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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World premiere production of Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical heads to Oxford
As the world premiere production of Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical embarks on a UK tour, expect“a feel-good, foot-stomping, sea shanty musical telling the astonishing story of the world’s least likely boyband”.
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Mock The Week star Alasdair Beckett-King takes his first tour on the road
Alasdair Beckett-King has taken his first tour, The Interdimensional ABK, on the road, and he’ll be performing at Oxford Glee Club on 13 April 2023.
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Foodies Festival set to return to Oxford for a huge August Bank Holiday weekend
Foodies Festival – the UK’s biggest touring gourmet food and music festival series – returns to Oxford for a huge August Bank Holiday weekend from 26 to 28 August.
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The Varsity Matches return to the home of England Rugby this Spring
151 years after the first Varsity Match, where University of Oxford defeated Cambridge at The Parks, Oxford in 1872, the ‘Battle of the Blues’ will recommence when the teams meet on Saturday, 25 March, at Twickenham Stadium.
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Hilarious family-friendly pantomime Mother Goose comes to New Theatre Oxford
Join Ian McKellen and John Bishop as they bring the hilarious family-friendly pantomime Mother Goose to New Theatre Oxford.
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Their Finest Hour Collections Day at SOFO aims to preserve Second World War memories
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (SOFO) is looking for people to bring their stories and objects relating to the Second World War to Their Finest Hour Collections Day at the museum.
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Strictly’s Craig Revel Horwood talks Annie and being a villain
The smash-hit theatre production of Annie is coming to New Theatre Oxford direct from London’s West End, and Miss Hannigan’s orphanage has a new head honcho.
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Simon Reeve – To The Ends Of The Earth tour coming to New Theatre Oxford in October
Presenter and author Simon Reeve encourages audiences to live a wilder life in the To The Ends Of The Earth tour coming to the New Theatre Oxford in October
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Wilderness festival announces more extraordinary talent for Season Twelve
Wilderness festival announces more extraordinary talent for Season Twelve in 2023 – including Arlo Parks, Laurent Garnier, Honey Dijon, Franc Moody and Todd Terry – joining already announced headliners The Chemical Brothers, Christine and the Queens, and Fatboy Slim.
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Glenn McGrath looks ahead as Test Match Special Live tour heads to Oxford
Aussie Legend Glenn McGrath looks ahead to Test Match Special Live in Oxford for an Ashes Celebration.
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Park Fair 2023 returns with an impressive lineup of stylish modern brands
After a hugely successful launch, Park Fair will return to the Oxfordshire countryside for its second year in 2023.
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The Cher Show takes to the stage at New Theatre Oxford
The Cher Show is set to take to the stage at New Theatre Oxford from Tuesday, 21 February and will run through to Saturday, 25 February 2023.
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Silverstone Interactive Museum reacts to councils’ loans renegotiations
Silverstone Interactive Museum has said it is “extremely grateful” for the support in renegotiating loans from local authorities ahead of its opening in 2019
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The best places to see spring flowers with the National Trust in Bucks, Berks & Oxfordshire
As we emerge from the hibernation of winter, this is the perfect time to meet up with loved ones for a spring pilgrimage to see the bulbs and blooms, followed by a catch-up chat over a cuppa.
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Discover the legacy of Jean Jones – one of Oxford’s great twentieth-century painters
The exhibition will feature several of Jones’s previously unseen paintings, offering the people of Oxfordshire an opportunity to discover the legacy of one of Oxford’s great twentieth-century painters.
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Ellen Kent’s take on Puccini’s Madama Butterfly to grace stage at New Theatre Oxford
The award-winning producer Ellen Kent returns to New Theatre Oxford with Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in March, performed by the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv.