Arts & Culture
Discover Arts & Culture in Oxford and just beyond, from theatre, music and film to literature, exhibitions, museums and the people shaping the creative landscape.
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New Oxford theatre company to make debut with The Pillowman
A new independent theatre company founded in Oxfordshire, will make its debut at the Old Fire Station in January 2027 with Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy The Pillowman, exploring storytelling, artistic freedom and responsibility.
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Oxford museum to explore critical materials through Megalith immersive live art show
An interactive installation and live techno performance at Oxford’s Museum of Natural History will explore mining, critical raw materials and the environmental challenges behind the transition to renewable energy.
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Stage Watch: Cirque Berserk!, Heathers the Musical, The Guilty, Avenue Q, & Nevermore
From a high-octane circus spectacular to darkly comic musicals and gripping psychological drama, this week’s Stage Watch highlights five productions coming to stages in Oxford and London.
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Stage Watch: John Partridge and Mollie Gallagher on bringing The Silence of the Lambs to Oxford
John Partridge and Mollie Gallagher discuss bringing The Silence of the Lambs to the stage, from the challenge of reimagining Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling to the differences between film and theatre, ahead of the production’s arrival at New Theatre Oxford.
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Stage Watch: Sinatra, The Truth, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Million Dollar Quartet, & Silence of the Lambs
From Sinatra’s musical legacy and a sharp-witted comedy of deceit to a Harlem salon drama and the world stage premiere of The Silence of the Lambs, discover five theatre highlights in London and Oxford.
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Stage Watch: Burning Down the House asked who owned a story when the person who lived it was written out
Breach Theatre’s Burning Down the House revisited the relationship between Henrik Ibsen and Laura Kieler, exploring the ethics of artistic appropriation, the biases of historical storytelling and the challenges of translating another person’s experience for a modern audience.
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Stage Watch: Six, The Traitors, Strictly Come Dancing, Little Dancer, and Dirty Dancing
From Tudor pop and psychological drama to spectacular dance, new musical theatre and a much-loved Oxford classic, Stage Watch rounds up five productions to see in London and Oxford this season.
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Stage Watch: Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios brings a cabinet of curiosities to London’s Royal Albert Hall
Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios is bringing its extraordinary world of acrobatics, invention and imagination to London’s Royal Albert Hall for a limited seven-week run in 2027.
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Chart-topping Welsh Fron Male Voice Choir to perform with Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir
Chart-topping Fron Male Voice Choir will join Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir at Oxford Town Hall on 31 October for a gala concert bringing together two Welsh choral traditions.
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Westgate Oxford unveils Van Gogh Sunflowers mural in first UK installation outside London
A giant mural inspired by Van Gogh’s Sunflowers has been unveiled at Westgate Oxford as part of the National Gallery and Global Street Art’s Murals reMastered project, marking the programme’s first installation outside London.
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Stowe House to open rarely seen rooms and reveal newly uncovered wall paintings
Stowe House will open rarely seen rooms this October, giving visitors a glimpse of its Gothic Library, Japan Room and newly uncovered eighteenth-century wall paintings awaiting further conservation.
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Stage Watch: Amadeus, Jesus Christ Superstar, Legally Blonde, Miss Saigon, and Tell Me Straight & Aggy
This edition of Stage Watch highlights five upcoming London productions, from Amadeus and Jesus Christ Superstar to Miss Saigon, Legally Blonde and a contemporary queer double bill.
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Stage Watch: Award-winning Hadestown to visit Oxford as part of first UK and Ireland tour
Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown is coming to New Theatre Oxford in October 2027, bringing its acclaimed retelling of Greek mythology to the city as part of its first UK and Ireland tour.
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Win a pair of tickets to the Ocean Film Festival in Abingdon
We’ve a pair of tickets to the Ocean Film Festival World Tour at the Amey Theatre in Abingdon on Friday 09 October 2026 to give away. T&Cs apply.
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Van Gogh’s Sunflowers to become giant Oxford mural at Westgate
A giant recreation of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers will be painted at Westgate Oxford this autumn as part of the National Gallery and Global Street Art’s Murals reMastered project.
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New 3D scans reveal hidden details in Oxford’s Divinity School carvings
Ultra-high-resolution 3D recordings of Oxford’s medieval Divinity School ceiling have revealed previously unseen details, including a mythical creature mistaken for a calf for centuries.