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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Tom Jones, Jessie J and Jack Savoretti to perform at Hampton Court Palace Festival 2024 edition
Hampton Court Palace Festival, presented by heycar, has announced that Tom Jones, Jessie J and Jack Savoretti will perform at this year’s summer concert series between 11 and 22 June.
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Henley Festival champions emerging talent with the inaugural RISING Star Award
Henley Festival has announced that the recipient of its inaugural ‘Westcoast RISING Star Award’ championing emerging talent is singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist KATYA.
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Big Feastival announces even more music, chefs and family entertainment for 2024
Big Feastival, the ultimate celebration of music, food, and family fun has announced further additions to the lineup for this year’s event.
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New Theatre Oxford to host multi-award-winning production of War Horse
Opening at the New Wimbledon Theatre in September, the National Theatre’s global smash-hit production of War Horse will take residency at New Theatre Oxford over the festive season from 10 December 2024.
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Oxford Literary Festival announces The Telegraph as new media partner
The 27th Oxford Literary Festival, which opens on Saturday, 16 March, will welcome some of the world’s greatest thinkers, writers and public figures including two Nobel Prize winners – Professor Sir Paul Nurse and Professor Sir Venki Ramakrishnan.
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Exquisite stained glass ‘Wappenscheiben’ returns to Greys Court
The last of five 15/16th century stained glass panels, or Wappenscheiben, have been reinstalled at Greys Court after conservation, and a new exhibition about the panels opens in the library at Greys Court this February.
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The Game Fair picks The Country Food Trust and Tackling Minds as its official charities
The Game Fair, the largest annual gathering for people passionate about countryside pursuits, has announced The Country Food Trust and Tackling Minds as its joint official charities.
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I Should Be So Lucky musical with digital Kylie Minogue heads to the stage in Oxford
The wedding might be off, but the honeymoon is still on! Head from the aisle to the Isles as the official Stock Aitken Waterman musical “I Should Be So Lucky” makes its way to Oxford’s New Theatre
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Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials returns for 2024
Returning for their second year as organisers, Stable Events is excited to build on the success of the 2023 event, where they saw a record attendance of 28,000 visitors over the four days of the competition.
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Oxford novelist in longlist for world’s most prestigious award for young writers
Oxford novelist Mary Jean Chan’s novel Bright Fear has been longlisted for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize, which is widely considered to be the world’s most prestigious award for young writers.
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The Big Feastival announces first wave of acts for 2024
The Big Feastival has announced the first wave of acts for 2024, which includes headliners Becky Hill and Snow Patrol alongside Cat Burns, Cian Ducrot, Natasha Bedingfield, Kate Nash and Ash.
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Henley Festival 2024 reveals sensational lineup featuring Nicole Scherzinger and Gladys Knight
Henley Festival has revealed a sensational lineup for 2024, with headliners including Nicole Scherzinger, Dave Stewart’s Eurythmics Songbook, Gladys Knight, Nigel Kennedy, Rylan, Sam Ryder and much more.
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Local author pens book about history, adventure and discovering the malarial parasite
The Great Mosquito Hunt and Other Adventures by Elizabeth Manson-Bahr from Headington, Oxford, examines the history of Britain’s connection with the rest of the world through the lens of a global family’s history from the nineteenth century.
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Cirque du Soleil’s Alegría – In A New Light premieres at the Royal Albert Hall
Cirque du Soleil has officially launched its 40th-anniversary celebrations at London’s Royal Albert Hall with the European Premiere of “Alegría – In A New Light”. The creative revival of its iconic 1994 production will run until 03 March 2024.
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Boutique shopping festival Park Fair set to return to the Cotswolds bigger and better in 2024
Park Fair, the boutique shopping festival for modern tastemakers, will return to the Cotswolds bigger and better in 2024 with five new spaces for families to enjoy.
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Oxfordshire retrained racehorse Que Sera shortlisted as a finalist for prestigious award
Selected from over two hundred nominations, Kirtlington-based Vet, Dr Jo Hales’s former racehorse, Que Sera, has been chosen from a shortlist as one of the three finalists.