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Igloo

Fri 24 & Sat 25 Jan, 

10am, 12pm & 2pm

Winter is almost over and it still hasn't snowed. A playful experience filled with warm, sensation and gentle exploration perfect for the entire family.

Emergence

Tue 11 Feb, 7.30pm

The post-graduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance and University of Salford, returns with a new cohort, two new works and a reimagining of Arnott's acclaimed productions.

Excalibow

Fri 21 Feb, 7.30pm

Award-winning comedy musicians Bowjangles present their most magical show so far. A theatrical journey through myths and folklore.

Home of the Wriggler

Sat 29 Feb, 7.30pm

A poetic and heartwarming story of a community getting on with living their lives while a huge corporate drama unfolds.

Ladykiller

Tue 10 Mar, 7.30pm

A blood-soaked morality tale about victimhood, power and flipping the gender rule book on psychopathy. 

Magical Bones: Black Magic

Fri 20 Mar, 7.30pm

Join one of the most explosive names in street magic today as he effortlessly combines magic and jaw dropping break-dance.

Voodoo Room

Sat 4 Apr, 7.30pm

Be part of and incredible homage to three legends in music (Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Cream) in this explosive new production.

Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers

Sun 26 Apr, 12pm & 3pm

A theatrical and interactive experience, especially made for all the family to enjoy. Thrilling, creative play exploring his stories.

Life Drawing  SOLD OUT
Tue, 7-9pm, £165 (concs £148.50)

Tap Dance
Beginners: Wed, 6.30-7.15pm, £75 (concs £67.50)
Intermediate: Wed, 7.30-8.15pm, £75 (concs £67.50)

Cornerstone Theatre Company
Tue, 7-8.30pm, £85 (concs £76.50)

Ballet
Wed, 8.30-9.30pm, £75 (concs £67.50)

Pilates
Thu, 2.15-3.15pm, £75 (concs £67.50)

Photography
Beginners: Wed, 6-7.15pm, £80 (concs £72)
Intermediate: Wed, 7.30-9pm, £85 (concs £76.50)

Writing for Stage & Screen
Thu, 6.15-7.15pm, £75 (concs £67.50)

Chair Yoga
Thu, 11.30am-12.30pm, £60, (concs £54)

Learn to Paint
Thu, 7.30-9pm, £85 (concs £76.50)

Cornerstone Youth Theatre
School Years 1-3: Tue 4.15-5.15pm, £50
School Years 4-6: Tue 5.30-6.30pm, £50
School Years 7-9: Fri 4.30-6pm, £50
School Years 10-13: Fri 6-7.30pm, £50

Mess Makers
School Years 1-6: Tue 4.30-5.30pm, £50

Youth Photography
School Years 9-13: Wed 4.30-5.30pm, £50

Baby Boppers
Ages 2-4 years: Thu 1-2pm, £50

Young Reviewers
School Years 9-13: Thu 5-6pm, £50

Street Dance
School Years 4-6: Sat 10-10.45am, £50
School Years 7-9: Sat 11am-12pm, £50
School Years 10-13: 12.15-1.15pm, £60

Emergence

Tue 11 Feb, 7.30pm

Following a hugely successful inaugural tour, Emergence, the postgraduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford, returns with a new cohort, two new works and the chance to see a reimagining of one of Arnott’s acclaimed productions

The Last Hurrah

Wed 12 Feb, 7.30pm

Farcically funny, fierce and fragile, and told with unbridled joy and warmth, this is the true story a community living with the consequences of climate change. A story of how people pull together. And how they fall apart.

The Elves and the Shoemakers

Sun 16 Feb, 1pm & 4pm

Sam Lacey makes shoes that are out of this world. His imagination is huge but his shoe-making business is a disaster! Why would anyone buy a pair of Banana Skin slippers or spend money on shoes for a spider?! Even his neighbour Belinda can’t get him to see sense.

Excalibow

Fri 21 Feb, 7.30pm

Award-winning comedy musicians Bowjangles present their most magical show so far - a theatrical, musical journey through myths, folklore, legends and a portal in a cello case in the quest to find the most priceless relic of all - a magical violin bow known as Excalibow.

Still I Rise

Thu 20 Feb, 7.30pm

This raw, gutsy, emotive and visceral dance work from new choreographer Victoria Fox, channels the resilient, unapologetic nature of the iconic poem by Maya Angelou. Cinematic sounds from pounding beats to stirring classical arias, drive the journey onwards.

Home of the Wriggler

Sat 29 Feb, 7.30pm

Set far into the future, in a post-oil world, Home of the Wriggler follows four investigators piecing together the interwoven stories of families that once lived in the shadow of a huge car factory set for closure. Ambitious and witty, alive with ideas!

DRY

Thu 16 Jan, 7.30pm

A hard-hitting look at the insidious drinking habits to which many of us have succumbed. There is partying and humour alongside the hard hitting facts, making DRY thought provoking and entertaining theatre.

Simon Brodkin: Work-In-Progress

Fri 17 Jan, 8pm

After three hugely successful BBC series as Lee Nelson and multiple sell-out tours, the award-winning comedian unleashes his funniest creation yet… himself!

Igloo

Fri 24 & Sat 25 Jan, 10am, 12pm & 2pm

Winter is almost over and it still hasn’t snowed. How can Ira and Sadie build an igloo if there isn’t any snow? Travelling Light and Bristol Old Vic present a playful experience filled with warmth, sensation and gentle exploration.

An Evening with Jo Harman

Thu 30 Jan, 7.30pm

Widely regarded as one of Europe's finest ever soul/blues fuelled voices, Jo Harman is an international touring and recording artist who remains a genre-defying artist of rare credibility.

Cornerstone Theatre Company

Tue 14 Jan - Tue 24 Mar, 7-8.30pm

Join our new adult theatre company and explore a wide range of performance techniques. We are looking for an enthusiastic group of participants to help us create an engaging performance which explores the inspiring life of Amelia Earhart. 

Youth Photography

Wed 15 Jan - Wed 25 Mar, 4.30-5.30pm

This course introduces the basics of using a digital camera and making effective photographs. Participants will gain confidence in using their camera and be introduced to the fundamentals of composition and visual language.

A Kind of Magic

Fri 26 - Sat 27 Jun

6pm, 7.15pm, 8.30pm

Join your host, internationally acclaimed magician Magical Bones, fresh from his hugely successful Britain's Got Talent appearance, as he invites you to not just watch but to take part in this truly unique show live via Zoom.

Book before 21 Jun and get your place for the early bird price of ?14.

The Goblin Podcast

Every Wednesday

Join Goblin Theatre, the amazing company that has helped us bring our Christmas show to life for the last three years, in their newest venture. The Goblin Podcast is a kid''s podcast featuring original musical stories, from acclaimed children''s theatre makers.

Grimm Tales
with Cornerstone

Premieres Thu 25 Jun, 10.30am

Bringing to life the Grimm Brothers'' iconic stories with incredible artwork, music and storytelling all from our incredible in-house staff. The next tale follows some mischievous Elves and the Shoemaker!

Take Us There

Submissions open till the end of Aug

Single Shoe Productions and our team invite you on a journey of the imagination as we recreate the places we miss using household objects and we want YOU to join us in our travels by making your own creations.

#CornerstoneAtHome
Storytime

Every weekday

Join us every weekday at 4pm on our Facebook page for a livestream reading. We''ve just finished our third book so we will be starting our fourth, Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire, on Monday.

The Friday Sessions

Every other Friday

Join us next Friday on Cornerstone Arts Centre's YouTube channel for your regular music fix. Local musician Mark Harrison will be performing, as well as covering classic album The Band by The Band.

Mark Thomas:
Bravo Figaro!

Thu 14 May, 7.30pm 

A lockdown live stream of Mark Thomas'' 2012 multi-award winning play. Catch Mark Thomas's most poignant and most personal show about his father, a self-employed builder with a passion for opera, his degenerative illness, and Mark's attempt to put an opera on in a bungalow in Bournemouth.

Friday
Sessions

Fridays at 7pm

Join us on Cornerstone Arts Centre's YouTube channel for your weekly music fix. Showcasing local music with a fun and friendly co-hosted chat from Cornerstone's Open Mic, Dom and Emma and Album of the Week features where we will be discussing classic albums. Perfect for music lovers!

Jane Eyre
by Blackeyed Theatre

Until Sun 17 May 

A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, Jane Eyre tells the thrilling story of an orphan girl and her journey from a childhood of loneliness and cruelty to a life at Thornfield Hall and an unlikely relationship with the mysterious Mr Rochester. Watch for free online.

Heart of Darkness
by imitating the dog

Thu 21 May, 7.30pm

A lockdown stream of Imitation the Dog''s acclaimed Heart of Darkness. Written more than 100 years ago, Heart of Darkness is a tale of lies and brutal greed and of the dark heart which beats within us all. Now re-sited in a forsaken Europe, lost to the destructive lust for power, it emerges as a tale absolutely for our time

Shlomo''s Homeskool Beatbox Adventures

Thursdays, 2pm

Record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo is launching a huge project to help kids and raise money for NHS Charities Together. Homeskool Beatbox Adventures is a weekly live-streamed interactive show empowering kids and their families to find their true voices and create their own music.

Make A Leaf
Project

Until Thu 14 May

Last chance to enter your creations this week!

Come together, get creative and make a wish for Didcot. Cornerstone, in partnership with Didcot Garden Town, has set you the creative challenge to make a small leaf to celebrate Didcot''s green future.

#CornerstoneAtHome
Writers'' Club

Every weekday

Each weekday we'll be posting a quick writing challenge on our Facebook page. It might be a writing prompt or it might be just something to read and enjoy but we hope you'll read and write along with us.

#CornerstoneAtHome
Story time

Every weekday

Join us every weekday at 4pm on our Facebook page for a livestream reading. We''re just about to finish our second book this week so get ready to place your votes on what''s next.We''re also running a competition for the best illustration drawn whilst listening. 

Grimm Tales 

with Cornerstone

Free to view from Thu 28 May

Bringing to life the Grimm Brothers'' iconic stories with incredible artwork, music and storytelling all from our incredible in-house staff. The first tale we''ll explore will have us following bread crumbs to learn about the adventures of Hansel and Gretel.

Mark Thomas: Showtime from the Frontline

Tue 9 Jun, 7:30PM

Following the success of his lockdown live stream of Bravo Figaro, Mark Thomas brings his acclaimed 2018 Showtime From the Frontline to fans'' screens with a live stream followed by a live Q&A with himself and his co-stars Faisal and Alaa, on Tuesday 9th June at 7:30pm.

Shlomo''s Homeskool Beatbox Adventures

Thursdays, 2pm

Record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo is launching a huge project to help kids and raise money for NHS Charities Together. Homeskool Beatbox Adventures is a weekly live-streamed interactive show empowering kids and their families to find their true voices and create their own music.

Make A Leaf
Project

Until Lockdown Ends

We''ve extended the deadline to the end of lockdown (whenever that will be) so get submitting! 

Come together, get creative and make a wish for Didcot. Cornerstone, in partnership with Didcot Garden Town, has set you the creative challenge to make a small leaf to celebrate Didcot''s green future.

#CornerstoneAtHome
Writers'' Club

Every weekday

Each weekday we'll be posting a quick writing challenge on our Facebook page. It might be a writing prompt or it might be just something to read and enjoy but we hope you'll read and write along with us.

#CornerstoneAtHome
Story time

Every weekday

Join us every weekday at 4pm on our Facebook page for a livestream reading. We''re just about to finish our second book this week so get ready to place your votes on what''s next.We''re also running a competition for the best illustration drawn whilst listening. 

Cornerstone Youth Theatre
School Years 1-3: Tue 4.15-5.15pm, ?50
School Years 4-6: Tue 5.30-6.30pm, ?50
School Years 7-9: Fri 4.30-6pm, ?50
School Years 10-13: Fri 6-7.30pm, ?50

Mess Makers
School Years 1-6: Tue 4.30-5.30pm, ?50

Baby Boppers
Ages 2-4 years: Thu 1-2pm, ?50

Street Dance
School Years 4-6: Sat 10-10.45am, ?50
School Years 7-9: Sat 11am-12pm, ?50
School Years 10-13: 12.15-1.15pm, ?60

Life Drawing
Tue, 7-9pm, ?165 (concs ?148.50)

Tap Dance
Beginners: Wed, 6.30-7.15pm, ?75 (concs ?67.50)
Intermediate: Wed, 7.30-8.15pm, ?75 (concs ?67.50)

Cornerstone Theatre Company
Tue, 7-8.30pm, ?85 (concs ?76.50)

Ballet
Wed, 8.30-9.30pm, ?75 (concs ?67.50)

Photography
Beginners: Wed, 6-7.15pm, ?80 (concs ?72)
Intermediate: Wed, 7.30-9pm, ?85 (concs ?76.50)

Creative Writing
Thu, 6-7pm, ?75 (concs ?67.50)

Chair Yoga
Thu, 11.30am-12.30pm, ?60, (concs ?54)

Learn to Paint
Thu, 7.30-9pm, ?85 (concs ?76.50)

Virtual Cornerstone Theatre Company

Tuesdays at 6.30pm 

Cornerstone''s Theatre Company for adults is a a fun way to develop your theatre skills remotely. Anyone is welcome to join. Classes cost just ?5 each.

Virtual Photography
For Beginners

Wednesdays at 6pm

Photography for Beginners is an introduction for people with an interest in photography who want to take their images to next level. Learn how to make use of your cameras and camera controls. Classes cost just ?5 each.

Virtual Photography
For Intermediates

Wednesdays at 7.30pm

This class will see you engaging in weekly tasks that use photography, creativity and playfulness to make outcomes that will be shared firstly with group members and then with outside world. Classes cost just ?5 each.

Make A Leaf
Project

Until Thu 14 May

Come together, get creative and make a wish for Didcot. Cornerstone, in partnership with Didcot Garden Town, has set you the creative challenge to make a small leaf to celebrate Didcot''s green future.

#CornerstoneAtHome
Writers'' Club

Every weekday

Each weekday we'll be posting a quick writing challenge on our Facebook page. It might be a writing prompt or it might be just something to read and enjoy but we hope you'll read and write along with us.

#CornerstoneAtHome
Story time

Every weekday

Join us every weekday at 4pm at our Facebook page for a livestream reading of Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets. We''re also running a competition for the best illustration drawn whilst listening. 

Exhibition: Sudden Portals by William Cotterill

Until Fri 1 May

Unfortunately we''ve not been able to bring you William Cotterill's latest exhibition of paintings, objects and prints as planned but we hope you''ll enjoy our virtual gallery of images and videos  instead.

Resources for our Creative Professionals

We know that this is a worrying time for individuals working in the arts and cultural sector so we''ve put together a list of support and guidance that is currently available.