New Theatre Oxford News & Stories
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie announces further casting for 2023/24 UK Tour
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, the smash-hit musical, has announced further casting for the 2023/24 UK Tour, which stops at New Theatre Oxford from 12 to 30 December.
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Pretty Woman: The Musical cast announced as show heads to Oxford in December
Following a hugely successful run in the West End, the producers of the smash hit Pretty Woman: The Musical have announced the casting for the UK and Ireland tour
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The creative team of Candide share their thoughts as the production heads to Oxford
18th-century France collides with 20th-century post-war America in a fantastical adventure in WNO’s new production of Bernstein’s Candide, which heads to Oxford on 08 July.
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Initial casting announced for award-winning musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
The smash-hit and critically acclaimed musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has announced the initial casting for its second UK & Ireland tour, which visits New Theatre Oxford from Tuesday, 12 to Saturday, 30 December 2023.
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Shrek The Musical announces its full cast lineup
Shrek The Musical has announced its full cast lineup, with rising star Cherece Richards (Once on This Island, Regent’s Park Theatre) making her debut in a principal role as the dragon.
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Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage announces casting for 2023 UK & Ireland tour
Following its record-breaking run at the Dominion Theatre, Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage has announced its 2023 UK & Ireland tour, including a stopover in Oxford in July.
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Pedigree pooch and a stellar performance as Annie opens in Oxford
It was a tail-wagging adventure down Easy Street as Annie and the lovable pedigree pooch ‘Sandy’ took to the stage at New Theatre Oxford.
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The future stars of dance head to Oxfordshire in Ballet Central Tour 2023
The future stars of dance are headed out on a major UK tour, including one night only at Chipping Norton Theatre on Saturday, 17 June.
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Counting down the arrival of ‘life in the past lane’ tour from Scott Bradlee’s postmodern jukebox
This April will see New York City’s pop-jazz sensation Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox land in the UK. The extraordinary 23-date run includes a stop at Oxford’s New Theatre on 15 April.
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Review: Fisherman’s Friends – Hooked from curtains up and reeled in as the show progresses*
As a musical about musicians, Fisherman’s Friends seems to have gotten the delicate balance between singing and storytelling right.
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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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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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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.
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Ancient Egypt will come to life in performance of Aida at New Theatre Oxford
Aida, the grandest of award-winning producer Ellen Kent’s operas, returns to New Theatre Oxford with a stunning new traditional production performed by the Ukrainian Opera & Ballet Theatre Kyiv.
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Here, Cher and Everywhere – An interview with Oti Mabuse
As we welcome The Cher Show — A New Musical to New Theatre Oxford towards the end of February, Vicky Edwards caught up with Oti Mabuse who will be choreographing the show.