The Core at Corby Cube is a registered charity and flagship arts venue. We’re thrilled to be celebrating 15 years of creativity, connection and community!
In this time we have welcomed more than 700,000 audience members and participants to our town centre venue, and made an estimated local economic impact of £43.6 million the past 15 years. Alongside hosting world-class artists and companies, we’ve championed creativity in our community, with over 170,000 people taking part in workshops, projects and participatory events. From supporting young people through schools programmes, internships and creative projects, to commissioning and nurturing new work from emerging and established artists, The Core has become a vibrant hub of culture, learning and inspiration.
See a Show
“There is so much sound thinking behind The Core in architectural, theatrical and social terms. Just ask anyone who lives in Corby” The Stage
The Core at Corby Cube consists of three spaces. The Theatre seats 445 people on three levels- the main live programme takes place here with professional visiting companies, local amateur groups, schools and community organisations all regularly performing on the stage. We present music, comedy, dance, theatre and family shows and have recently seen visits from Sarah Millican, Northern Ballet, Jason Manford and The Searchers, to name a few. The Lab is a studio space suitable for smaller-scale shows and family activities. The Base is an underground workshop space which doubles as a training room, conference space and recording studio.
Get Involved
The Core continues to place huge importance on Creative Projects activity which reaches a diverse and broad range of our community, with a particularly strong focus on children, young people and families. We continue to build a national reputation for the innovation in our approach and commitment to ensuring that young people from all backgrounds can access our high quality programme. We offer free and subsidised places for all our Creative Project activities.
“There are few better examples of the belief that the arts can help to regenerate urban centres than the opening of The Core at Corby Cube, a multi-use cultural centre in the Northamptonshire town of Corby” Financial Times
We’ve had over 170,000 people be involved in our participatory events. Our weekly workshop programme provides opportunities in theatre and dance, and our digital, writing and musical theatre groups continue to thrive. A project by Wadzanai and Tribes Youth Club saw them create two exciting original dramas, giving young people the chance to design their own project and choose the artists to make it with them.
Our partnership programme with primary and secondary schools continues to grow with 6,648 students last year accessing productions, workshops and activities. We now host a fortnightly Arts Award drop-in session, to help young people achieve their awards and offer paid internships and work experience for students at school or in Further Education.
Artist Development
We are committed to supporting artists and have commissioned many artists to work with our young people, including Martin Lawrance from Richard Alston Dance and David McKenna from Being Frank Physical Theatre. Frantic Assembly had delivered Ignition with us since we opened in 2010. We provided space and support for artist residencies including Impulse Collective, Wriggle Dance Theatre and China Plate. And in 2015 we worked with the Office of the Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner to tour a piece of theatre about intimate teenage relationships to secondary schools across the county.
“We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful venue in our area for the creative arts. On a personal note, the opportunity to collaborate with others, and present our work has been a joy” Martin Baldock
The Core at Corby Cube is managed by Corby Cube Theatre Trust Limited
Company No. 7210297 Charity No. 1139035
C/O 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
