The Stahl Theatre
Director: Alastair Boag
The Stahl Theatre is a centre of theatrical activity for Oundle School, for Oundle Town and for the surrounding region. Situated in an attractively converted chapel on West Street, The Stahl Theatre offers a varied diet of live performances - dramas, musicals, dance, comedy, physical theatre and children's shows, together with concerts, films and lectures. Oundle School's own productions are complimented by a range of visiting shows from some of the most popular touring companies in the UK and everyone is welcome to every performance. The Stahl Theatre has a hearing loop and disabled access. Please telephone for further details - 01832 273 930.
This Season
The Stahl Theatre's 30th Birthday Season kicks off with Caruso and the Quake, the powerful tale of world-renowned tenor Enrico Caruso's terrifying escape from San Francisco's devastating earthquake in 1906. Francis, the Holy Jester by Dario Fo and performed by his close friend and collaborator, Mario Pirovano, follows offering a chance to renew acquaintance with one of the world's most popular saints - and the opportunity to see the work of Italy's most famous living playwright. Actress and comedienne Ginny Davis returns by popular demand with Double Booked! - her hilarious take on modern motherhood, fresh from the Edinburgh Festival. Take the Space Theatre Company tells the mysterious tale of the great English scientist Robert Hooke in Hanging Hooke; why exactly was England's Leonardo written out of history for so long? Oundle School's production of the ever-fresh Twelfth Night will transport the audience to a land of midsummer madness and mistaken identity and two House Plays follow - Laxton House presents Rattigan's wonderfully moving study of the pains of school mastering, The Browning Version, while Grafton present Up 'n' Under, John Godber's evergreen comedy. Dance makes an appearance with C-12's double bill of The Chair and Enough - we are delighted to have this exciting company here for two nights of brilliantly reviewed physical theatre. No Christmas Season is complete without a pantomime and Oundle School is presenting The Emperor's New Clothes at the start of December - book early for this new pantomime. Finally Oddsocks Productions return with their comic version of Hamlet - a 21st Century Tale of Teenage Angst. We look forward to seeing you soon at The Stahl Theatre.