Blue Apple Theatre, Winchester

#28 among attractions in Winchester

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Blue Apple Theatre is a theatre company based in Winchester, England. It was founded in 2005 by Jane Jessop to support the inclusion of actors with intellectual disabilities on mainstream stages. In May 2012, six Blue Apple actors toured a re-imagining of William Shakespeare's Hamlet around the south of England. They were the first actors with Down syndrome to perform the play professionally. In 2016 members of the company, four with Down syndrome, performed scenes from Shakespeare on stage in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at the Globe Theatre in London. ()

Coordinates: 51°3'23"N, 1°20'39"W

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Winchester United Kingdom

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Day trips

Blue Apple Theatre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Winchester Castle, Royal Green Jackets Museum, Clarendon Way, The Gurkha Museum.

1.2 miNE
Historical place, Forts and castles, History museum
Winchester Castle, Winchester
30 min walk • Winchester Castle is a medieval building in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1067. Only the Great Hall still stands; it houses a museum of the history of Winchester.
1.1 miNE
Museum, Military museum
Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester
28 min walk • The Royal Green Jackets Museum is situated at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester, England. The museum is one of several regimental museums that form part of Winchester's Military Museums.
1.3 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Clarendon Way, Winchester
33 min walk • The Clarendon Way is a recreational footpath in Hampshire and Wiltshire, England. It starts beside the waters of the River Itchen in the centre of Winchester and ends near the River Avon at Salisbury Cathedral.
1.1 miE
Museum, Military museum
The Gurkha Museum, Winchester
29 min walk • The Gurkha Museum commemorates the service of Gurkha soldiers to the British Crown, a relationship that has endured since 1815. It is located in Winchester in Hampshire, England and is part of Winchester's Military Museums.
1.2 miNE
Museum
Westgate, Winchester
31 min walk • The Westgate is one of two surviving fortified gateways in Winchester, England formerly part of Winchester City Walls. The earliest surviving fabric is of Anglo-Saxon character.
1.1 miNE
Museum, Military museum
The Rifles Museum, Winchester
28 min walk • The Rifles Museum is the regimental museum of The Rifles. It is located in Winchester in Hampshire, England and is part of Winchester's Military Museums.
1.1 miNE
Museum, Military museum, History museum
HorsePower: The Museum of the King's Royal Hussars, Winchester
29 min walk • HorsePower: The Museum of the King's Royal Hussars is a military museum in Winchester, Hampshire, that is dedicated to documenting the King's Royal Hussars, a cavalry regiment of the British Army.
1.2 miE
Church
St Thomas Church, Winchester
30 min walk • St Thomas Church is a disused Church of England parish church in Winchester, England. An earlier St Thomas Church was in St Thomas Street. It was demolished in 1845 and replaced by the present church, about 100m away in Southgate Street.
1.3 miE
Town, Archaeological site
Venta Belgarum, Winchester
33 min walk • Venta Belgarum, or Venta Bulgarum, was a town in the Roman province of Britannia Superior, the civitas capital of the local tribe, the Belgae, and which later became the city of Winchester.
1.1 miNE
Park
Oram's Arbour, Winchester
29 min walk • Oram's Arbour was an enclosed settlement during the Iron Age, in what is now Winchester, England. Limited dating evidence suggests the enclosure was dug in the early-mid first century BC.
1 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Church, Winchester
26 min walk • Christ Church, Winchester is a Church of England parish church in Winchester, England. It provides a variety of services and groups that meet regularly across all ages and stages of life. There are approximately 550 members. The vicar is Simon Cansdale and he is supported by multiple other clergy members.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Blue Apple Theatre?

Nearby attractions include Franciscan Friary, Winchester (13 min walk), Stanmore Stores, Winchester (13 min walk), University of Winchester, Winchester (18 min walk).

How to get to Blue Apple Theatre by public transport?

The nearest stations to Blue Apple Theatre:

Bus

Kingsgate Road • Lines: 1 (26 min walk)
Ranelagh Road • Lines: 1 (27 min walk)

Train

Winchester (33 min walk)