Entertainment News
EXCLUSIVE: Check out the £3.5 million restoration of Abingdon’s Old Abbey House into a stunning, new boutique hotel opening in October!
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The Old Abbey House Hotel is preparing to open after a £3.5 million refurbishment to transform the derelict former council offices into a...
Dance
Dancin’ Oxford’s Family Dance Festival returns with an exciting line-up of captivating physical theatre and dance events!
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DANCIN’ OXFORD FAMILY DANCE FESTIVAL is back this month with an exciting line-up to get your feet tapping and moving.
Running from September 29...
Review
REVIEW: Brown Boys Swim at The North Wall: “A refreshing, contemporary, seismic play and a catalyst for change”
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No wonder Brown Boys Swim won so many awards at Edinburgh Fringe, because the new play by young, local playwright Karim Khan hits...
Eat
REVIEW: Executive head chef Alan Gleeson is back in the driving seat as new Daylesford pub The Bell in Charlbury opens on Sunday!
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We are big fans of Alan Gleeson. The Oxfordshire chef is a great, sturdy, reliable, gifted hulk of a man whose food I...
Classical
‘I just let the magic happen’ Young conductor John Warner on September’s Oxford Sinfonia ‘hidden stories’ concert!
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Conductor John Warner is a busy man. And yet despite his hectic international schedule, he is keen to discuss the programme he's chosen...
Musicals
REVIEW: SOB AWAY – Blood Brothers at Oxford Playhouse is an emotional roller-coaster of a musical “An unforgettable night out”
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Although Blood Brothers has toured the world, it was a first for Oxford Playhouse and for us. But after so long on the...
Music
BOOK NOW: Ready for some high energy Cuban timba fusion? Eliane Correa & La Evolución Orchestra and Ran Kan Kan hit Oxford’s O2!
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Fresh from Ronnie Scott's jazz club, Eliane Correa & La Evolución Orchestra is coming to Oxford's O2 for one night of fresh, high-energy Cuban...
Eat
EXCLUSIVE: “Why I’ve killed off Silvie’s” Beloved East Oxford cafe replaced by pop-ups – Dayums Street Food Kitchen is first up!
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Jess McHugh is sad but resolute when we discuss her decision to close her beloved cafe Silvie's on Iffley Road for good.
"It just...
Eat
REVIEW: The Zero Waste Supper at Nicholsons’ Yurt allowed head chef Andrew Carr to really flex his impressive culinary muscles!
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If anyone is set up to stage a Zero Waste Supper it's The Yurt at Nicholsons with its impeccable eco credentials. Throw head...
Charity & Fundraising
ONE NIGHT ONLY: EAGA – The BBC Gospel Choir of the Year 2023 – at Holywell Music Room to raise money for Abingdon’s Unicorn School!
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Tap your feet, sway your hips, but don’t miss the BBC Gospel Choir of the Year 2023, in their one-off performance in Oxford...