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Zumba (Thursdays)
Led by Annet Bowler
Zumba with Annet is a fun, easy to follow, dance based class. Get fit and exercise in disguise to uplifting Latin rhythms!
This 60 minute class feels more than a party that exercise class. It suits all levels of ability and beginners are very welcome.
Zumba is a total workout, combining all elements of fitness – cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility.
It can help make you feel happy, healthy, strong, amazing, unstoppable and confident!
Summer
Sat 1 May - 31 Jul
11.30am - 12.30pm
The session on Thur 31 Jul will be covered by Sheida.
£7 per class | £30 for 5 sessions a term
Age guidance: 18+ years
Introduction to Jewellery Making
Led by Grant Forsyth
Learn the fundamentals of jewellery making and design, including mark making and stone setting. Advanced students are welcome to join and expand their skills and create their own design led work. Materials cost to tutor £28 (approx).
Autumn
Thur 7 Oct - 11 Nov (exc 28 Oct), Thur 18 Nov - 16 Dec
11.15am - 12.45pm
or
1pm - 2.30pm
£63 per 5 week course
Wajib (15)
Dir: Annemarie Jacir 2017 | 97 mins, Ps/Fr/Co/De/Ae/Qa/No (Arabic with English Subtitles)
Abu Shadi is a divorced father living in Nazareth preparing for his daughter’s wedding. Shadi, his architect son, arrives after years abroad to help him to hand-deliver the wedding invitations. As the estranged pair spend the day together, their relationship comes to a head.
WHY? ‘Sprightly, accessible comedy-drama’ ★★★★ The Guardian
Click here to read the full review.
£10.50 (£9.50 conc)
Special Ticket Offer
£9 (£8 conc) tickets when you book for three films at the same time. Offer excludes event cinema screenings. Offer applied in basket.
Calligraphy (Intermediate)
Led by Stuart Maxwell.
The intermediate course is for students who wish to expand their skills in the italic and gothic hands.
Thur 18 Oct – 8 Nov | 2.30pm – 4.30pm
£55 for 5 week course plus £10 materials fee to tutor
£45 for 4 week course plus £10 materials fee to tutor
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.
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 showcase.
This Spring term, Youth Theatre Group C will be working towards a performance of 'An Utterly Fictitious History of Maidenhead'. A devised performance which uses the groups collective imagination to create a show looking at how our home town came to be.
Over the course pupils will work on songs and sketches to improve vocal technique, stage presence and theatrical timing.
Thursdays
4.40pm
£97 per term
School Year 7, 8 and 9
'Gave me the skills and confidence to get into drama school and pursue a career in acting' Lizzy Maillard
‘I went on to get a degree in film and theatre, and now teach drama to children myself’ Ryan Tomlinson
'Film-making at 15, scripting at 16, and crying that it had to end at 18. 5yrs later, I'm working full-time in television' Kat Mace
Photography credit Luminous Photography.
Click here to visit the Troublemaker Theatre Company website
Maidenhead Painting Club Exhibition
An energetic art group formed of amateur and professional artists.
- 17:00 -22:30 FREE
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.
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 showcase.
This Spring term, Youth Theatre Group F will be working towards a performance of 'An Utterly Fictitious History of Maidenhead'. A devised performance which uses the groups collective imagination to create a show looking at how our home town came to be.
Over the course pupils will work on songs and sketches to improve vocal technique, stage presence and theatrical timing.
Thursdays
6.45pm
£97 per term
School Year 8, 9, 10 and 11
'Gave me the skills and confidence to get into drama school and pursue a career in acting' Lizzy Maillard
‘I went on to get a degree in film and theatre, and now teach drama to children myself’ Ryan Tomlinson
'Film-making at 15, scripting at 16, and crying that it had to end at 18. 5yrs later, I'm working full-time in television' Kat Mace
Photography credit Luminous Photography.
Click here to visit the Troublemaker Theatre Company website
Acoustic Guitar - Beginners (Wed)
Led by Richard Lee.
Always wanted to learn guitar but never got around to it? Want to trade your air guitar skills for real guitar skills? It is never too late to learn. Learn guitar right from the beginning. These are fun and informative lessons from a guitarist with over 20 years’ experience.
Wed 12 Jan - 9 Feb, Wed 16 Feb - 23 Mar (exc 23 Feb), Wed 30 Mar - 27 Apr
8.30pm – 9.30pm
£40 per 5 week course
Booking cut off time: 6pm on the first day of each course
This class will take place both in person and online via Zoom.
You will find the link to access the session in your booking confirmation email
Suitable for 18+ years.
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
Canary
Meet Agnes, Anne and Betty. They make bombs.
An air raid strikes sending them on a TNT-fuelled journey through euphoric emancipation, forbidden friendship and anarchic dreams. A rare insight into life during the First World War from the unique perspective of Britain’s munitions workers.
WHY? A thrilling physical tragi-comedy commemorating the lives of the 'Canary Girls' and based on true stories
Suitable for ages 12+ years.
Presented by Fun in the Oven Theatre
Studio
£14
This tour is produced in association with Carole W Productions with the generous support of Arts Council England and Sunday for Sammy, and with the partnership of the Royal British Legion's #thankyou100 campaign.
- 19:30 SOLD OUT
The Little Stranger (12A)
Dir: Lenny Abrahamson 2018 | 111mins, Ie/UK/Fr
Dr Faraday has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. He is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. With the Hall now in decline, its inhabitants are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life.
WHY? Charlotte Rampling and Domhnall Gleeson star in this adaptation of Sarah Waters’s ghostly thriller
'One of the most original British horror films of recent times' ★★★★ Independent
Click here to read the full review.
£10.50 (£9.50 conc)
Special Ticket Offer
£9 (£8 conc) tickets when you book for three films at the same time. Offer excludes event cinema screenings. Offer applied in basket.
Movie Mondays Offer
Monday film screening tickets are £7 and include a free cup of tea or filter coffee.
Acoustic Guitar - Intermediate
Led by Jim Maving
Play guitar but stuck in a rut? Want to play some notable songs and impress your friends? Then this is the course for you. Rediscover your 6-string and why you took it up originally.
Learn some classic songs as well as learning your pentationic scales, slide guitar and alternate tunings.
Autumn
Thur 12 Sept – 10 Oct (5 weeks)
Thur 17 Oct – 21 Nov, exc 24 Oct (5 weeks)
Thur 5 Dec – 19 Dec (3 weeks)
8.30pm - 9.30pm
£50 per 5 week course | £30 per 3 week course
Alternative classes include:
If you've never played guitar you need to book on the Absolute Beginners course!
Beginners A - Recently completed the Absolute Beginners course but still some way to go. Yet to tackle bar chords and complicated rhythms.
Beginners B - Well on the way and able to do bar chords.
Beginners C - Almost Intermediate but not quite yet.
This class will take place both in person and online via Zoom.
You will find the link to access the session in your booking confirmation email
Suitable for 18+ years.