News and Stories

Ruth Goldstraw, a member of The Theatre's Creative Writing group has had her first novel published! Here she talks about how our Take Part group inspired and aided her through the process. "They say writing is a lonely occupation. I’ve…

NOVEMBER 2023 - JANUARY 2024 By John Terry with original music by Eliane Correa and Rebecca Applin.

In the middle of an 8 show day at the Edinburgh Fringe last summer, I managed to snag a ticket to one of the most talked about shows of the festival – Mark Thomas’ England and Son. As I left the auditorium after the performance (in tears…

The reviews are in! Have a read of all the fantastic comments we have had from press on our Pantomime Cinderella.

The Theatre has been an established charity and company since August 1974, and as you can imagine, a lot has changed during those 50 years. As we approach our 50th anniversary year we have reviewed our charitable objectives and are looking…

Tamara Malcolm MBE – 1937–2023 Passionate, inspirational and formidable - The Theatre marks the passing of its Founder and first Director who died in August, aged 86. A fierce independent spirit – Tamara was born in Swiss Cottage, London,…

By John Terry. Music by Rebecca Applin. Join Dick and his feline companion on a globetrotting adventure full of non-stop laughter, fantastic original music and sheer silliness."Brilliant and beautiful, Dick Whittington at Chipping Norton…

Chipping Norton Theatre and National Tour Spring 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, exhausted and self-doubting, returns alone to his Memphis motel room and orders up room service. The charismatic waitress who appears with his coffee takes…

Adapted by Simon Callow from the novel by Charles Dickens Chipping Norton 2020, Belgrade Theatre Coventry 2021 “A tour de force performance” **** Oxford Times. David Bradley stars in Simon Callow’s acclaimed one-man adaptation of the…

Whilst the doors to our building were closed for the pandemic, we embarked on an exciting project called Memory Lanes. The Theatre brought its well-loved gallery out on to the streets of Chipping Norton, creating an exhibition of living…