Nights at the theatre
THE THEATRE CHIPPING NORTON LIFTS THE CURTAIN ON A GREAT PRIZE TO WIN TICKETS TO TWO PRODUCTIONS
This sweet 200-seat theatre is a real gem. Sitting neatly on a quiet residential road in a Cotswolds town, The Theatre Chipping Norton is housed in a building that began its life as a Salvation Army citadel in 1888. In 1968, two Royal Shakespeare Company actors, Tamara and John Malcolm, discovered the building was up for sale and realised its potential. In September 1973, fundraising for the new theatre began, as a true community resource, with residents of Chipping Norton each asked to contribute £1 towards the conversion. The year was crowned with The Theatre’s first Christmas Show, Beauty and the Beast.
A COTSWOLDS GEM
No ordinary venue, The Theatre Chipping Norton features original, ornate railings leading you into the foyer and gorgeous painted murals on its bar walls. Its charming Box Office is housed in the cottage next door. And its productions punch above their weight, with praise from national press and acclaimed annual pantos (such as last year’s Aladdin, pictured above).
PLAYS & PANTOS
This September The Theatre will be touring its latest in-house production
Skylight. A show about love, relationships and everything in between, it will make you laugh, it will make you cry and it will definitely give you plenty to think about. Following its run in Chipping Norton (11–21 September), the play goes on tour to Salisbury, Bury St Edmunds, Winchester and Portsmouth. Puss in
Boots comes to The Theatre in November – with an impressive pedigree to live up to, with previous pantos having won national press coverage and featured in The Daily Telegraph’s ‘Best Christmas Shows’ for the past six years. Puss in
Boots runs from 13 November until 12 January 2020.
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN
Enter our competition to win a fantastic night out at both upcoming productions. The Theatre Chipping Norton is giving away four tickets, refreshments and more to Skylight and Puss in Boots. See above for prize details. Enter online at thesimplethings.com/ blog/chippingnorton before the closing date, 28 August 2019. Discover what’s on at chippingnortontheatre.com.