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JANUARY.Sat 14 Chairman’s Charity Concert Hiring: Music 7.30pm

Sat 21 Seann Walsh Stand-Up 8pm

Sat 28 The Trial by Steven Berkoff Theatre 8pm

Sun 29 Cushion Concert: Saxophone Children’s Music 12 noon & 1.30pm

FEBRUARY..Thu 2 From Medicine Cabinet to

Kitchen CupboardHiring: Talk 7pm

Fri 3 Russell Kane: Manscaping Stand-Up 8pm

Sat 4 Twelfth Night Family Theatre 3pm

Sun 5 Choreographic Showcase Hiring: Dance 7.30pm

Thu 9 -Sat 11

Stepping Out Hiring: Musical 7.45pm

Sun 12 Story Tour of Cornerstone Children’s Stories 2pm

Sun 12 Eat your heart out Stories and Supper 7pm

Thu 16 An Instinct for Kindness Theatre 7.30pm

Fri 17 Richard Herring: What is Love Anyway?

Stand-Up 8pm

Sat 18 YolanDa Brown Jazz Music 8pm

Sat 25 Juan Martín Flamenco Dance Ensemble

Flamenco Music 8pm

Sun 26 Cracking Cryptics Talk 2pm

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Family friendly performance

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Blue is for visual arts and exhibitions

Green is for classes and workshops

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CHILDREN’S STORYTELLING TOUR OF CORNERSTONESunday 12 February, 2pm

EAT YOUR HEART OUT – STORIES AND SUPPERSunday 12 February, 7pm

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MARCH.Thu 1 The Table Theatre 8pm

Fri 2 Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Music 7.30pm

Sun 4 The Three Billy Pigs Children’s Theatre 2pm

Sat 10 Mother Mae I? Comedy Cabaret 8pm

Fri 16 Steve Hughes: Big Issues Stand-Up 8pm

Sat 17 St Patrick’s Day Charity Show Hiring: Variety 7.30pm

Sun 18 The Secret Garden Theatre 3pm

Thu 22 Mapdance 2011 Dance 7.30pm

Sat 24 Clare Teal Jazz Music 8pm

Thu 29I’m an Aristocrat, Get Me Out of Here!

Theatre 7.30pm

Sat 31 Spikedrivers Blues Roots Revue Blues Roots Music 8pm

APRIL.Sun 1 Red Riding Hood Children’s Theatre 2pm

Sat 14 Your Days Are Numbered Comedy Talk 8pm

Sun 15 Cushion Concert: Guitar Children’s Music12 noon & 1.30pm

Sat 21 Jackie Oates Folk Music 8pm

Sun 22 The Greatest Bubble Show on Earth!

Children’s Comedy 11am & 2pm

Thu 26Didcot Girls’ School: April Dance Show

Hiring: Dance 7.30pm

Sat 28 Pop Magic Comedy: Variety 8pm

Sun 29 The Snail & The Whale Children’s Theatre 2pm

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CORNERSTONE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY

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THE NEW EVENING DESTINATION FOR DIDCOT! • Unique fine wine list • Fabulous cocktails• Fresh, high quality food. Check

out our daily bistro menu for hot food

• Bottled and draught beers

BAR@FREE

BAR GIGS!

CAFE BAR OPENING TIMESThe café bar is open from... 8am-11pm (Tues to Sat) 10am-9pm (Sundays)

OPEN MIC NIGHT2ND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. 8PM

CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE 3RD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. 7PM FOR 7.30PM

MUSIC FAIR 1ST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. FROM 10AM

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Friday 27 January 8pm till late

Sound Advice Well done, you’ve made it

through January! This Friday

the Café Bar @ Cornerstone

becomes the destination for an

eclectic mix of funk, soul, and

jazz-influenced hip-hop, house,

drum and bass and breaks, with

DJs Pye and Mr Howard. The bar

is open till late serving fabulous

cocktails, beers and wine. We do

have space for dancing :)

Friday 24 February 8pm

Edwina Hayes with support from Beard of Destiny

Edwina Hayes numbers Michael

Parkinson and Bob Harris

among her fans and has opened

numerous shows for Jools

Holland and Van Morrison. Nanci

Griffith calls her ‘the sweetest

voice in England’. Her beautifully

written songs and charming

stage presence have won her

a reputation as a true natural

talent of gentle folk-americana.

www.edwinahayes.com

Friday 23 March 8pm

Matt Winkworth with supportHailing from Oxford, Matt

and his theatrical eight-piece

band perform original songs,

telling tall tales and forgotten

stories. Join them on a

whimsical journey, whether

taking a wry look at everyday

life or perhaps hunting the

Jabberwock!

www.mattwinkworth.

bandcamp.com

Friday 20 April 8pm

Al Lewis with support from Will Lawson

Al Lewis is a singer-songwriter

from North Wales whose sound

is reminiscent of the classic

singer-songwriters Al Stewart

and James Taylor, yet delivered

with a modern twist more

akin to Damien Rice and Ryan

Adams. He has gathered praise

from eminent DJs such as Huw

Stephens and Steve Lamacq

and we can’t wait to bring him

to Cornerstone so that you can

become fans too.

www.allewismusic.com

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THE INAUGURAL CHAIRMAN’S CHARITY CONCERTCOUNTRY FOR OLD MENHIRING: MUSIC

The Chairman of South Oxfordshire District Council presents the opening concert of our season in aid of his charities The Richard Burns Foundation, The Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children and Compassion in World Farming.

Country For Old Men is a banjo driven Americana/country/blues band with a funk edge. They play mainly original music with the odd

cover familiar to gig-goers. The five-piece plays guitar, mandolin, harmonica, banjo, double and electric bass, drums and bongos!

Saturday 14 January 7.30pm £14, £12.50 (concs)

SEANN WALSHCOMEDY: STAND-UP

Seann Walsh is still young but has already won many accolades. He’s been listed as one of Dave’s Top Ten stand-up acts to catch in 2011.

Charming and charismatic, a natural born observational storyteller, he regails us with stories from his childhood and life so far.

www.offthekerb.co.uk

Saturday 21 January 8pm£12, £10 (concs and members) Ages 16+

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‘Howlingly funny’

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TRY THIS If you liked Groanbox Boys, Kimmie Rhodes, Spikedrivers

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TRY THIS If you liked Michael McIntyre, John Bishop, Greg Davies, Daniel Sloss

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Joseph K is the victim of anonymous governing forces. Awaiting trial, he becomes increasingly desperate as he tries to ascertain what he is charged with.

Full of twists that are shocking, thrilling and funny, this adaptation of Kafka’s masterpiece is a twentieth-century classic.

www.blackeyedtheatre.co.uk

Saturday 28 January 8pm£14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members)

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Blackeyed Theatre, in association with North Devon Theatres and South Hill Park, presents

THE TRIAL BY STEVEN BERKOFF Adapted from the novel by Franz Kafka

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‘One of the most innovative, audacious companies working in contemporary English theatre’

THE STAGE

CUSHION CONCERT FOR LITTLE ONES SAXOPHONEMUSIC: CHILDREN’S

Our cushion concerts are super-popular. This season we continue – and with a twist! We introduce cellist Roz Gladstone, who is going to lead the concerts and along the way introduce other instruments to you and your little ones.

Fun games help develop awareness of pitch, pulse and rhythm. Learn how the instruments work and hear examples of different sounds they can produce, before jigging along to some short pieces especially for children performed by professional musicians. Fun, fun, fun!

Sunday 29 January12 noon under 5s 1.30pm 5-8 year olds£8, £6 (concs), under 18 months go free

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LOUISE SAYS

‘...a really inventive

company with multi-

talented actors. I can’t

wait!!’

Russell won the 2010 Foster’s Comedy Award in Edinburgh as much for his fresh, insightful material as for his hard-hitting delivery. He was a hit at Cornerstone last time. Since then you may have seen him on Celebrity Family Fortunes, or heard him on Radio 2, talking about the seaside! Russell now comes back with his new show, humorously exploring the state of masculinity in the modern world. Manscaping is the word Russell has made up for the 12 possible shapes that manhood takes over the years. Come and find out what they are – and see if you agree!

www. russellkane.co.uk

Lisa Ryan, Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Operational Director of Oxford Brookes University’s highly regarded Functional Foods Centre will talk about ‘functional foods’ - what they are and their role in health. Functional foods represent an

exciting new development in food science and nutrition, and one which is of great interest to the general public, and to the scientific community.

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Café Scientifique presents

FROM MEDICINE CABINET TO KITCHEN CUPBOARDHIRING: TALK

Thursday 2 February 7pmTickets are free. Please book in advance

RUSSELL KANE MANSCAPINGCOMEDY: STAND-UP

Friday 3 February 8pm, £17.50, £15.50 (concs), £14.50 (members) Ages 18+

‘A seriously good comedian’

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Bristol Old Vic Theatre School presents brilliant shows which enchant the whole family. This bittersweet comic masterpiece is specially adapted from Shakespeare’s original text for clearer understanding by younger audiences, whilst still captivating adults. A mix of bold storytelling, imaginative staging and music, with all the power

and beauty of the original text. These are the stars of the future – come and see them here.

www.oldvic.ac.uk

Saturday 4 February 3pm£12, £10.50 (concs) £9.50 (members) Ages 7+FAMILY TICKET £40 for a party of four (to include at least one under 16)

Dance Connection

CHOREOGRAPHIC SHOWCASEHIRING: DANCE

Dance Connection’s super talented students return to battle it out to become ‘Choreographic Champion’. The diverse mix of choreography showcases the versatility, dedication and skills of the young dancers and choreographers.

www.dance-connection.co.uk

Sunday 5 February 7.30pm £12, £11 (under 16s)

Black Box Theatre Company presents

STEPPING OUTHIRING: MUSICAL

The heart-warming, hilarious story of a weekly tap class. Mavis, the eternally patient instructor, and her acerbic pianist, teach the would-be dancers their left foot from their right while overcoming the problems that kept them out of synch.

Thursday 9 February to Saturday 11 February 7.45pm£13.50, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members)

EMMA SAYS:

‘This group is a

delightful way to

introduce young

people to classic

theatre.’

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School presents

TWELFTH NIGHTTHEATRE: FAMILY M

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Scary Little Girls presents

EAT YOUR HEART OUT STORIES AND SUPPER!LIVE STORYTELLING FOR GROWN UPS

Come to Cornerstone’s gallery for an evening of stories celebrating all the catastrophes and insanities of love, and a delicious meal in the café bar. Providing a contrast to the standard Valentine’s Day celebrations, with tales read by actors from authors including E Nesbit, Daphne du Maurier and Dorothy Parker, you’ll be treated to some frightening, foolish and funny takes on love. Be greeted by pink fizz and your main meal on arrival, followed by dessert in the interval. Whether you are in, out, or over love, this night will bring a smile to your lips in more ways than one!

Sunday 12 February 7pm. Places limited £25, £22.50 (concs), £21.50 (members) inclusive of storytelling and supper

Scary Little Girls presents

CHILDREN’S STORY TOUR OF CORNERSTONE

LIVE STORYTELLING FOR CHILDREN

Little ones come and join our professional super-friendly storytellers for some drama games and an interactive story that journeys around the whole of Cornerstone! Along the way there are daft and surprising props, sing-alongs and a new twist on classic fairy tales. Bring your ideas and we’ll supply the adventure! The tour lasts one hour.

Sunday 12 February 2pm£7 for one adult and child. Extra child £3. Ages 5-11Places are limited

Seabright Productions presents

AN INSTINCT FOR KINDNESSTHEATRE

In 2010, Chris Larner accompanied his chronically ill ex-wife to Switzerland’s Dignitas clinic. In this moving, bitter-sweet show, Chris reflects on the circumstances, morality and humanity surrounding the journey and assisted dying.

www.seabrightproductions.co.uk/instinct.html

Thursday 16 February 7.30pm£14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members)

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‘A wonderfully subtle and deceptively understated performance.’

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RICHARD HERRINGWHAT IS LOVE ANYWAY?COMEDY: STAND-UP

‘The best comedian of his generation’ (GQ) asks us ‘Does anybody love anybody anyway?’

In previous shows Herring has sorted out religion, world politics and the male member, and now turns his ponderings to love. Does his dry cleaner genuinely love him? How

could a romantic gesture involving Ferrero Rochers get dangerously out of control? Help Richard sort it out, before love destroys him…again!

You remember Richard from Fist of Fun and Lee and Herring - see him again now at the top of his game.

www.richardherring.com

Friday 17 February 8pm£15, £13.50(concs), £12.50 (members) Ages 18+

YOLANDA BROWNMUSIC: JAZZ

YolanDa is a double MOBO award-winning saxophonist and a massive headline act in her own right. She’s forging a path as the voice of cool

contemporary jazz in the UK.

The roll call of her collaborations is impressive - Errol Brown, Courteney Pine, Diana Krall, Mica Paris and Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. YolanDa comes to Cornerstone with her full live band for an exclusive album release concert.

www.yolandabrown.co.uk

Saturday 18 February 8pm£15, £13.50 (concs), £12.50 (members)

‘Stimulating, exhilarating…utterly hilarious’

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WORKSHOP YolanDa is also passionate about getting people of all ages to enjoy music, so she is personally presenting a

sax workshop for people coming to the concert at 1pm. First come, first served!

£5 with ticket to show. Bring your own sax!

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JUAN MARTINFLAMENCO DANCE ENSEMBLE MUSIC: FLAMENCO

Juan, from Andalucia, was voted one of the top three flamenco guitarists in the world by US Guitar Player magazine. His mastery of the guitar is absolute, and his shows are full of truly explosive energy. We’re delighted to have him back at

Cornerstone with his ensemble, after playing here solo in 2008.

Playing his own fabulous compositions on the guitar, supported by an extra vocalist and a male and female flamenco dancer, this is a sensational evening of fiery brilliance, embracing classical, jazz and modern harmonies all in the flamenco tradition.

www.juanmartin.com

Saturday 25 February 8pm£17, £15.50 (concs), £14.50 (members)

CRACKING CRYPTICSA UNIQUE SHOW FOR CROSSWORD LOVERSTALK

Do you rush to the cryptic crossword everyday? Or would you like to, but don’t know where to begin?!

Tony Long, founder of Personal Crosswords, has devised a unique show to inform and entertain both sets of people – and anyone in between.

Tony has been solving and compiling cryptic crosswords for over 50 years, and does a very good stage show to boot. Light-hearted

and amusing, with big-screen demonstrations, this is a great event for a Sunday afternoon – before or after the crossword!

Sunday 26 February 2pm£7, £5 (concs and members)

‘A giant of the flamenco guitar tradition’

THE TIMES

TRY THIS If you liked Have You Had It Long Madam?, Café Scientifique

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‘Astonishingly accomplished puppetry’

THE TELEGRAPH

BLind SumMiT presents

THE TABLETHEATRE

This entrancing piece of theatre was the Fringe First winner, the Guardian Pick of the Fest AND the Scotsman ‘Hot Show’at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2011.

Awarded 4 stars by The Guardian, BLind SumMiT will mesmerise you with the skills of the puppeteers and the gruff charm of the puppet. You don’t have to have seen or even thought about puppetry before, to utterly adore this staggeringly beautiful show.

Bizarrely, it’s about a puppet stuck on a table, a ballet of disembodied heads and a story told entirely by pieces of paper emerging from a briefcase...

www.blindsummit.com

Thursday 1 March 8pm£14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members)

LOUISE SAYS:‘I cannot

recommend this show highly enough. It was one of the highlights

of Edinburgh for me!’

Noisy Oyster presents

THE THREE BILLY PIGSTHEATRE:CHILDREN’S

Once upon a time there were three little pigs…and now it’s

time for them to leave home. So they set off to build their dream houses in the green field by the river. But the wolf has a problem and the person under the bridge is grumpy! Blending The Three Little Pigs and Three Billy Goats Gruff with beautiful puppets, a light-hearted story, live music and some piggy-style eco-awareness this is a tippity-top show for all you budding home builders!

www.noisyoyster.co.uk

Sunday 4 March 2pm£8, £6 (concs) Ages 3+

MUGENKYO TAIKO DRUMMERSTHE WAY OF THE DRUMMUSIC

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Live on the Cornerstone stage – the thundering rhythms and stunning athletic playing of Taiko Drums in a dynamic stage show. Members of the world-renowned Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers return to the roots of Taiko Drumming, performing traditional

Taiko pieces from Japan – urgent rhythms, on massive drums, with literally ‘limitless reverberation’.

The music is exhilarating, fused with the history and culture of this fascinating folk art. If you’ve never witnessed it before, now is the time to get hooked.

www.taiko.co.uk

Friday 2 March 7.30pm£17, £15.50 (concs), £14.50 (members)

‘…incredibly skilled musicians…excellent performers: theatrical, humorous, energising’

EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

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MOTHER MAE I? CABARET NIGHTCOMEDY: CABARET

This cabaret for comedy and variety lovers was born out of the sell-out Edinburgh show and has been a hit in London, Cardiff and the South West – so we are very glad to be bringing it to south Oxfordshire!

The show is a bill of various different acts – all ladies! – from stand-up comedians and magicians, to puppeteers and circus performers. It is inspired by the golden age of witty, glamorous talents – like Mae West, who adored their audiences. We guarantee audience games, music and fun, all presented in a highly glamorous style. Proceedings are hosted by Bunny Morethan, devotee of Ms West and firm believer that too much of a good thing can be wonderful! Put yourselves in her bejewelled hands and enjoy a fun-filled romp through the daft, the dazzling and the diverse!

Saturday 10 March 8pm £14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members) Ages 16+

‘Sparkling wit and commanding stage presences’ THE LIST

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Comedy Store Management presents

STEVE HUGHES: BIG ISSUESCOMEDY: STAND-UP

Inimitable Australian comic and ex-heavy metal drummer Steve Hughes embarks on his debut tour. He’s sold out at the Sydney and Melbourne comedy festivals and stormed

his set on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow with his intelligent, straight-talking social commentary.

www.stevehughes.net.au

Friday 16 March 8pm£14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members) Ages 16+

ST PATRICK’S DAY CHARITY SHOW IN AID OF WANTAGE COUNSELLING SERVICE

HIRING: VARIETY

What a night! The show features The O’Gara School of Irish Dance, Cascade of Strings, Notorious and the headline act, Gay and Alan Cooper, the hand-bell ringing semi-finalists from Britain’s Got Talent!

www.wantagecounselling.org.uk

Saturday 17 March 7.30 pm£10, £8 (concs)

Angel Exit Theatre presents

THE SECRET GARDENTHEATRE: FAMILY

Spoilt Mary Lennox is plucked from vibrant India and transplanted to a big old house full of secrets on the grey Yorkshire moors. As Mary battles loneliness she encounters locked doors, a curious robin, hidden keys, and strange cries ringing down the corridor…

www.angelexit.co.uk

Sunday 18 March 3pm£14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 members Ages 6+

‘...there is so much vivid theatricality and inventiveness at work here’

LYN GARDNER, THE GUARDIAN

‘Outstanding. Hughes is gold’

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MAPDANCE 2011DANCE

We’re delighted that mapdance are back! We will be treated to a programme of five different contemporary dance pieces – so we are inspired, exhilarated and charmed at once. The variety of work and skill of the dancers is truly captivating.

Expect dance theatre, lyrical

choreography, punchy physicality and intriguing humour. If you’ve never tried contemporary dance before, try this. You will have fun!

www.mapdance.org

Thursday 22 March 7.30pm£14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members)

CLARE TEALMUSIC: JAZZ

The sparkling Clare Teal is a real superstar of contemporary jazz. Twice British Jazz Singer of the Year, Clare also opened for the legendary Liza Minelli at Kenwood House in 2011. You can hear Clare on her own Radio 2 show on Sunday nights, and the Big Band special on Mondays. Clare’s first love is Billie Holliday, but her style of jazz encompasses tender ballads, pop-influenced jazz and the songs of the 30s, 40s and 50s. Coming to us with her trio of piano, double bass and drums; this is quality music.

www.clareteal.co.uk

Saturday 24 March 8pm£17, £15.50 (concs), £14.50 (members)

‘Inches from the audience, the troupe radiated energy…sharp and pithy…thrilling to watch’

TOTAL THEATRE

EMMA SAYS:

‘It’s brilliant to watch. They are so

athletic and choose such stirring and

fun music.’

Image: Chris Nash

TRY THIS If you liked Sarah-Ellen Hughes, Barb Jungr, Hazel O’Connor

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GONZO MOOSE presents

I’M AN ARISTOCRAT, GET ME OUT OF HERE!THEATRE: COMEDY

The wonderful Gonzo Moose is back and it’s 1792. Revolution grips Paris. The secret police march traitors to their deaths. Everyone is a suspect.

Paris needs a hero who can restore freedom and justice. Inspired by the legend of the Scarlet Pimpernel, this spoof historical epic is packed with hilarious slapstick, irreverent humour, magical illusion and death-defying French accents.

www.gonzomoose.co.uk

Thursday 29 March 7.30pm£14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 members

SPIKEDRIVERS BLUES ROOTS REVUEWITH SPECIAL GUESTS FRAN AND MIKE MCGILLIVRAY AND SAM HARE

MUSIC: BLUES ROOTS

‘A riot from start to finish’ *****

VENUE MAGAZINE

TRY THIS If you liked Grimm and Grimmer, Is That A Bolt In Your Neck or Discombobulated

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MATTHEW SAYS:

‘One of my favourite blues bands! Always

a brilliant performance, from an amazing group

of musicians.’

FContemporary blues music is informed by many others – folk, country, soul, jazz, gospel, rock and more. This revue is a collaboration between three of Britain’s best live blues acts, each with its own distinctive style but each in synch. This is not three separate acts with a jam at the end. Yes, you will hear each one doing its thing, but you will also hear what happens when three superb guitarists, two stunning bass players, an impeccable drummer/percussionist and six glorious voices come together in different combinations.

www.spikedrivers.net

Saturday 31 March 8pm£14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members)

‘If you have not seen them, you simply must!’

BLUES IN BRITAIN

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Engine House and Lakeside present

RED RIDING HOODTHEATRE: CHILDREN’S

In this new version by Olivier award-winning writer Mike Kenny, Little Red goes to spend the night at Grandma’s house – and little brother comes too! Red keeps Grandma awake all night as the attic is far too exciting for sleeping, and there are fairy

tales to act out. Music and songs in the show are written by Julian Butler (from Charlie and Lola).

This is a smash show, perfect to kick off the Easter holidays.

Sunday 1 April 2pm£9, £7 (concs) Ages 4+

YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBEREDCOMEDY

We thought you might like a different spin on comedy nights once in a while. This show is all about statistics, and how, well, really…they don’t prove anything.

Statistics say cows kill 20 Americans a year, but you can halve your chance of dying of a heart attack by drinking eight bottles of wine a week!

This show takes a wry, playful look at how this all works with science and comedy experts. Matt Parker is the ‘stand-up mathematician’ who recently performed on the sell-out success Uncaged Monkeys Tour with Professor Brian Cox, and writer-comedian Timandra Harkness.

www.yourdaysarenumbered.co.uk

Saturday 14 April 8pm£14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members) Ages 14+

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CONCERT FOR LITTLE ONESGUITARMUSIC: CHILDREN’S

Our cushion concerts are super-popular. This season we continue – and with a twist! We introduce cellist Roz Gladstone – who is going to lead the concerts and along the way introduce other instruments to you and your little ones.

Fun games help develop awareness of pitch, pulse and rhythm. Learn how the instruments work and hear examples of different sounds they can produce, before jigging along to some short pieces especially for children, performed by professional musicians. Fun, fun, fun!

Sunday 15 April12 noon under 5s 1.30pm 5-8 year olds£8, £6 (concs), under 18 months go free

Jackie Oates is at the top of today’s exploding folk-pop scene. Originally a member of the Mercury-nominated The Unthanks, she has carved out an amazing solo career. In May 2011 she toured with Seth Lakeman and has been confirmed as a permanent part of The Imagined Village line-up. You may have heard

her recently perform live on Cerys Mathews’ Radio 6 Live music programme. Her voice is clear, the arrangements are intriguing and the folk tradition true. Jackie comes to us with her band – fiddle, violin, drone box and vocals.

Saturday 21 April 8pm£14, £12.50 (concs), £11.50 (members)

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Didcot Girls’ School presents

APRIL DANCE SHOWHIRING: DANCE

Talented students from the increasingly successful dance department at DGS return to showcase a variety of work from years 10, 11, 12 & 13, and exam pieces from GCSE and A Level.

Thursday 26 April 7.30pm£5

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The Amazing Bubble Man presents

THE GREATEST BUBBLE SHOW ON EARTH!COMEDY: CHILDREN’S

If you are a toddler, a child of any age, or an adult - and if you love bubbles - you will LOVE this! We love it so much we are putting on two performances, so everyone gets a chance to have some bubbles in their life.

The Amazing Bubble Man really does form bubbles beyond the imagination, bubbles that encapsulate a whole person, bubbles that

rest on bald heads, bubbles with light effects in them. The range and beauty really has to be seen to be believed.

Children are asked on stage to interact with the bubbles and the screams of ‘ME!’ will be deafening. There’s even some science along the

way, explaining how the bubbles are made. With witty asides, non verbal slapstick and spontaneity, adults will definitely enjoy this even without a chaperone!.

Sunday 22 April 11am, 2pm£8, £6 (concs) Ages 12+

EMMA SAYS:

‘It’s like the very best party,

ever!’

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Musical alchemist Boogaloo Stu is your flamboyant Pop Magic host this evening. Prepare for a bumpy ride!

In just over an hour, audience members are given the opportunity to collectively write, record and produce

their very own pop single. All complete with an accompanying lip-synched video, featuring a cast of audience members performing a flashmob dance routine!

Along the way, Stu reveals the modest but glittering highs – and barrel-scraping lows – of his own pop career. The finished video is promptly edited and uploaded to the internet to share with the audience later.

An hilarious, fast paced D.I.Y. version of the X Factor!

Saturday 28 April 8pm£12, £10 (concs)

Tall Stories presents

THE SNAIL & THE WHALETHEATRE: CHILDREN’S

‘How I long to sail’ said the tiny snail. From the book by Alex Sheffler and Julia Donaldson comes this beautiful story with physical storytelling, live

music and lots of laughs. A tiny snail hitches a lift on the back of a huge humpback whale, determined to see the world. Together they go on an amazing journey, experiencing sharks and penguins, icebergs and volcanoes.

Sunday 29 April 2pm£8, £6 (concs) Ages 4+

TRY THIS If you liked Plested and Brown, Gonzo Moose, Sing-a-long-a-Sound of Music

☞Boogaloo Stu presents

POP MAGICCOMEDY: VARIETY

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ONE OFF WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS

SAX WORKSHOPSaturday 18 February

1-2.30pm

£5 (with ticket to the show – see page 11)

Ages 8+ and adult

YolanDa is passionate about getting people of all ages to enjoy music, so she is

personally presenting a sax workshop for

people coming to the concert. First come, first

served and bring your own sax!

PRECIOUS METAL CLAYSaturday 10 March

10.30am-4.30pm

£36, £32 (concs)

Ages 16+

Make a decorated central rectangular bead using metal clay. Then learn how to turn it into a bracelet incorporating other beads, maybe a gemstone. Materials can be bought from the tutor at a cost of £25.

CERAMICSSaturday 17 March

10.30am-1.30pm

£20, £18 (concs)

Ages 16+

Be creative, using clay to coil and construct a large fruit dish for your home or as a gift.

MULTIMEDIA JEWELLERYSaturday 24 March and Saturday 21 April

10.30am-4.30pm

£36, £32 (concs) per workshop

Ages 16+

Make unique jewellery incorporating found and recycled materials, experimenting with metal, plastic, wood, textiles and paper. Materials can be bought from the tutor at a cost of £10.

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REGULAR CLASSES & WORKSHOPS FOR ALL AGES.

BALLET: Did you know there are ballet lessons available at Cornerstone for all ages from 18 months to adult? Beginners and intermediates are all welcome, we really do have a class for everyone. Indulge your dreams of pink satin ballet shoes and try something new!

PARENT AND BABY BALLET: Share some quality time with your little one, make new friends and take your first baby ballet steps in the dance studio, to lovely music.

BALLET FOR CHILDREN: From little cygnets to aspiring Darcy Bussells, ballet is fantastic fun, training and exercise for all. Classes for ages 3-10.

ADULT BALLET: Ballet training gives a wonderful grounding from which to explore new styles with ease. It teaches the dancer how to control their posture and will strengthen those all-important core muscles.

TUESDAY. Starts Duration

Youth Theatre 6-10 years 4.30-5.30pm £23 10 Jan 21 Feb

2 x 5 weeks

Youth Theatre 11-15 years 5.45-7.15pm £34 10 Jan 21 Feb

2 x 5 weeks

Tap - beginners adult 6-7pm £30, £27(concs) 10 Jan 21 Feb

2 x 5 weeks

Book Group adult 7-8.30pm £2 3 Jan, 7 Feb 6 Mar, 3 Apr

monthly

Life Drawing adult 7-9pm £65, £60(concs) 21 Feb 5 weeks

Tap - intermediate

adult 7.15-8.15pm £30, £27(concs) 10 Jan 21 Feb

2 x 5 weeks

Guitar adult 7.30-9.30pm £60, £54(concs) 10 Jan 21 Feb

2 x 5 weeks

Zumba adult 8.30-9.30pm £30, £27(concs) 10 Jan 21 Feb

2 x 5 weeks

West End Dance adult 8.30-9.30pm £30, £27(concs) 21 Feb 5 weeks

Privately run class: Signs 2 Rhymes Baby Signing 10.30-11.30am. Contact Katy on 07857 101677 or katy@signs2rhymes.co.uk

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WEDNESDAY Starts Duration

Storytelling and Creative Dance

parent & tot

2-2.30pm £11.50 11 Jan 22 Feb

2 x 5 weeks

Parent and Baby Ballet

18 mths- 3 years

2.45-3.15pm £11.50 11 Jan 22 Feb

2 x 5 weeks

Ballet 4-6 years 4-4.45pm £34 11 Jan 10 weeks

Youth Hip Hop Fusion

7-11 years 5-5.45pm £34 11 Jan 10 weeks

Contemporary adult 6-7pm £30, £27(concs) 11 Jan 22 Feb

2 x 5 weeks

Ballet - beginners

adult 7.15-8.15pm £30, £27(concs) 11 Jan 22 Feb

2 x 5 weeks

Street/Hip Hop adult 7.30-8.30pm £30, £27(concs) 22 Feb 5 weeks

Script Reading adult 7.30-9pm £45, £41(concs) 22 Feb 5 weeks

Ballet - intermediate

adult 8.30-9.30pm £30, £27(concs) 11 Jan 22 Feb

2 x 5 weeks

Privately run class: Pilates Matwork Classes 6-7pm, £56 for 7 week term. Contact Nicky Dower on 07877 691359 or nicola_dower@yahoo.co.uk

THURSDAYParent and Baby Ballet

18 mths- 3 years

12.30-1pm £23 12 Jan 10 weeks

Ballet 3-4 years 1.15-1.45pm £23 12 Jan 10 weeks

Ballet 3-4 years 2-2.30pm £23 12 Jan 10 weeks

Ballet 3-4 years 3.15-3.45pm £23 12 Jan 10 weeks

Ballet 4-6 years 4-4.45pm £34 12 Jan 10 weeks

Youth Dance 4-6 years 5-5.45pm £34 12 Jan 10 weeks

Ballet 6-10 years 6-6.45pm £34 12 Jan 10 weeks

Yoga adult 7-8.15pm £38, £34(concs) 12 Jan 1 Mar

2 x 5 weeks

THURSDAY Starts Duration

Knitters and Stitchers Group

adult 7.30pm Free weekly

Creative Writing adult 7.30-9pm £45, £41(concs) 23 Feb 5 weeks

Privately run class: Spanish Flamenco afternoon and evening classes for all ages - Various prices & times. Contact Camino Del Flamenco on 01295 738869 or e-mail production@caminodelflamenco.co.uk to book.

FRIDAYPrivately run Class: Music and Movement morning session for the under 5s - 10am – 11am during term time. Contact Edna Hemmings on 01491 652693 for info.

Privately run class: Taekwondo Class 7pm – 8pm. Contact 07725 525173 or e-mail phoenix.taekwon@gmail.com

Privately run class: Ballroom and Latin Dance evening classes for improvers, beginners and social practice. Contact Body Matters on 01235 810191 to book.

SATURDAYStreet Dance 8-10 years 10-10.45am £34 14 Jan 10 weeks

Street Dance 11-13 years 11-11.45am £34 14 Jan 10 weeks

Street Dance 14-16 years 12noon-12.45pm

£34 14 Jan 10 weeks

SUNDAYGlee 8-11 years 1-2pm £23 26 Feb 5 weeks

Glee 12-15 years 2.15-4pm £39 26 Feb 5 weeks

Privately run class: Phoenix Flutes afternoon sessions (monthly) 2pm Contact Kate Walsh on 07514 510429 to book.

FINGER PEOPLETuesday 14 to Friday 17 February

10am-4pm, FREE

Use paper, fabric, ribbons and beads to make and decorate your own finger puppet.

MASH-UP CHOIRTuesday 14 February

8-14 years, 10.30am-4.30pm, £27

Have fun learning to sing in harmony with your friends to mashed-up pop songs, concluding in a performance

for family and friends.

CLAY SCULPTURE

Tuesday 14 February

5-10 years, 1.30am-3.30pm, £9, adult goes free when accompanied by a child

Get messy with clay to build castles. Maybe a medieval fortress or a fairytale tower.

AMAZING ANIMATION Wednesday 15 February

9-13 years, 10.30am-4.30pm, £27

Try your hand at this amazing, stop frame plasticine, animation workshop - as featured in Pingu and Morph. Not to be missed for all young budding animators!

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in advance for our creative

and fun workshops.

Don’t forget to pack a lunch for full-day events.

EASTERRABBIT BOXESSaturday 31 March to Sunday 15 April

10am-4pm, FREE

Construct and decorate your own uniquely shaped box

to keep your trinkets or

Easter gifts in.

MASH-UP CHOIRTuesday 3 April

8-14 years, 10.30am-4.30pm, £27

Join in with your mates to create beautiful harmonies to mashed-up versions of popular chart music.

CLAY SCULPTURETuesday 3 April

5-10 years, 1.30am-3.30pm, £9, adult goes free when accompanied by a child

Sculpt and create your very own Easter egg out of clay.

AMAZING ANIMATION Wednesday 4 April

9-13 years, 10.30am-4.30pm, £27

Play with plasticine in this animation workshop to create a short film – just like how Nick Park started when he made Wallace and Gromit.

CRAZY CUT ANIMATION Wednesday 11 April

9-13 years, 10.30am-4.30pm, £27

Make a wacky ‘Charlie and Lola’ or nonsense style, stop-frame animation, using drawings, photographs and toys.

DANCE FROM CORNER TO CORNER 7-11 years –Thursday 12 and Friday 13 April 10.30am – 4.30pm

£54

Dance with the professional company, Commotion Dance, to create a choreographed piece that uses the whole Cornerstone building as a performance space.

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‘WHO IS OXFORD’S COVERED MARKET?’1 December – 22 January

Experience the character and craft of our county’s retail jewel – Oxford’s wonderful Covered Market! This exhibition combines photographic images, film and archive material, capturing the Covered Market traders at work and bringing their stories to life.

NICKY FERGUSONFOURTH PLINTH: THE VIEW26 January – 26 February

A striking exhibition of the sixty colourful and bold

paintings inspired by Nicky’s one hour spent on the fourth plinth, which was part of Antony Gormley’s One and Other public art project. The exhibition is a personal interpretation of panoramic views of Trafalgar Square.0

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Entry to the visual arts gallery is absolutely free, so please drop in any time. From local amateur artwork to contemporary craft or photography, our programme is varied, so our exhibitions appeal to all tastes. The gallery has recently hosted exhibitions with a local theme, like the power station’s cooling towers, to national themes like the Fourth Plinth, to open exhibitions for artists from far and wide. See our website for ‘How to Exhibit your work at Cornerstone’.

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DOWN’S SYNDROME ASSOCIATIONSHIFTING PERSPECTIVES1 March – 1 April

An exhibition that examines the lives of people of all ages living with Down’s Syndrome. It explores their connection to photography,

the photographers and the changes throughout the course of their lives. In many ways the work reflects a contemporary trend in documentary photography, where practitioners are no longer purely objective observers with little understanding of the complexity of the situation; they are personally involved with their subject matter.

BRENDA HAYDEN AND TOM CRASK5 April – 6 May

Two artists present their collections of artwork, inspired by the natural world. Brenda’s painting, prints and mixed media work seeks to explore

the landscape at the point where land meets sea. Wood and water have been a running theme in both her large scale paintings and intimate etchings. Whereas, Tom’s three-dimensional memory boxes are created and compiled from found objects in beautiful hand-crafted glass-fronted containers.

PLEASE NOTE: Prices, times and details of programme are correct at the time of going to press. We reserve the right to make special offers after prices are published.

HOW TO BOOK.

STAY IN TOUCH 25 Station Road, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 7NEcornerstone@southoxon.gov.uk 01235 515144 (box office) 01235 515135 (admin)www.cornerstone-arts.orgwww.twitter.com/CORNERSTONEfun

SEATING PLANOnlineVisit www.cornerstone-arts.org find your event in WHAT’S ON or CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, click on Click here to buy tickets online at the bottom of the page. Full information for booking, refunds and exhanges are available on the website in the ‘How to Book Tickets’ section.In person Our box office opening times are:

Monday: closed all day Tuesday to Saturday: 10am - 6pm

Sunday: 11am - 4pm On show days the box office is open until 30 minutes after the show start time.

By telephoneCall 01235 515144 during our opening times. Please note that we will be busy in the period leading up to a show and may not answer immediately.

By postSend your ticket order to Cornerstone box office, 25 Station Road, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 7NE. You can download a booking form to print, complete and post from www.cornerstone-arts.org. Cheques must be made payable to South Oxfordshire District Council.

We can post tickets to you for an additional 50p. Please add this to the total cost of your tickets.

Please do not send cash or credit card details through the post.Returns and exchanges Tickets are non-refundable. Exchanges are only available at the discretion of the Duty Manager. Tickets must be returned at the time of the exchange and an administration fee of £1 will be charged for each exchange.

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GETTING HEREBy car Didcot is easily accessible via the A34,

A417, A4130. The M40 is around 30 minutes

away and the M4 around 20 minutes away

(traffic permitting).

Short stay parking Orchard Centre car park,

max stay four hours, free all day on Sun and

after 7pm from Mon to Sat. Edinburgh Drive off

Didcot Broadway, free after 5pm Mon to Sat and

all day on Sun.

Long stay parking Next to Orchard Centre car

park (just off Hitchcock Way next to Sainsbury’s)

and Didcot Parkway train station.

By train We are just 7-10 minutes walk away

from Didcot Parkway train station. Trains run

from Didcot Parkway to Reading, London

Paddington, Oxford, Bristol and beyond. For

further information visit www.thetrainline.com

or www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk .

By bus There are also four bus stops within

walking distance. Services are operated by

Thames Travel, RH Transport, Oxford Bus

Company, Heyfordian and Whites.

GENERAL INFORMATIONFamily friendlyWe want you to have a brilliant and relaxing time

with your family at Cornerstone, so we provide:

• toddler seats for children under one metre tall

(numbers limited)

• a dedicated parking space for your pushchairs

and prams

• a bottle warmer at the café bar

• high chairs in the café bar

• a meeter-greeter to answer your questions

when you arrive at family shows

• pre-show activities in Chalk for children’s

shows, when available

• spacious baby-changing facilities on the

lower-ground floor

Cloakroom and toiletsThe FREE cloakroom is on the lower ground

floor and opens approximately 30 minutes prior

to performances. There are toilets on all floors.

SmokingSmoking is not permitted inside the building.

ProtocolWe do not accept unaccompanied children

under 14 to performances unless otherwise

stated. The management reserves the right to

refuse admission or eject attendees for disruptive,

threatening or inappropriate behaviour. Drinks

can be taken into the auditorium in plastic

glasses. Photography and filming are not allowed

during performances and mobile phones must

be turned off. We do not allow animals in the arts

centre, except as needed for accessibility.

ACCESSIBILITY The building is fully accessible for

patrons with wheelchairs. We have a lift

to all floors, spaces for wheelchairs in the

auditorium and accessible toilets on all floors.

We have an infrared system in our auditorium

for patrons with hearing difficulties. Please ask

the box office for a headset. Please note we do

not have an induction loop.

Our brochure can be made available in

alternative formats.

Essential carers go free.

Parking for people with disabilities is available at

the top of Station Road, next to the Cineworld

Cinema, in front of Boots the Chemist on

Broadway and in the Edinburgh Drive car park.

For more information call 01235 515144.

VENUE INFORMATION.

EASY TO GET TO.

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Didcot has great road and rail links. The A34 connects Didcot to Oxford, the M40, Newbury, and the M4. Didcot Parkway is a major regional station and is only a short walk from Cornerstone.

From car train (estimated travel time in minutes)

Abingdon 15

Banbury 52 56

Bath 90 45

Bicester 36 55

Bristol 90 58

Goring 23 13

Henley-on-Thames 38 48

London Paddington 106 40

Maidenhead 59 47

Newbury 30 48

Oxford 25 14

Reading 42 15

Swindon 55 17

Thame 44

Wallingford 16

Wantage 21