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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Legally Blonde The Musical: Heart and high-energy spectacle charms audiences at sold-out Oxford run
A completely sold-out Legally Blonde The Musical lit up New Theatre Oxford with colour, comedy and heart, as audiences were swept away from a sweltering heatwave into Elle Woods’ world of confidence, charm and self-discovery.
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Abingdon Drama Club to stage powerful family drama during Pride Month
Abingdon Drama Club will present Andrew Bovell’s acclaimed contemporary drama Things I Know To Be True this June, exploring themes of identity, family, love and acceptance as part of Pride Month.
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Stage Watch: Heathers, Liberace & Liza, Six, The Karate Kid, & The Marquise
This edition of Stage Watch brings together a round-up of unmissable productions across Oxford, London and the wider region, from cult musicals and pop-infused historical retellings to heartfelt adaptations and classic comedy.
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New play brings 200 years of mental health history to life at Oxford’s Warneford Hospital
A new play marking 200 years of Warneford Hospital is coming to Oxford this summer, exploring the history of mental health care through the lives of patients and carers in a compassionate and deeply human story.
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100 days to go as Big Feastival 2026 expands line up with DJs, dining experiences and family entertainment
The August Bank Holiday festival will feature headline performances from Basement Jaxx, The Streets and Bastille, alongside new additions including DJ Spoony, Seb Fontaine, Tall Paul and Simon Pegg, plus a packed programme of food, comedy and family entertainment.
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One month to go as Forest Live returns to Westonbirt Arboretum for its 25th anniversary
Forest Live returns to Westonbirt Arboretum next month for its 25th anniversary, bringing a week of live music to one of the UK’s most iconic woodland settings, alongside daytime access to its world-renowned tree collections and family trails.
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Bampton Classical Opera announces 2026 production of Beauty and the Beast
Bampton Classical Opera has announced its 2026 summer production will be André Grétry’s fairytale opera Zemira e Azor, presented in a rare 1776 version and performed in English as Beauty and the Beast.
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Stage Watch: 2:22 A Ghost Story, Beetlejuice, The Lives of Others, War Horse & Waitress
From supernatural thrillers and West End musicals to National Theatre revivals and contemporary drama, here’s a round-up of five standout productions across Oxford, London and the wider region.
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Stage Watch: Somerset House enters the comedy arena with major new festival Laughterama
Somerset House will host a live comedy festival for the first time as Laughterama arrives this summer, bringing seven open-air shows across five days featuring Ross Noble, Sara Pascoe, Josh Widdicombe, Dara Ó Briain, Fern Brady, Nick Mohammed and more.
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Hampton Court Palace Festival prepares to return with star-studded 2026 lineup
Hampton Court Palace Festival will return this June with a major line-up featuring David Gray, OMD, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and more.
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Blenheim Palace to host third annual Sustainable Fashion Show for Sustainable Fashion Week 2026
Cherwell Collective will return to Blenheim Palace this September for the third annual Sustainable Fashion Show, celebrating sustainable fashion, emerging designers and circular creativity.
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Emma Kenny brings ‘Killer Couples’ to New Theatre Oxford’s stage next week
Emma Kenny is bringing her live true crime show Killer Couples to New Theatre Oxford on Saturday, 16 May, exploring the psychology behind criminal partnerships and the dark side of human relationships.
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Reverend & The Makers announce Oxford show on UK tour
Reverend & The Makers will perform at Oxford’s O2 Academy on 21 November as part of a UK tour supporting their new album, with tickets going on sale this April following recent sold-out shows.
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Stage Watch: Psychological thriller The Silence of the Lambs premieres on stage
Bringing its unsettling character dynamics and intellectual tension into a live theatrical setting, The Silence of the Lambs will make its stage debut with John Partridge as Hannibal Lecter.
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Bodleian Libraries exhibition explores humanity’s enduring relationship with birds
The Bodleian Libraries’ Wonder of Birds exhibition explores art, science and culture through the lens of avian life. Featuring rare archives, manuscripts and immersive sound, it invites visitors to reflect on both the beauty of birds and their decline.
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Thousands expected for dawn celebrations as May Morning returns to Oxford
Thousands are expected to gather in Oxford on Friday 01 May as May Morning returns, with dawn celebrations on Magdalen Bridge marking the city’s historic 500-year-old spring tradition.