Arts & Culture
Discover the best news and stories about art, music, theatre, film, entertainment, and cultural events in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.
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Stage Watch: The best musicals & theatre shows for a cultural day trip to London
If you’re looking to go on a cultural day trip beyond Oxfordshire in 2025, here are a dozen (or so) musicals and theatre shows in London’s West End that would make for a brilliant day out to the capital city.
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Great Wolf Lodge Bicester: Progress update on one of Oxfordshire’s major leisure developments
The highly anticipated Great Wolf Lodge in Bicester is rapidly taking shape, although it will not meet the originally scheduled completion date of late 2024.
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Puy du Fou submits Scoping Opinion for £600m immersive experience near Bicester
The 142-page report details the proposed development, which will include theatres, live shows, back-of-house facilities, restaurants, hotels, conference facilities, parking, and landscaping.
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Review: War Horse is nothing short of a theatrical triumph and continues to resonate so powerfully
From its extraordinary puppetry and minimalist set design to its compelling storytelling about the brutal realities of World War I, this production of War Horse exemplifies the enduring power of theatre to move and inspire.
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Organisers announce star-studded lineup for inaugural Forever Now festival in 2025
AEG Presents, the organisers of the Forever Now festival in Milton Keynes, have announced 17 names for their mammoth new one-day festival for passionate music lovers of all ages.
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Truck Festival announces electrifying lineup for 2025 edition
The Truck Festival, affectionately known as the “Godfather of small music festivals,” has unveiled an electrifying lineup for its 2025 event.
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Sir Tim Rice to visit Oxford with special show My Life In Musicals – I Know Him So Well
Sir Tim Rice, the multi-award-winning, internationally renowned lyricist, will return to theatre stages across the UK, Ireland and Northern Ireland in 2025 with Tim Rice: My Life In Musicals – I Know Him So Well.
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First acts announced for Blenheim Palace’s Nocturne Live concert series in 2025
Richard Ashcroft and Gary Barlow have been announced as the first acts of the 2025 Nocturne Live concert series at UNESCO World Heritage site, Blenheim Palace – one of the world’s most beautiful music venues.
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Here & Now – the new Steps musical is coming to New Theatre Oxford
The show, which has been wowing audiences in Birmingham for the last few weeks, will embark on a major UK and Ireland tour from August 2025 to May 2026 and arrive at New Theatre Oxford in February 2026.
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Ashmolean Museum to present early works by Anselm Kiefer in landmark exhibition
The group of 45 early works made during the period 1969–82 will feature paintings, watercolours, artist books, photos and woodcuts, rarely displayed in the UK before.
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Ashmolean Museum announces 2025 exhibitions programme
The Ashmolean Museum’s 2025 programme features major exhibitions, including ‘Anselm Kiefer: Early Works’, showcasing rarely seen art from 1969–82, and ‘This is What You Get’, exploring Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke’s visual collaborations with Radiohead.
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Oxford University joins forces with 42 to launch new storytelling competition
The Faculty of English at the University of Oxford, in conjunction with management and production company 42, has launched a multi-disciplinary storytelling competition.
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Team behind Towersey Festival set to launch new Found Festival in August 2025
From Friday 22 to Sunday 24 August, ‘Found Festival’ promises an inclusive yet exclusive event of musical and cultural discovery, connection and inspiration at the scenic Claydon Estate in Buckingham.
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New exhibition at the Weston Library explores divination across times and cultures
From astrology and palm reading to weather and public health forecasting, the exhibition will demonstrate the ubiquity of divination practices and humanity’s universal desire to tame uncertainty, diagnose present problems, and predict future outcomes.
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A fresh take on award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen arriving in Oxford soon
The brand-new production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy award-winning Best Musical Dear Evan Hansen will be playing at New Theatre Oxford from 26 to 30 November.
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Oxford Ice Rink to host national ice skating competition with free admission for spectators
Oxford Ice Rink is hosting a national ice-skating competition from 12 to 14 November and is inviting spectators to come and enjoy the event free of charge.