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Norden Farm Youth Theatre (Junior)
Led by Little Tanks
During the first term we will be focusing on enhancing and embedding performance skills. We will use various methods to achieve this including improvisation, characterisation, and voice work. You will have the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals outside of your usual peer group as well as enjoying their sessions in a fully equipped theatrical space. There will also be a series of drama activities each week that will develop your confidence and aim to boost well-being.
Suitable for ages 7 - 11 years
Spring 2022
Wed 19 Jan - 30 Mar (exc 23 Feb)
4.55pm - 5.55pm
£85 per 10 week term
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.
- 19 Jan from £85
- 26 Jan
- 8 more dates...
Norden Farm Youth Theatre (Senior)
Led by Little Tanks
During the first term we will be focusing on enhancing and embedding performance skills. We will use various methods to achieve this including improvisation, characterisation, and voice work. You will have the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals outside of your usual peer group as well as enjoying their sessions in a fully equipped theatrical space. There will also be a series of drama activities each week that will develop your confidence and aim to boost well-being.
Suitable for ages 12 - 16 years.
Autumn 2021
Wed 22 Sept - 1 Dec
Spring 2022
Wed 19 Jan - 30 Mar (exc 23 Feb)
6pm - 7.30pm
£120 per 10 week term
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.
- 19 Jan from £120
- 26 Jan
- 8 more dates...
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
First performed in 2006, this is a fast-paced adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel has enthralled audiences throughout Britain and Ireland and played to packed houses everywhere.
An experiment to separate virtue from wickedness in his own nature results in the respectable Dr Jekyll releasing the demon within - a malevolent force which will eventually possess his body and soul.
'Done in fine style.... a good, vivid, popular version of a great story, told with notable passion' The Scotsman
'Every emotional nuance is wrung out of it and a packed audience sit rapt at such conversely dark materials' Glasgow Herald
Presented by Isosceles.
Studio
£15 | £13 conc
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Here's What She Said To Me
If I were like you, I’d have never found a man to marry me.
And that right there is a problem.
Meet Agbeke, Omotola and Aramide, three generations of proud African women connecting with each other across two continents, across time and space. Together they share their struggles, their joys, tragedies and broken dreams in order to find healing in the present.
Here’s What She Said to Me combines drama with music, poetry and movement to tell a moving story of daughters and mothers in the world of migrations and shifting identities, braving life with an undying hope, optimism and resilience.
'Extraordinary energy' British Theatre Guide
'A vibrant and engaging story' The Sheffield Telegraph
'Beautifully brought to life' What'sOnStage
'A masterclass in acting from three incredible storytellers' The Rotherham Advertiser
'Beautifully directed by Mojisola Elufowoju, music and movement become metabolised within the story' The Guardian
Suitable for ages 15+ years.
Studio
£15
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The Elves and the Shoemaker
Elvis Schumacher, cobbler and craftsman, has worked all his life creating the most beautiful footwear.
But now he’s hit hard times... Everyone’s buying boring shoes from the evil businessman, Bunyan Sole-less. Time is running out for Elvis. With one piece of leather left and Bunyan’s factory growing, can anyone help him?
This well known and well loved tale - made popular by the Ladybird Classic - has been re-heeled by Theatre of Widdershins in their own inimitable style. Beautifully crafted set and puppets, sublime music, a kaleidoscope of miniature shoes and a comic mouse make this show a magical must-see.
Age guidance 3+ years.
Run time 55 mins.
Relaxed Performance:
The performances on Wednesday 23 February at 11.30am is Relaxed - ideal for families with babies or toddlers and children with SEND. Everyone is welcome to join us for this friendly format.
Courtyard Theatre
£12 | £10 under 16s
Family and Friends (4 people) £40
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The Hug
A tale of hope, empathy and acceptance.
Based on the heart-warming and funny book The Hug by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar. Starring a Hedgehog and a Tortoise both in search of a restorative hug.
They face many rejections along the way from a rather scary badger, a squirrel (who knows A LOT about nuts), a shy frog, a fabulous fox and an owl who really wants to be wise.
Set to Tom Gray's beautiful and witty music, the audience are invited on a journey full of fun, laughter and love... and at the end, a very special hug from our puppets.
Presented by Long Nose Puppets
Studio
45 minutes plus ‘Hug the Puppets’ after the show
£12 | £10 under 16s
Family and Friends (4 people) £40
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The HandleBards present: Macbeth
The HandleBards are a three strong troupe of actors who pedal environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK.
Forget the tears and tragedy and join the all-female troupe at Norden Farm for their unhinged bicycle-powered, laugh-out-loud version of Macbeth.
With music, mayhem and more costume changes than you can Shake a spear at, expect the HandleBards usual irreverent, charming and hilarious style to come bursting on to the stage.
'An exceptional touring production… explodes with energy, a genuine treat from start to finish' ★★★★★ The Stage, on The HandleBards’ Twelfth Night
Courtyard Theatre
£16 | £14 conc
Disraeli - Queen Victoria’s Favourite Prime Minister
A play written and performed by Jeff Rozelaar
“We are all dreadfully disgusted at the prospect of a Jew for our Prime Minister.”
So declared Lady Palmerston when Benjamin Disraeli was given the keys to No.10 Downing Street.
This controversial characters 'intrusion' into the heart of the Victorian 'Establishment' is related imaginatively in this one-man play.
It includes references to Hughenden Manor which Disraeli acquired and lived in. The property is a very popular National Trust venue in the South East of England.
'This amazing one-man show held the audience’s rapted attention' Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, Maidenhead Synagogue
'A splendid experience… mesmerising' U3A Reading (History group)
'A spellbinding monologue' U3A Chinnor (History group)
Studio
£15
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Not So Ugly Sisters
You’ve heard the fairytale, now here’s the whole hair-raising truth!
Dolly rests on her broom counting the passers-by outside the salon window, whilst her sister Barb watches the phone that never rings. It’s the morning of Cindy and Prince Smarming’s big royal wedding - but Dolly and Barb are not invited! But hell hath no fury like a hairdresser scorned!
A brand new musical re-telling of Cinderella from the perspective of the ‘Not So’ Ugly Sisters, reimagined for the stage in this magical adventure for the whole family by Wrongsemble.
Wrongsemble are a Yorkshire based theatre company famed for creating fantastic family theatre for all ages, packed full of original music, puppetry, magic and adventure.
The Not So Ugly Sisters promises to be a theatrical treat not to be missed for ages 4-104!
Courtyard Theatre
£12 | £10 under 16s
Family and Friends (4 people) £40
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.