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Shania Twain to headline Blenheim Palace Festival 2027
Five-time Grammy Award winner Shania Twain will perform at Blenheim Palace on 29 June 2027, joining Alex Warren and David Gray in the line-up for next summer’s festival. The announcement comes as two of her most influential albums approach significant anniversaries.
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Hampton Court Palace Festival announces first artists for 2027
Robert Plant, The Corrs, Alison Moyet and Kaiser Chiefs are among the first acts confirmed for the 2027 Hampton Court Palace Festival. The concert series returns in June, bringing live music to the historic Tudor courtyard.
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The biggest local government shake-up in a generation is taking shape: what could it mean for Oxford’s future?
Regional changes to local government will see seven existing councils become three, while plans progressing for a new regional mayor. We explore what this new structure of local and regional government could mean for Oxford and its surrounding communities.
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Plans for elected Thames Valley mayor move forward amid council leaders’ support and concerns
The government has backed plans for a Thames Valley Mayoral Strategic Authority covering Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Swindon, opening the way to new investment and regional powers. Council leaders have welcomed the opportunity but raised concerns about boundaries, public services and local accountability.
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Stage Watch: Annie, Cinderella, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Popinjay Cavalier, Devil Wears Prada
Stage Watch rounds up five standout productions coming to London and Oxford, from Annie and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella, The Devil Wears Prada and Quentin Tarantino’s West End debut.
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Building works, roadworks and traffic filters: is Oxford being pushed to breaking point?
From roadworks and construction sites to traffic queues and restricted pedestrian routes, Oxford is experiencing disruption across the city. Councillors have raised concerns about the cumulative impact. The county council says it is taking steps to manage roadworks while pursuing changes to how people travel.
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Oxford’s pizza wars: Zizzi’s relocation sparks friendly social media spat with its rivals
Zizzi’s move to a new home on George Street has sparked a playful exchange with Bella Italia, Franco Manca, PizzaExpress and Papa Johns, as rival restaurant brands trade jibes on social media in competion for Oxford diners’ attention.
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Blenheim Palace Festival announces second headliner for 2027
David Gray will headline Blenheim Palace Festival in July 2027, with Jack Savoretti joining him as special guest. The concert is the second headliner announcement for next summer’s open-air music series in Woodstock, with tickets going on general sale on 30 October.
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Alex Warren announced as first headliner for Blenheim Palace Festival 2027
Alex Warren will headline Blenheim Palace Festival in June 2027, becoming the first artist announced for the open-air concert series in Woodstock. The Grammy-nominated singer will bring his Finding (More) Family on the Road World Tour to Oxfordshire, with tickets going on general sale on 30 October.
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Oxford-based Susie Dent to chair 2027 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction judging panel
Oxford-based broadcaster and lexicographer Susie Dent will lead the judging panel for the 2027 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, alongside a panel of writers, journalists and experts.
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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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Oxford’s traffic measures: how can a historic city manage traffic and congestion?
From bus gates and low traffic neighbourhoods to the Zero Emission Zone and new traffic filters, Oxford has spent decades trying to manage congestion in a city whose historic street plan leaves little room for more roads. But whether restricting traffic in one place reduces it across the wider network is a more complicated question.
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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.