REVIEW: Tosca at Oxford Playhouse is ‘Oxford Opera Company at its best’ – the soloists...
Not long after it’s debut performance in 1900, critic Joseph Kerman pronounced the opera Tosca, ‘that shabby little shocker’. Tosca has therefore come a long way in...
‘It’s going to be an absolute scorcher’ Why MYCO is making sure Everybody’s Talking...
As far as Oxford goes, thanks to MYCO, Everybody's Talking About Jamie. Yes the famous musical is being brought to the Oxford Playhouse stage and excitement around...
‘What would you do?’ Book to see Pygmalion at Oxford Playhouse as OTG brings...
"If you're going to perform Pygmalion for a modern audience you have to think abut what makes it relevant - what is familiar," OTG director Daniel Whitley...
REVIEW: ‘A heartfelt gem of a play’ Remember Me at OFS – a deeply...
Walking into Oxford’s Old Fire Station is always a wonderfully warm experience, the relaxed atmosphere continuing as we took our drinks into the small, intimate theatre. However,...
REVIEW: ‘A thoroughly deserved standing ovation’ Why Ravel’s Bolero bought the OSJ audience to...
You can’t get much more of a famous classic than Ravel’s Bolero. It must surely be up there with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony – in terms of those...
REVIEW: ‘It will make you snort with laughter’ Pride & Prejudice (sort of) is...
The lady next to me at Oxford Playhouse snorted with laughter so loudly half way through the first half of Pride & Prejudice (sort of) that I...
BOOK NOW for ‘Parenthood: A Cabaret of Chaos’, a rude and rowdy evening about...
Fancy an evening of rude and rowdy entertainment, celebrating and commiserating the utterly baffling experience of parenting?
Featuring scenes, songs and poems from a motley assortment of professional...
‘It’s so much fun’ Tickets are selling out fast for Pride & Prejudice (sort...
Having seen Pride & Prejudice (*sort of) last time it popped into Oxford in 2020, we understand why tickets are selling out fast, our review headline reading...
TESS REVIEW: ‘A thoroughly deserved standing ovation at Oxford Playhouse’ in this take on...
‘Tess – a bold vision of Hardy’s classic novel’ exclaims the posters for Ockham’s Razor’s latest production. Bold indeed – for this is the story of Tess...
MUST SEE: ‘An emotional journey that touches your heart and opens your mind’ Critically...
When celebrated playwright Lekha Desai Morrison helped care for her father-in-law as his dementia developed, she felt very isolated.
Knowing very little about dementia, the care he required...
