Fri 12 Oct
ANGELS CHOIR
Twenty gifted children aged between eight and sixteen from Kaduna in Nigeria, West Africa make up the angels choir. They have embarked on their debut tour, aiming to unite cultures, youthful enthusiasm and diversity as well as raising much needed funds to support their communities. When you listen to the Angels sing they invariably give cause for silent reflection. Back in Nigeria these children and their families suffer constantly at the hands of poverty and disease, stealing the lives of friends and family before they are given a chance to blossom into Africa’s new generation. 21 South Street, Reading. 8pm. Adm: £8. Info: 01252 408040 / www.readingarts.com

Wed 17 Oct
SHADES OF BROWN
Shades of Brown sees charismatic writer and performer Rani Moorthy, with her celebrated mix of warm and powerful story telling, transforming into funny and poignant characters who share an ironic kinship through the one thing they cannot hide or hide from - their skin. Coming out of the shadows, an albino Zulu meets superstition and prejudice head-on in a post apartheid South Africa. Venue: Salisbury Arts Centre, 8pm. Adm: £7-£9. Info: 01722 343 026 / www.salisburyartcentre.co.uk.

Wed 17 Oct
ANGELS CHOIR
Twenty gifted children aged between eight and sixteen from Kaduna in Nigeria, West Africa make up the angels choir. They have embarked on their debut tour, aiming to unite cultures, youthful enthusiasm and diversity as well as raising much needed funds to support their communities. When you listen to the Angels sing they invariably give cause for silent reflection. Back in Nigeria these children and their families suffer constantly at the hands of poverty and disease, stealing the lives of friends and family before they are given a chance to blossom into Africa’s new generation. Venue: Blewbury Post Office, Oxfordshire. 8pm. Adm: £8. Info: 07855 253 457 / www.angelschoir.org.