Images of Authority: Portraits Between Iran and Europe
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
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
This exhibition at the Ashmolean showcases Pat Suet-Bik Hui and the tradition of the ‘three perfections’, blending poetry, calligraphy, and painting across centuries.
The Drawing Project brings together sixteen artists who collaboratively reinterpret two Ashmolean masterpieces through large-scale drawings. Created over eight months, the exhibition features full-size assembled works alongside additional responses, plus inspiring workshops for families and adults.
The Theatre Chipping Norton and Selladoor Worldwide present a bold new version of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). Rebooted for 2026, this wildly funny, high-speed romp through all 37 plays delivers irreverent humour, theatrical chaos and nonstop laughter before heading out on a major UK tour.
Oxford Playhouse stages Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, a fierce and darkly comic masterpiece. Directed by Mike Tweddle, this explosive drama explores marriage, power and illusion through one unforgettable night between two couples.
2:22 A Ghost Story is a brilliantly funny and adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge and ghosts may or may not appear.
Flabbergast Theatre reimagines Macbeth through puppetry, clowning, physical theatre and live music. Stripped-back staging and striking design deliver a bold, visceral interpretation that draws powerful connections between Shakespeare’s blood-soaked tragedy and the modern world.
a.pt-cv-readmore, a.pt-cv-readmore:hover {transition: 1s;} About Keble Early Music Festival 2026 The Keble Early Music Festival is an annual celebration of early music held at Keble College, Oxford. The festival showcases […]
Sung by the Keble Chapel Choir, this traditional Choral Evensong offers an evening of serene music and reflection in the beautiful setting of Keble College Chapel.
Senbla presents Ellen Kent’s Madama Butterfly featuring Opera International Kyiv, Ukraine, with Highly-Praised Soloists and Full Orchestra.
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