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Images of Authority: Portraits Between Iran and Europe

Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street, Oxford

This free exhibition explores the portraits of three rulers – Fath Ali Shah Qajar, King George III, and Napoleon Bonaparte – revealing how art conveyed their authority, ambition, and personality

Free

Pat Suet-Bik Hui & the Three Perfections

Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street, Oxford

This exhibition at the Ashmolean showcases Pat Suet-Bik Hui and the tradition of the ‘three perfections’, blending poetry, calligraphy, and painting across centuries.

Free

Peter Rhoades & Emma Baldwin: Hand to Eye

The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade, Oxford

This exhibition showcases rarely seen works by Peter Rhoades from the 1970s–80s alongside wheel-thrown ceramics by Emma Baldwin. Together, their pieces explore observation, tradition and the boundary between functional craft and fine art.

Free

The Constant Wife

Oxford Playhouse Beaumont Street, Oxford

The Royal Shakespeare Company brings The Constant Wife to the stage ahead of its West End run. Adapted by Laura Wade and starring Kara Tointon, this witty 1920s comedy explores marriage, desire and independence with sharp humour and style.

From £15.00

Varna International Ballet – Cinderella

New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, Oxford

Step into the enchanting world of Cinderella, where dreams come true in a dazzling tale of magic and romance, by Varna International Ballet.

From £15.00

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Maxim Vengerov

Sheldonian Theatre Broad Street, Oxford

Violin legend Maxim Vengerov performs Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Marios Papadopoulos, before a thrilling performance of Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, promising an evening of intensity, lyricism and grandeur.

From £20.00