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Youth Theatre (H)
Led by Troublemaker Theatre Company
Your chance to be on stage and in the spotlight!
Join the only youth drama group in Maidenhead which rehearses in a professional theatre!
Our friendly theatre company lead the sessions, where you’ll have fun and meet new friends. Each term you'll create a show and perform in our studio or on the main stage, with lighting, sound and staging from Norden Farm's technical crew.
Pick up performance skills from stage combat to acting for camera and physical theatre to accents, while working with scripts from famous playwrights or made up by you.
Terms 10 weeks long, no auditions, suitable for all abilities and end with a sharing or a performance.
£97 per term
School Year 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11
Photography credit Luminous Photography.
Click here to visit the Troublemaker Theatre Company website
- 25 Jun
- 2 Jul
- 9 more dates...
Bollywood Dance
Led by Geeta Rai
An energetic modern Indian dance style. These classes are a fusion of Indian and western styles with Latino and Arabic influences. All terms are 10 weeks long and suitable for all abilities.
Suitable for ages 6+ years.
From Tues 25 Apr
4.30pm – 5.30pm
£67 per term
- 27 Jun
- 4 Jul
- 12 more dates...
Youth Dance
Norden Exposure led by Becky Hinton.
A lively fast paced class to a soundtrack of current music. This is contemporary dance smashed up and easy to learn!
All terms are 10 weeks long and suitable for all abilities.
Suitable for 9+ years
From Tues 25 Apr
5.45pm – 7pm
£67 per term
- 27 Jun
- 4 Jul
- 10 more dates...
Youth Theatre (A)
Norden Lights led by Troublemaker Theatre Company.
Your chance to be on stage and in the spotlight!
Join the only youth drama group in Maidenhead which rehearses in a professional theatre!
Our friendly theatre company lead the sessions, where you’ll have fun and meet new friends. Each term you'll create a show and perform in our studio or on the main stage, with lighting, sound and staging from Norden Farm's technical crew.
Pick up performance skills from stage combat to acting for camera and physical theatre to accents, while working with scripts from famous playwrights or made up by you.
Terms 10 weeks long, no auditions, suitable for all abilities and end with a sharing or a performance.
£67 per term
School Year 2 & 3
Photography credit Luminous Photography.
Click here to visit the Troublemaker Theatre Company website
- 28 Jun
- 5 Jul
- 10 more dates...
Youth Theatre (B)
Led by Troublemaker Theatre Company.
Your chance to be on stage and in the spotlight!
Join the only youth drama group in Maidenhead which rehearses in a professional theatre!
Our friendly theatre company lead the sessions, where you’ll have fun and meet new friends. Each term you'll create a show and perform in our studio or on the main stage, with lighting, sound and staging from Norden Farm's technical crew.
Pick up performance skills from stage combat to acting for camera and physical theatre to accents, while working with scripts from famous playwrights or made up by you.
Terms 10 weeks long, no auditions, suitable for all abilities and end with a sharing or a performance.
£67 per term
School Year 4, 5 & 6
Photography credit Luminous Photography.
Click here to visit the Troublemaker Theatre Company website
- 28 Jun
- 5 Jul
- 10 more dates...
Youth Theatre (Academy)
Led by Troublemaker Theatre Company.
Your chance to be on stage and in the spotlight!
Join the only youth drama group in Maidenhead which rehearses in a professional theatre!
Our friendly theatre company lead the sessions, where you’ll have fun and meet new friends. Each term you'll create a show and perform in our studio or on the main stage, with lighting, sound and staging from Norden Farm's technical crew.
Pick up performance skills from stage combat to acting for camera and physical theatre to accents, while working with scripts from famous playwrights or made up by you.
Terms 10 weeks long, no auditions, suitable for all abilities and end with a sharing or a performance.
£97 per term
School Year 12 & 13
Photography credit Luminous Photography.
Click here to visit the Troublemaker Theatre Company website
- 28 Jun
- 5 Jul
- 10 more dates...
Youth Theatre (C)
Led by Troublemaker Theatre Company.
Your chance to be on stage and in the spotlight!
Join the only youth drama group in Maidenhead which rehearses in a professional theatre!
Our friendly theatre company lead the sessions, where you’ll have fun and meet new friends. Each term you'll create a show and perform in our studio or on the main stage, with lighting, sound and staging from Norden Farm's technical crew.
Pick up performance skills from stage combat to acting for camera and physical theatre to accents, while working with scripts from famous playwrights or made up by you.
Terms 10 weeks long, no auditions, suitable for all abilities and end with a sharing or a performance.
£97 per term
School Year 7, 8 & 9
Photography credit Luminous Photography.
Click here to visit the Troublemaker Theatre Company website
- 29 Jun
- 6 Jul
- 11 more dates...
Youth Theatre (F)
Led by Troublemaker Theatre Company
Your chance to be on stage and in the spotlight!
Join the only youth drama group in Maidenhead which rehearses in a professional theatre!
Our friendly theatre company lead the sessions, where you’ll have fun and meet new friends. Each term you'll create a show and perform in our studio or on the main stage, with lighting, sound and staging from Norden Farm's technical crew.
Pick up performance skills from stage combat to acting for camera and physical theatre to accents, while working with scripts from famous playwrights or made up by you.
Terms 10 weeks long, no auditions, suitable for all abilities and end with a sharing or a performance.
£97 per term
School Year 8, 9, 10 & 11
Photography credit Luminous Photography.
Click here to visit the Troublemaker Theatre Company website
- 29 Jun
- 6 Jul
- 10 more dates...
Mindfulness for Families
Led by Lynne Wilkes
Sun 8 Jan | 11am – 12pm | £15 Family and Friends (up to 4 people)
An introductory session for families. Take time to be with yourself and your family in a quiet place. Learn to be in the moment, quieten the mind and settle the body with different strategies and becoming aware of all your senses.
Suitable for ages 4+ years.
Big Dog Little Dog: Parent & Child Yoga
Led by Carly Brown.
Give this unique yoga-based class for parents/carers and their children a try! Connect and bond through movement and breath.
Bring one yoga mat (per pair) and one blanket each.
Suitable for ages 4 – 7 years, each child must be accompanied by an adult.
Sundays 7 May, 28 May, 11 June, 23 Jul and 27 Aug
10am – 11am
£15 per pair
Sunday Stories
Interactive storytelling in the magical story den.
Join in or unwind in the Café Bar with a latte and the Sunday papers, while your little ones get involved in telling stories from all over the world. Age guidance 4 – 7 years.
WHY? A sociable, creative and entirely relaxed way to do Sundays for families with young children
£3 per person (45 mins)
Secret Cove Exhibition
Tuesday 25 July – Sunday 27 August
An interactive art installation featuring work from Maidenhead primary schools created as part of The Beach project.
- 25 Jul FREE
- 26 Jul FREE
- 28 more dates...
Arts and Crafts Session
Craft activities to keep the little ones entertained this Half Term.
The crafts vary so you can create something new every day!
Tuesday – Lighthouse and Seagull
Wednesday – Summer Fruits (pineapple and water melon)
Thursday – Hot Air Balloon
Friday – Smurf Keyring and Toadstool
Suitable for ages 5+ years.
£5 per child
Storytelling
1.30pm and 3.30pm.
Join our storytellers in the magical story den this Holiday!
Mon 29 May - The Lion and the Mouse
Tues 30 May - The Witch got on at Paddington Station by Dylan Sheldon
Wed 31 May - The Elves and the Shoemaker
Thur 1 Jun - The Lion and the Mouse
Fri 2 Jun - The King with Donkey Ears
Sat 3 Jun - The Witch got on at Paddington Station by Dylan Sheldon
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Adult spaces must be booked.
Suitable for ages 3+ years.
Moana Sing Along (PG)
Dir: Ron Clements, John Musker 2016 | 113 mins
Adventurous teenager Moana sails out on a daring mission. With the help of mighty demigod Maui, she voyages across the ocean on an action-packed adventure, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds.
WHY? Bring the whole family to sing along to this hit Disney movie
School Holiday Family Screenings
£7 (£5 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £20
The Boss Baby (U)
Dir: Tom McGrath 2017 | 97 mins
An hilarious story about how a new baby’s arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator – a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.
WHY? The latest film from DreamWorks Animation and the director of Madagascar
School Holiday Family Screenings
£7 (£5 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £20
Beauty and the Beast (PG)
Dir: Bill Condon 2017 | 129 mins
Belle (Emma Watson) is a bright and independent young woman, taken prisoner by a beast (Dan Stevens) in his castle. Belle soon befriends the castle’s enchanted staff. Can they help her to look beyond the Beast’s exterior to find the true Prince within?
WHY? A live-action re-telling of Disney’s animated classic
School Holiday Family Screenings
£7 (£5 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £20
Rock n Roll Concertini with Matt Bond and The Poor Boys Good Time Band
A very special family Concertini to round off the Summer Season.
Join Matt Bond and The Poor Boys Good Time Band on a journey of some of the best loved Rock n Roll themes from the 50s and beyond. It’s Rock and Roll with a touch of Yee Ha!
WHY? Be inspired by the sounds of the Beatles, the Stones and Elvis whilst the kids dance and sing on the Courtyard stage
Suitable for all ages.
Courtyard Theatre
£10 (£8 under 16s)
Family & Friends (4 people) £32
My Life as a Courgette (PG)
Dir: Claude Barras 2016 | 66 mins
9 year old Icare's is nicknamed Courgette. His mum has 'gone away' and he now finds himself settling into his new home at the orphanage. Join Courgette as he makes new friends, learns to trust others and even likes a girl!
WHY? 'French-Swiss stop-motion masterpiece' ★★★★★ The Guardian
Click here to read the review in full.
School Holiday Family Screenings
£7 (£5 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £20
Finding Dory (U)
Dir: Angus MacLane & Andrew Stanton 2016 | 103 mins
Disney Pixar reunites everyone’s favourite forgetful blue fish, Dory with her friends Nemo and Marlin. Together they search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?
WHY? ‘One of Pixar's most charming films yet' ★★★★ The Independent
Click here to read the review in full.
School Holiday Family Screenings
£7 (£5 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £20
Relaxed Screening - Tues 1 Aug 11.30am
An inclusive cinema experience, specially designed to welcome children and adults with special educational needs or disabilities, or anyone who would benefit from a relaxed environment. The volume is reduced and lights are kept on a low level. Audiences can make noise, move around or leave the cinema.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Dir: David Bowers 2017 | 91 mins
The Heffley family set out on a road trip to attend Meemaw’s 90th birthday party. But things soon go hilariously off course thanks to Greg’s newest scheme to get to a video gaming convention.
WHY? Based on the bestselling book series
School Holiday Family Screenings
£7 (£5 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £20
Mindfulness: Art for Children
Led by Lynne Wilkes.
Create artwork using focus and concentration. Beginning in a mindful state create a piece of art with care, enjoyment, attention and fun.
Higgledy Piggledy Pie
Presented by Noisy Oyster.
When the king asks for a higgledy piggledy pie for his supper the royal chefs are thrown into a spin - especially when they find the cupboard is bare! The chefs are helped by their vegetapals to collect the special nursery rhyme ingredients.
WHY? Featuring puppets made from vegetables, a hula hooping butternut squash, original music, clowning and a rather large pie!
Suitable for ages 3+ years.
Studio
Tickets: £10 (£8 under 16s)
Family & Friends (4 people) £32
Despicable Me 3 (U)
Dir: Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda 2017 | 96 mins
The Minions, Gru, Lucy, and their adorable daughters - Margo, Edith and Agnes - return to the big screen! Gru must face his most formidable nemesis to date - former 80s child star Balthazar Bratt.
WHY? Featuring the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and Trey Parker
School Holiday Family Screenings
£7 (£5 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £20
Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge (12A)
Dir: Espen Sandberg 2017 | 129 mins
Captain Jack feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing strongly his way. Deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), have escaped from the Devil's Triangle to seek revenge.
WHY? Johnny Depp returns to the big screen as the iconic anti-hero Jack Sparrow
School Holiday Family Screenings
£7 (£5 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £20
The BFG (PG)
Dir: Steven Spielberg 2016 | 117 mins
Based on Roald Dahl’s beloved classic. Stephen Spielberg directs the imaginative story of a young girl and the giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country.
WHY? 'Mark Rylance makes Roald Dahl’s big softie completely believable in this winning adaptation' ★★★★ The Guardian
Click here to read Mark Kermode's review in full.
School Holiday Family Screenings
£7 (£5 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £20
Relaxed Screening - Wed 9 Aug 11.30am
An inclusive cinema experience, specially designed to welcome children and adults with special educational needs or disabilities, or anyone who would benefit from a relaxed environment. The volume is reduced and lights are kept on a low level. Audiences can make noise, move around or leave the cinema.
Little Red Robin Hood
Presented by Garlic Theatre.
Puppeteer Mark discovers he has lost Little Red Riding Hood, what is he going to do! Luckily he finds Robin Hood, who agrees to go on a quest to take some cakes and flowers to Grandma. Will he stay on the path? Or will he discover the big bad wolf who looks a bit like the Sherriff of Nottingham!
WHY? A fun take of this classic tale, featuring beautifully crafted puppets, clowning and gentle humour
Age Guidance: 3+ years
Studio
£10 (£8 under 16s)
Family & Friends (4 people £32)
Cars 3 (Cert TBC)
Dir: Brian Fee 2017 | 109 mins
With a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician and a few unexpected turns.
WHY? Lightning McQueen takes to Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage to prove that #95 isn't through yet!
School Holiday Family Screenings
£7 (£5 under 16s), Family & Friends (4 people) £20
Hairy Maclary & Friends
Out of the gate and off for a walk, went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy...
Based on the books by Lynley Dodd and featuring many of the characters including Hercules Morse, as big as a Horse; Bottomley Potts, covered in spots; Schnitzel von Krumm, with the very low tum; and Scarface Claw – the toughest tomcat in town. With music, singing and several of your favourite Hairy Maclary stories, this show is a must for the whole family.
WHY? ‘Hairy Maclary was fab, my nearly 3 year old practically levitated in excitement’ Mumsnet
Courtyard Theatre
Miki
Christmas 2017
Miki, Polar Bear and Penguin live in a very far away place. It’s an icy world where nothing ever grows. One midwinter eve, they make a wish, and Miki embarks on a magical adventure…in search of a star.
Based on the book by Stephen Mackey, Miki is an inspiring story about friendship, courage and adventure. It features amazing underwater creatures, enchanting music and extraordinary puppetry.
'Young audiences alternate between giggling with delight and total transfixion' The Stage
This hit show returns to the Courtyard Theatre stage after its debut at Norden Farm for Christmas 2011. Miki is created by Slot Machine, the company that have previously brought hit Christmas shows One Snowy Night and Kipper's Snowy Day to our stage.
Suitable for ages 3+ years.
£13.50 (£11.50 Under 16s)
Family & Friends (4 people) £46
Earlybird offer: £40 Family & Friends ticket if booked before Thursday 31 August
Presented by Norden Farm and Slot Machine.