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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.
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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:Cheung Yee and his 1960s Hong Kong contemporaries
DESCRIPTION:Cheung Yee and his 1960s Hong Kong Contemporaries. Images (left to right): Everlasting 2/50\, Cheung Yee\, 1977\, red relief on cast paper. Family\, Cheung Yee\, 1960-1969. Chan Painting\, Lui Shou-Kwan\, 1969.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Cheung Yee and his 1960s Hong Kong Contemporaries\n\n\n\nThis exhibition showcases newly-acquired works for the Ashmolean by the Hong Kong artist Cheung Yee (1936–2019). It will be the first substantial display of his work outside Hong Kong\, including sculpture and works on paper. \n\n\n\nCheung Yee was a leading figure of innovation in the Hong Kong art scene\, especially during the 1960s\, when the city established its own identity as an artistic centre. \n\n\n\nHis work will be shown alongside those by Lui Shou-Kwan (1919–75)\, Wucius Wong (b.1936)\, Liu Kuo-sung (b.1932) and others from the avant-garde Circle Art Group. \n\n\n\nDisplayed with his peers\, the works highlight Cheung Yee’s connection with a generation of modern art pioneers from Hong Kong and Taiwan in the latter 20th century. \n\n\n\nAlthough Cheung Yee is mainly known as a sculptor\, the Ashmolean exhibition will include some outstanding examples of his experiments with works on paper. \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 30 November 2024 to 09 November 2025 \n\n\n\nThe museum is open every day from 10.00am to 5.00pm \n\n\n\nLocation:Gallery 11\, ground floor
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/cheung-yee-and-his-1960s-hong-kong-contemporaries/
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SUMMARY:Anselm Kiefer: Early Works
DESCRIPTION:Anselm Kiefer: Early Works exhibition at Ashmolean Museum Oxford\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Anselm Kiefer: Early Works\n\n\n\nAnselm Kiefer: Early Works will be a landmark survey of the artist’s work produced between 1969 and 1982.  \n\n\n\nOrganised in collaboration with the Hall Art Foundation and drawn from the Hall Collection\, the exhibition will show approximately 45 works rarely displayed in public before. \n\n\n\nThis major exhibition will return to Anselm Kiefer’s roots\, featuring important early paintings\, photos\, prints\, artist books\, watercolours and mixed-media work\, including less well-known\, intimate pieces. \n\n\n\nRead more: Ashmolean Museum to present early works by Anselm Kiefer in landmark exhibition \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:Standard tickets – £15.30 or £17.00 with Gift AidConcession rate tickets – £14.30 or £16 with Gift AidHalf-price tickets – £7.65 or £8.50 with Gift AidMember tickets – FreeCarer tickets – Free \n\n\n\nTickets go on sale for shortly. \n\n\n\nConcession rate tickets are for Senior citizens and University of Oxford staff & alumni. Proof of eligibility must be presented with your ticket when you visit. \n\n\n\nHalf-price tickets are for Art Fund members\, children aged 12 to 17 years and under 25s\, Blue Light cardholders (key workers)\, and those who are unemployed/jobseekers. Proof of eligibility must be presented with your ticket when you visit. \n\n\n\nFree member tickets – Entry to the exhibition is free for members but we advise pre-booking a timed slot\, especially at busier periods\, to guarantee entry. You will need your 13- or 14-digit membership number to book. \n\n\n\nDisabled visitors & carers – Disabled visitors should book a regular exhibition ticket at full or concession price\, depending on eligibility. Accompanying carers can access the exhibition for free with a ticket-holding disabled visitor\, but should please book a free ‘Carer’ tickets for the same time slot. \n\n\n\nDates and times:The exhibition is open from 10.00am to 5.00pm daily from 14 February to 15 June 2025. \n\n\n\nThere is a free Members Preview for Anselm Kiefer: Early Works on Thursday\, 13 February\, from 10.00am to 5.00pm. No booking is required\, but you need to show your membership card on arrival. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured images from left to right: Portrait of Anselm Kiefer by Till Brönner\, 2023. Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945)\, Untitled\, 1974. Mixed media on paper\, 62.5 x 44 cm. Hall Collection. Courtesy of the Hall Art Foundation.  © Anselm Kiefer. Photo: Adam Reich. Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945). Die Etsch (The Adige)\, early-1970s. Watercolour\, gouache and ink on paper\, 56 x 41 cm. Hall Collection. Courtesy of the Hall Art Foundation. © Anselm Kiefer. Photo: Mark-Woods.com
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/anselm-kiefer-early-works/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH
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SUMMARY:Images of Authority: Portraits Between Iran and Europe
DESCRIPTION:Images of Authority: Portraits Between Iran and Europe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Images of Authority: Portraits Between Iran and Europe\n\n\n\nThis free exhibition examines the power of portraits in shaping the image of three contemporaneous rulers: Fath Ali Shah Qajar (1797–1834)\, King George III (1760–1820)\, and Napoleon Bonaparte (1799–1814)\, offering a fascinating reflection on the role of imagery in both personal and political life. \n\n\n\nJuxtaposing works on different media from Iran\, Britain\, and France\, the display reveals the strategies these leaders and their image-makers used to convey authority\, ambition\, and personality. \n\n\n\nFor the first time in over a century\, the exhibition also presents two recently restored Qajar paintings\, alongside insights from their conservation discoveries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking informatio\n\n\n\nPrices: \n\n\n\nFree \n\n\n\nLocation: \n\n\n\nGallery 29 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelected artworks on display\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		Seated Portrait of Fath Ali Shah of Iran retouched & conserved\, about 1798\, oil on canvas © Ashmolean Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		Portrait of a setar player\, 1797–1798. Detail from the retouched and conserved portrait of a setar player\, signed Mirza Muhammad\, oil on canvas © Ashmolean Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		Portrait of King George III\, after 1800. Engraving by Anthony Cardon\, after William Beechey © Ashmolean Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		Miniature Portrait of Napoleon I\, 19th century. Watercolour on ivory miniature by Jean-Baptiste Isabey © Ashmolean Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		Caricature of George III as Cheyt Singh\, about 1786. Hand-coloured engraving © Ashmolean Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		Mirror case depicting Fath ‘Ali Shah’. Carved ivory mirror case from Iran by Muhammad Ali © Ashmolean Museum
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/images-of-authority-portraits-between-iran-and-europe/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH
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SUMMARY:'Rice Paintings' by Cai Yuan
DESCRIPTION:‘Rice Paintings’ by Cai Yuan\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout ‘Rice Paintings’ by Cai Yuan\n\n\n\nWe are thrilled to showcase the work of Cai Yuan\, an accomplished artist who has been a valued member of our team at Blenheim Palace since 2016. \n\n\n\nAs a guide\, Cai has shared his passion for art and history with countless visitors\, enriching their experience of this historic site. \n\n\n\nHis unique perspective as both an artist and a guide has brought a depth of understanding to his role that we are proud to recognise.  \n\n\n\nCai’s story \n\n\n\nCai Yuan was born in 1956\, in Nanjing\, China\, and grew up during the Cultural Revolution. He studied at the Nanjing College of Art and emigrated to the UK in 1983. He gained a First Class Honours from Chelsea College of Art & Design and an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art in London. \n\n\n\n‘Rice Paintings’ by Cai Yuan\n\n\n\nCai has exhibited his work nationally and internationally\, including at Tate Modern\, the British Museum\, the Victoria & Albert Museum\, the Ashmolean Museum\, Ullens Centre of Contemporary Art\, Beijing\, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art\, Denmark\, ZKM\, Germany\, and Gwangju Museum of Art\, South Korea. He has participated in several international biennales\, including Liverpool\, Prague\, and Thessaloniki. \n\n\n\nIn the 1990s\, he became known for his performance practice\, which was widely publicised in the national media. He is co-founder of the performance duo Mad For Real and the Office of Contemporary Chinese Art (OCCA) and a trustee of the LYC Foundation. He co-organised the first touring exhibition of Chinese artists in Britain\, Journeys West (1995). \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\nTickets required: \n\n\n\nEntrance is free with a valid Pass\, no booking is required. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nOpen daily from 10.30am to 3.45pm \n\n\n\nLocation: \n\n\n\nThe Stables Café \n\n\n\nNote that no dogs are allowed
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/rice-paintings-by-cai-yuan/
LOCATION:Blenheim Palace\, Woodstock\, Blenheim Park\, Woodstock\, Oxfordshire\, OX20 1PP
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SUMMARY:Harcourt Arboretum Activity Backpack
DESCRIPTION:Arboretum Activity Backpack\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Arboretum Activity Backpack\n\n\n\nEnjoy a backpack filled with activities. Enjoy games\, things to make\, spot\, and discover on your adventure around the Arboretum. Activity backpacks are ideal for children aged 3 to 8. \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\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\n£2.00 per pack (accompanying adults will need to pay standard entry). \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSunday 06 April to Saturday 18 October 2025 \n\n\n\nDuring opening hours – 10.00am to 5.00pm\, with last entry at 4.00pm \n\n\n\nAge guidance: \n\n\n\n3-8 years  \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\nPay on arrival (please note there is a limited number of packs available at any time and we cannot guarantee these will always be available).
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LOCATION:Harcourt Arboretum\, Oxford Lodge\, Peacock Gate\, Nuneham Courtenay\, OX44 9PX
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SUMMARY:Marjorie Collins: A Retrospective 1975-2025
DESCRIPTION:Marjorie Collins: A Retrospective 1975-2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Marjorie Collins: A Retrospective 1975-2025\n\n\n\nLight\, and the abstract shadows\, shapes\, and reflections that it can impart on objects or surfaces\, is the unifying theme that runs through the work in Marjorie Collins’ retrospective exhibition. \n\n\n\nAlthough she started out painting people and places\, today Marjorie is better known for her colourful contemporary watercolours of still lifes and florals\, often painting objects larger than life. Marjorie still paints urban scenes\, many from unusual angles to create abstract shapes\, but with the resulting image still representational. \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarjorie grew up in Chicago and trained at the University of Michigan\, where she gained a Bachelor’s degree in Design\, followed by part-time graduate courses at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was in Chicago that her interest in how light falls on buildings led to the style that characterises her work. She moved to Oxford in 1975\, and this exhibition follows the refinement of that technique.  \n\n\n\nShe has exhibited widely\, and her work can be found in a number of corporate and private collections both in the UK and the US. Images of her work have appeared in a number of art publications and on the artuk.org website. Marjorie is a Member of the Society of Women Artists\, the Society of Botanical Artists\, and the Oxford Art Society.  \n\n\n\nThis exhibition represents a selection of the paintings Marjorie has completed since moving to Oxford from Chicago in 1975 until the present. During this time\, she has exhibited her paintings widely in galleries in solo and group shows both in the United States and in England\, where her work can be found in corporate\, private\, and public collections.   \n\n\n\nOpen exhibitions include The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition\, Sunday Times Watercolour Competition\, Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours\, and the Royal Watercolour Society.  \n\n\n\nAmong the many prizes her work has received are:  \n\n\n\n\nWinsor and Newton Grand Award – Celebration 2000 Competition (Artist Magazine) \n\n\n\nRunner Up St Cuthbert’s Mill Award – Society of Botanical Artists Competition 2007 \n\n\n\nDaler Rowney Purchase Prize – Society of Women Artists 2008 \n\n\n\nFinalist Flowers and Garden Competition – International Artist Magazine 2009 \n\n\n\nWinsor and Newton First Prize – Royal Watercolour Society 2011 \n\n\n\nDaniel Smith Excellence in Colour Award – Society of Women Artists 2011 \n\n\n\nShortlisted Artist of the Year Award – Artist and Illustrator Magazine 2013\, 2014 \n\n\n\nShortlisted Artist – Jacksons Open Art Prize 2018 \n\n\n\nSt Cuthbert’s Paper Mill Award – Society of Women Artists 2018 \n\n\n\nWinner – Artist Magazine’s 90th Anniversary Challenge (to paint a city scene) \n\n\n\nHighly Commended – The Artist and Leisure Painter Open Art Competition \n\n\n\nFaso Boldbrush Merchandise Award – Women in Watercolour (US Int. Juried Competition 2022) \n\n\n\nDerwent Special Fine Art Award  \n\n\n\nEstablished Artist Award – Society of Women’s Artists Exhibition 2022 \n\n\n\nFinalist – Broadway Arts Festival Open Art Competition \n\n\n\nEntry selected – Publicity of Broadway Arts Festival June 2023 \n\n\n\nGuest Selector’s Prize – Oxford Art Society Member’s Exhibition 2023 \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\nTicket prices:Free entry. No booking required. \n\n\n\nDates & times:Wednesday 23 April to Sunday 11 May 2025 at 7.30pm \n\n\n\nExhibition openingThursday 24 April 6.00pm to 8.00pmPlease join us to celebrate the opening of the exhibition. \n\n\n\nSpecial Sunday openingSunday 11 May 12.00pm to 4.00pmPlease join the artist in the gallery from 2.00pm to 4.00pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGallery
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LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN
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SUMMARY:Bing's Birthday
DESCRIPTION:Bing’s Birthday\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Bing’s Birthday\n\n\n\nGet ready for an amazing celebration with Bing’s Birthday\, a brand-new live stage show packed with fun\, laughter\, and surprises! \n\n\n\nJoin Bing and his friends Sula\, Pando\, Coco\, Amma\, and\, of course\, Flop as they prepare for Bing’s very special day. Full of new heartwarming moments and catchy new songs\, all brought to life by first-class puppeteers\, this 1 hour 10 mins show is perfect for families and little Bingsters who want to experience the delightful CBeebies series in a whole new way—live on stage! \n\n\n\nBing’s Birthday\n\n\n\nSo\, put on your favourite party outfit and join in the fun to celebrate Bing’s big day in the theatre. It’s going to be a party you won’t want to miss! \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\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFrom £19.15 \n\n\n\nTickets are subject to a transaction fee of £1.95 \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nTuesday 29 to Wednesday 30 April 2025 \n\n\n\nTuesday at 4.00pm Wednesday at 10.00am 1.00pm and 4.00pm \n\n\n\nRunning time \n\n\n\n1 hour 10 minutes\, including an interval \n\n\n\nLocation: \n\n\n\nMain auditorium \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Aylesbury Waterside Theatre\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\nAylesbury Waterside Theatre is a stunning modern venue at the heart of Buckinghamshire’s cultural scene.  \n\n\n\nOpened in 2010\, its striking wooden interior takes inspiration from the rolling Chiltern Hills\, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. The theatre regularly hosts top touring productions\, offering audiences the chance to enjoy big-name shows and world-class entertainment without heading to London. \n\n\n\nDesigned for comfort and accessibility\, the venue features step-free access\, wheelchair spaces\, and hearing loop systems. Whether you’re after a hit musical\, stand-up comedy\, or a magical Christmas pantomime\, Waterside Theatre has something for everyone. \n\n\n\nSee important information about Getting there and Access here \n\n\n\nSee other shows at this venue
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LOCATION:Aylesbury Waterside Theatre\, Exchange Street\, Aylesbury\, Buckinghamshire\, HP20 1UG
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SUMMARY:Macbeth
DESCRIPTION:Macbeth\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Macbeth\n\n\n\nOut of Chaos in association with Oxford Playhouse \n\n\n\nDirected by Mike Tweddle \n\n\n\nPerformed by Hannah Barrie and Paul O’Mahony \n\n\n\nSomething wicked this way comes… \n\n\n\nStep into a world where ambition fuels chaos and destiny spirals out of control. This bold reimagining of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy lays bare the psyche of a man caught in the struggle between valour and deception. \n\n\n\nWhen a trio of mysterious witches plants the seeds of ambition\, Macbeth finds himself drawn into a dark spiral of power and betrayal. Guided by his ambitious wife\, he embarks on a path of destruction that threatens to unravel both his mind and the kingdom. \n\n\n\nWith stunning visuals and a fresh interpretation\, Out of Chaos explores the intersection of fate and free will\, inviting audiences to witness the chilling consequences of unchecked ambition.  \n\n\n\nWith two award-winning actors boldly playing more than 20 roles\, Shakespeare’s brutal tragedy is given new life in a haunting\, breakneck adaptation that retains the intensity and intrigue of the original cautionary tale\, all in 80 high-octane minutes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReviews\n\n\n\n\n“A very powerful piece of theatre”. ★★★★★ \n\n\n\nLondonTheatre1.com \n\n\n\n\n\n“Action-packed\, slimline success”. ★★★★ \n\n\n\nThe Reviews Hub \n\n\n\n\n\n“Astonishing. Meticulous. Flawless”. \n\n\n\nOxford Culture Review \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices:From £14.00 \n\n\n\nDates & times:Tuesday 29 April at 2.00pm (Post-show Talk)Wednesday 30 April at 2.00pm (Post-show Talk) and 7.30pm (Captioned)Thursday 01 May at 2.00pm (Post-show Talk) \n\n\n\nRunning time:80 minutes\, with no interval. \n\n\n\nAge guidance: 11+ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Oxford Playhouse\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\nOxford Playhouse and its Burton Taylor Studio present and produce several live performances and feature a rich array of British and international dramas\, family entertainment\, contemporary dance and music\, student and amateur shows\, comedy\, lectures and poetry. \n\n\n\nThe Playhouse not only produces and tours its own theatrical productions\, but it also fosters creativity through its Artists in Residence program and the Playhouse Plays Out series\, which brings unique events to various locations across the county. \n\n\n\nThe theatre’s Participation Team engages over 15\,000 individuals annually\, offering an extensive range of activities\, including post-show discussions\, workshops\, work experience opportunities\, holiday programs\, a youth theatre\, and a company for young performers. \n\n\n\nOxford Playhouse stands dedicated to its mission of being a Playhouse for all\, striving to ignite inspiration and bring about transformative experiences through its commitment to creativity on its stages\, within its community and online. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about Oxford Playhouse\, including travel\, access and venue information.
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LOCATION:Oxford Playhouse\, Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2LW\, United Kingdom
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