The AFU, part of the Abingdon landscape for the last twenty years, presents its latest collection of new films in an evening that will transport you from a storm-lashed Greek island to the uneasy streets of Tel-Aviv, via the workbench of a carpenter-turned-YouTube sensation and a host of other fascinating and unexpected locations. Tickets and refreshments are free.

Join us as we deal the hands for our Games Night production; showcasing over 700 students in a variety of dance genres and performances. From classic family favourites to modern hits, we will transport you to a world where cards are turned, dice are rolled and games you know and love come alive!

Come with us on a journey of strategy, chance and entertainment and watch our dancers fill the stage with fun and excitement. This is sure to be a show you won’t forget!

On Remembrance Sunday, pupils will be joined by OAs and staff in a performance of Faure’s iconic Requiem. The first half will feature a number of choral items and chamber music as we commemorate those lost in conflict on Remembrance Sunday.

Our third and final masterclass for the term sees Ben Schoeman provide an inspired workshop for our pianists. With a varied career as a teacher, educator, solo and ensemble performer, Ben Schoeman has performed in the leading concert venues of the world, worked with the foremost conductors alongside winning numerous prizes. Further details can be found on his website: https://benschoeman.com/ This masterclass is kindly sponsored by the Abingdon School Music Society.

A new event for the Michaelmas Term, we are delighted to welcome back Anthony Williams to adjudicate our Concerto Competition Concert. Pupils will perform an array of solo concerto movements, accompanied by piano, in preparation for possible performance in March in our Concerto Concert.

The Joint Chamber Choir will give an evening recital in the local setting of St. Michael’s Church. With an array of both sacred and secular choral music, there will be some solo vocal performances, showcasing the vocal department of both schools. Tickets should be booked but are free of charge.

Charles Dickens’ classic tale is retold by playwright Mike Bartlett, following the journey of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly money lender who has spent his life deliberately pushing away everyone close to him in his pursuit of money, following a childhood spent in solitude and debt. On Christmas Eve 1840, he has a vision of his late business partner, Jacob Marley, who visits wrapped in chains to warn him to change his ways or suffer eternal torture. Marley says that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits; ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. In turn, they show him the mistakes of his past and present, and the future implications for both himself and those around him, including his long-suffering employee Bob Cratchit and his ailing son, Tiny Tim. Can Ebenezer realise the error of his ways and make amends before it is too late? Bah Humbug!

Stars, snow, and sprouts adorn the stage of the Amey Theatre in this sometimes harrowing, sometimes hear-warming Victorian fable performed by 24 of our most talented students. With music, dance and puppetry, this production promises to entertain.

The Joint Choral Society will perform Handel’s famous choral work, Messiah. With singers from St Helen and St Katherine, Abingdon School and an adult chorus, performance of this iconic work should be the perfect tonic for the arrival of the Advent and Christmas season. Tickets need to be booked in advance.

Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty, Ridley) and Broadway royalty Stephanie J. Block (Into The Woods, The Cher Show) lead a stellar cast in a sizzling new 5-star production of Kiss Me, Kate, filmed live at the Barbican in London especially for the big screen. ‘A glorious Golden Age spectacular’ (★★★★★ The Telegraph), Cole Porter’s legendary musical comedy has backstage shenanigans, Shakespearean sonnets and singing gangsters – not to mention a romance that’s just too darn hot – and a full-scale orchestra performing the show tune classics Brush Up Your Shakespeare, Too Darn Hot, Always True To You (In my Fashion) and Tom, Dick or Harry. A simple love story about two people who just can’t stand each other, Kiss Me Kate is unmissable all-zinging entertainment with ‘great songs, hot dancing, smart gags and glorious characters.’ (★★★★★ The Daily Mail)

Do join us for the first of two Christmas Concerts taking place in the Amey Theatre. Tonight’s concert will focus on a lighter programme of music as the First Year Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Big Band and other smaller ensembles showcase their musical talents.

Our final concert of term sees our orchestras take to the stage to perform. The Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia and Symphony Orchestra will all perform their term’s work with the Symphony Orchestra performing Dvorak’s exuberant 8th Symphony. The first half will also see performance of passages from the Messiah. Do join us for a wonderful evening of music making to round off the term’s musical activities.

This Christmas, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.

This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family.

American Dance School are very excited to be putting on their 6th annual recital, “Iconic”. You will be taken on a journey through those iconic one hit wonders, to the icons that are timeless. To the iconic moments in history that paved our future, to the iconic movies that hold a special place in our hearts. An icon, an idol, a hero a work of art; American Dance school present: “Iconic”

Discover the enchantment of ballet with this sparkling festive treat for the whole family.

Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs bring festive charm to Peter Wright’s beloved Royal Ballet production, as fairytale magic comes together with spectacular dancing in this unforgettable classic ballet.

Four women: four curious love stories.

Juan Diego Flórez leads a fantastic cast in Offenbach’s dream like opera.

Lucian Msamati (Amadeus) and Ben Whishaw (Paddington) lead a landmark new production of Samuel Beckett’s timeless masterpiece.

Didi and Gogo wait by a tree for a man named Godot. They don’t know who he is, why they are meeting or what time he is coming – only that something incredible could happen when he does.

Directed by multi-award winner James Macdonald (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), the poignant and profound play that changed the rules of theatre is filmed live from London’s West End and releases exclusively into cinemas.

Join Shrek and Donkey on their daring quest to rescue the feisty Princess Fiona. Meet a fire breathing Dragon, a Gingerbread man with attitude, Pinocchio and a whole bunch of fairy tale misfits who'll leave you in stitches.

Sean Conway set out to achieve something no-one else on the planet had ever managed; ultra-endurance records for first, longest, fastest AND most. 105 Iron Man competitions in 105 days, the first to swim the length of Britain, the fastest unsupported cycle across Europe and a 4200 mile continuous triathlon later, Sean is one of the most accomplished ultra-endurance athletes on the planet!

In ‘Endurance’, Sean takes audiences on the journey, from miserable school portrait photographer, to world record holder!

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.

While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance,

filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

Classical ballet’s most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness.

Bringing together Tchaikovsky’s sensational score with the incredible imagination of choreographer Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane, Swan Lake on the big screen will be an exceptional way to experience this ultimate ballet classic.

The greatest love story ever told – through ballet. An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona.

In this hothouse of tension, brawls are quick to break out and both sides get caught in the crossfire.

Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever-popular ‘Nessun dorma’, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production.

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works.

Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet’s Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon.