Fri 26 April - 7.30pm
Queens Park Arts Centre, Aylesbury
As Unbound celebrates its 10th Anniversary in 2024, this event aims to look at how the project has developed as a powerhouse of storytelling in the last decade, and examine where it sits within the cultural landscape of Buckinghamshire as part of Queens Park Arts Centre’s ever-expanding programme.
Our creative producer Dario Knight will present a keynote talk, which will recount the project’s origins, tell some of the behind-the-scenes stories from various landmark productions, explore the impact of Queens Park Arts Centre as a home and champion for cultural projects, and discuss what lessons can been learned about local creativity and culture through Unbound’s work in the last decade.
There will also be a chance to meet some of the volunteers and industry professionals who’ve contributed to Unbound’s continued success, and share your thoughts about the future of cultural activities in the county.
Tickets: £5 | £4 conc
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Sat 27 April - 7.30pm
Quaker Meeting House, Aylesbury
Three prisoners have a story to tell. It’s the story of Elizabeth Fry and how she changed prisons forever. But this is not a history lesson. You’ll hear both contemporary and historical language. You’ll see both modern-day and period mashup costumes. Because the question remains the same today as it did in Elizabeth Fry’s time: does prison actually work?
This script-in-hand reading will be performed in the Friends Meeting House in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, and will be followed by a Q+A with the cast and crew.
The performance is ‘pay what you can’. As the capacity of the meeting house is limited, places must be reserved in advance.
Tickets: Pay what you can
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Mon 6 May - Times TBC
Headstone Manor & Museum, Harrow
It's time to meet one of the most famous and unsung heroes of travel and exploration. His name is one for the history books, forever to become a byword for intrepid adventure...
Meet Barry. He's determined to inject a bit of excitement into his life, and so sets out to recreate the globetrotting voyage from Jules Verne's classic novel. He's only got a bus ticket and a London A-Z, but he's going to make the count...
Commissioned and performed as part of Headstone Manor & Museum's 'May Day at the Manor' event.
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31 May - 1 June - 8pm
Queens Park Arts Centre, Aylesbury
Join us for an evening without the celebrated maths professor (and musical satirist and comic songwriter) Tom Lehrer.
Featuring such classics as 'Poisoning Pigeons in the Park', 'The Masochism Tango' and 'The Elements', alongside some lesser-known Lehrer tunes, this special showcase promises to be an irreverent (and occasionally shocking) night out!
Next year, we'll be producing a brand-new musical inspired by Tom Lehrer's comedic legacy. As part of this showcase they'll be previewing the opening scene of 'Together When We Go' - set to debut at Queens Park Arts Centre's Limelight Theatre in Spring 2025.
Tickets: £10 | £8 conc
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Sat 15 June - 8pm
Queens Park Arts Centre, Aylesbury
Get ready for a night of improvised spontaneous storytelling.
This special show features the talents of our own Unbound Storytellers, alongside the brilliant AdLibretto team!
The Unbound Storytellers have been enchanting audiences since 2014, having presented more than 130 different projects across stage, screen and soundwaves! In this show they'll be creating brand new tales inspired by audience suggestions, in all manner of different genres! Stories span epic adventures and intimate solo yarns, all in Unbound's own inimitable style.
AdLibretto creates one-off original musicals inspired by the life and childhood dreams of a member of the audience. Created in Spring 2022, it quickly established itself as one of London’s most successful impro groups, performing 25 musicals in 2022.
Tickets: £10 | £8 conc
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Sat 22 June - 8pm
Queens Park Arts Centre, Aylesbury
The Unbound Sketchbook return with a brand-new plethora of pages from their mighty book of comedy sketches, including an introduction to the unlikely comic double-act of Stanley Knives & Guido Fawkes...
A must for any comedy and theatre fans, this is the eighth full-length show from the Unbound Sketchbook.
Tickets: £10 | £8 conc
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5-28 July
Countywide Tour
The Buckinghamshire Shakespeare Festival returns with a brand-new production of one of the Bard's most incendiary plays.
King Richard holds the throne of England, but opposition to his rule is mounting. When he banishes Henry Bolingbroke over a dispute with his ally Lord Mowbray, the exiled noble vows to take revenge. Soon he returns to England to raise an army, with his sights set firmly on challenging the divine right of kings...
This production will also be headed across the county on tour throughout July. Tour info will be confirmed soon!
Full Tour Schedule TBC
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7 July - Times TBC
Vale Park, Aylesbury
Gertrude Jekyll and Dorothy Levitt - two inspirational women from the pages of history - return in another comical crime caper as they turn their hand at sleuthing...
A sinister summons brings Gert and Dottie to the seaside, where a serial killer is on the loose. Can the intrepid investigators put a stop to the crime spree before the tide comes in?
Commissioned and performed for Aylesbury Town Council's Aylesbury-on-Sea event.
FREE EVENT!
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Summer 2024
Touring Production
A brand-new half-hour family show, touring to various venues in August and September 2024.
Nellie and Neville the garden guardian gnomes set out to protect their beloved vegetable patch from the fiendish machinations of Cartwright the Caterpillar.
Confirmed venues include Waddesdon Manor, Headstone Manor & Museum, and Queens Park Arts Centre
Full Tour Schedule TBC
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