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Art Daze
Our four day School Holiday Art Camp!
Join Lucy Carpenter for an art adventure this Easter.
Create something spectacular in these hands on, messy workshops!
The week is packed full of games and creative ideas to make one off pieces of art including:
• Creating Fabergé inspired eggs from paper mâché
• Air Dry Clay egg cups
• Paper chicken sculptures
• Rabbit wall art
• Hand Puppets
• Blown and painted eggs
In the final session, there is a fun showcase when grown ups are invited along to a madcap filming of an episode of Art Daze Antiques Roadshow!
For ages 8+ years.
Tues 8 Apr – Fri 11 Apr 11am – 4pm
£160 (£145 Advantage Card holders)
Advantage Card holders (enter 'ADVANTAGE' when asked to enter a promotion code and then type your Advantage Card number into the relevant account information field)
The fun continues! Book to see a film for £5 per participant or take part in a magic workshop for £10 per participant after the course, so you can extend your day. Starting at 4.30pm and finishing at 6pm (approx):
• Tues 8 Apr Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
• Wed 9 Apr Sonic The Hedgehog (PG)
• Thur 10 Apr Take part in Mark's Magic Mayhem - Magic Workshop and learn to perform your own amazing illusions!
Discounted tickets can be booked via the Box Office on 01628 788997.
Food:
Order lunch daily from our Café Bar by filling out the Lunchtime Choice Form at the registration desk.
The Lunchtime Menu is £8.25 and includes a choice of:
• Penne Pomodoro
• Cheese and Tomato Pizza
• Fish Fingers with Chips
• Chicken Nuggets with Chips
• Hummus Salad and Pitta
Plus a soft drink and a tub of ice cream
Dive into Colour! - Sensory Chill Out Space
Relax in this interactive chill out space, drenched in colour.
Created with local schools and community groups our Gallery will be a sensory feast this holiday.
A calming counterpoint to the excitement of the rest of the festival, this imaginative immersive space is a place to drift away in the imagination.
Open Tuesdays - Saturdays
Entry is Free
- 11:00 -22:00 FREE
Arts and Crafts Session
Come along to Norden Farm for 45 minutes of Arts and Crafts.
Led by Amanda Schenk
Quest Family Fest
Tues 8 Apr 11.30am and 1.30pm
Jewelled Fish
Create a jewelled fish to sparkle in the light.
Wed 9 Apr 11.30am and 1.30pm
Ocean Suncatchers
Kids will have fun making a ocean animal craft to decorate your windows.
Thur 10 Apr 11.30am
Printed Flowers
A printmaking workshop to design and make your own printed flower artwork.
Tues 15 Apr 11.30am and 1.30pm
Cone Cats
3D papercraft workshop, make a fun free-standing Cat.
Wed 16 Apr 11.30am and 1.30pm
Dragon eyes
Create a fantastic dragon eye drawing using oil pastels in this art workshop.
Sat 19 Apr 11.30am and 1.30pm
Fancy birds
3D papercraft workshop, make a fun free-standing fancy bird.
Sessions are 45 minutes | Suitable for ages 5 - 11 years | All materials provided.
£6 per person
Please note that children must be accompanied by a paying adult.
Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
Dir: Barry Jenkins 2024 | 119 mins
Exploring the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands. Rafiki shares the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick.
Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka - the heir to a royal bloodline. Their chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny - their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.
£9 | £7 under 16s
Family & Friends (4 people) £28
Relaxed screenings
All of our screenings of Mufasa: The Lion King are Relaxed - everyone is welcome to join us for this friendly format. The lights are kept on low and the audience are free to move around, make noise or come in and out of the theatre as needed.
Shiny and Transparent
Led by Jo Hall
Transparent and metal objects can seem difficult to represent, this practical art course will show you how other artists have tackled these subjects and give you strategies for painting metallic, glass and other reflective surfaces as well as transparent packaging materials.
Bring your own materials; pastel or wet media; acrylic or gouache. Watercolour is possible but would be more of a challenge. See detailed info below.
Please bring:
- Painting medium of your choice, brushes and appropriate support
- You will also need a drawing board and table easel or small block to tilt your board (an easel is best for working in pastel as it is best to work with your support as upright as possible)
- If using wet media please bring water pots and paper towel
- Make sure you have tape to fix your paper securely
- A small sketchbook for making notes, composition sketches and trying out colours is useful
- If possible bring a piece of fruit and a glass tumbler to the first session
Spring
Tues 4 Mar - Tues 8 Apr
12.30pm - 3.30pm
£126 for 6 sessions
- 12:30
Crafternoons - Tuesdays
Led by Creative Eye
Norden Farm's Crafternoons are relaxed crafting sessions for older people.
Get crafty with a range of activities, or bring along your own projects to work on with support from tutor Kayleigh Robinson.
You can learn new skills, meet new people and try something new, a cup of tea is included with the ticket price. Come either Tuesday or Wednesday and join in that week's craft. If you are unable to attend in person you can log on from home to chat and join in the session.
Spring Season
Tues 11 Mar - Felt Keyring / Brooch
Tues 18 Mar - Woven Basket
Tues 25 Mar - Wool Hoop Art
Tues 1 Apr - Book Folded Sheep
Tues 8 Apr - Fabric Flower
Tues 15 Apr - Cube Bunny
Tues 22 Apr - Embossed Foil Decorations
Tues 29 Apr - Iris Paper Folding
Summer
Tues 6 May - Stencilled Hoop Art
Tues 13 May - Cupcake Case Flowers
Tues 20 May - No Session
Tues 27 May - Abstract Square Art
Tues 3 Jun - Glass Magnets
Tues 10 Jun - Mini Decoupage Sign
Tues 17 Jun - Quilling
Tues 24 Jun - Yarn Wrapped Vases / Jars
Tues 1 Jul - Dotty Tote Bags
Tues 8 Jul - Dried Flower Art
Tues 15 Jul - Wood Slice Nail Art
Tues 22 Jul - No Session
Tues 29 Jul - Bird Seed Ornaments
Tues 5 Aug - Yarn Canvas Art
Tues 12 Aug - Air Dry Clay Candle Holder
Social Arts Crafternoons is a partially funded project run by Norden Farm with support from The Berkshire Community Foundation.
Local transport can be provided as part of the ticket price for those attending on a Wednesday.
If you need transport to Norden Farm for the Wednesday sessions please contact Jess Thompson at [email protected] / 01628 682563 to talk through your requirements.
Suitable for ages 60+ years.
2pm - 3pm
£6.50 per session, including a cup of tea
The Last Showgirl (15)
Dir: Gia Coppola 2024 | 88 min
A joyous tribute to a long-gone Las Vegas and all the women who made it glitter.
When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, glamorous showgirl Shelly (Pamela Anderson) must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the life she has built. She plans her next act whilst also striving to repair the relationship with her daughter (Billie Lourd).
With an outstanding ensemble cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song and Kiernan Shipka.
Directed by Gia Coppola and featuring a Golden Globe-nominated performance from Pamela Anderson, who dazzles in the role of a lifetime.
'Pamela Anderson gives performance of a lifetime in rhinestone-studded tale' ★★★★ The Guardian
'Pamela Anderson is a dramatic revelation' ★★★★ The Independent
£10.50 | £9.50 conc
Neon Members - Free membership for ages 16 - 25
£5 (offer applied in basket once logged in). Find out more about Neon Membership here.
Three Films Ticket Offer
£9 | £8 conc tickets when you book for three films at the same time. Offer excludes event cinema screenings. Offer applied in basket.
Open Captioned Screening
The screening on Fri 4 Apr 1.15pm is an Open Captioned Screening. These screenings provide a transcription of the audio from a film. Captions are displayed at the bottom of the cinema screen along with the dialogue from the film.
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The Society for New Cuisine
Presented by Fun Guy Productions.
After a world-shattering break up, a man with many questions finds The Society for New Cuisine, a group who seem to have all the answers. But what must he sacrifice to feel truly whole?
The Substance meets Woman in Black in this debut play from East-Asian writer and performer Chris Fung (Your Lie in April, Frozen, Cyrano de Bergerac: West End, Evita: Regent’s Park). Directed by Rupert Hands (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Palladium; Sunset Blvd, Savoy / Broadway).
A deliciously twisted Buddhist inspired folk fable about power, masculinity and heartbreak which took Edinburgh Fringe by storm last summer, now making its much anticipated London debut.
What would you give for a taste of new understanding?
Presented by Fun Guy Theatre.
‘Fung’s masterful debut marks him out as one to watch. Dark, sharp and delicious. There is now absolutely an appetite for whatever he serves up next’ The Scotsman
‘Ambitious. Very, very impressive. The play’s many invoked images and its haunting ending continue to linger' Fringe Review
‘A powerful and clever work. This incredibly deep narrative enthralls the audience. We expect big things in the future’ Starburst Magazine
‘Clever, dark and fascinating. 5 stars’ Theatre and Arts Review
‘Poetic and profound' Henry Longstaff Reviews
Studio
£20 | £5 (Key-workers/Unwaged/Students/Emergency Services/Teachers)
Age guidance: 15+ years
Content warning: Self-harm, graphic descriptions of physical trauma, needles.
Photo credit: @by.kennyk
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Acoustic Guitar - Beginners
Led by Jim Maving
A class for a guitar player who has been playing for at least a year. For a player who has a grasp of first position chords, who can strum and follow chord charts.
These classes are split by skills level:
If you've never played guitar you need to book on the Absolute Beginners course!
Beginners - Recently completed the Absolute Beginner course but still some way to go. Yet to tackle bar chords and complicated rhythms.
Intermediate 1 - Well on the way and able to do bar chords.
Intermediate 2 - Almost Advanced but not quite yet.
Spring
Tues 14 Jan – 11 Feb (5 weeks)
Tues 25 Feb – 25 Mar (5 weeks)
Tues 8 Apr – 6 May (5 weeks)
Summer
Tues 20 May – 17 Jun (5 weeks)
Tues 1 Jul – 29 Jul (5 weeks)
7.45pm - 8.45pm
£50 per 5 week course
This class will take place both in person and online via Zoom.
You will find the link to access the session in your booking confirmation email
Suitable for ages 18+ years.
SIX the Musical Live!
Event cinema screenings.
Filmed at London’s Vaudeville Theatre and featuring the six original West End queens – Jarnéia Richard-Noel, Millie O'Connell, Natalie Paris, Alexia McIntosh, Aimie Atkinson and Maiya Quansah-Breed - each reprising their roles for a one-off, showstopping cinematic experience.
Watched by audiences of over 3.5 million, the box office smash-hit and double TONY award-winning SIX the Musical has reigned supreme as a global theatre phenomenon since its 2017 debut at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The electrifying show follows the long-misunderstood wives of Henry VIII as they strut out of the shadow of their infamous husband to reclaim their narrative and finally tell their stories in their own words - with plenty of royally good fun along the way.
Written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, this musical for the ages sees the six queens - Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr - take back the microphone through a series of infectious, empowering performances. The queens are accompanied by the sensational on-stage band, the Ladies in Waiting.
Run time 95 mins
Courtyard Theatre Cinema
£17