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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Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – A celebration of identity and resilience
Inspired by a 2011 BBC documentary, ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ is a heartwarming and empowering musical that will leave you in high spirits long after the curtains come down.
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Review: Pretty Woman The Musical – A stage full of love, laughter, and lifelong dreams
As the UK and Ireland tour of Pretty Woman: The Musical comes to Oxford’s New Theatre, we delve into the fascinating journey of transforming this classic romantic comedy into a spectacular stage musical and the enduring legacy of the late Garry Marshall’s heartwarming storytelling
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Review: The Bodyguard The Musical – A crowd-pleasing screen-to-stage musical
The impressive production of the beloved 90s movie proved to be both a crowd-pleasing screen-to-stage musical and a delightful reminder of the film and its iconic songs.
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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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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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World premiere production of Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical heads to Oxford
As the world premiere production of Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical embarks on a UK tour, expect“a feel-good, foot-stomping, sea shanty musical telling the astonishing story of the world’s least likely boyband”.
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Hilarious family-friendly pantomime Mother Goose comes to New Theatre Oxford
Join Ian McKellen and John Bishop as they bring the hilarious family-friendly pantomime Mother Goose to New Theatre Oxford.
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Glenn McGrath looks ahead as Test Match Special Live tour heads to Oxford
Aussie Legend Glenn McGrath looks ahead to Test Match Special Live in Oxford for an Ashes Celebration.
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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.