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Metaphorically Speaking Part 2
John Percy is an abstract artist who works in painting and collage with a number of themes dealing with aspects of choice, decision and chance combined with elements of entropy and chaos.
- 10:30 -22:00 FREE
Zumba (Sundays)
Led by Annet Bowler.
A fun and friendly, easy to follow class. Get fit and exercise in disguise to uplifting Latin rhythms.
Spring
Sun 12 Jan – 26 Apr (exc 2 Feb and 12 Apr)
11am – 12pm
£6 per class
If the tutor is unavailable for a session, a replacement will be provided wherever possible.
Little Women (U)
Dir: Greta Gerwig 2019 | 134 mins, US
Based on the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott. The story unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Meryl Streep as Aunt March.
WHY? The timeless and beloved story of the March sisters
'Gerwig saves her most impressive narrative flourish for the very end, with a finale that would absolutely delight Louisa May Alcott' ★★★★★ Empire
Read the full review here
Courtyard Theatre
£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.
Bring Baby Screening
The screening on Friday 24 January at 11am is exclusively for parents, carers and grown-up’s with children under 2 years. Lights are kept on low level and you can move around if you need to. Tickets are £5.50 for adults (including a cup of tea/coffee); babies and infants are free of charge. Seating is unreserved and unaccompanied adults are not admitted.
Relaxed Screenings
The screening on Friday 31 January at 10.30am is a Relaxed Screening. Everyone is welcome to join us for this friendly format. The house lights are kept on and audience members can come and go as they please.
The Royal Ballet:The Cellist/Dances at a Gathering
Encore screening.
The inspiration for Cathy Marston’s first work for The Royal Ballet main stage is the momentous life and career of the cellist Jacqueline du Pré. Jerome Robbins’s elegant and elegiac classic forms the second part of the programme.
WHY? Set to music by Chopin, this is a masterpiece of subtlety and invention
Courtyard Theatre
£15
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.
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 H 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.
Sundays
4pm
£97 per term
School Year 7, 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
In Search of Chopin
110 mins.
Chopin’s music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide. Some of the world’s best musicians provide the music, including Leif Ove Andsnes, Daniel Barenboim, Ronald Brautigam and the Orchestra of the 18th Century.
WHY? Funny, heart-breaking, inspirational – this film has been called the first to really illustrate the true nature of this remarkable composer
Courtyard Theatre
£15
Line Dancing
Led by Julie Antonsen.
A mix of dance styles ranging from Waltz and Cha Cha to Irish Dancing style. A variety of music accompanies these styles such as Shania Twain and Keith Urban (country) to Rebecca Ferguson and Megan Trainer (pop) with everything in between.
No partner necessary.
Autumn 2021
Tues 2 Nov – 21 Dec (exc 30 Nov)
8pm – 9pm
£10 per class
Spring 2022
Tues 11 Jan - 19 Apr (exc 29 Mar, 5 Apr and 26 Apr)
8pm – 9pm
£10 per class
Suitable for 18+ years
The Personal History of David Copperfield (PG)
Dir: Armando Iannucci 2019 | 119 mins, UK/US
A wry and heart-filled film following Charles Dickens’ iconic hero on his journey from impoverished orphan to burgeoning writer in Victorian England. This classic ode to grit and perseverance is reimagined through the comedic lens of its award-winning filmmakers Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell.
WHY? Featuring an ensemble cast of stage and screen actors including Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie and Ben Whishaw
‘A wonderfully entertaining adaptation full to bursting with fantastic comic performances’ ★★★★★ The Guardian
Read the full review here
Courtyard Theatre
£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.
Relaxed Screenings
The screening on Friday 28 February at 11am is a Relaxed Screening. Everyone is welcome to join us for this friendly format. The house lights are kept on and audience members can come and go as they please.