Endings and beginnings is the theme of two plays being performed near Wantage by the King Alfred Players.

The group will stage the two one-act plays, about death and divorce, from May 21-23 at Lains Barn, near Ardington. The plays areWhat Brutes Men Are, by Constance Cox, and A Respectable Funeral, by Jimmie Chinn.

The shows start at 7.45pm. Tickets are on sale at Wantage tourist information centre, in the Vale and Downland Museum.