Weddings

Whether yours is a big-hearted, budget romcom or an all singing all dancing production, we’d be delighted to host your wedding day.

Every wedding at The Theatre is a little different. We are only able to hold a small number of weddings per year around our thriving arts programme, so yours will be one of only a select few held here at our Cotswolds wedding venue. This means you get a truly personal experience, with our can-do team able to pull out all the stops for your unique day.

Chipping Norton is on the edge of the Cotswolds on the Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire border, conveniently located for Banbury, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and northern Cotswold towns.

Groom in a kilt and bride in a white gown walk down the Theatre steps as guests throw confetti

“We already knew the Theatre was a very special place, but we had not imagined how magical the transformation would be for our wedding day. The team were open to all of our ideas & helped created a truly unforgettable day. Our friends and family were blown away, as were we!”

– Alison & Matthew

Bride in off the shoulder white gown and bridesmaids in gold enter the auditorium door

A Quirky Cotswolds Wedding Venue

We are a small, much-loved Cotswold venue, nestled in a pretty residential street. Our auditorium, an 1870s former Salvation Army citadel, provides an intimate yet grand setting for your day. Bare Cotswold stone walls, gallery seating and pillars all underneath the vaulted ceiling and theatre lights – there’s no other space quite like it.

This is a space that transforms itself from show to show, so we are able set the scene for a day as unique as you are.

Our venue is customisable and flexible to your vision. Seating, curtains, lighting, flowers, music - we can work with you to create the backdrop you’ve been dreaming of, or advise you on what we know works. Unlike many venues, we aren’t precious about what you can and can’t do – if we can make it work, we will!

“Our guests absolutely loved the theatre and we’ve heard from so many people how special and unique it was. Having the ceremony on the stage meant that everyone could see us clearly and it felt very intimate despite us having 200 guests.”

- Katy & Jake

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Wedding Gallery

Married couple sharing their first dance backlit by fairy lights and theatre lights

Newly married couple on the stage with flowers, pampas grass and fairy lights

Bride and groom at the front and wedding guests all sat in theatre stall seats

Bride and groom walking through guard of honour of swords on steps outside white Theatre building

Red rose flower arch with small band of wedding musicians on the lit stage

Theatre set up for a wedding ceremony with lights, pampas grass and flowers

Champagne bucket and flutes waiting on the edge of grey Theatre bar

The Theatre bar area showing gold chandelier and murals

White gallery space with round tables set up for afternoon tea

Green theatre auditorium with stall seats removed and round tables set up for wedding reception

Round reception tables set up in auditorium next to Cotswold stone walls

“Our wedding was as perfect as we could imagine. The staff were incredible and made us feel so special. The preparation and the day went so smoothly and made it all so easy for us. We had all the information we needed as well as sharing our ideas and have the theatre make them into reality. We couldn’t have wished for more!”

– Sarah & Laurence

Cotswold Theatre Wedding Packages

We are delighted to host you for your wedding ceremony and drinks reception before you head off to your reception (we can make suggestions!); or you can make a day of it and hold your reception with us too.

We can host up to 200 guests in our fully licensed auditorium, and 60-80 for your wedding breakfast.

Click the arrows below for the at-a-glance details of our wedding packages.

The packages:

The Ceremony Package

3 hours set up time
3 hours of exclusive use
drinks reception
theatre lighting & sound set up

from £1,400

The Ceremony & Reception Package

everything in the ceremony package plus:

sit down dinner for 60 or buffet for 80
disco or live music for 150

from £2,250

Weekday Weddings

everything in our ceremony-only package, for weddings held midweek.

from £450

Something more flexible?

The nature of our historic building puts some limitations on the spaces we can offer. Some of our couples enjoy a "hybrid" day, combining a ceremony at the Theatre, dinner elsewhere in town and then back to Theatre for dancing. We would be happy to discuss whatever format makes your day yours.

Let's start the show!

Click here to submit an enquiry form or email [email protected] and we can arrange a site visit or a no-obligation chat about what you're dreaming of for your big day.

You can download our wedding brochure here for more detailed information about our packages and what is possible at our venue.