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Tuesday 27th April, 2010 posted by Admin

Our new season brochure should be landing with you any day now - you wont miss it, its bright pink!  And its just as colourful inside - packed with our usual teeming programme of drama, dance, music, comedy, workshops, art and films we've also found space to pack in some top quality Edinburgh festival previews, the pick of the Oscars and a second season of Cotswold Originals - the best of contemporary folk.

Booking opens 10am on Tuesday 4th May unless you're a Friend of The Theatre in which case pick up the phone and call us now - 01608 642350.  If you're not a Friend of The Theatre but would like to be, call the same number and join for an annual fee of just £20 (£30 for joint membership).  Not only do you get priority booking but there are loads of other advantages too - special ticket offers, regular newsletters and the knowledge that you are helping us to continue to upgrade our premises, improve our facilities and deliver great performances to an ever growing audience - a

Friday 23rd April, 2010 posted by John Terry, Director
Eliza Carthy

We begin 2010's Cotswold Originals season of contemporary folk artists with a visit from one of the most influential, well known and enjoyable young folk artists of the last decade, Eliza Carthy. Winner of 2 Mercury Prize nominations, several BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and innumerable other accolades over a 15 year career Eliza has performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists from Paul Weller to The Wainwrights, Nick Cave to Joan Baez. She has been d

Monday 19th April, 2010 posted by Stephen Birch

They have performed across the UK and on to New York, the Great Wall of China, Jerusalem and the Arabian desert and this week they are here in Chipping Norton.

Here is their confirmed programme: 

Mozart Divertimento  in F KV138: 

Bax Quartet no 1 in G major:

Tuesday 13th April, 2010 posted by Programming

Comedy Fridays continue at Chipping Norton Theatre. 

Lucy Porter

Join us for a special audience with the star of Mock the Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and eight year's of Edinburgh Festival hits, Lucy Porter.  

"HARD though it is to imagine pint-size Lucy Porter harbouring negativity about much, she of the effortlessly sunny disposition admits to an initial scepticism towards gold, the subject matter of her latest stand-up show, Fool's Gold.

However, judging by her radiant smile as she steps out every night onto her decadent golden set, the comic may have changed her tune regarding the most precious of all metals.

"I come from this blingtastic fam

Friday 9th April, 2010 posted by Stephen Birch

Why not come to The Theatre to enjoy a film, here are two very different films slightly out of the ordinary; tickets are £6, (under 16’s £4).  Our bar and Gallery open half an before the start of the films so that you can enjoy a relaxed start with a drink and have a chance to look at our latest exhibition featuring work based around The Theatre.  Our bar caters for all with a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks as well as sweets and ice-creams.  Our cinema system rivals all the big cinemas with full digital surround sound.

Mon 12th Apr, 2.30pm

Ponyo (U)

Ponyo

A delightful tale of families, mothers and oceans.  From the Academy Award-winning director behind Spirited Away comes Ponyo, a story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Little Mermaid

Tuesday 6th April, 2010 posted by Admin

We at The Theatre are very proud to be a part of Chipping Norton's community and we love it when we get people talking so we're thrilled and honoured to receive a knitted seal of approval from Chippy's anonymous knitter, known locally as 'Incogknitto Commuknitty Yarnbomber', with the note 'we love our theatre'.

If you would like to tell us your thoughts about any aspect of The Theatre, in whatever media, we'd love to hear from you; email admin@chippingnortontheatre.com, write, pop in or knit to let us know what you love.



Friday 2nd April, 2010 posted by Admin

 

The Theatre Chipping Norton has long been an inspiration to many and its current exhibition by artist Paul Sandilands is no exception.  Paul has spent many hours sketching parts of The Theatre rarely seen by audiences including the green room, the wings and the projection room.  These sketches have then been taken back to his studio to be worked up into the final line drawings and watercol


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