Books
The legendary Nigel Slater talks lists, recipes, inspiration, hindsight and revelation as Toast comes to Oxford Playhouse
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Nigel Slater loves writing lists, has done since he was a child. As a boy he would write down his father’s breakfast menu...
Eat
Two AA rosettes, Masterchef: The Professionals and a new head chef position. Why Ben Bullen is at the top of his game at The Feathers in Woodstock
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Head chef Ben Bullen is the name on everyone’s lips after news broke that The Feathers had been awarded two AA rosettes.
Having only...
Music
Kevin Whately, Nicholas Parsons, Sir Roy Strong and Alan Titchmarsh feature in Dorchester-based Orchestra of St John’s busy autumn schedule
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Still riding high after its 50thanniversary last year, the Dorchester-based Orchestra of St John’s has a busy autumn ahead both in Oxford and London.
Review
Review: Toast opens at Oxford Playhouse fresh from the West End….with free sweets. It’s a win win.
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Having been previously berated, and rightly so, for snacking noisily during theatrical performances, to then be presented with not just a handful of retro pick...
THE OLD PARSONAGE - It's hard to choose between Jeremy Mogford's stable of Gee's, Quod and The Old Parsonage, all of which...
Eat
Turl Street Kitchen in Oxford is being given a new lease of life. General Manager Richard Gibbs reveals his plans
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"It’s just past midnight at the end of my third day as General Manager of Turl Street Kitchen, and I’m sat at my...
Although The New Theatre has welcomed back the award-winning drama War Horse, having sold out last time around, expectations for the internationally acclaimed...
Festivals
What to expect from Woodstock Live this weekend, as it celebrates 50 years since the original 1969 festival……
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'Woodstock Live' again brings an eclectic mix of artists into the Town Square for a free two day celebration of music, this weekend.
Featuring...
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Oxford Chamber Music Festival taster, the Carducci Piano Trio and the chamber choir at Woodstock Live in this week’s classical music round-up
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Oxford Chamber Music Festival
GOLDBERG VARIATIONS
The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay
Friday, 7.30pm
Tickets: dylan@theabbey.uk.com
With just over six weeks to go before this year’s Oxford Chamber Music Festival,...
See
Don Quixote, AKA 007, in The Covered Market? Yes, you read it right. Only Creation Theatre can pull this one off!
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It’s a madcap, hare-brained, ridiculous idea that no sane theatre company would ever consider.
So, obviously Creation jumped at the chance to stage...