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A picture of a group of men looking puzzled

January 22, 2024

Enjoy massive magic, multi-sports and much more this February half-term

Multi-sports, yoga, boxercise and a massive magic show are just some of the free and low-cost activities available for children and their families to enjoy this February half-term.

A production image from Heart of Winter with a man and a young girl playing with snow on stage

December 7, 2023

Celebrate family and friendship at Cornerstone this Christmas

Get ready to be swept away by the enchanting magic of Lyngo Theatre’s Heart of Winter this December at Cornerstone Arts Centre Didcot. Heart of Winter is a new musical show which warmly celebrates family, friendship and the good fortune of finding the winter we really need and want…with the precious festive offering of lots of fluffy snow! Christmas is coming and Sally can’t sleep – it’s […]

Hands crafting a snowflake from a piece of white paper

October 11, 2023

Celebrate Christmas at Cornerstone

Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot is getting ready to celebrate Christmas this year with a range of shows and workshops to suit all ages. Everything starts on Sunday 3 December as part of the Play2Give Didcot Festive Market in the Market Place next door to Cornerstone. Thames Con and Cornerstone present a fun and festive […]

May 22, 2023

A colourful celebration of Pride this June at Cornerstone Arts Centre

Celebrate Pride this June at Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot with a range of events to embrace the LGBTQ+ community. From 9 to 15 June there will be something for everyone to enjoy and embrace from drag cabaret to free family-friendly arts and yoga. Theatre is at the heart of Cornerstone’s Pride celebrations starting with […]

Image by the artist Janine Philips of a grassy, green landscape with a pale blue sky

April 28, 2023

Texture, colour and craftmanship on display this May at Cornerstone

Three local artists with very different styles will be exhibiting their work at Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot this May as part of Oxfordshire Artweeks. The three artists from southern Oxfordshire exhibiting their art are Janine Philips, Ben Hinton and Bahar Murphy. Janine Philips Janine Philips lives in Thame and has been a fulltime artist […]

An image from the stage production of Born to Exist

February 7, 2023

Celebrate women and their stories at Cornerstone Arts Centre as part of International Women’s Week

Comedy, music and theatre will celebrate women from all walks of life at Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot during International Women’s Week from 3 to 11 March. Opening the week will be Shazia Mirza’s, whose show Coconut was recently nominated ‘Best Stand-Up Tour Show’ in Channel 4’s National Comedy Awards. Shazia is an equally fearless […]

January 25, 2023

Council secures funding to install renewable energy at its arts centre

South Oxfordshire District Council has been successful in its bid for government funding of more than £370,000 towards the installation of solar panels and air source heat pumps at Cornerstone, the council’s arts centre in Didcot.

An image of two groups of children performing in A Christmas Carol

November 29, 2022

Local actors get stuck into rehearsals of a Christmas classic at Cornerstone

After a successful auditioning process of young people from the local area, rehearsals are underway at Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot, for the production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ which starts in December. The successful auditionees have been split into two teams for the production, which starts on the 17 December. The teams are aptly named […]