About Barn Dance

Two epic community theatre productions, bringing together a huge cast of professional and amateur performers. Experience the world of rural Oxfordshire unfolding around you as you step into a transformed theatre, moving from field to tavern to barn, guided by performers through the space and story. With places to perch, and places to stand, this is The Theatre as you’ve never seen it before.

Barn Dance By Mike Bartlett

A sparkling, touching new play from the multi-Olivier Award winning and BAFTA nominated writer of King Charles III, Press and Doctor Foster.

Echoing the themes of Lark Rise, Barn Dance traces the imagined history of an Oxfordshire barn and those that work and live there.

Across a century of history that begins with the conscription of farmhands to fight in World War II, and ends with installation of a kitchen with underfloor heating, Barn Dance is a celebration of Oxfordshire – all that it is, and all that has changed along the way.

Post-Show Talk: Farming for the future, 17th June

What does the future hold for farming in Oxfordshire? How are farming practices changing and can we regenerate our rural environment? Join expert speakers from FarmEd, Matthews

Cotswold Flour and Bruern Farms to discuss what’s next for the place we call home.
Open to all – no booking necessary.

Performed as a double bill with Lark Rise by Keith Dewhurst, from the book by Flora Thompson

Made possible by the generous support of our sponsors and the Chipping Norton Theatre Commissioning Circle.

Supported by The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust and Chipping Norton Town Council.