Abingdon Living Jan - Feb 2020

Unicorn Theatre
Medieval Abbey Buildings, Thames Street,
Abingdon OX14 3HZ
01865 594020
www.abingdonabbey-unicorntheatre.org.uk
Now - Sunday 5 January, various times
The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse
One day Mouse is gobbled up by a wolf.
‘Oh woe,’ says Mouse, who fears this must
be the end. But then we discover Duck,
who was, until Mouse arrived, taking a nap.
As it turns out, it’s pretty nice living inside
the belly of the beast with a new friend.
There’s delicious food, dancing and - better
still - no more fear of being eaten!
Meanwhile, outside in the forest, things
aren’t quite as rosy for Wolf who is being
stalked by a hunter. Realising their fates
are intertwined, Duck and Mouse hatch a
winning plan…
Sunday March 15 - Sunday 3 May,
various times
Gulliver’s Travels
This perfect family show is an adventurefilled
modern adaptation of Jonathan
Swift’s surreal masterpiece.
Three teenagers with a camera, projector
and props, vividly bring to life Gulliver’s
adventures of brutish Yahoos, belligerent
Lilliputians, giant Brobdingnagians and wise
Houyhnhnms.
Blending film and live performance,
this playful, funny and highly inventive
production uses Swift’s biting satire to view
our own world from a very different angle.
The North Wall Arts
Centre
South Parade, Summertown OX2 7JN
01865 319450
www.thenorthwall.com
Saturday 1 February
Murder She Didn’t Write
You become Agatha Christie in this
improvised comedy as each night an
original murder mystery play is created
based entirely on audience suggestions.
So take up your magnifying glasses and
don your deerstalkers for a never-seenbefore
(and never-to-be-seen-again)
evening of murder, mayhem and making it
up on the spot.
Saturday 8 February, 8pm
Hollie McNish
With fans ranging from Emma Watson,
Pink and Benjamin Zephaniah, Ted
Hughes Award winner Hollie McNish
is a poet whose readings are not to be
missed. She has garnered millions of
YouTube views for her online poetry
readings and was the first poet to record
at London’s famed Abbey Road Studios.
Wednesday 12 - Thursday 13 February
Can I Help You?
An off-duty policeman is about to throw
himself off Beachy Head when he is met
by a woman carrying a laundry bag and
a cat box. Over the course of one night,
these two disparate souls learn what it
truly means to be touched by the magic
of hope.
Saturday 15 February, 11am & 2pm
Chloe and the Colour Catcher
Chloe lives in a world with only one colour,
a world that is completely grey. But at
night, when she’s wrapped up tight, her
dreams are colourful and bright. Unable
to contain her imaginative thoughts, Chloe
tells of the vast blue seas, lush green
jungly-trees and golden yellow sands she’s
seen. But, hushed at once by her parents,
Chloe is warned to keep such thoughts at
bay for the Grey Queen is out to wash all
trace of colour away.
The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse is also
being shown at The North Wall Arts Centre
on Friday17 & Saturday 18 January.
We take great care in compiling the listings,
however we recommend that you check with the
venue in advance as events and activities may
be subject to change.
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