Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
Email: comments@whitehorsedc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01235 520202

Vale of White Horse District Council

Rural touring theatre events

The Arts Development Unit can help villages in the Vale to host professional performances of theatre, music and dance.

Any community centre, school or village hall can apply to join the touring scheme which is subsidised by the Council to ensure that residents get the chance to experience high quality entertainment on their doorstep.

Performances are co-ordinated by "Live and Local Oxfordshire" which is a county-wide partnership supported by other councils in Oxfordshire and the Arts Council England. The partnership aims to enable the different touring theatre schemes in the county to work closely together to provide performances that are accessible, diverse and affordable. This should enable communities to continue to experience creative work by professional performers.

The next programme of performances will run from November 2008 to March 2009 - for details see below.

• Caliche Children's Concert presented by Caliche Music & Education at Longworth Village Hall on Saturday 18 October 2008 at 4pm
• Hoagy, Hornpipes, Handel and Hoedown presented by Hilary James & Simon Mayor at Hinton Waldrist Village Hall on Friday 7 November 2008 at 7.30pm
• The am-A-zing Thing presented by Lempen Puppet Theatre Company at The Corn Exchange, Faringdon on Sunday 16 November 2008 at 3pm
• The Prisoner of Zenda presented by North Country Theatre at West Hendred & Ginge Village HallSaturday on 22 November 2008 at 7.30pm
• Professor Bumm’s Story Machine presented by The Black Sheep at Wytham Village Hall on Saturday, 29th November 2008 at 3pm

For full details of these events see the programme on the right of the page. See below for another show coming to various village halls in the Vale:

Hansel and Gretel by Mike Kenny co-produced with Pegasus Theatre - a family show for everyone aged six and over

Desperate times call for desperate measures! So when food is short and there are mouths to feed something's got to give. But when Mum & Dad leave the kids in the wood there turn out to be more questions than answers:

• Will the woodcutter turn out to be a man or a mouse?
• Will Hansel and Gretel ever find their way back home?
• Will the future be free-range or oven-ready?

Find out in Mike Kenny's sparkling re-telling of this familiar tale of breadcrumbs and witches: it's the perfect recipe for a great night out.  The following shows are taking place:

• Wed 19 Nov, 7pm - Upton Village Hall, 01235 851206
• Thur 27 Nov, 7pm - Appleton Village Hall, 01865 863850
• Fri 12 Dec, 7.30pm - Chilton Village Hall, 01235 834285
• Wed 17 Dec, 7pm - East Hendred Village Hall, 01235 833973
• Fri 19 Dec, 7pm - Uffington Village Hall, 01367 820385
• Tue 3 Feb, 7pm - Lains Barn, 01865 249444
• Thur 5 Feb, 7pm - Bourton Village Hall, 01793 780279
• Sat 7 Feb, 7pm - Buckland Memorial Hall, 01367 870625

Hansel and Gretel poster

If you would like more information, including how to join the touring scheme, please contact the Arts Development Team using the contact details on the right.