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SUMMARY:Kabuki Legends: Part Two
DESCRIPTION:Kabuki Legends: Part Two. Image: Dancing Cranes by Takahashi Hiromitsu\, 2017 © Hiromitsu Takahashi / The Tolman Collection\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Kabuki Legends: Part Two\n\n\n\nStencil Prints by Takahashi Hiromitsu \n\n\n\nJapanese artist Takahashi Hiromitsu creates dynamic\, colourful prints showing exciting moments in kabuki\, a traditional form of dance-drama. This is the second show in a two-part exhibition of his works in Gallery 29. \n\n\n\nHiromitsu’s striking designs are not portraits of actual actors\, but visualisations of famous kabuki roles. \n\n\n\nIn kabuki\, performers wearing elaborate costumes and make-up use stylised movement and song to enact melodramatic stories about love\, loyalty and the clash between duty and emotion. \n\n\n\nThe works recall Japan’s traditional ukiyo-e woodblock actor prints\, but are made using a different technique – kappazuri\, or stencil printing\, originally used for dyeing kimono. This process is complex and labour-intensive\, and Hiromitsu is one of very few artists working in this way today. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition showcases a second selection of these unusual prints from the Ashmolean’s own extensive collection of Hiromitsu’s work\, generously presented by Philip Harris. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices:Admission is FREE \n\n\n\nDate and times:From 16 February 2024 to 23 February 2025 \n\n\n\nThe museum is open every day from 10.00am to 5.00pm \n\n\n\nLocation:Gallery 29 \n\n\n\nWatch the Kabuki Legends: Part One video
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/kabuki-legends-part-two/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH
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SUMMARY:Guercino at Waddesdon: King David and the Wise Women
DESCRIPTION:Guercino at Waddesdon: King David and the Wise Women. Image: Guercino\, The Cumaean Sibyl with a Putto\, 1651© The National Gallery\, London\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Guercino at Waddesdon: King David and the Wise Women\n\n\n\nOver 350 years after they were painted\, five paintings by renowned Bolognese painter Guercino are on display together for the first time at Waddesdon in a new exhibition. \n\n\n\nThis historic exhibition spotlights one of the great painters of 17th-century Italy\, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri\, known as Guercino (1591-1666). Brought together for the first time since leaving the artist’s studio in 1651 are Waddesdon’s King David alongside two associated paintings of Sibyls from the National Gallery and another Sibyl from the Royal Collection\, painted the same year. \n\n\n\nBorn in the Italian town of Cento\, Guercino was an excellent draughtsman whose compositions were known for their originality. In his lifetime\, he created hundreds of altarpieces and paintings\, becoming one of the most sought-after Italian Baroque painters and enjoying the patronage of popes\, foreign courts\, cardinals and dukes. \n\n\n\nSee\, close-up\, Guercino’s brilliant use of paint to depict silk\, flesh\, ermine\, paper\, wood and stone while conjuring up ideas about inspiration and contemplation\, sight and foresight\, poetry and prophecy. This is an opportunity to explore how King David relates to the sibyls. \n\n\n\nAlso on display and never before seen in public is Guercino’s recently rediscovered depiction of Moses. This is one of the most important additions to Guercino’s body of work and adds to our understanding of his early maturity\, a period considered by many to be his greatest for the dynamism\, vigour and spontaneity of his painting. \n\n\n\nWhat is a Sybil? \n\n\n\nThese female prophets or seers from classical antiquity were popular subjects in the 17th century\, appealing to Baroque artists as models of female authority. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore about Guercino\n\n\n\nGuercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)\, Self-Portrait\, 1630-32. Courtesy of Schoeppler Collection\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGiovanni Francesco Barbieri enjoyed a successful career spent mostly in Bologna and Rome. He acquired the nickname ‘Guercino’ (‘Little Squinter’) due to strabismus (the condition of having a squint). \n\n\n\nAccording to the biographer Carlo Cesare Malvasia\, the infant Guercino was awoken by a loud noise with such a start that he was left with his right eye permanently fixed at an angle. Whether or not this story is to be believed\, this does not appear to have impaired his vision or achievements as a painter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree with house and grounds admission. \n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTickets required:House and grounds admission. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Waddesdon Manor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWaddesdon Manor is an extraordinary French Renaissance-style chateau located in Aylesbury\, Buckinghamshire\, approximately 14 miles from Bicester and 25 miles from Oxford. \n\n\n\nBuilt between 1874 and 1889 by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild\, a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family\, the manor is renowned for its opulent architecture\, exquisite interiors\, and extensive collections of art and decorative objects. \n\n\n\nSet amidst picturesque gardens and parklands\, Waddesdon Manor offers visitors a glimpse into the lavish lifestyle of the late 19th-century European aristocracy. \n\n\n\nToday\, it is managed by the Rothschild Foundation\, a family charitable trust\, on behalf of the National Trust\, which took over ownership in 1957. It serves as a cultural destination\, hosting exhibitions\, events\, and educational programs while maintaining its status as one of England’s most cherished historic houses. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about Waddesdon Manor\, including opening hours and access information.
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/guercino-at-waddesdon-king-david-and-the-wise-women/
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SUMMARY:Money Talks: Art\, Society & Power
DESCRIPTION:Money Talks: Art\, Society & Power. Image: Money Dress\, Susan Stockwell\, 2010. © Susan Stockwell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Money Talks: Art\, Society & Power\n\n\n\nMoney Talks: Art\, Society & Power is a major exhibition open until 05 January 2025 at the Ashmolean\, exploring the place of money in our world through different artistic lenses. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition features more than 100 objects from across the globe\, including artworks by Rembrandt\, Andy Warhol\, Guerrilla Girls\, Grayson Perry and Bansky\, and the new phenomenon of cryptocurrency and NFTs. \n\n\n\nFrom greed and prejudice to plenitude and happiness\, from the places and eras where money has talked loudest\, artists have long explored the balance between power and wealth. \n\n\n\nAlongside these artworks is a range of money\, including Roman\, Chinese and Islamic coins\, Art Nouveau banknotes\, and the artwork for the currency featuring Kings Edward VIII and Charles III\, on display for the first time. \n\n\n\nWeaving stories and perspectives from across the world with international objects and items from the Ashmolean’s leading collections and reflections on the place of physical currency in 2024\, Money Talks explores how the everyday artworks in our pockets act as a mirror to our society. \n\n\n\nThe imagery on our currency has a dramatic impact on what and who we imagine is valuable. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrailer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReviews\n\n\n\n\n★ ★ ★ ★ “A vivid and revelatory show throughout.” \n\n\n\nThe Guardian \n\n\n\n\n\n“Fascinating… packed with revelations and beauty.” \n\n\n\nThe Times \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\nBook member tickets \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see the important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices (Non-members):Standard tickets – £15.30Senior Citizen (65 and over) / University of Oxford Employee or Alumni – £14.30Under 25 / Student / Children 12 to 17 years – £7.65Children under 12 years / AshPass – £0.00University of Oxford Student – £0.00Carer accompanying a paying disabled person – £0.00Art Fund Pass Holder – £7.65Blue Light Card Holder / Unemployed – £7.65Ashmolean Staff and Reciprocal Entry – £0.00 \n\n\n\nFor half-price and concessionary tickets\, please bring proof of eligibility. \n\n\n\nFor Ashmolean staff/volunteers\, GLAM staff\, ICOM\, Museums Association and NMDC reciprocal entry. If possible\, please book for late afternoon entry. \n\n\n\nPlease note a booking fee of £1 is added to help support the Museum and cover the costs of staffing our Box Office. \n\n\n\nPrices (Members):Entry to the exhibition is free for members. You are advised to pre-book a timed slot to guarantee entry\, especially during busier periods. You will need your 13- or 14-digit Membership Number to book. \n\n\n\nDates & times:The museum is open every day from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Timed tickets are in operation for this exhibition. Visitors and Members are strongly recommended to book tickets in advance to guarantee entry.  \n\n\n\nWarning:This exhibition includes several coin designs by controversial artist Eric Gill and historical material reflecting prejudiced viewpoints. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelected artworks in the exhibition\n\n\n\n\n\nClick to expand
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/money-talks-art-society-power/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH
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SUMMARY:Earth Trust Pumpkin Patch & Maize Maze
DESCRIPTION:Pumpkin Picking at Earth Trust\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Earth Trust Pumpkin Patch & Maize Maze\n\n\n\nConnect with nature at Earth Trust farm this autumn as you pick your own pumpkins directly from the growing field and explore the enormous maize maze! \n\n\n\nThere’ll be a variety of delicious pumpkin and squash varieties to choose from and plenty of harvesting fun for all ages. \n\n\n\n\nPick your perfect pumpkin and source your favourite squash directly from the soil it grew in.\n\n\n\nTake on the MEGA maize maze – will you reach the centre and find your way out?!\n\n\n\nLittle ones can join us in the storytelling teepee with seasonal stories and harvesttime tales.\n\n\n\nDelve into the hidden world of soil and sustainable food production with hands-on science experiments and testing tables in our Earth Lab ‘Discovery Zone’.\n\n\n\nFollow the scarecrow trail around the farm and take in the breathtaking hilltop views.\n\n\n\n\nThere’ll be local suppliers on hand with tasty hot snacks\, drinks\, traybakes and treats\, plus ‘Pumpkin Smores’ (spiced pumpkin puree on a biscuit base\, topped with firepit-toasted gooey marshmallows) to enjoy in our relaxing gardens. \n\n\n\nWith a host of extra activities\, this year’s Pumpkin Patch is set to be bigger and better than ever! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEarth Trust Pumpkin Patch & Maize Maze\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nDates:Sundays 13\, 20\, 27 and Monday 28 to Thursday 31 OctoberDue to popular demand\, the event will be open on Sunday\, 13 and 20 October\, as well as over the half-term week from 27 to 31 October \n\n\n\nTimes:10.00am to 1.00pm and 1.00pm to 4.00pm (session open times\, but you’re welcome to stay as long as you like). \n\n\n\nTickets:£3.00 per person in advance (plus a booking fee)\, under 3s free.£5.00 per person if purchased at the gate.Tickets include entry to the pumpkin patch\, maize maze and free craft activities at Earth Trust Centre. Pumpkins are to be purchased separately. \n\n\n\nParking:Free parking is available in the field\, with disabled parking spaces at the Earth Trust Centre car park. \n\n\n\nAge guidance:Suitable for everyone. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGood to know\n\n\n\n\nIt is a short walk from the car park to the field along a farm track.\n\n\n\nToilets and refreshments are available at the Earth Trust Centre.\n\n\n\nSuitable for all ages\, children must be accompanied by an adult.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover more: Where to go pumpkin picking in Oxfordshire
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/earth-trust-pumpkin-patch-maize-maze/
LOCATION:Earth Trust Centre\, Little Wittenham\, Abingdon-on-Thames\, Oxfordshire\, OX14 4QZ
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SUMMARY:Breaking Ground
DESCRIPTION:Breaking Ground Exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Image: Watercolour by Mary Buckland (nee Morland)\, possibly painted in 1817\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Breaking Ground\n\n\n\nFrom the first-ever scientific description of a dinosaur to the revelation that Earth is much older than the Biblical 6\,000 years\, the 19th century saw a network of naturalists forge new ways of thinking about the history of life and our planet. \n\n\n\nBreaking Ground is a new exhibition at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History that charts these significant developments in palaeontology and geology through a cast of characters – both the celebrated and the unsung – who helped to establish new scientific methods and ideas. \n\n\n\nCentred on an Oxford couple – William Buckland\, geologist and palaeontologist\, and Mary Buckland (née Morland)\, a scientific illustrator\, it explores some of the most historically important dinosaur discoveries ever made. \n\n\n\nMarking the 200th anniversary of the first description of a dinosaur\, Breaking Ground presents fossil material from the first three dinosaurs to be scientifically named – Megalosaurus\, Iguanodon\, and Hylaeosaurus\, including the iconic jaw that started it all. \n\n\n\nAlongside these historic specimens are more than 100 other objects\, including fossils\, skeletons\, casts\, and models. There is also archival material such as lithograph prints and watercolour paintings beautifully documenting the fieldwork\, landscapes\, and discoveries made during this fertile period of early palaeontology. \n\n\n\nWhile celebrating these important scientific developments\, Breaking Ground also investigates some inequalities of the period. William and Mary Buckland were married in 1825 and worked together to lay the foundations of modern palaeontology\, though history tends to remember their contributions differently. \n\n\n\nFamiliar names from 19th-century palaeontology are typically those of powerful people associated with certain institutions and publications; lost to history are workers in other\, often colonised\, countries who dug for specimens\, lower-status miners and quarriers around the UK\, and most women\, regardless of class or wealth. \n\n\n\nThese include Mary Anning\, who\, though more recently celebrated\, faced financial struggles for most of her life and\, as a woman\, was unable to join the Geological Society of London or present her own ideas. This is despite making some of the most important fossil discoveries of the century\, several of which will be on display in the exhibition. \n\n\n\nBreaking Ground will also offer the first showcase of items from the newly acquired Buckland archive. The drawings\, prints and paintings made by Mary Buckland include those used in the description of Megalosaurus by William Buckland in 1824. \n\n\n\nAs these illustrations helped to spread understanding of extinct groups of animals and plants among the 19th-century scientific community\, they challenged any literal interpretations of the Bible. A much older planet was revealed\, one that had undergone periods of glaciation – a controversial idea at the time – and in which hyaenas once populated the caves of Britain. \n\n\n\nComplementing the exhibition is a sculptural installation by British artist Angela Palmer. Torus of Time is a visual and tactile symbol of the deep time that was being uncovered by these pioneering 19th-century palaeontologists. An elegant ring of 16 quarry stones drawn from across the United Kingdom\, the piece represents three billion years of geological time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices:Entry to the Museum is FREE and not ticketed. No booking required.Booking is required for organisations/groups of more than ten people visiting on the same day. \n\n\n\nOpening hours:Monday to Sunday from 10.00am to 5.00pmLast entry at 4.45pmClosed on 24\, 25\, & 26 DecemberAccessibility:Please contact the friendly team at the museum by telephone (01865 272 950) or email (foh@oum.ox.ac.uk) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGallery\n\n\n\nClick images to expand with captions \n\n\n\n\nCave Hyaena Jaw. This hyaena jaw was found by William Buckland in Kirkdale cave in North Yorkshire in the 1820s. He initially thought the fossil showed evidence of the Great Flood having transported the animal to England. However\, further analysis showed the cave to have been a hyaena den from the Late Pleistocene\, 120\,000 years ago\, when Yorkshire would have been a lot warmer.\n\n\n\nHippopotamus. This watercolour by Mary Buckland (nee Morland)\, possibly painted in 1817\, is marked ‘MM’ – one of the few drawings signed with Mary’s maiden name. Morland was a gifted scientific illustrator whose drawings were used in scientific publications for William Buckland and others including Georges Cuvier.\n\n\n\nIchthyosaur with stomach contents. Exceptionally preserved\, this is one of Mary Anning’s finds of an ichthyosaur. Fish bones and scales\, visible inside the stomach area of the animal\, reveal the last meal of this marine reptile.\n\n\n\nMegalosaurus Jaw. This is the iconic fossilised jaw of Megalosaurus\, found in Stonesfield\, Oxfordshire\, and was used by William Buckland in the first ever scientific description of a dinosaur\, in 1824.\n\n\n\nProfessor and Mrs. Buckland and Frank. This silhouette of the Bucklands\, created by Auguste Edouart in 1829\, celebrates how the whole family was involved in the study of palaeontology.\n\n\n\nSynoptic view of the leading phenomena of Geology. The first plate in William Buckland’s Bridgewater Treatise VI: Geology and mineralogy considered with reference to natural theology. The Bridgewater Treatises was a series of eight volumes highlighting how science and faith could coexist. Buckland’s contribution argued that geology and palaeontology were consistent with the Bible and natural theology.
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/breaking-ground/
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SUMMARY:Ashmolean NOW: Bettina von Zwehl
DESCRIPTION:Ashmolean NOW: Bettina von Zwehl\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Ashmolean NOW: Bettina von Zwehl\n\n\n\nAshmolean NOW: Bettina von Zwehl is the third in the Ashmolean NOW exhibition series\, where contemporary artists are invited to create new work inspired by the Ashmolean’s historical collections. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition features photographs by London-based artist Bettina von Zwehl (b. 1971)\, whose aim is to rekindle wonder and curiosity as critical tools for exploring new ideas and practices. \n\n\n\nDuring a residency in Oxford from 2022 to 2023\, von Zwehl spent time researching the Ashmolean’s founding collections – the wonderfully diverse objects and works of art which were displayed when the museum first opened in the 17th century. \n\n\n\nThe artist’s time at the Ashmolean served as inspiration for a unique photographic ‘Wunderkammer’ installation that moves between portraiture\, silhouetted fragments\, still-life\, monumental and miniature elements\, as well as non-art objects and specimens from natural history collections. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices:Admission is FREE \n\n\n\nDate and times:From 18 October 2024 to 11 May 2025The museum is open every day from 10.00am to 5.00pm \n\n\n\nLocation:Gallery 8 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBehind-the-scenes with the artist
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/ashmolean-now-bettina-von-zwehl/
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SUMMARY:PYO Pumpkin Patch and Spooky Trail at High Lodge Farm
DESCRIPTION:PYO Pumpkin Patch and Spooky Trail at High Lodge Farm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout PYO Pumpkin Patch and Spooky Trail at High Lodge Farm\n\n\n\nHigh Lodge Farm’s bewitching Halloween trail and pumpkin patch is returning this October half-term. \n\n\n\nTickets include the popular spooky trail with activity sheet and pencil\, pumpkin patch access\, photo opportunities\, games and refreshment area and free parking. All ticket holders receive a free sweet treat. \n\n\n\nSpooky trailThere’s been a cat-astrophe at High Lodge Farm! The Wicked Witch of High Lodge keeps getting her spells wrong\, and now she has accidentally turned her cat into a… bat! Head into the forest and complete the trail to see if you can find him before nightfall – you’ll need to work out the spooky phrase to magic him back into a cat. \n\n\n\nPumpkin patchWarty ones\, wrinkly ones\, white ones\, we will have thousands of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes ready to pick at the pop-up PYO pumpkin patch. Perfect for carving lanterns or cooking up something tasty\, we will have squashes for every occasion. Sledges\, wheelbarrows and baby barrows at the ready. \n\n\n\nTasty treatsThe Toot will serve a selection of hot drinks\, including Oxfordshire roasted coffee\, creamy hot chocolate and locally baked cakes and brownies. Burgers\, hot dogs\, chips\, and breakfast rolls will be available from the Tasty Toot\, with more goodies from the Sweet Toot\, including toasting marshmallows. \n\n\n\nFarm funEnjoy the farm tractor\, clamber on the straw bales or unleash your competitive side with rustic Halloween games. Pumpkin noughts and crosses and squash skittles? There’s no limit to the fun that can be had with a trusty gourd. \n\n\n\nMallow toastingThere’s nothing better than gathering your friends and family around an outdoor fire as autumn descends. Toast some delicious marshmallows on the firepits. Pick up a giant mallow and a skewer from the Toot for £1.00 and get toasting. \n\n\n\nPumpkin NightsPick your pumpkin by moonlight for a truly spooky Halloween experience! The after-dark sessions will run from 5.00pm to 9.00pm on four selected dates in October. Bring a torch and wrap up warm. Ideal for older children. Tickets are limited. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important ticketing information below \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nDates & times:The Spooky Trail and Pumpkin Patch will be open for 11 days in October (19/20 and 23 to 31 October) from 10.00am to 4.00pm\, with the last entry at 3.00pm. You can stay all day or until your children are completely worn out\, but please leave by 4.00pm. \n\n\n\nPrices:Online prices are £7.00 for children and £5.00 for adults. Babies under 1 go free. Please note that tickets are cheaper in advance. They are more expensive at the gate and aren’t guaranteed. \n\n\n\nGetting there:High Lodge Farm is based at Culham\, near Abingdon – not the farm of the same name in Chipping Norton. The field runs parallel to the A415 Abingdon Road. It is roughly 0.4 miles from the Europa School\, and the entrance will be well-signposted. Please use this postcode OX14 3BN. What3Words: tribal.dizzy.tribes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrequently asked questions (FAQs)\n\n\n\nHow do I book tickets?Follow the link above to book tickets for your preferred entry time. Tickets are non-refundable. If you create an account when booking\, you can log in and move your tickets to another date\, free of charge and subject to availability if your plans change. \n\n\n\nWhat if I am late for my session?Don’t worry if you’re a bit early or late for your slot. The sessions are to roughly manage the flow of people on site. Stay as long as you like. \n\n\n\nMy plans have changed. Can I change the day and time of my booking?This is an all-weather event\, so no refunds will be given unless the event is cancelled for safety reasons. If you create an account when booking\, you can log in and move your tickets to another date\, free of charge and subject to availability. Alternatively\, email highlodgeevents@gmail.com at least 24 hours before your booking\, and they will do their best to accommodate you – but this is not guaranteed. \n\n\n\nWhere do we park?You’ll find plenty of free parking in the grass field just off the A415 Abingdon Road. If it’s been raining\, please take care entering and exiting the site and expect some mud. \n\n\n\nHow long can I spend at the Patch and Spooky Trail?You can stay all day or until your children are completely worn out – but please leave by 4.00pm. \n\n\n\nAre you running SEN sessions?Yes\, there’ll be four SEN sessions from 9.00am to 10.00am on selected days (visitors are welcome to stay as long as they like after 10.00am). Please see the ticket booking page and book the SEN-specific sessions. Carers are free. \n\n\n\nWhat is Pumpkin Nights?It’s the name of the evening event\, which runs for four nights only from 5.00pm to 9.00pm. The format is exactly the same as the daytime event – but at night\, with spooky lights in the woods and alcohol on sale. It’s a lot of fun by torchlight and a completely different experience! Ideal for older children. Book tickets on the booking page. \n\n\n\nDo you take cash and cards?Yes\, we take both everywhere on site. \n\n\n\nAre there toilets?Yes\, we have a mobile toilet block and one accessible temporary toilet with a baby-changing facility. Facilities are basic and fairly limited on site. \n\n\n\nWhat food and drink is available at your events?The Toot sells proper coffee\, tea\, hot chocolate\, brownies and flapjacks\, ice creams and other soft drinks. The Tasty Toot sells hot dogs\, burgers\, breakfast rolls\, and kid’s meal deals. This year\, they will also be selling pizza. The Sweet Toot sells hot brownies\, toffee apples and other goodies. \n\n\n\nIs the site buggy and wheelchair friendly?Sometimes. It depends on how much rain has fallen. Usually\, an all-terrain buggy (not a stroller) can navigate the field and woodland. A baby/toddler carrier is recommended when it’s wet. With no solid paths\, wheelchairs will struggle in and around the woodland. There is accessible parking near the entrance. Please speak to the organisers if you require assistance. \n\n\n\nWhat footwear do we need?Wellies are recommended if there’s been a lot of rain because it’ll likely be very muddy. Otherwise\, trainers should be fine. High Lodge Farm is not liable for any injuries. \n\n\n\nCan I bring my dog?Only assistance dogs are allowed on site. \n\n\n\nHow much are the pumpkins?Pumpkins range in price from £1.00 to £10.00 plus\, depending on the type and size. You only pay for what you pick. \n\n\n\nWhat type of pumpkins will you be selling?Regular carving pumpkins of various sizes\, munchkins and a mixture of different squash – festivals\, red onions\, harlequins\, crown prince\, casperita and giant polar bears\, subject to availability. \n\n\n\nAre the pumpkins grown on-site?No. The pumpkins are sourced from top suppliers who are experts at growing them. \n\n\n\nIs the event scary?Absolutely not. High Lodge is a family-friendly farm\, and they aren’t planning on scaring anyone. They hope youngsters will love the woodland attractions. \n\n\n\nDo we need to cut the pumpkins?No. The pumpkins will be scattered\, already cut\, around the field\, so no knives are needed. \n\n\n\nIs marshmallow toasting extra?Yes\, toast a giant marshmallow on the firepit for £1.00. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover more: Where to go pumpkin picking in Oxfordshire \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGallery
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SUMMARY:Gormenghast
DESCRIPTION:Oxford Theatre Guild presents… Gormenghast\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Gormenghast\n\n\n\nOxford Theatre Guild presents…Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake\, adapted by John Constable \n\n\n\nNothing ever changes in Gormenghast Castle… \n\n\n\nAn heir is born to the ruling family of the Groans: no change.  \n\n\n\nSeeking sanctuary\, kitchen boy Steerpike throws himself through Lady Fuschia’s bedroom window: no change.  \n\n\n\nForgotten sisters Cora and Clarice dream of power\, cook Swelter plots a murder\, and Countess Gertrude’s cats bring her the bodies of slaughtered ravens: no change\, no change\, no change? \n\n\n\nAdapted from Mervyn Peake’s beloved series of books\, Gormenghast is an ambitious tale of power\, duty\, and family. \n\n\n\nOriginally commissioned and produced by the David Glass Ensemble\, Gormenghast has become a landmark production for the stage\, as imposing and grotesque as the castle it seeks to bring to life. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReview\n\n\n\n\n“A gloriously impossible realization of Mervy Peake’s soaring flight of fancy.” \n\n\n\nThe Guardian \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices:Standard tickets – £14Pay more tickets – £16Pay less tickets – £12 \n\n\n\nDates & times:Tuesday 22 October at 7.30pmWednesday 23 October at 7.30pmThursday 24 October at 7.30pmFriday 25 October at 7.30pmSaturday 26 October at 2.30pm and 7.30pmSunday 27 October at 2.30pm \n\n\n\nMatinée performances only on Saturday and Sunday at 2.30pm \n\n\n\nPlease note there is no Sunday evening performance \n\n\n\nAge guidance:14+ \n\n\n\nContent warning:Some adult themes of violence are referenced \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Old Fire Station\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Old Fire Station in Oxford is an arts centre with a unique social mission\, combining creativity with community impact. Located in the city centre\, it hosts a vibrant programme of theatre\, exhibitions\, music\, comedy\, and workshops.  \n\n\n\nIt shares its space with the homelessness charity Crisis Skylight Oxford\, supporting people experiencing homelessness through training and opportunities in the arts. By bringing artists\, audiences\, and vulnerable communities together\, The Old Fire Station aims to challenge inequality and inspire positive change. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The Old Fire Station\, including travel\, access and venue information.
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LOCATION:Old Fire Station\, Oxford\, 40 George Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2AQ
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