Review
REVIEW: ‘A nostalgic warm hug of a show’ FAWLTY TOWERS – THE PLAY is on at New Theatre Oxford until Saturday
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In bringing one of Britain’s most famous and beloved sit-coms Fawlty Towers to the stage, its co-creator John Cleese had to tread very...
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REVIEW: Does pub grub get any better than this? Lunch at The Chequers in Chipping Norton excelled thanks to new head chef Nick Pullen
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News that Nick Pullen had taken over as head chef at The Chequers in Chipping Norton created quite the buzz, the former Wild...
Books
‘It’s the best thing I’ve done in years’ Famous children’s writer Sharna Jackson on new Mystery Academy – School for Young Detectives at The Story Museum
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Famous children's author Sharna Jackson is talking to us from Rotterdam, aboard her sailing clipper Anna Maria, where she lives and writes.
The British...
Dance
REVIEW: ‘No YouTube video will ever convey how incredible it is’ Lord Of The Dance at New Theatre Oxford enjoys another deserved standing ovation
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'30 YEARS OF STANDING OVATIONS’ trumpeted the huge video screen at Oxford’s New Theatre, shortly before the cheeky, glittering Little Spirit pranced on...
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REVIEW: ‘A full-throttle take on Shakespeare’s darkest play’ Don’t miss Wild Goose’s Macbeth at Oxford Castle
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In order to fully explore the seemingly bottomless murky depths of Macbeth, directors can often opt for a slow and ponderous approach, but...
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‘The duck’s nuts’ Headlong’s world premiere ROBOTA at Schwarzman Centre is a modern day morality tale about the apocalyptic potential of AI
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A young boy was sitting on the steps of The Schwarzman Centre last night scrolling through TikTok, seemingly unaware that a few metres...
breakfast
REVIEW: Pizza for breakfast? Hell yes! It’s not all bread and cake at the newly opened Blake’s Kitchen in Witney…
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We hadn't even sat down at the new Blake's Kitchen in Witney when we espied two ladies in the corner eating what appeared...
outdoor
DOUBLE BILL: ‘They’re both laugh out loud funny’ Creation celebrates 30th with Shakespeare comedies – Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Creation Theatre has decided to go all out with not one, but two, outdoor, summer Shakespeare plays to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
Which is...
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3000 people expected at THE LEYS FESTIVAL 2026 on Saturday – a beautiful day of food, music, dance, sports and family fun
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3000 people from all over Oxfordshire are expected at The Leys Festival 2026 on Saturday (July 11) - a beautiful day of food,...
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Bed swapping, bribery, obsession, moral dilemmas and coercion – it’s all going on in OTG’s All’s Well That Ends Well at Oxford University Parks this summer!
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If you're not familiar with Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well, you could say it's akin to a Jacobean soap opera, complete with...













