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Impromptu Shakespeare
Bursting with love, poetry, comedy, tragedy, mistaken identity and everything in-between.
Impromptu Shakespeare brings you an entirely new and unique Shakespeare play inspired by audience suggestions to delight Shakespeare nerds and newbies alike.
Featuring a cast of leading theatrical and comedic improvisers, they've performed five critically acclaimed runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and two at the Bristol Shakespeare Festival.
Online streaming tickets are also available for this event – so you can enjoy the show live from the comfort of your home.
WHY? 'Sublime... side-splittingly hilarious' ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
'Chaotic, riotous fun' ★★★★★ PlaysToSee
'Ingenious and very funny' Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor
Courtyard Theatre and Livestream
£15 (£13 Supporters)
Booking cut off time: 7.30pm on Friday 20 November
In line with current government guidelines, this event has a reduced capacity with socially distanced seating. This is subject to change as we monitor government advice. Seat numbers are also subject to change.
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
If you have booked a ticket to watch from home via our website, you can access the live stream on the night of the event by clicking here and logging in to your Norden Farm account.
Click here for a guide to accessing live streamed events and for information on allocating tickets purchased for other households.
Recording of the show is strictly prohibited.
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The first of three shows coming to the Norden Farm stage for Christmas 2020.
Oldilocks finds a teddy bear in the park and remembers a delicious bowl of porridge she tasted years ago in the woods. Something else happened but she can’t quite remember what… so she sets off for the forest.
Join Oldilocks as she sets off for another adventure followed by a scruffy old pigeon. Will she find the bears' house and what will happen then?
A wonderfully funny and warmhearted celebration of the classic story, starring a naughty old lady who looks very familiar… and 3 funny bears who love their breakfast.
Expect to be spellbound by lovingly crafted puppets, music and some steaming bowls of porridge!
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£13.50 | £11.50 under 16s
Family & Friends Ticket (4 people) £46
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In line with current government guidelines, this event has a reduced capacity with socially distanced seating. This is subject to change as we monitor government advice. Tickets can be purchased as unallocated and seats will be assigned before the event.
Online streaming tickets are also available for this event – so you can enjoy the show live from the comfort of your home.
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
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- 26 Nov
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The second of three shows coming to the Norden Farm stage for Christmas 2020.
"You can’t catch me, You’re much too slow!
I like to run wherever I go"
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Age guidance 3+ years
Courtyard Theatre and Live Stream
Running time 50 mins.
£13.50 | £11.50 under 16s
Family & Friends Ticket (4 people) £46
Livestream Ticket £15 per household
In line with current government guidelines, this event has a reduced capacity with socially distanced seating. This is subject to change as we monitor government advice. Tickets can be purchased as unallocated and seats will be assigned before the event.
Online streaming tickets are also available for this event – so you can enjoy the show live from the comfort of your home.
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
- 10 Dec
- 10 Dec
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The third in a series of three shows coming to the Norden Farm stage for Christmas 2020.
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'Wonderful work that celebrates the possibilities of theatre' Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
'Truly magical… captivating' The Scotsman
Age guidance 4+ years
Courtyard Theatre and Livestream
Run time 60 minutes.
£13.50 | £11.50 under 16s
Family & Friends Ticket (4 people) £46
Livestream Ticket £15 per household
In line with current government guidelines, this event has a reduced capacity with socially distanced seating. This is subject to change as we monitor government advice. Tickets can be purchased as unallocated and seats will be assigned before the event.
Online streaming tickets are also available for this event – so you can enjoy the show live from the comfort of your home.
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
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Age guidance 4+ years.
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£11, £9 under 16s
Family & Friend (4 people): £36
Booking cut off time: 30 minutes before each show
Running time 45 minutes
In line with current government guidelines, this event has a reduced capacity with socially distanced seating. This is subject to change as we monitor government advice. Tickets can be purchased as unallocated and seats will be assigned before the event.
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
Norden Farm Youth Theatre (Seniors 1)
Led by Karen Wallace-Jones and Jane Hibbs
After a long time apart, it’s time we rediscovered all the wonderful reasons we choose to come to Youth Theatre!
We’ll explore how we to tell stories by combining text and movement.
Drawing on the physical theatre styles of companies such as Frantic Assembly, we’ll play with the imaginative possibilities of using music and original text to devise short, original pieces to share at the end of term.
School Years 7 - 11
Wed 16 Sept - 25 Nov (exc 28 Oct)
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Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
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After a long time apart, it’s time we rediscovered all the wonderful reasons we choose to come to Youth Theatre!
We’ll explore how we to tell stories by combining text and movement.
Drawing on the physical theatre styles of companies such as Frantic Assembly, we’ll play with the imaginative possibilities of using music and original text to devise short, original pieces to share at the end of term.
School Years 7 - 11
Wed 16 Sept - 25 Nov (exc 28 Oct)
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£97 per 10 week term
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