As you will be aware, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many theatres, cinemas and places of entertainment are currently closed for an extended period of time.
Throughout the Arts World, there has been a huge collective effort to maintain access to the arts to all, either through online streaming of productions, operas, musicals, workshops and classes. These have been put on by venues ranging from the National Theatre and Royal Opera House in London to more local venues such as the Oxford Playhouse and Pegasus.
LES BLANCS by Hansberry, , Writer – Lorraine Hansberry, Director- Yaël Farber , Design – Soutra Gilmour, Lighting – Tim Lutkin, Movement – Imogen Knight, The National Theatre, 2016, Credit: Johan Persson/
We have found the sheer amount and variety of performances and activities can sometimes be quite confusing and difficult to navigate. We have therefore tried to bring as many of these together on this page in order to try and make it easier to navigate.
Whilst the majority of these are free, they are only available to a limited period of time and the screening offers might change. A few of those listed below are either pay per view or subscriptions which we have indicated with a ‘£’ sign.
If you come across any arts activities that might be of interest to others, please email us on boxoffice@abingdon.org.uk so that we can add them to this page.
Stay safe and take care,
The Amey Theatre Team
(Please note, this collection is as we have come across and found information online or in articles, we can not be responsible for the content on these sites. We recommend that the suggested age guidance, where applicable, is followed).
Online Streaming:
Workshops Activities Here is a list of events, activities and workshops specifically for with children in mind. Some of these are repeated in the other categories. Performances Workshops and Activities Photo Credit: Pete Wyllie Banff Mountain Film Festival – The team have shared their favourite adventure podcasts for us to enjoy!Theatre
Musicals
Ballet, Opera and Dance
– Stream opera and ballet content online from their house to yours while stages are closed.
Activities and Workshops
this small puppet series has a series of activities, stories and workshops to do at home. They also have several puppet performances on their YouTube page.
For Children
have several puppet performances on their YouTube page.
-The Royal Opera House have developed an online platform with large numbers of lessons and home learning activities including building your own Royal Opera House stage!
Other (e.g. Banff Mountain Film Festival)
A little bit of everything