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. AT A GLANCE LISTINGS
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BAR EVENTS & CAFÉ BAR
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PERFORMANCES
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ONE OFF WORKSHOPS
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WORKSHOPS & CLASSES CALENDAR
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HALF TERM & EASTER FOR CHILDREN
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EXHIBITIONS
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HOW TO BOOK
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VENUE INFORMATION
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. JANUARY. Sat 14 Chairman’s Charity Concert
Hiring: Music
7.30pm
Sat 21 Seann Walsh
Stand-Up
8pm
Sat 28 The Trial by Steven Berkoff
Theatre
8pm
Sun 29 Cushion Concert: Saxophone
Children’s Music
12 noon & 1.30pm
FEBRUARY.. Thu 2
From Medicine Cabinet to Kitchen Cupboard
Hiring: Talk
7pm
Fri 3
Russell Kane: Manscaping
Stand-Up
8pm
Sat 4
Twelfth Night
Family Theatre
3pm
MEMBERS’ BOOKING OPENS: TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 10AM
Sun 5
Choreographic Showcase
Hiring: Dance
7.30pm
Hiring: Musical
7.45pm
PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS: SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER 10AM IN PERSON, 12PM BY TELEPHONE AND ONLINE
Thu 9 Stepping Out -Sat 11 Sun 12 Story Tour of Cornerstone
Children’s Stories
2pm
Sun 12 Eat your heart out
Stories and Supper
7pm
Thu 16 An Instinct for Kindness
Theatre
7.30pm
Fri 17
Stand-Up
8pm
Sat 18 YolanDa Brown
Jazz Music
8pm
Sat 25 Juan Martín Flamenco Dance Ensemble
Flamenco Music
8pm
Sun 26 Cracking Cryptics
Talk
2pm
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Members’ discounted rate available
Red is for events that take place in our auditorium
F Family friendly performance
Blue is for visual arts and exhibitions
M Matinée performance
Green is for classes and workshops
Richard Herring: What is Love Anyway?
MARCH. Thu 1
The Table
Theatre
8pm
Fri 2
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers
Music
7.30pm
Sun 4
The Three Billy Pigs
Children’s Theatre
2pm
Sat 10 Mother Mae I?
Comedy Cabaret
8pm
Fri 16
Steve Hughes: Big Issues
Stand-Up
8pm
Sat 17 St Patrick’s Day Charity Show
Hiring: Variety
7.30pm
Sun 18 The Secret Garden
Theatre
3pm
Thu 22 Mapdance 2011
Dance
7.30pm
Sat 24 Clare Teal
Jazz Music
8pm
Theatre
7.30pm
Blues Roots Music
8pm
Thu 29
I’m an Aristocrat, Get Me Out of Here!
Sat 31 Spikedrivers Blues Roots Revue
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NEW FOR SPRING
See page 10 for details
CHILDREN’S STORYTELLING TOUR OF CORNERSTONE
EAT YOUR HEART OUT – STORIES AND SUPPER
Sunday 12 February, 2pm
Sunday 12 February, 7pm
APRIL. Sun 1
Red Riding Hood
Children’s Theatre 2pm
Sat 14 Your Days Are Numbered
Comedy Talk
8pm
Sun 15 Cushion Concert: Guitar
Children’s Music
12 noon & 1.30pm
Sat 21 Jackie Oates
Folk Music
8pm
The Greatest Bubble Show Sun 22 on Earth!
Children’s Comedy 11am & 2pm
Thu 26
Didcot Girls’ School: April Dance Show
Hiring: Dance
7.30pm
Sat 28 Pop Magic
Comedy: Variety
8pm
Sun 29 The Snail & The Whale
Children’s Theatre 2pm
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BAR@ FREE
BAR GIGS! OPEN MIC NIGHT THE NEW EVENING DESTINATION FOR DIDCOT! • Unique fine wine list • Fabulous cocktails • Fresh, high quality food. Check out our daily bistro menu for hot food • Bottled and draught beers
CAFE BAR OPENING TIMES The café bar is open from... 8am-11pm (Tues to Sat) 10am-9pm (Sundays)
2ND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. 8PM
CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE 3RD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. 7PM FOR 7.30PM
MUSIC FAIR 1ST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. FROM 10AM
Friday 27 January 8pm till late
Sound Advice Well done, you’ve made it through January! This Friday the Café Bar @ Cornerstone becomes the destination for an eclectic mix of funk, soul, and jazz-influenced hip-hop, house, drum and bass and breaks, with DJs Pye and Mr Howard. The bar is open till late serving fabulous cocktails, beers and wine. We do have space for dancing :)
Friday 24 February 8pm
Friday 20 April 8pm
Edwina Hayes
Al Lewis
with support from Beard of Destiny
with support from Will Lawson
Edwina Hayes numbers Michael Parkinson and Bob Harris among her fans and has opened numerous shows for Jools Holland and Van Morrison. Nanci Griffith calls her ‘the sweetest voice in England’. Her beautifully written songs and charming stage presence have won her a reputation as a true natural talent of gentle folk-americana. www.edwinahayes.com
Al Lewis is a singer-songwriter from North Wales whose sound is reminiscent of the classic singer-songwriters Al Stewart and James Taylor, yet delivered with a modern twist more akin to Damien Rice and Ryan Adams. He has gathered praise from eminent DJs such as Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq and we can’t wait to bring him to Cornerstone so that you can become fans too. www.allewismusic.com
Friday 23 March 8pm
Matt Winkworth with support Hailing from Oxford, Matt and his theatrical eight-piece band perform original songs, telling tall tales and forgotten stories. Join them on a whimsical journey, whether taking a wry look at everyday life or perhaps hunting the Jabberwock! www.mattwinkworth. bandcamp.com
Follow us on Twitter: @CORNERSTONEfun Like us on Facebook: CornerstoneDidcot
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THE INAUGURAL CHAIRMAN’S CHARITY CONCERT COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
SEANN WALSH COMEDY: STAND-UP
‘Howlingly funny’
HIRING: MUSIC
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TRY THIS If you liked Groanbox Boys, Kimmie Rhodes, Spikedrivers
The Chairman of South Oxfordshire District Council presents the opening concert of our season in aid of his charities The Richard Burns Foundation, The Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children and Compassion in World Farming.
Country For Old Men is a banjo driven Americana/ country/blues band with a funk edge. They play mainly original music with the odd cover familiar to gig-goers. The five-piece plays guitar, mandolin, harmonica, banjo, double and electric bass, drums and bongos! Saturday 14 January 7.30pm £14, £12.50 (concs)
Seann Walsh is still young but has already won many accolades. He’s been listed as one of Dave’s Top Ten stand-up acts to catch in 2011. Charming and charismatic, a natural born observational storyteller, he regails us with stories from his childhood and life so far. www.offthekerb.co.uk Saturday 21 January 8pm £12, £10 (concs and members) Ages 16+
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TRY THIS If you liked Michael McIntyre, John Bishop, Greg Davies, Daniel Sloss
Blackeyed Theatre, in association with North Devon Theatres and South Hill Park, presents
THE TRIAL BY STEVEN BERKOFF
‘One of the most innovative, audacious companies working in contemporary English theatre’ THE STAGE
Adapted from the novel by Franz Kafka
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Joseph K is the victim of anonymous governing forces. Awaiting trial, he becomes increasingly desperate as he tries to ascertain what he is charged with. Full of twists that are shocking, thrilling and funny, this adaptation of Kafka’s masterpiece is a twentiethcentury classic. www.blackeyedtheatre.co.uk
LOUISE SAYS ‘...a really inventive company with multitalented actors. I can’t wait!!’
Saturday 28 January 8pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members)
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MUSIC: CHILDREN’S Our cushion concerts are super-popular. This season we continue – and with a twist! We introduce cellist Roz Gladstone, who is going to lead the concerts and along the way introduce other instruments to you and your little ones.
Sunday 29 January 12 noon under 5s 1.30pm 5-8 year olds £8, £6 (concs), under 18 months go free
Fun games help develop awareness of pitch, pulse and rhythm. Learn how the instruments work and hear examples of different sounds they can produce, before jigging along to some short pieces especially for children performed by professional musicians. Fun, fun, fun! 7
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Café Scientifique presents
FROM MEDICINE CABINET TO KITCHEN CUPBOARD HIRING: TALK
Lisa Ryan, Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Operational Director of Oxford Brookes University’s highly regarded Functional Foods Centre will talk about ‘functional foods’ - what they are and their role in health. Functional foods represent an
RUSSELL KANE MANSCAPING
‘A seriously good comedian’ THE TIMES
COMEDY: STAND-UP
exciting new development in food science and nutrition, and one which is of great interest to the general public, and to the scientific community. Thursday 2 February 7pm Tickets are free. Please book in advance
Russell won the 2010 Foster’s Comedy Award in Edinburgh as much for his fresh, insightful material as for his hard-hitting delivery. He was a hit at Cornerstone last time. Since then you may have seen him on Celebrity Family Fortunes, or heard him on Radio 2, talking about the seaside! Russell now comes back with his new show, humorously exploring the state of masculinity in the modern world. Manscaping is the word Russell has made up for the 12 possible shapes that manhood takes over the years. Come and find out what they are – and see if you agree!
www. russellkane.co.uk Friday 3 February 8pm, £17.50, £15.50 (concs), £14.50 (members) Ages 18+
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School presents
Dance Connection
THEATRE: FAMILY
CHOREOGRAPHIC SHOWCASE
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HIRING: DANCE Dance Connection’s super talented students return to battle it out to become ‘Choreographic Champion’. The diverse mix of choreography showcases the versatility, dedication and skills of the young dancers and choreographers.
EMMA SAYS: ‘This group is a delightful way to introduce young people to classic theatre.’
www.dance-connection.co.uk Bristol Old Vic Theatre School presents brilliant shows which enchant the whole family. This bittersweet comic masterpiece is specially adapted from Shakespeare’s original text for clearer understanding by younger audiences, whilst still captivating adults. A mix of bold storytelling, imaginative staging and music, with all the power
and beauty of the original text. These are the stars of the future – come and see them here. www.oldvic.ac.uk Saturday 4 February 3pm £12, £10.50 (concs) £9.50 (members) Ages 7+ FAMILY TICKET £40 for a party of four (to include at least one under 16)
Sunday 5 February 7.30pm £12, £11 (under 16s)
Black Box Theatre Company presents
STEPPING OUT HIRING: MUSICAL The heart-warming, hilarious story of a weekly tap class. Mavis, the eternally patient instructor, and her acerbic pianist, teach the would-be dancers their left foot from their right while overcoming the problems that kept them out of synch. Thursday 9 February to Saturday 11 February 7.45pm £13.50, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members) 9
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Scary Little Girls presents
CHILDREN’S STORY TOUR OF CORNERSTONE LIVE STORYTELLING FOR CHILDREN
Scary Little Girls presents
EAT YOUR HEART OUT STORIES AND SUPPER! LIVE STORYTELLING FOR GROWN UPS
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Little ones come and join our professional super-friendly storytellers for some drama games and an interactive story that journeys around the whole of Cornerstone! Along the way there are daft and surprising props, sing-alongs and a new twist on classic fairy tales. Bring your ideas and we’ll supply the adventure! The tour lasts one hour. Sunday 12 February 2pm £7 for one adult and child. Extra child £3. Ages 5-11 Places are limited
Come to Cornerstone’s gallery for an evening of stories celebrating all the catastrophes and insanities of love, and a delicious meal in the café bar. Providing a contrast to the standard Valentine’s Day celebrations, with tales read by actors from authors including E Nesbit, Daphne du Maurier and Dorothy Parker, you’ll be treated to some frightening, foolish and funny takes on love. Be greeted by pink fizz and your main meal on arrival, followed by dessert in the interval. Whether you are in, out, or over love, this night will bring a smile to your lips in more ways than one! Sunday 12 February 7pm. Places limited £25, £22.50 (concs), £21.50 (members) inclusive of storytelling and supper
Seabright Productions presents
AN INSTINCT FOR KINDNESS THEATRE In 2010, Chris Larner accompanied his chronically ill ex-wife to Switzerland’s Dignitas clinic. In this moving, bitter-sweet show, Chris reflects on the circumstances, morality and humanity surrounding the journey and assisted dying. www.seabrightproductions. co.uk/instinct.html Thursday 16 February 7.30pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members) ‘A wonderfully subtle and deceptively understated performance.’ THE TIMES
RICHARD HERRING WHAT IS LOVE ANYWAY?
YOLANDA BROWN MUSIC: JAZZ
COMEDY: STAND-UP
contemporary jazz in the UK. could a romantic gesture involving Ferrero Rochers get dangerously out of control? Help Richard sort it out, before love destroys him…again!
The roll call of her collaborations is impressive Errol Brown, Courteney Pine, Diana Krall, Mica Paris and Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. YolanDa comes to Cornerstone with her full live band for an exclusive album release concert.
You remember Richard from Fist of Fun and Lee and Herring - see him again now at the top of his game. www.richardherring.com
‘The best comedian of his generation’ (GQ) asks us ‘Does anybody love anybody anyway?’ In previous shows Herring has sorted out religion, world politics and the male member, and now turns his ponderings to love. Does his dry cleaner genuinely love him? How
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Friday 17 February 8pm £15, £13.50(concs), £12.50 (members) Ages 18+
YolanDa is a double MOBO award-winning saxophonist and a massive headline act in her own right. She’s forging a path as the voice of cool
WORKSHOP ‘Stimulating, exhilarating…utterly hilarious’ CHORTLE
YolanDa is also passionate about getting people of all ages to enjoy music, so she is personally presenting a
www.yolandabrown.co.uk Saturday 18 February 8pm £15, £13.50 (concs), £12.50 (members) sax workshop for people coming to the concert at 1pm. First come, first served! £5 with ticket to show. Bring your own sax!
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JUAN MARTIN FLAMENCO DANCE ENSEMBLE MUSIC: FLAMENCO Cornerstone with his ensemble, after playing here solo in 2008. Playing his own fabulous compositions on the guitar, supported by an extra vocalist and a male and female flamenco dancer, this is a sensational evening of fiery brilliance, embracing classical, jazz and modern harmonies all in the flamenco tradition. www.juanmartin.com Juan, from Andalucia, was voted one of the top three flamenco guitarists in the world by US Guitar Player magazine. His mastery of the guitar is absolute, and his shows are full of truly explosive energy. We’re delighted to have him back at
Saturday 25 February 8pm £17, £15.50 (concs), £14.50 (members)
‘A giant of the flamenco guitar tradition’ THE TIMES
CRACKING CRYPTICS A UNIQUE SHOW FOR CROSSWORD LOVERS TALK
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Do you rush to the cryptic crossword everyday? Or would you like to, but don’t know where to begin?!
and amusing, with big-screen demonstrations, this is a great event for a Sunday afternoon – before or after the crossword!
Tony Long, founder of Personal Crosswords, has devised a unique show to inform and entertain both sets of people – and anyone in between.
Sunday 26 February 2pm £7, £5 (concs and members)
Tony has been solving and compiling cryptic crosswords for over 50 years, and does a very good stage show to boot. Lighthearted
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TRY THIS If you liked Have You Had It Long Madam?, Café Scientifique
‘Astonishingly accomplished puppetry’ THE TELEGRAPH
BLind SumMiT presents
THE TABLE THEATRE
This entrancing piece of theatre was the Fringe First winner, the Guardian Pick of the Fest AND the Scotsman ‘Hot Show’at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2011. Awarded 4 stars by The Guardian, BLind SumMiT will mesmerise you with the skills of the puppeteers and the gruff charm of the puppet. You don’t have to have seen or even thought about puppetry before, to utterly adore this staggeringly beautiful show. Bizarrely, it’s about a puppet stuck on a table, a ballet of disembodied heads and a story told entirely by pieces of paper emerging from a briefcase... www.blindsummit.com Thursday 1 March 8pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members)
LOUISE SAYS: ‘I cannot recommend this show highly enough. It was one of the highlights of Edinburgh for me!’
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MUGENKYO TAIKO DRUMMERS THE WAY OF THE DRUM MUSIC
Noisy Oyster presents
THE THREE BILLY PIGS THEATRE:CHILDREN’S
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‘…incredibly skilled musicians…excellent performers: theatrical, humorous, energising’ EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
Live on the Cornerstone stage – the thundering rhythms and stunning athletic playing of Taiko Drums in a dynamic stage show. Members of the world-renowned Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers return to the roots of Taiko Drumming, performing traditional
Taiko pieces from Japan – urgent rhythms, on massive drums, with literally ‘limitless reverberation’. The music is exhilarating, fused with the history and culture of this fascinating folk art. If you’ve never witnessed it before, now is the time to get hooked. www.taiko.co.uk
Friday 2 March 7.30pm £17, £15.50 (concs), £14.50 (members)
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Once upon a time there were three little pigs… and now it’s time for them to leave home. So they set off to build their dream houses in the green field by the river. But the wolf has a problem and the person under the bridge is grumpy! Blending The Three Little Pigs and Three Billy Goats Gruff with beautiful puppets, a light-hearted story, live music and some piggy-style eco-awareness this is a tippity-top show for all you budding home builders! www.noisyoyster.co.uk Sunday 4 March 2pm £8, £6 (concs) Ages 3+
MOTHER MAE I? CABARET NIGHT COMEDY: CABARET This cabaret for comedy and variety lovers was born out of the sell-out Edinburgh show and has been a hit in London, Cardiff and the South West – so we are very glad to be bringing it to south Oxfordshire! The show is a bill of various different acts – all ladies! – from stand-up comedians and magicians, to puppeteers and circus performers. It is inspired by the golden age of witty, glamorous talents – like Mae West, who adored their audiences. We guarantee audience games, music and fun, all presented in a highly glamorous style. Proceedings are hosted by Bunny Morethan, devotee of Ms West and firm believer that too much of a good thing can be wonderful! Put yourselves in her bejewelled hands and enjoy a fun-filled romp through the daft, the dazzling and the diverse! Saturday 10 March 8pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members) Ages 16+
‘Sparkling wit and commanding stage presences’ THE LIST
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ST PATRICK’S DAY CHARITY SHOW
IN AID OF WANTAGE COUNSELLING SERVICE HIRING: VARIETY
Comedy Store Management presents
STEVE HUGHES: BIG ISSUES COMEDY: STAND-UP
Inimitable Australian comic and ex-heavy metal drummer Steve Hughes embarks on his debut tour. He’s sold out at the Sydney and Melbourne comedy festivals and stormed
‘Outstanding.Hughes is gold’ METRO
his set on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow with his intelligent, straight-talking social commentary. www.stevehughes.net.au Friday 16 March 8pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members) Ages 16+
What a night! The show features The O’Gara School of Irish Dance, Cascade of Strings, Notorious and the headline act, Gay and Alan Cooper, the hand-bell ringing semi-finalists from Britain’s Got Talent! www.wantagecounselling.org.uk Saturday 17 March 7.30 pm £10, £8 (concs)
Angel Exit Theatre presents
THE SECRET GARDEN THEATRE: FAMILY M
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Spoilt Mary Lennox is plucked from vibrant India and transplanted to a big old house full of secrets on the grey Yorkshire moors. As Mary battles loneliness she encounters locked doors, a curious robin, hidden keys, and strange cries ringing down the corridor… www.angelexit.co.uk Sunday 18 March 3pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 members Ages 6+
‘...there is so much vivid theatricality and inventiveness at work here’ LYN GARDNER, THE GUARDIAN
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‘Inches from the audience, the troupe radiated energy…sharp and pithy…thrilling to watch’ TOTAL THEATRE
We’re delighted that mapdance are back! We will be treated to a programme of five different contemporary dance pieces – so we are inspired, exhilarated and charmed at once. The variety of work and skill of the dancers is truly captivating.
choreography, punchy physicality and intriguing humour. If you’ve never tried contemporary dance before, try this. You will have fun! www.mapdance.org Thursday 22 March 7.30pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members) EMMA SAYS: ‘It’s brilliant to watch. They are so athletic and choose such stirring and fun music.’
CLARE TEAL MUSIC: JAZZ The sparkling Clare Teal is a real superstar of contemporary jazz. Twice British Jazz Singer of the Year, Clare also opened for the legendary Liza Minelli at Kenwood House in 2011. You can hear Clare on her own Radio 2 show on Sunday nights, and the Big Band special on Mondays. Clare’s first love is Billie Holliday, but her style of jazz encompasses tender ballads, pop-influenced jazz and the songs of the 30s, 40s and 50s. Coming to us with her trio of piano, double bass and drums; this is quality music.
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GONZO MOOSE presents
I’M AN ARISTOCRAT, GET ME OUT OF HERE! THEATRE: COMEDY
‘A riot from start to finish’ ***** VENUE MAGAZINE
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WITH SPECIAL GUESTS FRAN AND MIKE MCGILLIVRAY AND SAM HARE MUSIC: BLUES ROOTS
The wonderful Gonzo Moose is back and it’s 1792. Revolution grips Paris. The secret police march traitors to their deaths. Everyone is a suspect. Paris needs a hero who can restore freedom and justice. Inspired by the legend of the Scarlet Pimpernel, this spoof historical epic is packed with hilarious slapstick, irreverent humour, magical illusion and death-defying French accents.
TRY THIS If you liked Grimm and Grimmer, Is That A Bolt In Your Neck or Discombobulated
SPIKEDRIVERS BLUES ROOTS REVUE
MATTHEW SAYS:
‘One of my favourite blues bands! Always a brilliant performance, from an amazing group of musicians.’
www.gonzomoose.co.uk Thursday 29 March 7.30pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 members
Contemporary blues music is informed by many others – folk, country, soul, jazz, gospel, rock and more. This revue is a collaboration between three of Britain’s best live blues acts, each with its own distinctive style but each in synch. This is not three separate acts with a jam at the end. Yes, you will hear each one doing its thing, but you will also hear what happens when three superb guitarists, two stunning bass players, an impeccable drummer/percussionist and six glorious voices come together in different combinations.
www.spikedrivers.net Saturday 31 March 8pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members)
‘If you have not seen them, you simply must!’ BLUES IN BRITAIN
Engine House and Lakeside present
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THEATRE: CHILDREN’S In this new version by Olivier award-winning writer Mike Kenny, Little Red goes to spend the night at Grandma’s house – and little brother comes too! Red keeps Grandma awake all night as the attic is far too exciting for sleeping, and there are fairy
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tales to act out. Music and songs in the show are written by Julian Butler (from Charlie and Lola). This is a smash show, perfect to kick off the Easter holidays. Sunday 1 April 2pm £9, £7 (concs) Ages 4+
YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED COMEDY We thought you might like a different spin on comedy nights once in a while. This show is all about statistics, and how, well, really…they don’t prove anything. Statistics say cows kill 20 Americans a year, but you can halve your chance of dying of a heart attack by drinking eight bottles of wine a week!
This show takes a wry, playful look at how this all works with science and comedy experts. Matt Parker is the ‘stand-up mathematician’ who recently performed on the sell-out success Uncaged Monkeys Tour with Professor Brian Cox, and writer-comedian Timandra Harkness. www.yourdaysarenumbered.co.uk
Saturday 14 April 8pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members) Ages 14+
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Our cushion concerts are super-popular. This season we continue – and with a twist! We introduce cellist Roz Gladstone – who is going to lead the concerts and along the way introduce other instruments to you and your little ones. Fun games help develop awareness of pitch, pulse and rhythm. Learn how the instruments work and hear examples of different sounds they can produce, before jigging along to some short pieces especially for children, performed by professional musicians. Fun, fun, fun!
Sunday 15 April 12 noon under 5s 1.30pm 5-8 year olds £8, £6 (concs), under 18 months go free
Jackie Oates is at the top of today’s exploding folk-pop scene. Originally a member of the Mercury-nominated The Unthanks, she has carved out an amazing solo career. In May 2011 she toured with Seth Lakeman and has been confirmed as a permanent part of The Imagined Village line-up. You may have heard
her recently perform live on Cerys Mathews’ Radio 6 Live music programme. Her voice is clear, the arrangements are intriguing and the folk tradition true. Jackie comes to us with her band – fiddle, violin, drone box and vocals. Saturday 21 April 8pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members)
The Amazing Bubble Man presents
EMMA SAYS: ‘It’s like the very best party, ever!’
Didcot Girls’ School presents
APRIL DANCE SHOW
THE GREATEST BUBBLE SHOW ON EARTH!
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COMEDY: CHILDREN’S M F If you are a toddler, a child of any age, or an adult - and if you love bubbles - you will LOVE this! We love it so much we are putting on two performances, so everyone gets a chance to have some bubbles in their life.
rest on bald heads, bubbles with light effects in them. The range and beauty really has to be seen to be believed.
The Amazing Bubble Man really does form bubbles beyond the imagination, bubbles that encapsulate a whole person, bubbles that
Children are asked on stage to interact with the bubbles and the screams of ‘ME!’ will be deafening. There’s even some science along the
way, explaining how the bubbles are made. With witty asides, non verbal slapstick and spontaneity, adults will definitely enjoy this even without a chaperone!.
Talented students from the increasingly successful dance department at DGS return to showcase a variety of work from years 10, 11, 12 & 13, and exam pieces from GCSE and A Level.
Sunday 22 April 11am, 2pm £8, £6 (concs) Ages 12+
Thursday 26 April 7.30pm £5
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Boogaloo Stu presents
POP MAGIC COMEDY: VARIETY
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TRY THIS If you liked Plested and Brown, Gonzo Moose, Singa-long-a-Sound of Music
their very own pop single. All complete with an accompanying lip-synched video, featuring a cast of audience members performing a flashmob dance routine!
Musical alchemist Boogaloo Stu is your flamboyant Pop Magic host this evening. Prepare for a bumpy ride! In just over an hour, audience members are given the opportunity to collectively write, record and produce
Along the way, Stu reveals the modest but glittering highs – and barrel-scraping lows – of his own pop career. The finished video is promptly edited and uploaded to the internet to share with the audience later. An hilarious, fast paced D.I.Y. version of the X Factor! Saturday 28 April 8pm £12, £10 (concs)
Tall Stories presents
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‘How I long to sail’ said the tiny snail. From the book by Alex Sheffler and Julia Donaldson comes this beautiful story with physical storytelling, live
music and lots of laughs. A tiny snail hitches a lift on the back of a huge humpback whale, determined to see the world. Together they go on an amazing journey, experiencing sharks and penguins, icebergs and volcanoes. Sunday 29 April 2pm £8, £6 (concs) Ages 4+
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TRY THIS If you liked The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom
SAX WORKSHOP Saturday 18 February 1-2.30pm £5 (with ticket to the show – see page 11) Ages 8+ and adult YolanDa is passionate about getting people of all ages to enjoy music, so she is personally presenting a sax workshop for people coming to the concert. First come, first served and bring your own sax!
MULTIMEDIA JEWELLERY
Saturday 10 March 10.30am-4.30pm
Saturday 24 March and Saturday 21 April
£36, £32 (concs)
10.30am-4.30pm
Ages 16+
£36, £32 (concs) per workshop
Make a decorated central rectangular bead using metal clay. Then learn how to turn it into a bracelet incorporating other beads, maybe a gemstone. Materials can be bought from the tutor at a cost of £25.
CERAMICS Saturday 17 March 10.30am-1.30pm £20, £18 (concs) Ages 16+ Be creative, using clay to coil and construct a large fruit dish for your home or as a gift.
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Ages 16+ Make unique jewellery incorporating found and recycled materials, experimenting with metal, plastic, wood, textiles and paper. Materials can be bought from the tutor at a cost of £10.
WORKSHOPS
ONE OFF WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS
PRECIOUS METAL CLAY
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BOOK YOURIN PLACENCE ADVA
REGULAR CLASSES & WORKSHOPS FOR ALL AGES. TUESDAY.
Starts
Duration
BALLET: Did you know there are ballet lessons available at Cornerstone for all ages from 18 months to adult? Beginners and intermediates are all welcome, we really do have a class for everyone. Indulge your dreams of pink satin ballet shoes and try something new!
Youth Theatre
6-10 years 4.30-5.30pm £23
10 Jan 21 Feb
2x5 weeks
Youth Theatre
11-15 years 5.45-7.15pm £34
10 Jan 21 Feb
2x5 weeks 2x5 weeks
Tap - beginners adult
6-7pm
£30, £27(concs) 10 Jan 21 Feb
Book Group
adult
7-8.30pm
£2
Life Drawing
adult
7-9pm
£65, £60(concs) 21 Feb
Tap intermediate
adult
7.15-8.15pm £30, £27(concs) 10 Jan 21 Feb
2x5 weeks
Guitar
adult
7.30-9.30pm £60, £54(concs) 10 Jan 21 Feb
2x5 weeks
Zumba
adult
8.30-9.30pm £30, £27(concs) 10 Jan 21 Feb
2x5 weeks
West End Dance adult
8.30-9.30pm £30, £27(concs) 21 Feb
5 weeks
3 Jan, 7 Feb monthly 6 Mar, 3 Apr
Privately run class: Signs 2 Rhymes Baby Signing 10.30-11.30am. Contact Katy on 07857 101677 or katy@signs2rhymes.co.uk
5 weeks
PARENT AND BABY BALLET: Share some quality time with your little one, make new friends and take your first baby ballet steps in the dance studio, to lovely music.
BALLET FOR CHILDREN: From little cygnets to aspiring Darcy Bussells, ballet is fantastic fun, training and exercise for all. Classes for ages 3-10.
ADULT BALLET: Ballet training gives a wonderful grounding from which to explore new styles with ease. It teaches the dancer how to control their posture and will strengthen those all-important core muscles.
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WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Starts
Duration
Storytelling and parent & Creative Dance tot
2-2.30pm
£11.50
11 Jan 22 Feb
2x5 weeks
Knitters and adult Stitchers Group
7.30pm
Free
weekly
Parent and Baby 18 mthsBallet 3 years
2.45-3.15pm £11.50
11 Jan 22 Feb
2x5 weeks
Creative Writing adult
7.30-9pm
£45, £41(concs) 23 Feb
5 weeks
Ballet
4-6 years
4-4.45pm
£34
11 Jan
10 weeks
Youth Hip Hop Fusion
7-11 years 5-5.45pm
£34
11 Jan
10 weeks
Contemporary adult
£30, £27(concs) 11 Jan 22 Feb
2x5 weeks
7.15-8.15pm £30, £27(concs) 11 Jan 22 Feb
2x5 weeks
Street/Hip Hop adult
7.30-8.30pm £30, £27(concs) 22 Feb
5 weeks
Script Reading adult
7.30-9pm
5 weeks
Ballet intermediate
8.30-9.30pm £30, £27(concs) 11 Jan 22 Feb
Ballet beginners
adult
adult
6-7pm
£45, £41(concs) 22 Feb
2x5 weeks
Privately run class: Pilates Matwork Classes 6-7pm, £56 for 7 week term. Contact Nicky Dower on 07877 691359 or nicola_dower@yahoo.co.uk
THURSDAY Parent 18 mthsand Baby Ballet 3 years
12.30-1pm
£23
12 Jan
10 weeks
Ballet
3-4 years
1.15-1.45pm £23
12 Jan
10 weeks
Ballet
3-4 years
2-2.30pm
£23
12 Jan
10 weeks
Ballet
3-4 years
3.15-3.45pm £23
12 Jan
10 weeks
Ballet
4-6 years
4-4.45pm
£34
12 Jan
10 weeks
Youth Dance
4-6 years
5-5.45pm
£34
12 Jan
10 weeks
Ballet
6-10 years 6-6.45pm
£34
12 Jan
10 weeks
Yoga
adult
£38, £34(concs) 12 Jan 1 Mar
7-8.15pm
2x5 weeks
Starts
Duration
Privately run class: Spanish Flamenco afternoon and evening classes for all ages - Various prices & times. Contact Camino Del Flamenco on 01295 738869 or e-mail production@caminodelflamenco.co.uk to book.
FRIDAY Privately run Class: Music and Movement morning session for the under 5s 10am – 11am during term time. Contact Edna Hemmings on 01491 652693 for info. Privately run class: Taekwondo Class 7pm – 8pm. Contact 07725 525173 or e-mail phoenix.taekwon@gmail.com Privately run class: Ballroom and Latin Dance evening classes for improvers, beginners and social practice. Contact Body Matters on 01235 810191 to book.
SATURDAY Street Dance
8-10 years 10-10.45am £34
14 Jan
10 weeks
Street Dance
11-13 years 11-11.45am £34
14 Jan
10 weeks
Street Dance
14-16 years 12noon12.45pm
£34
14 Jan
10 weeks
SUNDAY Glee
8-11 years 1-2pm
£23
26 Feb
5 weeks
Glee
12-15 years 2.15-4pm
£39
26 Feb
5 weeks
Privately run class: Phoenix Flutes afternoon sessions (monthly) 2pm Contact Kate Walsh on 07514 510429 to book.
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HALF TERM FUN (FOR UP TO 16)
FINGER PEOPLE
MASH-UP CHOIR
Tuesday 14 to Friday 17 February
Tuesday 14 February
10am-4pm, FREE Use paper, fabric, ribbons and beads to make and decorate your own finger puppet.
CLAY SCULPTURE
8-14 years, 10.30am-4.30pm, £27 Have fun learning to sing in harmony with your friends to mashed-up pop songs, concluding in a performance for family and friends.
HALF TERM Book your place in advance for our creative and fun workshops. Don’t forget to pack a lunch for full-day events.
Tuesday 14 February 5-10 years, 1.30am-3.30pm, £9, adult goes free when accompanied by a child Get messy with clay to build castles. Maybe a medieval fortress or a fairytale tower.
AMAZING ANIMATION Wednesday 15 February 9-13 years, 10.30am-4.30pm, £27 Try your hand at this amazing, stop frame plasticine, animation workshop - as featured in Pingu and Morph. Not to be missed for all young budding animators!
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EASTER
MASH-UP CHOIR
RABBIT BOXES
8-14 years, 10.30am-4.30pm, £27
Saturday 31 March to Sunday 15 April 10am-4pm, FREE Construct and decorate your own uniquely shaped box to keep your trinkets or Easter gifts in.
Tuesday 3 April
Join in with your mates to create beautiful harmonies to mashed-up versions of popular chart music.
CLAY SCULPTURE Tuesday 3 April 5-10 years, 1.30am-3.30pm, £9, adult goes free when accompanied by a child Sculpt and create your very own Easter egg out of clay.
AMAZING ANIMATION
CRAZY CUT ANIMATION
Wednesday 4 April
Wednesday 11 April
9-13 years, 10.30am-4.30pm, £27
9-13 years, 10.30am-4.30pm, £27
Play with plasticine in this animation workshop to create a short film – just like how Nick Park started when he made Wallace and Gromit.
Make a wacky ‘Charlie and Lola’ or nonsense style, stop-frame animation, using drawings, photographs and toys.
DANCE FROM CORNER TO CORNER 7-11 years –Thursday 12 and Friday 13 April 10.30am – 4.30pm £54 Dance with the professional company, Commotion Dance, to create a choreographed piece that uses the whole Cornerstone building as a performance space.
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EXHIBITIONS. Entry to the visual arts gallery is absolutely free, so please drop in any time. From local amateur artwork to contemporary craft or photography, our programme is varied, so our exhibitions appeal to all tastes. The gallery has recently hosted exhibitions with a local theme, like the power station’s cooling towers, to national themes like the Fourth Plinth, to open exhibitions for artists from far and wide. See our website for ‘How to Exhibit your work at Cornerstone’.
‘WHO IS OXFORD’S COVERED MARKET?’ 1 December – 22 January Experience the character and craft of our county’s retail jewel – Oxford’s wonderful Covered Market! This exhibition combines photographic images, film and archive material, capturing the Covered Market traders at work and bringing their stories to life.
NICKY FERGUSON FOURTH PLINTH: THE VIEW 26 January – 26 February A striking exhibition of the sixty colourful and bold
paintings inspired by Nicky’s one hour spent on the fourth plinth, which was part of Antony Gormley’s One and Other public art project. The exhibition is a personal interpretation of panoramic views of Trafalgar Square.
1 March – 1 April An exhibition that examines the lives of people of all ages living with Down’s Syndrome. It explores their connection to photography,
the photographers and the changes throughout the course of their lives. In many ways the work reflects a contemporary trend in documentary photography, where practitioners are no longer purely objective observers with little understanding of the complexity of the situation; they are personally involved with their subject matter.
BRENDA HAYDEN AND TOM CRASK 5 April – 6 May Two artists present their collections of artwork, inspired by the natural world. Brenda’s painting, prints and mixed media work seeks to explore
the landscape at the point where land meets sea. Wood and water have been a running theme in both her large scale paintings and intimate etchings. Whereas, Tom’s threedimensional memory boxes are created and compiled from found objects in beautiful handcrafted glass-fronted containers.
VISUAL ARTS
DOWN’S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES
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HOW TO BOOK.
Online Visit www.cornerstone-arts.org find your event in WHAT’S ON or CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, click on Click here to buy tickets online at the bottom of the page. Full information for booking, refunds and exhanges are available on the website in the ‘How to Book Tickets’ section. In person Our box office opening times are: Monday: closed all day Tuesday to Saturday: 10am - 6pm Sunday: 11am - 4pm On show days the box office is open until 30 minutes after the show start time. By telephone Call 01235 515144 during our opening times. Please note that we will be busy in the period leading up to a show and may not answer immediately.
By post SEATING PLAN Send your ticket order to Cornerstone box office, 25 M Station Road, Didcot, Oxon, L K OX11 7NE. J You can download a booking H form to print, complete and post G F from www.cornerstone-arts.org. E Cheques must be made payable to D South Oxfordshire District Council. C We can post tickets to you for an additional 50p. Please add this to the total cost of your tickets. Please do not send cash or credit card details through the post. Returns and exchanges Tickets are non-refundable. Exchanges are only available at the discretion of the Duty Manager. Tickets must be returned at the time of the exchange and an administration fee of £1 will be charged for each exchange.
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PLEASE NOTE: Prices, times and details of programme are correct at the time of going to press. We reserve the right to make special offers after prices are published.
VENUE INFORMATION. GETTING HERE
GENERAL INFORMATION
By car Didcot is easily accessible via the A34, A417, A4130. The M40 is around 30 minutes away and the M4 around 20 minutes away (traffic permitting).
Family friendly We want you to have a brilliant and relaxing time with your family at Cornerstone, so we provide: • toddler seats for children under one metre tall (numbers limited) Short stay parking Orchard Centre car park, • a dedicated parking space for your pushchairs max stay four hours, free all day on Sun and and prams after 7pm from Mon to Sat. Edinburgh Drive off Didcot Broadway, free after 5pm Mon to Sat and • a bottle warmer at the café bar • high chairs in the café bar all day on Sun. Long stay parking Next to Orchard Centre car • a meeter-greeter to answer your questions when you arrive at family shows park (just off Hitchcock Way next to Sainsbury’s) • pre-show activities in Chalk for children’s and Didcot Parkway train station. shows, when available By train We are just 7-10 minutes walk away • spacious baby-changing facilities on the from Didcot Parkway train station. Trains run lower-ground floor from Didcot Parkway to Reading, London Paddington, Oxford, Bristol and beyond. For Cloakroom and toilets further information visit www.thetrainline.com The FREE cloakroom is on the lower ground or www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk . floor and opens approximately 30 minutes prior to performances. There are toilets on all floors. By bus There are also four bus stops within walking distance. Services are operated by Thames Travel, RH Transport, Oxford Bus Company, Heyfordian and Whites.
Smoking Smoking is not permitted inside the building. Protocol We do not accept unaccompanied children under 14 to performances unless otherwise
stated. The management reserves the right to refuse admission or eject attendees for disruptive, threatening or inappropriate behaviour. Drinks can be taken into the auditorium in plastic glasses. Photography and filming are not allowed during performances and mobile phones must be turned off. We do not allow animals in the arts centre, except as needed for accessibility.
ACCESSIBILITY The building is fully accessible for patrons with wheelchairs. We have a lift to all floors, spaces for wheelchairs in the auditorium and accessible toilets on all floors. We have an infrared system in our auditorium for patrons with hearing difficulties. Please ask the box office for a headset. Please note we do not have an induction loop. Our brochure can be made available in alternative formats. Essential carers go free. Parking for people with disabilities is available at the top of Station Road, next to the Cineworld Cinema, in front of Boots the Chemist on Broadway and in the Edinburgh Drive car park. For more information call 01235 515144. 31
EASY TO GET TO. OXFORD
Didcot has great road and rail links. The A34 connects Didcot to Oxford, the M40, Newbury, and the M4. Didcot Parkway is a major regional station and is only a short walk from Cornerstone. From
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