What’s on in Oxford
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Running Commentary
Running Commentary, written and performed by P Burton-Morgan is a solo poetry show featuring witty wordplay and open-hearted tenderness.
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Horrible Histories – Awful Egyptians
Horrible Histories brings Awful Egyptians to the stage with dazzling 3D effects, exploring pharaohs, pyramids and mummies in a fun, fast-paced show packed with gruesome facts and humour for audiences of all ages.
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Horrible Histories – Terrible Tudors
Horrible Histories brings Terrible Tudors to the stage with thrilling 3D effects, exploring Henry VIII, Bloody Mary and the Spanish Armada in a fun, fast-paced show packed with gruesome history and humour for all ages.
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Venus & Adonis
Venus & Adonis is a unique production that blends comedy, tragedy and Shakespeare’s incredible poetry in a rich theatrical experience.
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The Zoo Story
Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story is a razor-sharp one-act drama about loneliness, class, and the desperate need to be heard.
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Scenes with Girls
A sharp, funny, and quietly devastating look at female friendship, desire, and the stories women are taught to tell about themselves.
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The Marquise
The Marquise is Noël Coward’s sparkling romantic comedy starring Juliet Aubrey, Simon Shepherd and Tristan Gemmill
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The Harrowing of Hell.26
A bold new production featuring an original text and newly composed music, offering a reimagining of biblical figures and new perspectives on their embodied presence.
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The Effect
Lucy Prebble’s romantic play, The Effect, probes medical ethics, whether we can ever trust our emotions, and the messy human business of falling in love.
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Panto Young Company Auditions – Snow White
Young people aged 11 to 15 from across Oxfordshire are invited to audition in this year’s Oxford Playhouse pantomime, Snow White.
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A Beautiful Thread
In A Beautiful Thread, Oxford Playhouse favourite, Anton Lesser tells the story of Thomas Hardy’s life – as dramatic as any of his books.
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The Magic Tower
The Magic Tower is a play that powerfully lays bare how economic realities come knocking and escapism is nothing but a thin, flimsy sheet.
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No Peace on St Jude
No Peace on St Jude sees people coming from all over to start their lives again on the Isle of St Jude – a namesake that means hope.
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William Street
William Street is a bold new play blending intimate family drama with political tension, offering a powerful and unmissable theatrical experience.
