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REVIEW: Bleak House “is vividly retold in Creation’s inimitable style, encompassing laughter and sorrow in an enthralling and memorable production”
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For over eight years, Oxford’s native Creation Theatre company — well-known for its innovative adaptations of classic texts staged in unorthodox spaces —...
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REVIEW: Standing ovation at New Theatre as John Partridge “steals the show” in Cabaret with “a luminous performance” from Kara Lily Hayworth
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Having never seen the film or previous stage productions, the opening night of Cabaret at the New Theatre is a show that will...
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REVIEW: Educating Rita, at Oxford Playhouse all week, is as brilliant as ever. But does that mean nothing has changed?
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Educating Rita really got me thinking.
I mean here's a play written in 1980 by Willy Russell to highlight the disparities between the classes,...
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REVIEW: Parsley and mint cake anyone? We check out new head chef Enrico Ramaglia’s menu at The Yurt Cafe, Nicholsons in North Aston
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As we were lunching among hardy perennials, spring bulbs and fruit trees in the unique café set amidst Nicholson’s Nursery at North Aston,...
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REVIEW: ‘Jeremy Irons in a splendid frock coat and riding boots, employed his hypnotically sonorous tones to superb effect at the Oxford Beethoven Festival 2020’
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Oxford Beethoven Festival: TS Eliot Four Quartets - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra - narrated by Jeremy Irons.
The opportunity to combine poetry with music is...
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It’s a family affair: John Thaw’s daughter Abigail stars in Endeavour’s new series 7 with daughter Molly playing her mother Sally….
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You couldn't make it up if you tried. Indeed when Abigail Thaw told me about the first episode in Series 7 of Endeavour,...
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REVIEW: Tweedy’s take on Conan Doyle is ‘beyond funny’ in his new show The Missing Company of Sherlock Holmes
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There is much chatter about the imminent arrival of Tweedy when we arrive at The Mill in Banbury - lots of talk from...
Comedy
Murder On The National Express takes comedy to a whole new level. Literally. Buckle up!
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"For me a coach is the dream venue for a comedy show; with tightly packed seats, an on board PA and adjustable lights...
Classical
Music at Oxford’s “mouthwatering treats” and “bold, adventurous programming” continues in 2020 with a Scandinavian twist
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Step into 2020 with some excitingly unusual classical music concerts as Music at Oxford’s reputation for bold, adventurous programming continues during the second...
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Endeavour’s Roger Allam talks about DI Thursday’s empty nest syndrome, anger issues, and his love of a good thriller
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"Thursday and Morse's relationship is going through some changes, and that carries on throughout this series," says Roger Allam, in his characteristically understated...













