John Warburton retires after 55+ years’ service
On Saturday 31 May, around 100 people gathered to celebrate the retirement of Wallingford resident, John Warburton, after over 55 years’ service to the Corn Exchange. The afternoon started with a screening of the film, Easy Virtue, where John made a brief appearance (one of over 200 films he was in as an extra). Following
Join our Workshop Team
As many of you will know, set building for SP productions takes place largely on weekdays during the day, with a dedicated team of retired folk involved. We would dearly love to open this task to a wider group, and to this end, Mick Woodhouse, one of that senior group, has suggested a regular session
Take a Tour!
We are exhibiting at this community event, 10am-1.30pm on Saturday 7 June. Come and chat to us about the myriad of volunteer opportunities at the Corn Exchange from acting, to bar, to set design and construction, costumes, ushering, marketing, you name it! Take a free tour behind the scenes of this wonderful Victorian building. Coffee,
CALLING ALL BUDDING SET DESIGNERS
Are you interested in learning about set design? Some of our current set designers would be willing and delighted to run a set design workshop and nurture anyone who would be interested in learning. Please get in touch with chair@sindodunplayers.org.uk if you are interested. Everyone and anyone would be welcome to come along.
Change to Digital QR Coded Tickets
The Corn Exchange is moving from the current paper-based system to Ticket Scanning using Digital QR coded tickets. Tickets purchased online or from the Box Office after 12th February will have QR codes on physical tickets and online confirmation emails, including the confirmation booking reference as on the current tickets. You don’t need to do
Sinodun Players and Corn Exchange awarded Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
The Corn Exchange in Wallingford and the Sinodun Players, resident company and owner of the theatre, have received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest possible honour for voluntary groups in the UK.
Sound in the Cinema
The standard level for film sound in an Auditorium is 7.0 on the calibrated Dolby™ Volume level control. However, many cinemas including this one, have found that this setting can allow excessive sound levels on some film soundtracks. However, as part of the experience, the sound in a cinema will always be louder than that
