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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New exhibition to explore the art and history of British War Comics
The county’s military history museum is collaborating with Oxford-based Rebellion Publishing on a new exhibition that will offer visitors a chance to explore the history of British war comics.
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Casting announced for The King and I autumn 2023 UK tour
This gloriously lavish production is brought to the stage by an internationally renowned creative team and will feature a world-class company of talented performers and a full-scale orchestra.
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Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) is Cornbury House Horse Trials’ charity for 2023
Enriching lives through horses, Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) benefits the lives of over 17,000 disabled children and adults across the UK with activities, including riding and carriage driving.
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Pop legend Martin Kemp to join Loose Women Live panel at New Theatre Oxford
Loose Women is hitting the road for the very first time this autumn with Loose Women Live – and 80s pop legend Martin Kemp is set to join them as a special guest at Oxford New Theatre.
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Fever’s Candlelight Concert Series is expanding into several UK cities, and Oxford is one of them
Fever is bringing its Candlelight Concert Series to Oxford, kicking off with concerts in Tribute to Queen, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Hans Zimmer’s Best Works and more.
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BBC Gospel Choir of the Year singing in Oxford this September
The EAGA Gospel Choir, BBC Songs of Praise Gospel Choir of the Year 2023, will be singing in Oxford in a concert in aid of The Unicorn School, Abingdon, which provides specialist educational support for neurodiverse children and young people with related learning challenges.
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Best-selling author Shrabani Basu to give talk on WW2 ‘Spy Princess’ at Ditchley Park
Best-selling author Shrabani Basu will give a talk on the story of Noor Inayat Khan, the first woman radio operator to be infiltrated into occupied France in 1943 based on interviews with her family, colleagues and secret service records.
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Adrenaline-fuelled gravity-defying performance CODE reveals growing issue of ‘County Lines’
Dancin’ Oxford, in conjunction with Justice in Motion, has announced the world premiere performance of CODE at its Summer Dance Festival in Oxford on 19 and 20 August 2023.
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Holy Grail tapestries loaned to Kelmscott Manor to help with fundraising activity
The hope is that this exceptional loan will encourage more visitors to Kelmscott Manor and support fundraising efforts to start the conservation of the Kelmscott Manor Samson tapestries and the reinstatement of the Tapestry Room.
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Cornbury House Horse Trials and The Pelican to partner on new ‘feasting’ style experience
Cornbury House Horse Trials, taking from 06 to 10 September, is partnering with The Pelican to launch a new hospitality experience called ‘The Pelican in the Field’ at the international horse trials on the Saturday and Sunday.
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National Trust plans to fatten up Bronze Age White Horse chalk figure
Investigations by archaeologists from the National Trust and Oxford Archaeology discovered that the important chalk figure at Uffington, Oxfordshire, has shrunk over time.
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Best Garden at Chastleton lives up to its name after restoration
Now officially opened, the four-year project returns the Best Garden at Chastleton to its original Jacobean format of concentric circles of beds radiating from a central sundial.
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Cornbury House Horse Trials to offer a modern take on eventing tradition
For a great day out in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside, Cornbury House Horse Trials is a date for your diary. The event, takes place from Wednesday 06 to Sunday 10 September 2023, is one of the newest, most exciting international horse trials in the UK.
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Festival of British Eventing set to return to Gatcombe Park this August
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing is set to return to Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire from 04 to 06 August 2023, showcasing 5 National Championships.
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie announces further casting for 2023/24 UK Tour
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, the smash-hit musical, has announced further casting for the 2023/24 UK Tour, which stops at New Theatre Oxford from 12 to 30 December.
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Pretty Woman: The Musical cast announced as show heads to Oxford in December
Following a hugely successful run in the West End, the producers of the smash hit Pretty Woman: The Musical have announced the casting for the UK and Ireland tour