 2pm, tickets £5, £4.50 conc.

Tuesday, March 17: The Reader (15; 124min). Romantic drama film directed by Steven Daldry. When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. The two begin an unexpected and passionate affair only for Hanna to suddenly and inexplicably disappear. 7.30pm, tickets £5, £4.50 conc.

Wednesday, March 18: The Bible – Reduced Shakespeare Company performs an affectionate, irreverent roller coaster ride, from fig leaves to Final Judgment, and tackle the great theological questions. 7.30pm tickets £11, £10 conc.

The Maltings, Berwick 01289 330999

Tonight: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Berwick Middle School perform one of Shakespeare's best loved and well-known plays. 7pm, tickets £6, £7.50, £9.

Tomorrow: Yes Man (12a; 104min). A comedy about a guy who challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year. Starring Jim Carrey. 7.30pm, tickets £5.

Saturday, March 14: Cream of Clapton – a remarkable and utterly authentic tribute to Eric Clapton. 7.30pm, tickets £15, £17.50, £20.

Tuesday, March 17: Billy Liar (12; 98min). A semi-
comical 1960s film about a lazy, irresponsible young clerk in provincial Northern England who lives in his own fantasy world. 7.30pm, tickets £5.

Wednesday, March 18: The Graduate (AA; 105min). Recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock is trapped in an affair with Mrs Robinson, who happens to be the wife of his father's business partner. 7.30pm tickets £5.

Other venues

Tuesday, March 17: NTC perform Get Up and Tie Your Fingers. At Collingwood School, Morpeth. For times and ticket details contact 01665 600001 or visit www.ntc-touringtheatre.co.uk

Wednesday, March 18: NTC perform Get Up and Tie Your Fingers. At Rowlands Gill Methodist Church, Tyne and Wear. For times and ticket details contact 01665 600001 or visit www.ntc-touringtheatre.co.uk

Thursday, March 19: NTC perform Get Up and Tie Your Fingers. At Newbrough Town Hall, near Hexham, Northumberland. For times and ticket details contact 01665 600001 or visit www.ntc-touringtheatre.co.uk

LIVE MUSIC

Tonight: Buskers Night. Run by Acoustic Magic. At The Blue Bell, Amble. From 8.30pm.

Tomorrow: Thank Folk It's Friday. Live Traditional Northumbrian music from piper Beverly Palin. In the café, at Woodhorn. 2pm–3pm. More information call 01670 528080 or visit www.experiencewoodhorn.com

Saturday, March 14: Live Traditional Northumbrian music. Music from Reel to Reel. In the café, at Woodhorn. 1.30pm–3.30pm. More information call 01670 528080 or visit www.experiencewoodhorn.com

Thursday, March 19: Buskers Night. Run by Acoustic Magic. At the Schooner Inn, Seahouses. From 8.45pm.

Thursday, March 19: Rothbury Roots. Singer-songwriter Adrian Nation performs at the latest Roots' session. At The Queens Head Hotel, Rothbury. To book tickets, £8, contact 01669 620470. For more information visit www.rothburyroots.net

EVENTS

Tomorrow until Sunday, March 15: Luxury Antiques Weekend. Fine art, antiques and exhibitions. At Linden Hall Hotel, Longhorsley. Friday, noon-8pm, Saturday, 10.30am-6pm, Sunday, 10.30am-5pm. £5, including catalogue and re-admission. More information visit www.lindenhallfair.com

Saturday, March 14: Alnwick Market. A variety of stalls available. Alnwick Market Place. 9am–4pm.

Saturday, March 14: Spring Fair. St James's United Reformed Church Centre in Alnwick is holding its annual Spring Fair and Coffee Morning. Stalls will include cakes, bric-a-brac, plants, tombola, games and more. Light lunches will also be served between 11.30am-1pm. In the Northumberland Hall, Alnwick. From 9.30am. Admission 80p, including coffee and biscuits.

Saturday, March 14: Military Band Concert. The Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers will perform a concert of military and popular music. At Berwick Parish Church. All money raised will be donated to the Church organ fund. Pre-concert drinks from 6.30pm. Starts 7pm. Free. A collection will be made for the Parish Fund.

Thursday, March 19: Talk. Local railway author and expert Bill Fawcett talks to the Aln Valley Railway Society about 'Manors to Tweedmouth: a century and a half of Newcastle and Berwick Railway stations'. Meetings are open to members, their guests and visitors for a small donation towards costs. Refreshments available. Contact Roger Jermy on 01665 606168.