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The King’s Speech to open UK tour at Oxford Playhouse in January 2027
The Barn Theatre’s production of The King’s Speech will open its UK tour at Oxford Playhouse in January 2027, led by Stefan Dennis as Lionel Logue and George Rainsford as King George VI.
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Oxford Playhouse announces cast for 2026 Snow White pantomime
Oxford Playhouse has announced the cast for its 2026 pantomime, Snow White, including three performers from the Oxford area selected through a local casting call that attracted 260 applications.
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Oxford Playhouse to stage Terence Rattigan’s rare play in 50th anniversary year
Oxford Playhouse will stage Terence Rattigan’s rarely performed In Praise of Love in 2027, marking 50 years since the playwright’s death and renewing the theatre’s commitment to in-house production.
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Spellbinding puppetry of Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis set to enchant Oxford on UK tour
A visually stunning revival of Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis, directed by Greg Doran and narrated live by Simon Russell Beale, is set to bring masterful puppetry and poetic storytelling to Oxford Playhouse this June.
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Preview: Production images from A Midsummer Night’s Dream UK tour heading to Oxford
Headlong has unveiled production images for its bold new UK tour of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The co-production with Shakespeare’s Globe plays at Leeds Playhouse before touring to Bristol Old Vic and Oxford Playhouse, reimagining Shakespeare’s classic through a fresh contemporary lens.
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Oxford University convenes Oxfordshire cultural leaders to strengthen leadership
Oxford University has convened senior cultural leaders from across Oxfordshire in a special edition of its Oxford Cultural Leaders programme, strengthening leadership capacity and collaboration while building a shared vision for the county’s cultural future.
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Show Racism The Red Card’s new play ‘Our Little Hour’ comes to Oxford
This new musical drama for Black History Month is part of a campaign to redress a grave injustice dating back to events that took place during The First World War in January 1917.
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Zog and the Flying Doctors flying onto the Oxford Playhouse stage in July
Based on the bestselling sequel by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Zog and the Flying Doctors will open at Oxford Playhouse on 17 July before flying into London to play at Cadogan Hall from 01 to 31 August 2024.
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English Touring Opera brings new productions of Manon Lescaut and The Rake’s Progress to Oxford
English Touring Opera (ETO) is bringing new productions of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut and Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress to Oxford Playhouse as part of its Spring 2024 tour.
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Shawna Hamic and River Medway to star in Unfortunate at Oxford Playhouse
Oxford Playhouse is to be joined by a stellar cast led by Orange is the New Black’s Shawna Hamic and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK queen River Medway in the critically acclaimed musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula and the Sea Witch.
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Oxford Playhouse appoints new trustees to its board
Oxford Playhouse has appointed seven new trustees to its board. They will bring a wealth of knowledge and breadth of expertise to Oxford Playhouse as it enters an exciting new phase.
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Richard Chappell Dance returns to the Oxford Playhouse with Hot House in March
announce the return of its latest work, Hot House, which comes to Oxford Playhouse as part of the Dancin’ Oxford festival on Monday, 04 March 2024