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Oxford Playhouse
Beaumont Street
Oxford
OX1 2LW
Box Office: 01865 305305
Administration: 01865 305300
THE ANGRY BRIGADE at the Oxford Playhouse
". . . James Graham’s new play, The Angry Brigade, is set against a backdrop of anarchy in the UK in the 70s, but paints a pretty damning picture of our current situation. . . It’s an ambitious undertaking, with the ...
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER at the Oxford Playhouse
"...Hilarity ensues as identities are mistaken, the audience is let in on secrets which the players don’t know, and Kate Hardcastle stoops to conquer the man she wishes to marry....Mr Hardcastle, played by Howard Chadw...
Noël Coward’s TONIGHT AT 8.30 at Oxford Playhouse
"...Noel Coward plays are quite fashionable – over the past year or so, I’ve seen quite a number of Coward’s short plays grouped together to create an evening of theatre....I thoroughly enjoyed Tonight at 8.30 and ...
DEALER’S CHOICE at the Oxford Playhouse
"Five men gather every week, after the restaurant in which they work closes for the night, to play poker. They battle with cards and with egos to see who’s going to go home with the pot at the end of the game. And when...
Joseph Heller’s CATCH 22 at Oxford Playhouse
"...It is amazing. From the visual impact of the stage as I step into the auditorium, to the last bow as the house lights rise, there isn’t a sour note in the production. Joseph Heller adapted the novel for the stage h...
BETTY BLUE EYES at the Oxford Playhouse
"A wonderfully silly piece of theatre, Betty Blue Eyes could only have been invented by Alan Bennett.... I always enjoy a musical, and this one is very catchy, hitting all the right notes (pun intended) with the audience...
STAND – Oxford Playhouse plays out
"It’s a very simple set up: six actors sit in a row on the stage in West Oxford Community Centre on Botley Road and tell the stories of six members of our community...It was a privilege to be a witness to these persona...
‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE at Oxford Playhouse
To experience Cheek By Jowl’s ‘TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE you must immerse yourself in the excess and madness, and hold on for dear life until you are released two hours later. Exhausting and exhilarating, it grabs you b...
AN AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY LARK at the Oxford Playhouse
... is a new play, written for the World War One centenary. The title, taken from Philip Larkin’s poem MCMXIV, evokes the prevalent frivolous feeling among young men as they signed up for war in 1914, not realising tha...
TRANSLATIONS at the Oxford Playhouse
Brian Friel’s 1980 play Translations is a marvellous piece of writing and tonight at the Oxford Playhouse the English Touring Theatre brought the words wonderfully to life. For almost three hours, I actually felt like ...
ROBIN HOOD at the Oxford Playhouse
Like a Christmas pudding, a panto needs to have a universally agreed set of ingredients in order to be deemed a success. So how does Robin Hood do against the checklist? Pantomine dame? Check. Daniel Stockton plays Dame ...
OUT OF THE SHADOW at the Oxford Playhouse
Out of the Shadow, hosted by the Oxford Playhouse this week, is something very unique. Yes, it is a dance production, and yet, it is more than that. A vivid theatricality and poignant story-line shines through, and so to...