The Theatre, Chipping Norton

OXFORDSHIRE ARTWEEKS

Sat 18 May - Mon 27 May 10am - 6pm

A wonderful spread of work from local artists.

The Owen Mumford Gallery

JOSH WIDDICOMBE

Fri 24 May 7.45pm

2011’s Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee Josh Widdicombe returns to Chipping Norton with a brilliant new show.

FAIRPORT CONVENTION

Sat 25 May 7.30pm

The world famous folk-rock band, Fairport Convention, will be performing to help raise funds for the preservation of the historic 15^th century St. Mary's church, known as the “Cathedral of the Cotswolds”.

HATS OFF TO LED ZEPPELIN

Sat 25 May 7.45pm

Led Zeppelin A stunning tribute to the greatest rock band ever! You’ll feel like you’ve travelled back in time when you experience these four top class musicians recreating Led Zeppelin’s magical concerts

MORRICONE IN CANNES (CANCELLED)

Sun 26 May 7pm

Due to unforseen circumstances, we regret that this event has been cancelled.

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (15)

Mon 27 May 7.30pm

Winner of the Best Actress Oscar for Jennifer Lawrence and Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA, this deliciously acted, smartly scripted film walks the line between comedy and drama.

CINEMA BAMBINO

Tue 28 May 10.45am

A film club for parents and carers with babies, aged up to and including 18 months. A chance to socialise and enjoy a worry-free film experience.

THE SPIRIT OF '45 (U)

Tue 28 May 7.30pm

An impassioned documentary about how the spirit of unity which buoyed Britain during the war years carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society in 1945, a pivotal year in British history.

ENTERTAINING ANGELS

Wed 29 May 7.45pm

Entertaining Angels is a humorous and touching look at the role of the Church in contemporary rural life, and what it really means to be a Christian in the 21st Century.

SIOBHAN COONEY

Wed 29 May - Tue 25 Jun 11am

An Oxford based screen print artist, Siobhan graduated with a product design degree in 2003, and subsequently spent several years working in the design industry...

The Owen Mumford Gallery

CIRCUS WORKSHOP

Thu 30 May 10am - 12.30pm

Join Splat’s circus workshop where you will learn to juggle scarves, balls and clubs, spin plates, balance peacock feathers, ride funwheels, swing poi and ribbons, flick flower sticks and walk on stilts.

MAGIC WORKSHOP

Thu 30 May 1.30pm - 4pm

In Splat’s magic workshop learn the magician’s secrets: the art of misdirection, object manipulation and how presentation of the magic is the most important part of the magician’s art.

THE PAPERBOY (15)

Thu 30 May 7.30pm

An atmospheric thriller in which Matthew McConaughey plays a reporter returning to his sultry Florida hometown in the summer or ‘69 to investigate a case involving the wrongful murder conviction of a death row inmate.

BALLET CENTRAL

Fri 31 May 7.45pm

Ballet Central return to Chipping Norton with an exciting programme of ballet, contemporary, jazz and narrative dance.

VIENNA TO BROADWAY

Sat 1 Jun 7.45pm

With glorious voices, stunning visual projections and introductions by a Guest Narrator, this promises to be a truly memorable evening of outstanding entertainment.

THREE BILLY PIGS

Sat 1 Jun 2.30pm

Once upon a time there were three little pigs . . . and now it is time for them to leave home. A captivating show, perfect for all ages, with an eco-message to boot.

LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED (Den Skaldede Frisør) (15)

Sun 2 Jun 7.30pm

A hugely enjoyable romance with many comic moments from an Oscar winning. Ida, a hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, finds out her husband is having an affair and then travels to Italy for her daughter's wedding and meets a handsome widower...

UNTOUCHABLE (15)

Mon 3 Jun 7.30pm

This BAFTA nominated French comedy drama was an international triumph. A heartwarming journey of companionship and optimism that has charmed the world.

ARIADNE AUF NAXOS BY RICHARD STRAUSS (LIVE THEATRICAL SCREENING)

Tue 4 Jun 7pm

The 2013 Festival opens with a new production of this compelling and intricately crafted collaboration between composer Richard Strauss and writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal.

PROMISED LAND (15)

Wed 5 Jun 7.30pm

Matt Damon stars as a salesman who experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources. A stellar team includes Frances McDormand and director Gus Van Sant.

AN INSTINCT FOR KINDNESS

Thu 6 Jun 7.45pm

This extraordinary solo performance has been acclaimed by press and public alike. With the contentious issue of assisted suicide currently being debated in parliament, this is an urgently relevant piece of theatre.

KIT & MCCONNEL

Fri 7 Jun 7.45pm

After their recent sell-out UK tour with Joan Rivers, Kit and Mcconnel visit Chipping Norton with their fantastic irreverent cabaret songS...

THE LOOK OF LOVE (18)

Sat 8 Jun 7.30pm

Charting the changing moral tides of Britain, this charismatic romp features a stellar British cast including David Walliams, Chris Addison, Stephen Fry and Anna Friel.

I'M SO EXCITED (LOS AMANTES PASAJEROS) 15

Sun 9 Jun 7.30pm

Set almost entirely on a flight to Mexico City, the crew and passengers are forced to face up to what matters when it appears the end could be in sight.

SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN (12A)

Mon 10 Jun 7.30pm

Winner of the Best Documentary Oscar, this uplifting story follows two South Africans who set out to discover what happened to the mysterious Mexican-American 70s rocker, Rodriguez who became as big as the Rolling Stones in South Africa.

TO THE WONDER (12A)

Wed 12 Jun 7.30pm

Neil (Ben Affleck) is a man who is torn between two loves: the European woman who comes to USA to be with him, and the old flame he reconnects with. Also starring Javier Bardem, this is a visually stunning and exquisite reflection on love, religion and the wonder of the Western world.

NICK PAGE

Thu 13 Jun 7.45pm

Headlining tonight's mixed bill of comedians from across the UK is Nick Page. He does voiceover work, and radio, and has written articles and a book. He tells stories about how he messed up his life, stories with punchlines. Like Jokes really. But true.

WHO'S WHO

Fri 14 Jun 7.45pm

Who ’s Who have become a quintessential ingredient of The Who legacy. Four top class players who have blazed a trail around the UK, Europe and the Middle East attaining fantastic reviews for their celebrated interpretation of a Who show.

LONDON DANCE ORCHESTRA

Sat 15 Jun 7.45pm

The band comprises 11 musicians who make up the traditional line up of an early 1930's big band sound. The LDO give sensational performances that always leave the audience begging for more.

THE AUDIENCE (THEATRICAL SCREENING)

Sun 16 Jun 7pm

For sixty years Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren, reprising her Academy Award winning role) has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace. From young mother to grandmother, these private audiences chart the arc of the second Elizabethan Age....

THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST (15)

Mon 17 Jun 7.30pm

From the director of the acclaimed Monsoon Wedding, here we follow a young Pakistani man who is chasing corporate success on Wall Street but soon finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.

TRASHED (12A)

Tue 18 Jun 7.30pm

Oscar winner and environmental investigator Jeremy Irons sets out to discover the effects of the global waste problem, as he travels around a world tainted by pollution. We are very lucky to be joined by Trashed director Candida Brady for a question and answer session following the film!

IN THE HOUSE (DANS LA MAISON) (15)

Wed 19 Jun 7.30pm

Adapted from a play, this clever and complex film starring Kristin Scott Thomas, follows a sixteen-year-old boy who insinuates himself into the home of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher...

BRUBECKS PLAY BRUBECK

Thu 20 Jun 7.45pm

Join us for this extraordinary opportunity to encounter and remember some of the jazz greats in a top-notch musical celebration of iconic classics.

ROBERT NEWMAN'S NEW THEORY OF EVOLUTION

Fri 21 Jun 7.45pm

Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been postponed.

THE AUDIENCE (THEATRICAL SCREENING)

Fri 21 Jun 7pm

For sixty years Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren, reprising her Academy Award winning role) has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace. From young mother to grandmother, these private audiences chart the arc of the second Elizabethan Age....

EXTRA SCREENING DATE ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!

COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS

Sat 22 Jun 2pm

Top comedians from across the UK, doing what they do best…but without the rude bits.

SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND

Sat 22 Jun 10am

The Theatre throws open its doors for a day of free and specially discounted events.

STORYTELLING

Sat 22 Jun 11.30am, 3.30pm

Highly interactive storytelling brings Shakespeare to life for young audiences.

IMPROVISED COMEDY THEATRE ON THE EDGE

Sat 22 Jun 7.45pm

In the style of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the performers take suggestions from the audience and weave them into hilarious and touching stories of human endeavour.

FALSTAFF BY GIUSEPPE VERDI (THEATRICAL SCREENING)

Sun 23 Jun 7pm

Throughout his long career, Verdi longed to find a good subject for a comic opera. Towards the very end of it he found that subject, in the vast and jovial shape of Shakespeare’s John Falstaff.

THE GREAT GATSBY (12A) 2D

Wed 26 Jun 7.30pm

The long awaited, richly opulent film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Luhrmann (Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge) returns in grandiose, spectacular style to whisk us away to the fabulous and intriguing world of Jay Gatsby.

THE HWICCE ARTISTS

Wed 26 Jun - Wed 17 Jul 11am

A group of keen amateur artists who go by the name from a tribe of Anglo Saxons who were recorded to be living in this area in 779 are displaying some of their work.

The Owen Mumford Gallery

PLATERO: TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY

Thu 27 Jun 7.45pm

Mesmeric storyteller, Mike Maran, and master Georgian puppeteer, Nino Namitcheishvili, bring to life the characters of the town and the pattern of their existence in a timeless Andalusian landscape.....

CINEMA BAMBINO

Thu 27 Jun 10.45am

A film club for parents and carers with babies, aged up to and including 18 months. A chance to socialise and enjoy a worry-free film experience.

THE GREAT GATSBY (12A) 2D

Fri 28 Jun - Sun 30 Jun 7.30pm

The long awaited, richly opulent film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Luhrmann (Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge) returns in grandiose, spectacular style to whisk us away to the fabulous and intriguing world of Jay Gatsby.

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

Sat 29 Jun 2.30pm

This vibrant musical production has all of Kenneth Grahame’s Tales of the River Bank, the exuberant Mr Toad and Mole, Ratty and Badger.

OPEN GARDENS: GREAT ROLLRIGHT GARDENS

Sun 30 Jun 2pm - 6pm

As well as the 4 beautiful gardens to enjoy there will be childrens' dressing-up and other entertainments - already booked are Fiddlebop, Folk Music and Morris dancing.

CAESAR MUST DIE (CESARE DEVE MORIRE) (12A)

Mon 1 Jul 7.30pm

In this fascinating documentary we follow a drama within a drama, as the inmates at a high-security prison in Rome prepare for a public performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

FOUR FARCES

Tue 2 Jul 7.45pm

European Arts Company (who recently brought us a Pinter double-bill and Chekhov’s Shorts) returns with a delicious evening of one-act Farces from the Victorian stage.

THE WIZARD AND THE HOPPING POT

Wed 3 Jul - Thu 4 Jul 7.30pm

Join the children of Chadlington CE Primary School for the World Premiere of The Wizard and the Hopping Pot, based on a tale by JK Rowling and produced by The Little Acorn Film Company.

SALON DU CHOCOLATE

Fri 5 Jul 7.45pm

Expect to experience both mouth watering chocolate treats and tales of the secret, banned and scandalous from authors such as Lord Byron, John Donn, Angela Carter and Joanne Harris.

VOICES OF THE HOLOCAUST

Tue 9 Jul 7.45pm

Voices capture beautifully not only the pain and despair of the Holocaust, but themes of resistance, survival and hope. They ask us questions of ourselves as well as contemplate on love, friendship and faith.

THE WIZARD OF OZ

Fri 12 Jul 7.30pm

St. Mary's CE (A) Primary School will perform 'The Wizard of Oz'. A musical extravaganza not to be missed!

THE DOORS ALIVE

Sat 13 Jul 7.45pm

A great British tribute band widely regarded as the closest and most enthralling representation of the legendary 1960's rock gods The Doors.

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO BY WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (THEATRICAL SCREENING)

Sun 14 Jul 7pm

Michael Grandage’s production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro returns. The opera has particular significance, as it was the first ever to be performed at Glyndebourne in 1934, with festival co-founder Audrey Mildmay in the role of Susanna.

LAUREN BUCKINGHAM

Thu 18 Jul - Sun 25 Aug 11am

Lauren Buckingham specialises inhighly-detailed graphite portraiture and illustrative acrylic paintings.

The Owen Mumford Gallery

3 DAY DRAMA

Mon 29 Jul - Wed 31 Jul 10.15am - 1pm

This interactive workshop aims to build confidence, creativity and imagination. Improvisation, mime and storytelling will be explored in this fun and exciting experience.

DRAMA WEEKS

Mon 29 Jul - Fri 2 Aug 10am - 4pm

Our aim is for participants to improve confidence and concentration through drama games, improvisation and collaboration. Working with theatre professionals, they will develop a piece of theatre together...

DANCE WEEK

Mon 29 Jul - Sat 3 Aug 10am - 4pm

For those interested in dance, this is an opportunity to create a show with a professional dance choreographer.

HIPPOLYTE ET ARICIE BY JEAN-PHILLIPPE RAMEAU (THEATRICAL SCREENING)

Tue 30 Jul 7pm

This is Glyndebourne’s first production of an opera by Rameau, and will strike audiences, as it did in Paris in 1733, with its richness of invention.

ORANGE HAT SUMMER ADVENTURE

Tue 30 Jul 10am - 11am, 11am - 12pm

Enjoy the summer holidays with Peggotty the Hen and her other puppet friends as they embark on an interactive performance.

THEATRE EXPERIENCE AT CARTERTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DRAMA STUDIO & THE THEATRE

Mon 5 Aug - Thu 8 Aug 9am - 3pm

An inspirational four day workshop designed to introduce young people to the world of performance and theatre. On Thursday they will be transported by coach to The Theatre for technical and dress rehearsals before performing their work on the stage at 5.30pm to invited family and friends.

3 DAY DANCE

Mon 5 Aug - Wed 7 Aug 10.15am - 1pm

Designed with those youngsters in mind who just can’t help but move to music, this workshop will cover a variety of dances including jazz, contemporary, maybe even a bit of tap and they will do some of their own choreography too.

DRAMA WEEKS

Mon 5 Aug - Fri 9 Aug 10am - 4pm

Our aim is for participants to improve confidence and concentration through drama games, improvisation and collaboration. Working with theatre professionals, they will develop a piece of theatre together...

DANCE WEEK

Mon 5 Aug - Fri 9 Aug 10am - 4pm

For those interested in dance this will be a high energy, fun week covering a variety of dance styles, including jazz, hip-hop, ballet, contemporary, jive, swing and more!

WILDERNESS

Fri 9 Aug - Sun 11 Aug 10am

The ground-breaking festival of musicianship, theatre, talks, panel debates, outdoor pursuits and food experiences was named as the UK’s ‘Best New Festival’ at this year's Festival Awards UK.

DON PASQUALE BY GAETANO DONIZETTI (THEATRICAL SCREENING)

Sun 11 Aug 7pm

Donizetti’s diamond-bright wit and brilliance is demonstrated in this opera but it also has a distinctly dark side.

MORNING WORKSHOPS: DRAMA, DANCE, SINGING

Mon 12 Aug - Wed 14 Aug 10.15am - 1pm

These self-contained creative workshops introduce the young participants to elements of performing arts such as warm-ups, concentration and collaboration.

MUSICAL THEATRE WEEK

Mon 12 Aug - Fri 16 Aug 10am - 5pm

Work with creative practitioners and develop as a musical theatre performer. This week provides a chance to dance, sing and create a show and perform it on The Theatre’s stage.

A MUSICAL IN SIX DAYS (GREASE)

Mon 19 Aug - Sat 24 Aug 10am - 5pm

Working with a director, a choreographer and a musical director, you will develop your skills, discover new ones, learn about professional theatre and rehearse a full musical.

ORANGE HAT SUMMER ADVENTURE

Tue 20 Aug 10am - 11am, 11am - 12pm

Enjoy the summer holidays with Peggotty the Hen and her other puppet friends as they embark on an interactive performance.

GREASE

Sat 24 Aug 4pm, 7.30pm

This popular musical, following a group of high school students as they navigate the complexities of love, friendship and teenage rebellion, will be performed by paricipants on the Musical in Six Days workshop.

BILLY BUDD BY BENJAMIN BRITTEN (THEATRICAL SCREENING)

Sun 25 Aug 7pm

2013 marks the centenary of Benjamin Britten - his powerfully dramatic Billy Budd returns to Glyndebourne, with Jacques Imbrailo in the title role and Sir Mark Elder conducting.

DAVID JEFFERIS - VISIONS OF CHIPPING NORTON

Wed 4 Sep - Tue 24 Sep 11am

A three-part show, created by Chipping Norton author, artist and photographer David Jefferis.

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THE MISUNDERSTOOD DR. BEECHING

Thu 5 Sep 7.45pm

Shane Morgan’s one-man show is a Wikipedic evening of storytelling, fact finding and legend building about the man often referred to as being Britain’s Most Hated Civil Servant, who oversaw the transformation of the British railway network and the closure of many rural lines.

CARTHY & SWARBRICK

Fri 6 Sep 7.45pm

Two folk legends, Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick, both very much alive and bringing an evening of outstanding folk music to Chipping Norton.

DIRE STREETS

Sat 7 Sep 7.45pm

Perfectly capturing the distinctive sound of one of the biggest guitar bands of all time, they cover early classics like Sultans of Swing and Wild West End, through to the mega-hits of the 80's...

OPEN GARDENS: BOURTON HOUSE GARDEN

Sun 8 Sep 10am - 5pm

The prestigious Bourton House, in Bourton-on-the-Hill, will open its award-winning gardens for the benefit of The Theatre.

MIDLAND YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Sun 8 Sep 7.45pm

MYJO has been described as one of the world’s top young big bands. An enthralling evening of jazz from this group of talented young people.

WINSTON ON THE RUN

Tue 10 Sep 7.45pm

Experience the coming-of-age of Britain's greatest hero in this gripping true story of adventure, audacity and Imperial folly.

INSPECTOR NORSE

Thu 12 Sep 7.45pm

A Swedish flat-pack thriller! After selling out and bad weather at the end of last year many people were disappointed to miss out on the famous duo. So we’ve brought the show back!

MUSICAL THEATRE DAY

Sat 14 Sep 10am - 5.30pm

Here’s an opportunity to enjoy learning and rehearsing song and dance routines and performing them at 5pm on The Theatre’s stage to your own invited audience. Workshop for ages 16 years - 116 years.

SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME

Thu 19 Sep - Sat 21 Sep 7.45pm

After the acclaimed success of Frankie & Johnny In The Clair de Lune and The Glass Menagerie, The Theatre Chipping Norton is proud to present it's next in-house production of Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuiness.

SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME

Mon 23 Sep - Sat 28 Sep 7.45pm

After the acclaimed success of Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune and The Glass Menagerie, we are proud to present our next in-house production: Someone Who'll watch Over Me.

SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME

Sat 28 Sep 3.00pm

After the acclaimed success of Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune and The Glass Menagerie, we are proud to present our next in-house production of Someoneone Who'll Watch Over Me.

CHIPPY JAZZ PRESENTS SWING FROM PARIS & FRIENDS

Sun 29 Sep 7.45pm

Swing from Paris bring you the sounds of a chic Parisian café and the French jazz of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. With violin, guitars and double bass, expect stylish jazz & vintage swing – all with the sounds of the streets of Paris…

This event will be taking place at Chipping Norton Town Hall.

COOPER BLACK

Sat 5 Oct 7.45pm

A fantastic evening with Chipping Norton favourites – an eclectic mix of folk, country blues and pop, with TP & Woodman returning as support, all in aid of The Theatre!

CYMBELINE- A WAGER OF LOVE

Wed 9 Oct - Fri 11 Oct 7.45pm

A rich, vibrant and grandiose Indian twist to Shakespeare’s Cymbeline. Romantic, comic, tragic, melodramatic and magical all at once, this production brings an exotic flavour to the original text with an international cast and an Academy Award winning designer.

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE POCKET-SIZE

Wed 16 Oct 1.30pm, 7pm

After the success of Pocket Comedy and Pocket Henry the fantastic Propeller are back with The Merchant of Venice, an uncompromising, darkly comic tale of greed and revenge.

MUSIC, MAGIC & MYSTERY

Tue 29 Oct 10am - 1pm

The Oxford Concert Party, who run concerts and education workshops for young people all over the country, will be leading this workshop which culminates in a ‘sharing’ at 12.30pm.

SORCERY, SPELLS & STORYTELLING

Wed 30 Oct 10.30am - 1pm

Actress Polly Highton will lead this spooky storytelling workshop. Participants will work on choral speaking, characterisation and soundscapes to create their own stories which will be performed at 12.45pm.

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