Fifteen-year-old Reece is roughly accosted by the police outside M&S.

His teacher Gillian watches as his face is pressed into the wet gravel with a policeman’s knee in his back, frozen out of fear for her own safety. The next day, Reece locks them both in her classroom, refusing to relinquish the key.

He wants her to pay – and to fully understand the pain of the irreversible breakdown of trust her inaction has caused.

My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored is an urgent interrogation of racial identity by Nana-Kofi Kufuor, directed by Dermot Daly.

Age 14+

Themes of a mature and racial nature

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Anton Chekhov in a version by Martin Crimp

Directed by Naomi Baker

Performed by Oundle School

'Young girl lives on shore of lake since childhood - like you. Loves the lake – like the seagull. Is happy and free – like the seagull. Then one day a man turns up, sees her, and mindlessly destroys her.'

Martin Crimp's pared down version of Chekhov's first great play reveals the full force of its comedy and cruelty – whether it's love, sex, incredible fame, or simply a trip into town, each character is denied the thing they most crave.

Age recommendation: 13 +

*The 1st half dancers at £6.00 are only for those children NOT dancing in the 2nd half who want to join their family in the audience to watch the 2nd half of the show.

POSTPONED FROM OCTOBER 2021

After the success of our first Halloween Pantomime Snow White and the Seven Ghouls, Telling Tales again brings a cauldron full of halloween mischief to an old pantomime favourite. Jackie is the sweetest ghoul you could ever meet - but what’s that crack that’s appeared in her bedroom wall? And why is there a huge beanstalk growing from it? And is that.... HUMANS she can see on the other side!?!?! With another brand new script from Simon Aylin, written especially for Oundle, and packed full of 80’s music (Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun, Electric Dreams, Holding Out For A Hero, Uptown Ghoul) this show is Panto meets Stranger Things meets Smash Hits magazine. You do not want to miss it!

By Jacklyn Backhaus

Directed by

Performed by Kirkeby House

Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men On Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. By requiring the play to be performed by an all-female, ethnically diverse cast, the playwright, Jacklyn Backhouse powerfully and comedically reframes this tale of white, male colonization. Kirkeby House and perfectly placed to take on the UK premier of this thrilling adventure story.

Age recommendation: 13+

Susan Nanus Based on the book by Norton Juster

Directed by Matt Burlington & Amanda Rayns

Performed by Oundle School

Milo is bored. Games are dull, there’s nothing on TV and the afternoon seems endless… that is until a large and mysterious package appears, and the adventure begins. In this brilliantly theatrical adaptation of Norton Juster’s much-loved childhood classic, we journey to the Land of Wisdom, recuse Rhyme and Reason and return home with a new-found appreciation of learning and knowledge.

Age recommendation: all

Curiouser and curiouser. Alice is lost in Winterland, the caterpillar was no help, and the Cheshire Cat only grins. The flowers speak, the turtles talk in rhyme and everyone is scared of the Red Queen. There’s only one person that can help, unfortunately he’s quite mad.

Join Lamphouse on a fascinating, funny, music-filled adventure down the rabbit hole this Christmas. Based on Lewis Carroll’s original story with new songs, lots of laughs and many many hats, this is Alice, with a difference! We’re all mad here!

Suitable for all aged 6-106

Audience responses from Robin Hood (Christmas 2021)

“Fantastic performance, ingeniously produced to provide a fantastic show for all the family”

“Hilarious, heart warming and bursting with energy”

“Totally gob smacking, bravo”

“6 stars (five weren’t enough)”