Stage Watch
Stage Watch is The Oxford Magazine’s guide to theatre and live performance in Oxford and within easy reach — from local stages and touring productions to standout shows in London and leading regional theatres.
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Stage Watch: Paddington, Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ Superstar, Amadeus, Darkling
From Paddington’s West End musical debut to iconic rock opera, celebrated theatrical revivals and thought-provoking new writing, discover five productions to look out for in London and Oxford.
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Stage Watch: Annie, Cinderella, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Popinjay Cavalier, Devil Wears Prada
Stage Watch rounds up five standout productions coming to London and Oxford, from Annie and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella, The Devil Wears Prada and Quentin Tarantino’s West End debut.
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Stage Watch: Cirque Berserk!, Heathers the Musical, The Guilty, Avenue Q, & Nevermore
From a high-octane circus spectacular to darkly comic musicals and gripping psychological drama, this week’s Stage Watch highlights five productions coming to stages in Oxford and London.
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Stage Watch: John Partridge and Mollie Gallagher on bringing The Silence of the Lambs to Oxford
John Partridge and Mollie Gallagher discuss bringing The Silence of the Lambs to the stage, from the challenge of reimagining Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling to the differences between film and theatre, ahead of the production’s arrival at New Theatre Oxford.
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Stage Watch: Sinatra, The Truth, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Million Dollar Quartet, & Silence of the Lambs
From Sinatra’s musical legacy and a sharp-witted comedy of deceit to a Harlem salon drama and the world stage premiere of The Silence of the Lambs, discover five theatre highlights in London and Oxford.
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Stage Watch: Burning Down the House asked who owned a story when the person who lived it was written out
Breach Theatre’s Burning Down the House revisited the relationship between Henrik Ibsen and Laura Kieler, exploring the ethics of artistic appropriation, the biases of historical storytelling and the challenges of translating another person’s experience for a modern audience.
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Stage Watch: Six, The Traitors, Strictly Come Dancing, Little Dancer, and Dirty Dancing
From Tudor pop and psychological drama to spectacular dance, new musical theatre and a much-loved Oxford classic, Stage Watch rounds up five productions to see in London and Oxford this season.
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Stage Watch: Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios brings a cabinet of curiosities to London’s Royal Albert Hall
Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios is bringing its extraordinary world of acrobatics, invention and imagination to London’s Royal Albert Hall for a limited seven-week run in 2027.
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Stage Watch: Amadeus, Jesus Christ Superstar, Legally Blonde, Miss Saigon, and Tell Me Straight & Aggy
This edition of Stage Watch highlights five upcoming London productions, from Amadeus and Jesus Christ Superstar to Miss Saigon, Legally Blonde and a contemporary queer double bill.
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Stage Watch: Award-winning Hadestown to visit Oxford as part of first UK and Ireland tour
Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown is coming to New Theatre Oxford in October 2027, bringing its acclaimed retelling of Greek mythology to the city as part of its first UK and Ireland tour.
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Stage Watch: Oh, Mary!, Beetlejuice, Hay Fever, Cinderella, and The Silence of the Lambs
From anarchic comedy and gothic musical theatre to wartime dance and psychological suspense, this edition of Stage Watch explores five distinctive productions coming to London and Oxford this autumn and winter.
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Stage Watch: Pinocchio, Peppa Pig, Affluenza, Dirty Dancing, & Ballet Shoes
From festive family favourites to a stage adaptation of a much-loved film and a new drama starring a Stranger Things star, discover five productions worth putting on your theatre radar.
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Stage Watch: Avenue Q, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, I’m Every Woman, As You Like It & Tosca
Stage Watch rounds up five standout shows from London and Oxford. From the irreverent Avenue Q and experimental White Rabbit Red Rabbit to Chaka Khan, Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Puccini’s Tosca in Oxford, here’s what to put in your diary this week.
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Stage Watch: Now You See Me, Comedy About Spies, Standard Of Living, Every Woman & Silence of Lambs
This week’s Stage Watch features high-stakes illusion, Cold War farce, a major new political drama, the extraordinary life and music of Chaka Khan, and a chilling new interpretation of one of the world’s best-known psychological thrillers.
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Stage Watch: Fawlty Towers – The Play delivered a perfectly timed dose of comic chaos
John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers – The Play successfully brought one of Britain’s most beloved comedies to the New Theatre Oxford stage, delivering a hugely enjoyable evening of chaos, sharp timing and timeless humour.
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Stage Watch: Waitress – a musical about the many ways people learn to love and be loved
Waitress is a richly textured musical about the many forms love can take, told through the interconnected lives of a small-town diner. Led by Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jenna and featuring standout supporting performances, the production reflects its diverse characters, each searching for connection in their own way.