On stage at the Theatre

WEDNESDAY 6 OCTOBER at 7.30 pm

IN THE FOYER BAR

Cafe Scientifique

SCIENCE EXCHANGE WALLINGFORD

30,000 years of watching paint dry : 

a guided tour from the earliest uses of paint 

technology to the challenges of the 21st century.

Judith Hardy, AkzoNobel

Judith will look at the earliest examples of use of paint and track development of paint technology through the centuries to the present day. Despite a 30,000 year heritage, paints and coatings are still active areas of research and development, with many new challenges coming to light, not least of which is the need to provide environmentally sustainable routes to protection and decoration for a multitude of surfaces.
 
Judith Hardy is Director for Technology Platforms for AkzoNobel, the largest coatings company in the world. She has worked for more than 20 years in the Coatings Industry, specializing in colour technology, paint formulation and new appearance effects.

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TUESDAY 12 OCTOBER to SATURDAY 16 OCTOBER : Nightly at 7.45 pm

   Sinodun Players present

"OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD"

     by Timberlake Wertenbaker

            Directed by Ric Harley

1988 Winner of Laurence Olivier Award and BBC Award for the Play of the Year

1991 New York Drama Critic’s Circle Award

If you have not seen this 1988 play by British playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, then you are

in for a real treat. It charts the story of the first fleet of British Officers and convicts to Australia

in 1788 to establish the first penal colony. According to history a group of the convicts (mainly

illiterate petty criminals from all over the UK) rehearsed and performed a play by George Farquhar

 - a well known Restoration playwright - on the anniversary of King George III’s birthday.

The play explores the relationships between the officers and the convicts, the class system within the convict camp,

 and the effect on the indigenous people with the arrival of the British. It explores themes of identity, punishment, the

Georgian judicial system, and the idea that it is possible for  “theatre to be a humanising force”.

 It is funny, distressing, moving and thought-provoking. If you enjoy theatre, this play is a “must see”.

TICKETS for ALL NIGHTS £10.00  

NOW BOOKING

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SATURDAY 23 OCTOBER at 7.45 pm

Independent Ballet Wales present

"Giselle"

Photos : Peter Teigen

“Critics Circle Award” winning company Independent Ballet Wales present a breathtaking version of one of the most famous ballets of all time.

Featuring the original stunning score by Adolphe Adam, atmospheric costumes and sets, and the remarkable dancers of the company. 

The peasant girl Giselle is driven to kill herself when she discovers that her youthful lover ‘Loys’ is in reality Count Albrecht, and not free to marry her. She rises from the dead to prey on the man who has betrayed her. But as Albrecht, repenting, visits her moonlit grave, Giselle protects him from the deathly touch of her phantom sisters until the dawn sees him safe once more.

This passionate and dramatic tale is based on the reworking of Giselle by Marius Petipa with choreographic additions by Artistic Director and Creative Wales Award winner Darius James.   

Original Choreography. Expressive Costumes. Stunning Sets

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE at the same prices as last year      Adults £16.00  School Students £10.00

thanks to the co-operation of Independent Ballet Wales

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SATURDAY 6 NOVEMBER at 8.00 pm   (please note the starting time)

Rebecca Vaughan portrays

Austen's Women  

Jane Austen, 'the mother of romance novelists' was a woman ahead of her time creating some of literature's most celebrated characters and defining her era, her sex and her class. She speaks for the yearning heart as much now as in her own day... But just how much have things really changed for women since then?

In a bold revisiting using nothing but the words of Austen herself, the souls of Emma Woodhouse, Lizzy Bennet, Mrs Norris, Miss Bates and many more are brilliantly illuminated. Taken out of context (and in the absence of the men!) these women speak volumes for their sex and their standing constrained by the stringent societal code of their time.

Lovers of Jane Austen or the uninitiated few will revel in appreciation of the queen of English of Literature distilled to her essence!

Reviews of Austen's Women performed by Rebecca Vaughan

"Cleverly written and superbly performed by Rebecca Vaughan...Guy Masterson has done it again" (One4Review)

"Vaughan's performance was unfaultable...this is a thoroughly enjoyable exploration of women & is thoroughly recommended" (Edinburgh Guide)

"A startling feat of performance, portrayal, writing & direction...each character has been carefully created and each is a piece in itself... a strongly recommended show" (Fringe Review)

"Austen's Women could give a few tips to some comedy shows, not just in timing and subject material, but use of pathos and verisimilitude. Enjoy. " (Edinburgh Evening News)

"Passes the Austen-fan test with flying colours...An Austen treat" (Hairline)

"A loving homage...the piece is tightly corseted, but frilly, flowing and flamboyant in all the right places" (The Stage)

PLEASE NOTE: The running time of the Show is 70 minutes and is presented WITHOUT AN INTERVAL

Approximate finishing time 9.10 pm

ALL TICKETS  £10   NOW BOOKING

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TUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER at 7.30 pm

IN THE FOYER BAR

Cafe Scientifique

SCIENCE EXCHANGE WALLINGFORD

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SATURDAY 4 DECEMBER at 7.45 pm

Phil McIntyre Entertainments proudly present:

Frisky and Mannish- The College Years

The pair who met while reading English at Oxford, are one of the most in- demand acts on the cabaret circuit, 

having performed in New York, Berlin and enjoyed a sold-out season at Leicester Square Theatre, London.

 Following their critically acclaimed, smash-hit debut School of Pop, F&M are back. Every truly great high-school show needs a kick-ass college sequel. This year, the dynamite duo are throwing down the intellectual gauntlet and inviting you to The College Years. A thesis in pop dialectics focusing on collision theory, and covering great pairings from Brandy and Monica, to Freddie Mercury and What’s-her-face Operabitch.

 ‘A musical wake-up like a cold shower in a hot disco’ (New Zealand Herald)

  'Joyous' (Guardian)

  'Undisputed hit' ***** (Herald)

  'Wildly talented' **** (Independent)

  'Pure exhilarating brilliance' ***** (Chortle)

  ‘A complete triumph’ ***** (Time Out Sydney).

TICKETS £10

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SATURDAY 11 DECEMBER at 7.45 pm

"More Betjeman 

    with a touch of Christmas"

Following the sell-out success of Lance Pierson's tribute to the life and poems of Sir John,

he returns with more Betjeman including one or two touches of Christmas.

TICKETS £10   NOW BOOKING

School children can experience the wonders of Betjeman's words for £6

THURSDAY 13 JANUARY to SATURDAY 15 JANUARY

Nightly at 7.30 pm plus Saturday matinee at 2.30 pm

TUESDAY 18 JANUARY to SATURDAY 22 JANUARY

Nightly at 7.30 pm plus Saturday matinee at 2.30 pm

SUNDAY 23 JANUARY 

Matinee at 2.30 pm

TUESDAY 25 JANUARY to SATURDAY 29 JANUARY

Nightly at 7.30 pm plus Saturday matinee at 2.30 pm

Sinodun Players' Traditional Family Pantomime

Jack & the Beanstalk

BOOKING OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON

FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER at 10 am

TICKET PRICES: CHILDREN - ALL PERFORMANCES £6.00

                                ADULTS     - TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY £10.00

                                                     - FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY £12.00

SATURDAY 19 MARCH at 7.45 pm

THE CORN EXCHANGE WALLINGFORD presents

The London Classic Theatre Company production of

 Seduction. Passion. Obsession.

 “An unforgettable night of white-hot theatrical intensity.”  Daily Telegraph

 July 1945. A country house near London.  Celebrations for the Labour Party’s landslide election victory are in full swing. The lady of the house, Miss Julie, descends into the servants’ kitchen to seek out John, her father’s chauffeur. As the night draws in and flirtation turns to passion, the two lovers embark on a consuming and deadly dance of desire.

Sex, class and ambition battle for centre stage as Patrick Marber relocates Strindberg’s sensual love story to post-war England.

 Patrick Marber’s first play, Dealer’s Choice, opened at the National Theatre in February 1995, and won the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy. His other plays include Howard Katz, Don Juan in Soho and Closer, which also won the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy, as well as the Critics' Circle Theatre Award and Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play.

 August Strindberg (1849-1912) was a pivotal figure in the development of modern drama and a passionate early advocate of both Naturalism and Expressionism. His works include The Dance of Death, A Dream Play and The Ghost Sonata. As one of the pioneers of the Modern European stage, he gained notoriety both as an astute portrayer of character and an unrelenting critic of the social and sexual mores of his time.

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