Sitting at the heart of Abingdon School’s Arts Centre, the Amey Theatre with its 446 seat auditorium is the perfect venue for a wide range of events this summer. With its fully raked seating and balcony, the Theatre is versatile enabling it to be adapted to a wide range of uses. Equipped with modern stage lighting, sound facilities and a large projection screen, and easily accessible for visitors to get to, take a look at what you can be part of over coming weeks.
Come along to an afternoon of ‘Dance Music’ on Sunday 9 June from 3.00pm. The award-winning Abingdon Concert Band and the Marsh Tompsett School of Dance will join forces, covering a wide range of dance styles. The concert will feature music from Riverdance, West Side Story, Puttin’ on the Ritz, 42nd Street and more with some fantastic dancers accompanying the live music. Tickets are £12 adult, £8 age 18 and under.
For Opera lovers, on Tuesday 11 June at 7.15pm Royal Opera House Andrea Chénier screening with tickets at £16 adults, £13 concession.
At a glittering party in 18th–century Paris, the poet Andréa Chénier delivers an impassioned denunciation of Louis XVI. Five years later, the Revolution has given way to the Terror, transforming the power balance between Chénier, his beloved Maddalena, and Gérard, the man who could destroy him. Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar’s spectacular staging, under the baton of long–time collaborator Antonio Pappano – who conducts Giordano’s epic historical drama of revolution and forbidden love in his last production as Music Director of The Royal Opera.
Screening Update: Sadly, Carlos Álvarez has withdrawn from all performances of Andrea Chénier. To accommodate the revised stage schedule, the cinema capture will now be filmed on 05 June 2024, and the role of Carlo Gérard will be performed by Amartuvshin Enkhbat on this date. Andrea Chénier will still be broadcast via satellite at 7.15pm on 11 June 2024 as previously advised but will not be a Live Cinema Broadcast. For more information about this screening, please visit the Royal Opera House.roh.org.uk/about/cinema.
Are you a fan of watching rugby? Wednesday 19 June at 7.30pm is the perfect evening for you when Shane Williams MBE, an iconic name from the World of Rugby, will be on stage.
We are delighted to offer you the opportunity to join us for the latest in our popular series of rugby evenings with another iconic name from the World of rugby, Shane Williams MBE. Shane is considered to be one of the greatest wingers ever to play Rugby Union, playing 87 times for Wales and a further 4 times for the Lions. He is the Welsh record try scorer and the 4th on the World all-time list, voted World Player of the Year in 2008. Since retiring, Shane has built a great reputation as a pundit and businessperson as well as staying fit by completing many Iron Man challenges.
Shane has a wealth of stories and insights into a glittering career, and it promises to be an evening to remember. The Theatre’s host will chat to Shane about his career and then follow with an opportunity for the audience to get involved with a Q&A session. Please note that there may be some adult language.
Tickets are priced at £20 £17.50 senior citizen plus booking fee. There are also a limited number of VIP Tickets available priced at £40 plus booking fee which will include a “Meet & Greet” with Shane, a photo opportunity and ONE signature from the man himself plus seats in the front two rows.
Mostly Books presents: An Evening with Reverend Richard Coles as part of the Independent Bookshop Week celebrations, on Saturday 22 June, starting at 7pm. £16 ticket, £28 ticket and book
Richard Coles is a writer, broadcaster and an Anglican priest. He co-presented Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 for eleven years and appears, from time to time, on QI, Have I Got News For You, and Would I Lie To You? He has won Christmas MasterChef, Celebrity Mastermind twice, and captained Leeds to victory in Christmas University Challenge in 2019. A contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017, he scored a lamentably low mark for a Paso Doble.
He writes regularly for the Sunday Times, and is the author of half a dozen books, including a bestselling autobiography, Fathomless Riches, and the bereavement bestseller The Madness of Grief, after the death of his partner, Rev David Coles. Murder Before Evensong and A Death in the Parish, the first two books in the Canon Clement Mystery series, were both instant number 1 Sunday Times bestsellers. Murder at the Monastery is the third book in the series.
Canon Daniel Clement has suffered a secret humiliation and to recover takes respite at the monastery where he was a novice. But the monastery doesn’t allow the break he needs, for tensions are building there too. A mysterious death occurs, and Daniel thinks it might be murder. Meanwhile back at Champton, Daniel is the subject of village gossip, his mother Audrey is up to something again, there’s trouble at the dress shop, trouble up at the big house, and the puppies are running riot. As dark secrets unfold, can Daniel solve the mystery at the monastery without the help of Detective Sergeant Neil Vanloo?
Mini Professionals Dance Academy celebrate their 10th Anniversary in style with their incredible Summer Showcase! Students aged 2 to 18 will take to the stage presenting dances in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, contemporary, tap and musical theatre. The show will take you on a journey through the ages celebrating music from the 1920s to present day, as well as delving into what the future might hold. Performances at 5:30pm on Saturday 13 June 2024, 11:00am and 5:00pm on Sunday 24 June 2024. £14 adult, £10 child under 10. This show is not to be missed!
Come along to an Evening with Susie Dent on Wednesday 14 August at 7pm in celebration of the release of her debut novel, Guilty by Definition.
Susie is a writer and broadcaster on language. She recently celebrated 30 years as a co-presenter and the resident word expert on C4's Countdown, and also appears on the show's comedy sister 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown. Susie comments regularly on TV and radio on words in the news, and answers notes and queries about words and phrases in various weekly columns. She has written for several news publications, and is the author of multiple books, including her latest, An Emotional Dictionary: Real Words for How You Feel, from Angst to Zwodder, published in 2022. Living in Oxford Susie has developed a passion for cycling - Lycra or no, she is never without her little black book for jotting down any new words picked up in the wild. Guilty by Definition is her first novel. Tickets are £12 or £20 with ticket and book. The event is hosted by Mostly Books.
Monday 5 to Friday 9 August, sees the Stagecoach Show in a Week with a performance on the Friday. Children work towards putting on a fully costumed show in just one week! You don't have to be a Stagecoach student to attend. Make new friends and put on a Show in just one week! This year the Juniors are putting on Pirates vs Mermaids, and Seniors are putting on WE WILL ROCK YOU Young@Part®. More information on stagecoach.co.uk/abingdon.
Tickets for these events are available from the Amey Theatre’s Box Office. Visit www.ameytheatre.co.uk or call 01235 849063
