Cornerstone’s spring season opens on Saturday 18 January with the Chairman of South Oxfordshire District Council’s Charity Gig which has become a popular annual event. This year’s chosen performer is new global jazz talent Rebecca Poole (who just happens to hail from our very own Nettlebed!) and her band. Profits will go to The Chiltern’s MS Centre and The Oxford Heart Centre Heartfelt Appeal. It’s sure to be a fantastic evening; Rebecca has performed at the Royal Albert Hall and is a regular at Ronnie Scott’s.
February brings our one-off workshop for adults with Charleston: The Dance of the 20’s. Offering the opportunity to boogie and shimmy to your heart’s content (think Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Patrick Robinson and Abbey Clancy in Strictly), come along and dance the winter blues away on Saturday 8 February. All levels are welcome and no partner’s required. If you fancy something a little less energetic we’re very excited to have Sunny Ormonde and her One Woman show on the afternoon of Saturday 22 February. Listeners to Radio 4’s The Archers will know her as the feisty Lilian, aka ‘Pusscat’, and she’ll share behind-the-scenes secrets and anecdotes plus a Q&A session. But it’s not only Archers aficionados who’ll be entertained by this fabulous February afternoon of stories, banter, favourite pieces and a great repertoire of theatre. It’s back to the 1920s at the end of the month with local non-professional theatre company Jigsaw’s production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, at Cornerstone on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 February.
Highlights for March include – straight from London’s West End – An Intimate Evening with Ruthie Henshall and The Only Way Is Downton. Ruthie’s one of the world’s best loved and most captivating musical performers and will take us on a journey through her extraordinary career. Luke Kempner’s one man show was a smash hit at Edinburgh and he’ll perform a roller-coaster set of impressions, spoofing Downton Abbey characters and plot lines and mixing in lots of popular TV and contemporary references.
The Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra specialise in the music of the 1920s and 30s, celebrating the best of British and American Dance bands of the era. The 10 piece orchestra and two singers are sure to get your toes tapping with a selection of great songs on Saturday 5 April.
February half-term is so often cold and wet. We have a wide range of half-term activities to keep youngsters occupied and entertained, running from Tuesday 18 to Friday 18 February.
Bridget Haffenden
FEBRUARY 2014
1-16 Janine Philips Exhibition, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free entry.
Sat 1 The Comedy of Errors Theatre: Family (Bristol Old Vic Theatre School), 6pm. Ages 7+ and adults.
Sun 2 Suitcase Stories Children’s: Theatre, 11am & 2pm. Ages 4-8 and adults.
Fri 7 Dracula by Bram Stoker: Theatre (Blackeyed Theatre), 8pm. Ages 13+ and adults.
Sat 8 The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged) Theatre: Comedy , 7pm. Ages 12+ and adults.
Fri 14 Valentine’s Stories and Supper: Supper Theatre (Scary Little Girls), 8pm.
Sat 15 Cara Dillon Music: Contemporary Folk (plus support from Ellie Williams), 8pm.
Sun 16 Little Howard and the Magic Pencil of Life and Death: Children’s Comedy Theatre, 2pm. Ages 4+ & adults .
20-30 Oxford Print-Makers: Focus on Print Exhibition Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Free entry.
Fri 21 Eamonn Coyle and Kris Drever Music: Folk, 8pm.
Sat 22 An Afternoon with Sunny Ormonde: It’s Lilian from The Archers! Matinee: One Woman Show, 2pm.
Sun 23 Who’s Been Sitting In My Chair? Children’s: Theatre (Freehand Theatre), 2pm. Ages 3-7.
22 &23 Thoroughly Modern Millie Hiring: Theatre (Jigsaw Stage Productions), 7.30pm.
One-off Workshop for adults
Sat 8 Charleston: The Dance of the 20s, 10.30am-12.30pm.
Half Term Holiday Activities
18-21 Drop-in and Doodle: Lines and Patterns, 10am-4pm. Free entry. All ages (adult to accompany children).
Tue 18 Clay Sculpture: Polar Animals, 1.30-3.30pm. Ages 5-12 (adult goes free when accompanied by child).
Wed 19 Handmade Felt, 1.30-3.30pm. Ages 6-11 years.
Thu 20 Print Making, 10.30am-4.30pm. Ages 7-12 years.
Fri 21 Hip Hop Dance, 10.30am-4pm. Ages 7-11 years.
Regular classes (5 week blocks starting after half term break)
Tue 25 Life Drawing (adult) 7-9pm
West End Dance (adult) 7.30-8.30m
Creative Writing (adult) 7.30-9pm
Wed 26 Still Dancing (adult 50+) 11.30am-12.30pm
Baby Boogie (parent & tot 9 months-3 years) 1-1.30pm
Parent & Toddler Ballet (18 months-3 years) 2.30-3pm
Ballet (3-4 years) 3.15-3.45pm
Ballet (4-6 years) 4-4.45pm
Youth Hip Hop and Jazz (7-11 years) 5-5.45pm
Young Directions: Dance (13-16 years) 6-7.15pm
Ballet – Beginners (adult ) 7.30-8.30pm
Thu 27 Parent & Toddler Ballet (18 months-3 years) 11.45am-12.15pm
Ballet – New Starters (3-4 years) 1.15-1.45pm
Ballet (3-4 years) 3.15-3.45pm
Ballet (4-6 years) 4-4.45pm
Ballet (6-9 years) 6-6.45pm
Youth Dance (4-6 years) 5-5.45pm
Yoga (adult) 7-8.15pm
Fri 28 Argentine Tango (adult beginners) 7.30-9.15pm
Sat 1 Arty Party: Children’s Art Classes (4-6 years) 10.30-11.15am
March Arty Party: Children’s Art Classes (7-9 years) 11.30am-12.15pm
For more details please visit web site http://www.cornerstone-arts.org or call the Box Office on 01235 515144.