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OXFORD PLAYHOUSEWHAT’S ON GUIDE SUMMER SEASON 2015

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Welcome to Oxford PlayhouseMarch to August 2015

It might take a little imagination in mid-February (when I’m writing this) to conjure up thoughts of glorious midsummer, but Oxford Playhouse starts 2015 in a sunny mood.

Both Woman in Black and Jeeves and Wooster broke box office records, following on from our 5-star panto Beauty and the Beast which was seen by 36,000 people. Should anyone need an incentive to read on and get booking, the long queues for returns at the Ticket Office might convince them to plan ahead…

Spring and Summer bring a wonderful array of first-class entertainment, both on the mainstage and around the corner at the bijou Burton-Taylor Studio. Shakespeare, Stoppard, Miller, Ayckbourn – all the greats are on offer at OP!

I’m especially looking forward to seeing our Resident Company Shared Experience return to the Playhouse stage with Mermaid; a modern adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale which will feature a choir of young women recruited locally - a brilliant chance for participation and self-discovery for young people.

It is opportunities like these, that introduce theatre to new audiences, that might not otherwise be possible without public funding. Some people might think busy theatres like OP could manage without subsidy – after all, our Arts Council grant represents less than 10% of our turnover. Yet that relatively small amount helps us keep prices as low as we can, bring in new talent for old and new audiences to enjoy, and work with young people, schools and children. It’s the difference between the kind of theatre, and world, I want to see and one that knows ‘the price of everything and the value of nothing.’

Arts Council England has launched a campaign, #culturematters, to highlight the contribution the arts make to our national economy, employment, and well-being. Creative industries are the UK’s fastest-growing sector, worth £71.4bn a year and making up 5.6% of the workforce, according to a recent report by from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The theatre industry is also promoting #mytheatrematters to highlight the contribution venues make to local communities throughout the UK.

I know many people value the Playhouse and the many other great cultural organisations we all enjoy in Oxford. Now is the time to let your MP, councillors and other representatives know how much these cultural institutions matter.

I look forward to seeing you at the theatre this summer, rain or shine.

Louise ChantalChief Executive

@OxfordPlayhouse

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www.artscouncil.org.uk/toolkit

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STANDAn Oxford Playhouse and Chris Goode and Company co-production

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Show time 7.30pmTicket prices £11 to £17 | Discounts availableAge guideline 14+

Show times Wed: 4pm | Thu to Sat: 11am & 2pmTicket price £12 | Children £10Family ticket £39 (four tickets inc. up to two adults)Enjoy! members 25% off Wed (exc. family tickets) Running Time 60 minutes

Show times Fri: 8pm | Sat: 2.30pm & 7.30pm Ticket prices £12 | Discounts availableEnjoy! members 25% off FriAge guideline 12+

The Trojan War may be over, but the high seas are still raging as Odysseus faces yet more conflict in his epic journey to get home. Gods, mortals, monsters and Odysseus’ own demons all stand in his way.

Oxford Playhouse Young Company 16|22, whose members are all aged between 16 and 22 years old, brings to life the iconic journey of Homer’s Odyssey in a bold retelling by Hattie Naylor.

Directed by Jo Noble.

Tomas didn’t like books. Stories were just for “little snotties”. That was until he met the Unicorn Lady. Through her enchanting and captivating tales, Tomas is convinced of the power and magic of books. But then disaster strikes and suddenly everything that matters most in Tomas’ life is in terrible danger…can he help protect the things he loves?

Don’t miss this adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s spellbinding story live on stage – the perfect Easter Holiday treat for everyone aged 6 to 12 and their families.

Read more about the Relaxed performance on Fri 3 April at 11am on page 72.

Inspired by recent high-profile ‘comings out’, from Tom Daley and Ellen Page to Ricky Martin and NBA basketball star Jason Collins, Outings is a powerful, funny confessional of over 20 true stories from gay men and women from around the world.

Directed by Tony Award-winning David Grindley, it is performed by comedians Andrew Doyle and Camille Ucan, who will be joined in Oxford by special guest star, author and Guardian columnist Owen Jones (BBC Question Time).

Punchy, lucid and moving… Highly recommended. Guardian

Theatre Alibi

I BELIEVE IN UNICORNSWednesday 1 to Saturday 4 April

Oxford Playhouse

THE ODYSSEY Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March

Seabright Productions

OUTINGSTuesday 24 March

It’s now or never for George Jones. The charismatic leader of the Labour Party needs to get out of opposition and into Number Ten. Plagued by a hostile media and beset by divisions in his party, George has three weeks to convince the Great British Public that he’s their man. But how much compromise is he prepared to make?

Headlong returns to the Playhouse following 1984 to present this timely new production of David Hare’s funny, stinging, political drama in the run up to the general election.

Hare’s consistently entertaining play.HHHH Guardian

Headlong, Rose Theatre Kingston and Sheffield Theatre

THE ABSENCE OF WARWednesday 8 to Saturday 11 April

Show times 7.30pm | Fri: 8pm Thu & Sat mats: 2.30pm Ticket prices £11 to £26.50 | Discounts availableEnjoy! members 50% off Wed & Sat matMultibuy 15% off Age guideline 12+

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Set to stunning music by George and Ira Gershwin, Crazy for You is a high-energy musical comedy filled with plot twists, mistaken identity and fabulous choreography.

With blockbuster tunes including I Got Rhythm, They Can’t Take That Away from Me and Someone to Watch Over Me, Oxfordshire Youth Music Theatre brings this award-winning musical to life with a cast of some of the county’s most talented young performers.

Bright, vibrant and modern…the young people sing and dance their hearts out.Whatsonstage.com on OYMT

Secret desires and wicked wit crackle in the air of Sidley Park, a stately home in the 19th century. In the present day, academics Hannah and Bernard attempt to piece together the fragments of truth that tell Sidley Park’s hidden history.

Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia is a witty, clever modern masterpiece. English Touring Theatre returns to Oxford with this Olivier Award-winning comedy, recently voted one of the nation’s top five plays.

Whisperingly close to perfection.HHHH Sunday Times

Oxfordshire County Music Service presents Oxfordshire Youth Music Theatre

CRAZY FOR YOUWednesday 22 to Saturday 25 April

English Touring Theatre and Theatre Royal Brighton Productions

ARCADIAMonday 13 to Saturday 18 April

Show times 7.30pm | Fri: 8pm Thu & Sat mats: 2.30pm Ticket prices £11 to £26.50 | Discounts availableEnjoy! members 50% off Mon & Sat matAge guideline 14+

Show times 7.30pm | Fri: 8pm Sat mat: 2.30pm Ticket prices £11 to £18 | Discounts availableEnjoy! members 25% off Wed

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Show times Tue to Thu & Sat eves: 7.30pm | Fri: 8pm | Sat mat: 2.30pmTicket prices £11 to £26.50 | Discounts availableEnjoy! members 50% off Tue & Sat matMultibuy 15% offAge guideline 16+

OPINION A new production from Cheek by Jowl is not to be missed so be sure to catch this one on its only UK date outside London. Don’t let the fact that it’s in Russian put you off, Donnellan and Ormerod create shows so rich in imagery that they transcend language.

Katy SnellingProgrammer

By William ShakespeareDirected by Declan DonnellanDesigned by Nick Ormerod Performed in Russian with English surtitles

Deep within the heart of the city lies an underworld of chaotic convents, prisons and brothels, kept hidden by a corrupt authority. As virtue and vice blur dangerously together, Shakespeare dissects the nature of government, love, and justice with humour and insight.

Following its scorching productions of ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Ubu Roi and The Tempest, Cheek by Jowl returns with another thrilling reinvention of a classic. Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure is reimagined in a razor-sharp modern production by a critically- acclaimed company of Russian artists, performing in their native tongue.

Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod’s Cheek by Jowl is internationally renowned for its dynamic and beautiful style, with dramatic staging, poetic storytelling and world class actors. In Russia, this production of Measure for Measure was described as “compelling”, “stunning” and “breathtaking” and has been nominated for five Golden Mask Awards, including Best Director and Best Male Performance.

One of the ten great theatre companies in the world.Time Magazine

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

Tuesday 28 April to Saturday 2 May

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Show times Wed, Thu & Sat eves: 7.30pm | Fri: 8pm | Thu & Sat mats: 2.30pmTicket prices £11 to £17.50 | Discounts availableStudent tickets £11 available in advanceEnjoy! members 50% off Wed & Sat mat

Written by Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwright Alan Ayckbourn, Living Together follows the antics of Norman, a romantic with questionable intentions. During a family weekend at an old country house, Norman attempts to woo his wife’s sister, Annie. But her would-be boyfriend and interfering siblings, not to mention Norman’s own wife, are just some of the obstacles that stand in his way.

Forming part of The Norman Conquests trilogy, widely considered to be one of Ayckbourn’s best works, Living Together plays out the rising tension between family members, and the hilarious chaos that ensues from their misguided attempts at reconciliation.

In an entertaining, bittersweet production, University of Oxford students perform this popular piece by one of the nation’s most prolific playwrights.

By Alan Ayckbourn

LIVING TOGETHERWednesday 6 to Saturday 9 May

University of Oxford Student Company: No Scripts On The Night

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Show times Mon to Thu & Sat eves: 7.30pm | Fri: 8pm | Thu & Sat mats: 2.30pmTicket prices £14 to £30 | No discounts Fri & Sat evesEnjoy! members 25% off Mon & Sat matPost show talk Wed Age guideline 12+

By David Seidler

Director Roxana SilbertSet & Costume Designer Tom PiperLighting Designer Oliver FenwickComposer & Sound Designer Nick Powell

1936: King Edward VIII has abdicated for the love of Wallis Simpson. Bertie, his brother, is crowned King George VI.

At an office in Harley Street, Bertie and his wife Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother, are meeting maverick Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. Soon the eccentric therapist and the King begin their extraordinary journey to overcome the King’s stammer, as he prepares to address the nation on the brink of World War Two.

The King’s Speech is the true and heart-warming story of one man’s struggle to overcome his personal affliction and, in his country’s darkest hour, deliver the now iconic speech that was broadcast across the globe to inspire his people.

Book now for this stunning play that inspired one of the most successful British films of all time. Starring Jason Donovan (Festen, Sweeney Todd) as Lionel Logue and Raymond Coulthard (Mr Selfridge, Hotel Babylon) as King George VI.

A cracking good story.Guardian

THE KING’S SPEECHMonday 11 to Saturday 16 May

A Chichester Festival Theatre & Birmingham Repertory Theatre Production

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Shared Experience and Nottingham Playhouse presents

Oxford Playhouse is delighted to welcome back its Resident Company, Shared Experience, with a bold reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of love, loss and desire.

On her 16th birthday, a mermaid rises up to the surface, leaving her childhood behind forever when she falls in love with a mortal prince. She knows that she can no longer live at the bottom of the ocean, but must she destroy herself in order to be loved?

Shared Experience is renowned for its thrilling adaptations of literary classics. Plundering this haunting tale for its dark, erotic, mythic power, writer and director Polly Teale (Mary Shelley, Brontë) transports the story to a contemporary setting in this spellbinding new production.

Using a choir of local young women to create an unearthly musical landscape, Shared Experience conjures the magical world of mermaids.

Written and directed by Polly Teale

MERMAIDTuesday 19 to Saturday 23 May

Pushing the boat of theatricality way beyond its usual moorings. Guardian on Shared Experience


Show times 7.30pmTicket prices £11 to £22 | Discounts availableEnjoy! members 25% off TuePre show talk Tue at 6.30pm in the Top Room. FREE to ticket holders but please book your place via the Ticket Office. Unfortunately the Top Room is not accessible for wheelchair users.

Described by the Times as a “choreographer for whom every dance is a love affair with his chosen music”, Richard Alston brings his acclaimed company back to the Playhouse with a stunning mixed bill.

Alston’s superbly skilled choreography combines three pieces of music by Benjamin Britten and three very different poets.

Rejoice in the Lamb is danced to Britten’s joyous setting of the fervent words of Christopher Smart. Hölderlin Fragments is inspired by Friedrich Hölderlin’s enigmatic lyrics, and Illuminations paints a vivid picture of the wild young genius and misfit Arthur Rimbaud.

The bill is concluded with Associate Choreographer Martin Lawrance’s latest piece, Burning, which is as passionate and turbulent as its music, the Dante Sonata of Franz Liszt, played live on stage.

It’s possibly one of the most gorgeous pieces he’s made…HHHH Guardian

RICHARD ALSTON DANCE COMPANY

Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 May

It’s quite the tour de force, driven by intense yet precise performances.HHHH Evening Standard on Burning

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BROMANCEFriday 29 and Saturday 30 May

Barely Methodical Troupe could teach Isaac Newton a thing or two about gravity.HHHH Stage

Get ready for awe-inspiring stunts from the outstanding all-male Barely Methodical Troupe and their award-winning show, Bromance.

Filled with humour, heart and seriously impressive circus skills, Bromance puts male friendship under the spotlight in this playful but tender show. With an inventive mix of risk-taking feats of balance, flawless acrobatics, and stunning routines inside a spinning metal wheel, these young, fit and highly skilled circus performers wow you with their gravity-defying performances and daredevil displays.

A thrilling night out, be prepared to gasp in delight at Britain’s hottest new circus ensemble.

Presented by Crying Out Loud on behalf of Circus Evolution

Frisky and risky, pointed yet playful, Bromance is well worth seeking out. HHHH Times

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In a thrilling fusion of heart wrenching vocals, explosive footwork and virtuoso guitar playing, Jaleo returns to the UK with their latest show A Compás.

Meaning ‘in rhythm’, the evening charts a musical journey through the diverse flamenco regions of Andalusia. Award-winning musicians and dancers perform a range of styles from pure and traditional to contemporary numbers described as “utterly breathtaking” (Dance Today).

Don’t miss this passionate, fiery display of live music and dance, which encapsulates the very essence of flamenco.

Spellbinding rhythm, songs, handclapping and ignitable dance.Guardian

Show time 7.30pmTicket price £30.50 | Discounts available

After entertaining audiences for more than 42 years with her successful blend of pop, blues, folk and reggae, Joan Armatrading brings her first solo tour to Oxford Playhouse. This special evening features a magical mix of old and new, with songs including Love and Affection, Willow and Drop The Pilot alongside more recent compositions.

Joan’s long and illustrious career has seen her recognised as one of the world’s leading musicians, receiving an MBE, Ivor Novello Award and multiple Grammy and Brit Award nominations.

Don’t miss this special, intimate gig – just Joan, her guitar and piano on her last major world tour.

JALEO FLAMENCOA Compás

Tuesday 2 June

JOAN ARMATRADINGThursday 28 May

An impressive array of styles…deserving of the standing ovation Armatrading received at the end of the night.HHHH Scotsman

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Written and directed by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor

Playful and clever. There is an unmistakable joy in watching the company at work. List

They’ve skewered history, the Bible and the world’s most celebrated playwright, now the Reduced Shakespeare Company are back with the subject it was born to reduce – comedy!

Following a hugely successful, critically-acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, they’resetting out to reduce Oxford to tears of laughter with their hilarious brand new show.

From the high-brow to the low and everything in-between, the bad boys of abridgment leave no joke untold as they deconstruct the entire history of comedy in 90 rollicking minutes.

Show time 7.30pmTicket price £11 to £17 | Discounts availableAge guideline 12+

Show time 7.30pmTicket prices £11 to £22 | Discounts availableAge guideline 12+

Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose perform their critically-acclaimed production of La Traviata, sung in English. Verdi ’s masterpiece tells the story of Violetta, a so-called ‘fallen woman’ who sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her lover’s family and future.

Transporting the tale to a 1920s underworld of speakeasies and bootlegging, this bold retelling reveals the hypocrisy and heartache behind the glittering façade. With Verdi ’s timeless melodies orchestrated for a trio of clarinet, cello and piano by composer Harry Blake, this La Traviata will serenade you, seduce you, and break your heart.

By VerdiIn a new orchestration by Harry Blake and a new English version by Robin Norton-Hale

As much emotional truth as in any production I have seen. HHHH Evening Standard

OperaUpClose and The Belgrade Theatre present

LA TRAVIATAThursday 4 and Friday 5 June

Newbury Productions (UK) Ltd presents

REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANYThe History of Comedy (Abridged)

Wednesday 3 June


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During World War Two, the grounds of Bletchley Park housed some of Britain’s greatest minds. Alongside Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman, thousands of gifted men and women lived and worked together in this eccentric country house.

Decades later, as Bletchley’s secrets begin to be revealed, another group of ground-breaking volunteers gather to save the home of the Enigma code breakers. Using personal testimony, multimedia and inventive staging, this is an insightful and innovative celebration of the people whose hidden heroism changed the course of history.

Following a smash-hit UK tour, Playhouse Associate Artists, Idle Motion, return to Oxford with this critically acclaimed show.

A gripping and taut piece of theatre, worthy of its subject. HHHHH Oxford Times

Show time 7.30pmTicket prices £11 to £17 | Discounts available Student tickets £11 available in advanceAge guideline 16+

Join The Oxford Revue as it unites with The Cambridge Footlights and The Leeds Tealights, for an evening of memorable sketch comedy. Returning to the Playhouse after last year’s sell-out success, this is your chance to see some of the country’s finest young comic talent assembled in Oxford for one night only.

Presenting their most exciting material from throughout the year, these are the comedy stars of the future at their very best. Past members of the three troupes include Al Murray, Olivia Colman, Armando Iannucci and Richard Ayoade to name but a few.

Side-splitting perfection.Oxford Student

University of Oxford Student Company: The Oxford Revue

THE OXFORD REVUE AND FRIENDS

Saturday 6 June

Idle Motion

THAT IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

Monday 8 June


Show time 5pmTicket price £5 | Discounts available

Tom Morris is internationally renowned as one of the UK’s foremost directors. He co-directed the National Theatre’s international smash-hit production War Horse, alongside Marianne Elliot, for which they won a Tony Award for Best Direction. Since 2009, he has been Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic during which he’s overseen the venue’s huge £20 million refurbishment and directed numerous productions including Swallows and Amazons and Juliet and Her Romeo. For this special Friday at 5pm presented by Ruskin Theatre Platforms, Tom will be in conversation with playwright and director John Retallack about his career to date and how he imagines the future of British theatre.

Ruskin Theatre Platform presents

IN CONVERSATION WITH TOM MORRIS

Friday 12 June

Fridays at 5pm

You’ll be carried away on the production’s immense charms…stunning. HHHH Time Out

Written and directed by Pravesh Kumar

Fancy getting closer to the action in this charming comedy? Then ask the Ticket Office about sitting in the Groom’s Family seats for a more interactive experience.

Rishi and Sona have just met and now they’re getting married.

While their frenzied families race to ensure this is the wedding of the century, the young couple’s cold feet threaten to cause mayhem. In the midst of the glittering jewels and spectacular saris, years of family conflict bubbles under the surface and as crooning aunties and drunken uncles gather, is the reason behind it all becoming lost?

Rifco (Britain’s Got Bhangra, Break the Floorboards) invite you to put on your wedding best and join the party as they take an irreverent look at British Asian wedding traditions.

Rifco and Watford Palace presents

THE DERANGED MARRIAGEWednesday 10 to Saturday 13 June

Show times Wed, Thu & Sat eves: 7.30pm | Fri: 8pm | Thu & Sat mats: 2.30pmTicket prices £11 to £26.50 | Discounts availableEnjoy! members 50% off Wed & Sat matMultibuy 15% offPost show talk Wed Age guideline 12+

Michael Gabriel has been drawing from live performances at the Oxford Playhouse for over thirty years. As part of Artweeks 2015, he is exhibiting a selection of his drawings in the Top Room.

Michael has made hundreds of quick sketches and paintings of actors and rehearsals. This body of work celebrates the live experience and magic of theatre in Oxford.

Michael Gabriel

THEATRE MAGIC:Treading the Boards

Monday 11 to Saturday 16 May

Show times Mon to Wed: 12pm to 4pm Fri & Sat: 10am to 1pm Ticket price FREELocation Top Room. Unfortunately the Top Room is not accessible to wheelchair users.

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IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFETuesday 16 to Saturday 20 June

As heart-warming as one would hope…sensationally executed.HHHH Londonist

James Seabright and Climar Productions present the Bridge House production

Adapted from the much-loved film, this new production is a fresh take on a heart-warming and timeless classic. George Bailey’s dreams look set to be dashed by small-town scandal and big business. Alone on a bridge, he decides that everyone would be better off without him…or would they? It falls to hapless guardian angel, Clarence, to try and save him. In a new show that premiered to excellent reviews in London last year, the magical story of Frank Capra’s iconic film is retold as a radio play, complete with sound effects created live on stage. A loving tribute to the golden era of the wireless and a masterpiece of the big screen.

Adapted from the Frank Capra film by Tony PalermoDirected by Guy Retallack

Inspired! A lovely adaptation that’s both cleverly witty and movingly heartfelt.HHHH Stage

Show times Tue to Thu & Sat eves: 7.30pm | Fri: 8pm | Thu & Sat mat: 2.30pmTicket prices £11 to £26.50 | Discounts availableEnjoy! members 50% off Tue & Sat matMultibuy 15% offPost show talk Wed Age guideline 12+

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PETER PAN GOES WRONG

Monday 22 to Saturday 27 June

Joyful disasters from comedy masters.HHHHH BBC Radio 4

Mischief Theatre and Kenny Wax presents

The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society set out to present J.M. Barrie’s classic tale of Peter Pan but, as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong does, as the accident prone thesps embark on a thrilling adventure to Neverland with hilariously disastrous results.

Following the success of their sell-out West End smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong, the award-winning Mischief Theatre Company are back by popular demand, putting a riotous new spin on this timeless favourite.

Terrific fun for everyone, especially adults, don’t miss this devilishly daring new laugh-out-loud comedy.

With pirates, a crocodile and flying fairies, what could possibly go wrong?

Ridiculously funny, cleverly structured, I can’t recommend it enough.Peter Kay

People crippled with laughter around me in the stalls... HHHHH Oxford Times on The Play That Goes Wrong


Brilliantly realised on the Playhouse stage...stupendous... spell binding...gob-smackingly inventive.

Oxford Times on The Aeneid

Magdalen College School Theatre Academy

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Magdalen College School Theatre Academy presents an exciting new production of Alice’s underground adventures.

This new adaptation finds the iconic heroine disappearing down the rabbit hole to meet the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat. She’ll also meet some of Lewis Carroll ’s lesser known characters, drawn from other articles published under his real name: Rev. Charles Dodgson.

Following recent productions of The Aeneid, Lord of the Flies and Idylls of the King, the pupils of MCS’ Theatre Academy perform in collaboration with a professional creative team directed by Royal Shakespeare Company Associate Artist Joanne Pearce.

Show times Thu & Fri: 7pm | Sat: 4pmTicket prices £17 | Discounts £13Family ticket £52 (four tickets inc. up to two adults)Age guideline 6+

By Lewis CarrollAdapted and directed by Joanne PearceMusic by Alex Thomas and Christopher Walters

ALICE IN WONDERLANDThursday 2 to Saturday 4 July

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Directed by Jeremy Meadow

Wallowing in a muddy marvellous revival.Evening Standard

Duncan, Tim, the Hippo and the words and music of Flanders and Swann are thrilled to be returning to Oxford!

Fresh from headlining at the International Flanders and Swann Festival, multi award-winning comedian Tim Fitzhigham and BBC Radio 4 musical maestro Duncan Walsh-Atkins are putting on the dinner jackets and getting back to the piano to provide a glittering evening of witty amusement.

Breathing fresh life into Flanders and Swann’s classic musical merriment, beloved songs like The Hippopotamus Song, The Gas Man Cometh, The Gnu Song and Madeira M’Dear buzz with all the duo’s famous satire that has stood the test of time.

FLANDERS AND SWANNAt the Drop of a Hippopotamus

Friday 10 July



Join multi-award-winning jazz vocalist and BBC Radio 3 presenter, Claire Martin OBE, and her stellar group of musicians, for a celebration of some of the greatest singers of the 20th century, including Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, and more.

Enjoy the classic songs that made them stars, such as That Old Black Magic, Fever and Too Darn Hot - all drawn from the timeless collection of music that is the great American songbook.

A soulful evening of feel-good summer music inspired by the most glamorous women in jazz.

A consummate jazz singer with old-school virtues... she wins plaudits everywhere she works.Guardian

CLAIRE MARTINThe Jazz Divas

Saturday 11 July

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By Bernard ShawDirected by Paul MiltonDesigned by Dawn Allsopp

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.

Young Cambridge graduate Vivie Warren is horrified to learn that her education and luxurious lifestyle have been financed by her mother’s career in the world’s oldest profession.

Written in 1894, this groundbreaking play wasn’t allowed a public performance for the next thirty years!

Bernard Shaw’s period drama is full of insight and humane understanding, ranking as one of his masterpieces alongside Pygmalion and Saint Joan. In this sumptuous production, Sue Holderness (Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass) stars as Mrs Warren alongside Christopher Timothy (All Creatures Great and Small, Doctors, Dial M for Murder).

The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham presents

MRS WARREN’S PROFESSION

Tuesday 14 to Saturday 18 July


Shakespeare’s Globe...settles once again into the picturesque setting of the Old Schools Quadrangle of the Bodleian

HHHH Telegraph on Taming of the Shrew

By William ShakespeareDirected by Max Webster Designed by James Cotterill Composed by John Barber

Introducing Much Ado About NothingFREE pre-performance talks will be offered by members of the University of Oxford and Brookes University English Faculties before some evening performances in Convocation House, Bodleian Library. Tickets are FREE but book your place via the Ticket Office.

Bodleian LibraryDaily 30 and 60 minute guided tours. Longer 90 minute tours available on Weds and weekends. www.Bodleian.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/visit for more info.

Show times Tue to Fri & Sun: 7.45pm | Sat: 7.30pm | Sun 26 Jul & Sun 2 Aug mats: 2.30pm (No show Mon 27 Jul) Ticket prices £20.50 & £22.50 | Discounts available Enjoy! members and groups of 10+ £3 off each ticketLocation Bodleian Old Schools Quadrangle, Catte Street. OX1 3BG

Claudio loves Hero and Hero loves Claudio and nothing seems capable of keeping them apart. Benedick loves Beatrice and Beatrice loves Benedick, but (because neither will admit it) nothing seems capable of bringing them together. Only the intrigues of a resentful prince can force Benedick to question his loyalty and prove where his love lies. Driven along by a romance all the more charming for being in denial, Much Ado About Nothing is a miracle of comic and dramatic suspense and gives us, in the bantering Beatrice and Benedick, one of Shakespeare’s wittiest and most endearing pairs of lovers.

Firmly established as one of Oxford’s cultural highlights, Oxford Playhouse and the Bodleian Library are delighted to welcome back the Globe Theatre on Tour to perform Much Ado About Nothing in the stunning outdoor setting of the Old Schools Quadrangle.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Tuesday 21 July to Sunday 2 August

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Show times Mon to Thu & Sat eves: 7.30pm | Fri: 8pm | Thu & Sat mats: 2.30pmTicket prices £14 to £30 | No discounts Fri & Sat evesEnjoy! members 25% off Mon & Sat matPost show talk Wed Age guideline 14+

The Mousetrap is famous around the world for being the longest running production in the history of British theatre. Don’t miss this legendary West End show at the Playhouse for one week only.

The scene is set when a group of people gathered in a country house and cut off by the snow discover, to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be? One by one the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until, at the last, nerve-shredding moment, the identity and the motive are finally revealed.

In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie creates an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly intricate plot where murder lurks around every corner.

Not to be missed.

The cleverest murder mystery of British Theatre.Telegraph

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE MOUSETRAP

Monday 17 to Saturday 22 August

By Agatha Christie


ROOM ON THE BROOMTuesday 25 to Saturday 29 August

A high energy treat.HHHH Sunday Times

Tall Stories in association with Kenny Wax Ltd presents

How the cat purred and how the witch grinnedAs they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind…

The witch and her cat are flying happily along on their broomstick when a stormy wind blows the witch’s hat, bow and wand away into the night. A helpful dog, bird and frog find the witch’s lost things and all hop on the broom for a ride. But this broomstick’s not meant for five and – CRACK! - it snaps in two!

When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor witch? And will there ever be room on the broom for everyone?

Don’t miss Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of Room on the Broom, based on the bestselling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Olivier Award-nominated, it has songs, laughs and scary fun for young children and their grown-ups – the perfect summer holiday treat!

Adapted from the book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

Undeniably charming…Winning performances, jaunty songs and some delightful puppetry…HHHH Time Out

Show times Tue: 2pm | Wed to Sat: 11am & 2pmTicket prices £13 | Children £11Age guideline 3+

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Show times Available Mon to Sat: 10am to 6pm Ticket price £5 (You will be asked to leave some form of ID as a deposit)MP3 Players must be returned within four hours and before the Playhouse closes (6pm when there is no evening performance)

Following on from The Oxford Poetry Walk, Oxford Playhouse has created a new audio tour with a difference, celebrating many of the great and radical minds that have spent time in the city.

Written and performed by artists including Anne-Marie Duff, Paterson Joseph, Polly Teale, Margaret Drabble, Molly Naylor and Glyn Maxwell, Suffragettes and Rabble Rousers is a collection of monologues about some of Oxford’s most forward-thinking residents.

With tales from the lives of Emily Wilding Davison, who was trampled under the king’s horse; Christian Cole, the University’s first black student; Civil War activists, the Levellers; Percy Bysshe Shelley and Thomas Cranmer.

An Oxford Playhouse Production

Pick up a MP3 Player, headphones and a route map from the Ticket Office and enjoy a stroll through Oxford with radical thinkers for company.

SUFFRAGETTES AND RABBLE ROUSERSA Walk in the Footsteps of Oxford’s Radical ThinkersThursday 26 March to Wednesday 30 September

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Show times 7.30pmTicket price £13 | Discounts available Age guideline 12+Location West Oxford Community Association, Botley Rd, OX2 0BT

Meeting its audience on the bleachers, Hoke’s Bluff is a tale of high school sport, inspiring locker room speeches and an underdog’s story that’s been told a million times before. With a nostalgic yearning for a world that never really existed, Action Hero shift the clichéd narratives of American teen movies to expose what it means to be a winner… on the inside.

With a heartfelt rendition of these schmaltzy, hackneyed tales, they gently reveal both the ambient violence and the genuine beauty that hide within these seemingly innocuous stories.

Taking place in a sports hall, come and cheer on your team in this thrilling Playhouse Plays Out event from the company behind A Western and Frontman.

A very clever piece of theatre; a cracking night out. Total Theatre

Action Hero

HOKE’S BLUFFThursday 7 and Friday 8 May


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Show time Various – see the website or call the Ticket OfficeTicket prices £15 to £26 | Book before 1 November 2015 and get last year’s prices!Enjoy! members 25% off Sat 28 Nov at 2pm, Sat 12 Dec at 7pm & Sat 2 Jan at 7pmAge guideline 5+ (brave children under 5 are welcome, but may find it a bit loud and scary)

As much a part of Christmas as mince pies and crackers. Comical, colourful and brimming with feelgood fun.HHHHH Oxford Times on Beauty and the Beast

H Great rates for schools from £11.50

H Groups get up to 20% off tickets to Medium or High shows!

It’s never too early to book your panto tickets!Oh yes it is…Oh no it isn’t!

Hot on the heels of last year’s spectacular Beauty and the Beast, the Playhouse brings you an Aladdin’s cave full of sparkling festive entertainment in 2015.

Join Aladdin on his fantastical adventures and soar away on a mystical carpet ride of non-stop panto thrills and spills with a fabulous cast of all your favourite characters.Can Aladdin be saved from the chop when he’s caught peekin’ in Peking? Will he and his mum see through the evil sorcerer’s disguise? And what‘s with that dusty old lamp? One thing’s for sure whether you’re young or old – or even in the middle – it’ll be sheer GENIE-us!

ALADDINFriday 27 November 2015 to Sunday 10 January 2016

An Oxford Playhouse Production


Show times Check www.oxfordplayhouse.com for confirmed performance times Ticket price FREE, no need to book, just turn up Age guideline 6+ Location Manzil Way, Cowley Road Carnival

Roll up, roll up, for the most magnifical, tremendible and fantasticulous experience in town! The caravan of curiosities and its crew of mysterious misfits have arrived to entertain, amuse and beguile.

Join Dr Longitude in his quest to discover: how many legs does a ‘Decapus’ has? Has anyone even seen a ‘Bumblewasp’? And what do you feed a ‘Whistling Pank’?

Packed with puppets, music and magic, catch the world’s weirdest wonder emporium for FREE during the Cowley Road Carnival – just look out for the caravan on Manzil Way.

If Roald Dahl and Tim Burton had ever met and decided to open a travelling circus, the result might have been something close to Les Enfants Terribles’ superb storybook world. Edinburgh Spotlight

DR LONGITUDE’S MENAGERIESunday 5 July

Oxford Playhouse and Pegasus present a house tour of Les Enfant Terribles’

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Theatre and events especially for families. Come and play in the foyer area before and after the show.

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Show times 11am & 2pm (no shows Mon 30 Mar) Ticket prices £8 | children £6 Age guideline For everyone aged 4 to 8 and their families

My name is Tony and I have the most extraordinary friend…Pablo Picasso!

Come and play down on the farm with Tony and Picasso. We’ll have loads of fun, make crazy pictures and we’ll tell the true story of how a young boy became friends with one of the greatest artists who ever lived.

Oxford Playhouse presents The Boy Who Bit Picasso, an interactive theatre show. With storytelling, music and lots of chances to make your own art, for everyone aged 4 to 8 and their families.

Devised and directed by Jake Oldershaw Inspired by the book by Antony Penrose

Fabulous cast and a great show, my kids absolutely loved it. The theatre is perfect for children, and we all enjoyed the performance.Audience feedback on a previous OP Production

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Saturday 28 March to Thursday 2 April

An Oxford Playhouse and Untied Artists Co-production


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Show times 10am, 12pm & 3pm Tickets £8 Children £6 Age guideline 3 & under

An imaginative and captivating play for a young audience.

Join us in a world of buckets, castle building, spinning and tumbling in this delightful show for under 3s which explores sand in new and exciting ways.

With no words, and accompanied by an evocative soundtrack of world music, Circles in the Sand is the perfect introduction to theatre for the very young.

At the end of the performance, children are invited to delight in the feel of the sand as it trickles between toes and fingers.

Show time 7.30pm Tickets £8 Discounts £6 Age guideline 15+

Sketch group The Awkward Silence presents their brand-new narrative comedy show Racketeers. Having lugged home superlative reviews following their debut Edinburgh Fringe show, The Voyage of The Narwhal, The Awkward Silence returns with another hilarious glimpse into strange places, full of even stranger people. The trio have been shortlisted for a BBC Writer’s Prize and nominated for a Writers’ Guild Award.

Wonderfully absurd.HHHH Broadway Baby

Tue 14 AprilThe Awkward Silence

RACKETEERS

Sat 11 AprilHalf Moon and Tam Tam Theatre

CIRCLES IN THE SAND

Show times 7.30pm Tickets £10 Discounts £8 Age guideline 12+

Wed 15 and Thu 16 AprilCentric

A WORLD BEYOND MANWritten by Stephanie Dale Directed by Peter Cann

Based on a true story, A World Beyond Man is the tale of Valerian Albanov and his desperate journey to escape a doomed polar voyage. His is a saga of determination and betrayal; of man against savage nature.

An intimate telling of an epic story of ice and polar bears, determination and betrayal, adventure and death.

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Decadent boozehound Luke Wright loves spending life flouncing around looking fabulous, but back in rural Suffolk he’s got the school run to do.

Wright tells captivating stories in visceral verse from neglected corners of Britain. Meet the cane-swinging, merlot-glugging “Bastard of Bungay”; spend half term with lonely science teacher Mr Hooper; and cry “NOT IN MY NAME” with the irate villagers of Much Harpingon.

Naval-gazing is all very well, but other people can be magic.

Luke will be supported by rising poetry star Jemima Foxtrot.

Wed 22 AprilLuke Wright

STAY-AT-HOME DANDY

Show times 11am & 2pm Tickets £8 Children £6 Age guideline 3 to 6


A trilogy of classic tales for children mixing puppetry and music.

A baby chick thinks the sky is falling down. She’s determined to tell the King, but there’s a shocking surprise!

Chicken Licken grows up to be the Little Red Hen and asks her friends to help her make bread, but no one wants to play!

Will Little Red Hen outwit the sly Foxy Loxy and save her stuffing?

DNA Puppetry and Visual Theatre combine modern and traditional puppetry with strong physical performance and original music, creating some squawkingly good family fun.

Sat 18 AprilDNA Puppetry and Visual Theatre

CHICKEN LICKEN & THE LITTLE RED HENDirected by Rachel Riggs

What was Samuel Beckett really like? This stage version of Mora Grey’s novel gives us a fascinating glimpse of the man behind the writing.

It’s opening night for the latest production of Beckett’s acclaimed play, Krapp’s Last Tape. But Beckett is troubled and his looming presence disturbs the director, designer, wardrobe mistress, flyman and the actor.

The infamous playwright’s disquiet has begun a series of unexpected events that are about to turn tragic...

An engrossing play...an excellent cast...What would Beckett have made of this? My view is that he would have been gripped.HHHH London Theatre

Tue 21 AprilIsosceles

BECKETT’S LAST ACT By Mora GreyAdapted for the stage by the company



JUNE & JULYBIG SHOWS, SMALL SPACE...

Show times Thu: 7.30pm Fri: 6pm & 8.30pm Tickets £10 Discounts £8 Age guideline 13+



Show time 7.30pm Tickets £3 Discounts £1

Show time 7.30pm Tickets £3 Discounts £1

Welcome to Ithaca. Island paradise and home to Penelope. She’s married to a world famous war hero and she’s had enough of waiting quietly. Penelope RETOLD is an irreverent collision of classic myth The Odyssey and contemporary rage. Made with input from soldiers and military spouses, this theatrical storm sweeps through poetry, songs, comedy and YouTube clips towards a poignant and furious conclusion. Olivier Award-nominee and OP Evolve Artist in Residence Caroline Horton presents an epic, heart-breaking and fiercely playful tale of love, loneliness and the need to be free.

Thu 23 and Fri 24 AprilDerby Theatre presents

PENELOPE RETOLDWritten and performed by Caroline Horton

Show times 11am & 2pm Tickets £8 Children £6 Age guideline 4+

Sat 25 AprilNorwich Puppet Theatre

RED RIDING HOODDesigned and directed by Peter O’Rourke

Fri 3 July

BEATING McENROEWritten and performed by Jamie Wood

Tue 23 June

HOW TO ‘LIKE’ YOUR LIFE Oxford Playhouse 11|15 Young Company

Wed 24 June

NEVER MIND THE BOLLARDS Oxford Playhouse 16|25 Young Company

Thu 25 June ARC Stockton

I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPENby Kathryn BeaumontDirected by Alex Swift

On the way to her Grandmother’s house through a forest filled with howling wolves, Little Red Riding Hood must stay alert to the danger surrounding her. Straying from the path, our feisty heroine has to pit her wits against the hungry wolf.

We all think we know the tale of Red Riding Hood, but stay alert... events may not unravel as you’d expect.

Written by Tim Kane, this production brings a fresh twist to a well-loved tale – a feast of visual innovation and extraordinary puppet theatre with original music and song by Ben Glasstone.

How can you ‘be yourself’ when you haven’t had any time to discover who you are? Each moment is monitored; every fashion faux-pas photographed, each word saved and every mistake becomes an “epic fail”. Join our 11|15 Young Company as they explore what it means to grow up under constant pressure to prove that you’re living the life everyone else only wishes they were.

This summer, our 16|25 Young Company (recently expanded from 16|22) will be developing short scripts inspired by what happens to our minds and imaginations when physical or social constraints are imposed upon us. These are stories of oppression and rebellion – tales of minds that remain unbowed and imaginations that soar even when the body is chained. These brave new plays are sure to be as entertaining as they are fascinating. A special chance to catch brand new work from the next generation of theatre-makers.

1980. Wimbledon. An epic rivalry comes to a head. A six- year old boy watches and learns.

Bjorn Borg epitomised tennis cool. He was everything Jamie wanted to be. Then John McEnroe came along and Jamie was beaten, along with Borg. Thirty years of torment and self-questioning later, Jamie is ready to face his greatest opponent.

Shortlisted for a Total Theatre Award, Beating McEnroe is about rivalry, love, being a younger brother and a bad loser.

As funny as the best comedy, super-theatrical & entirely unlike anything else.Guardian

Meet The Girl: She’s wearing yesterday’s clothes and a look on her face that says you’ll be skipping dinner. She drops a pile of paper on the desk...

Meet The Boy: He seems familiar: someone you’ve met before, in another story. In countless other stories...

I Told You This Would Happen takes a look behind the scenes of the boy meets girl story: less Rom Com, and more Rom Con. This is a show about relationships, life scripts and the ‘manosphere’.



JULYBIG SHOWS, SMALL SPACE...

Join three children on an unforgettable bedtime adventure: a journey through the attic at the top of an old house where they discover hidden delights and secrets and find there’s no need to be frightened of the dark ever again. Up in the Attic is a magical, interactive story about co-operation, friendship and being brave, created through enchanting music and puppetry. At the end of the performance, there is an opportunity for the audience to meet the characters and share in the magic of the story.

Teenagers Patrick and Mark spend their days dodging school bullies, reading comic books and dreaming of escape from their small town home. Then they meet Mr Smith – a real-life super hero, with his own costume and canine sidekick. Inspired by real events and featuring original live music, We Can Be Heroes is a charming and surprisingly moving new story about facing your fears and becoming a super hero. A truly delightful show. HHHH Public Reviews

GOlive Oxford is a brand-new dance festival featuring a daily roster of national and local dance and physical theatre talents in the BT’s intimate, setting. GOlive London has already built an enviable reputation for breaking the rules in the mere two years since veteran dance/theatre critic Donald Hutera (Times) applied his encyclopaedic knowledge of international arts to curating a playful, eclectic programme of performances for small spaces. If ya gotta go, GOlive! Watch out for the full programme to be announced at www.oxfordplayhouse.com

The home of the most exciting new writing, comedy and cabaret for the last 15 years, Soho Theatre has forged an unrivalled reputation for spotting ground-breaking talent. This July sees the first of their Soho in Oxford seasons, presenting previews of the best new comedy shows ahead of the world-famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe. To be the first to hear about the line-up visit www.oxfordplayhouse.com or join our weekly e-newsletter via our website. Soho Theatre belongs to the future, not to the past. Independent

Calling all Junior Detectives! The phone rings at the Amazing Kitamura Detective Agency. A boy called Nicholas needs help … but apparently he’s a cat? Join Detective K on an exciting and hilarious adventure, full of mysterious clues, golden rules and strange events. Will she solve the mystery and return Nicholas to his own body in time? Using projection, bags of ingenuity and a hefty dollop of fun this is a fast paced, action packed story for all the family. Above all, a joyful morning for all the family. HHHH Everything Theatre

Sat 4 JulyHalf Moon presents

UP IN THE ATTICA Floods of Ink production

Show times 11am & 2pm Tickets £8 Children £6 Age guideline 3 to 6

Show times 11am & 2pm Tickets £8 Children £6 Age guideline 5+


Show times 7.30pm Tickets £10 Discounts £8 Age guideline 12+

Show times 7.30pm & 9pm Tickets £10 Discounts £8 Age guideline 14+

Mon 6 JulySometimes We Play

WE CAN BE HEROESCreated by LittleMighty

Wed 15 to Sat 18 JulyDonald Hutera’s

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ME AND MY CATBy Satoshi KitamuraAdapted for the stage by Vicky Ireland

Wed 22 to Sat 25 JulySoho Theatre and Oxford Playhouse presents

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CLOSER LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Time 10am to 4pm (drop off from 9am, pick up before 5pm)Location Top RoomTickets £50Ages 4 to 8

Time 9am to 3pmLocation Top RoomTickets £25(or £30 inc. ticket for 4pm show)Ages 6 to 12

Time 10am to 4pmLocation Top RoomTickets £50Ages 12 to 16

Inspired by our BT Studio family show, The Boy Who Bit Picasso, this two day Easter Holiday workshop will use Picasso’s work as stimuli to create scenes and devise your own show.

There will be a sharing for parents and guardians at 3.30pm on the second day.

Look out for... The Boy Who Bit Picasso on page 49.

As part of our Easter Holiday show for families, I Believe In Unicorns, come and take part in this one day workshop exploring the ideas from Michael Morpurgo’s magical tale, before staying on to watch the performance at 4pm.

Look out for... I Believe In Unicorns on page 5.

Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK’s greatest children’s writers, creator of hugely popular books and the inspiration behind stage shows including War Horse, Private Peaceful, Why the Whales Came and many more.

This two day workshop will use physical theatre techniques to explore Morpurgo’s magic and create a short performance inspired by his work.

There will be a sharing forparents and guardians at3.30pm on the second day.

Mon 30 and Tue 31 Mar

NOT-SO-STILL LIFEWed 1 Apr

I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS

Tue 7 and Wed 8 Apr

THE MAGIC OF MICHAEL MORPURGO

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Time 10am to 4pmLocation Burton Taylor StudioTickets £125Ages 11 to 15

Times Various – see aboveLocation Burton Taylor StudioTickets Half Day Session £15 | One day session £30 | Five Sessions £120Ages 16+

Join Oxford Playhouse for a fun-packed two days learning all things musical theatre. No experience is necessary in this half term workshop for everyone aged 8 to 11, but come ready to sing, dance and act – all at the same time!

With numbers from shows like Annie, Cats, Matilda and Hairspray, get ready to get your feet moving in this two day workshop – perfect for anyone thinking of auditioning for Aladdin. There will be a sharing for mums, dads, family and friends at 3.30pm on the second day.

Are you ready to create a play injust one week?

One in a Thousand explores people who persevere against all odds to create a better world.

Inspired by this year’s panto, Aladdin, and other Arabian Nights folk stories, this high-energy workshop will lead you through improvisation,storytelling and dramatechniques as you build towardsa performance to friends andfamily at the end of the week.

Back by popular demand, comedy king Mark Curtis returns to lead all you budding young funny men and women through a week of comedy and clowning skills. Discover what it takes to make people laugh whilst monkeying around as you do so.

Exploring improvisation, slap-stick, comic timing and clowning techniques, don’t miss this fun-packed week of theatre, building to a sharing with friends and family on Friday.

Thu 28 & Fri 29 May

MUSICAL THEATREMon 3 to Fri 7 Aug

PLAY IN A WEEK:ONE IN A THOUSAND

Mon 17 to Fri 21 Aug

COMEDY & CLOWNING

Summer Holiday workshopSummer Holiday workshopHalf term workshop

Whether you’re attending drama school, starting your career, retired and seeking new challenges or just looking to develop new skills, come along and try a day or spend the week with us. Stage Combat Mon 10 Aug 10am to 4pm Led by Tom Jordan, learn unarmed combat and weapons skills in this fast-paced workshop.

Improvisation Tue 11 Aug 10am to 4pmLed by Chris Johnston, participants will explore a range of improvisation practices including responsiveness, interactivity, focus and roles.

Acting Wed 12 Aug 10am to 4pmLed by Jo Noble, get to grips with the fundamentals of acting including voice, character and moving on stage.

Lighting Thu 13 Aug 10am to 1pm or 2pm to 5pmLed by Tim Boyd, Oxford Playhouse’s Production Manager, understand the basics of stage lighting in this half day course.

Directing Sat 15 Aug 10am to 4pmLed by James Farrell, develop your rehearsal room techniques, critical analysis and how to get the best performance out of others.

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7 | 10 – Mondays 11 | 15 – Tuesdays 16 | 25 – Wednesdays

Dates Mon 13 Apr – Mon 29 Jun (no sessions 4 & 25 May)Time 4.30pm to 6pmTickets £50 per termAges 7 to 10

Dates Tue 14 Apr – Tue 23 Jun (no session 26 May)Time 5pm to 7pmTickets £50 per termAges 11 to 15

Dates Wed 15 Apr – Wed 24 Jun (no session 27 May)Time 5pm to 7pmTickets £50 per termAges 16 to 25

The 7|10, 11|15 and 16|25 Oxford Playhouse Young Companies meet once a week during term time to work on skills and techniques for performance. Each term explores a theme with the opportunity to share everything you’ve learned in a showing to friends and family on one of the Playhouse stages.

7|10 This summer, 7|10 will be looking at modern fairy tales and folklore with drama games, improvisation and storytelling.

11|15 will be exploring what it means to have a private life in the days of smart phones, social media and 24-hour news. The term will build towards a public performance at the BT Studio on Tue 23 June. Read more on page 52.

16|25 Breaking news! 16|22 is now 16|25. If you’re aged between 23 and 25, you can now join this Young Company and take part in its flagship production on the OP stage every year. This summer 16|25 will be developing scripts around what happens to our minds and imaginations when physical or social constraint is imposed upon us. The results will be seen in a performance in the BT Studio on Wed 24 June. Read more on page 53.

If you’re aged between 7 and 25, why not join one of Oxford Playhouse’s Young Companies and get really stuck into theatre?

Did you know that if you’re aged between 9 and 15 you could be in Aladdin this Christmas?

“WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD I SAW AN OP PANTOMIME AND EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE WANTED TO BE PART OF THE COMPANY, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.”Previous participant

Date Sun 6 Sep Time 11am onwardsTickets FREE but book your place in advanceAges 9 to 15

Every year a group of young people audition to become our Pantomime Young Company who join the professional cast on stage to bring the magic of pantomime to over 36,000 people.

If you’re passionate about acting, singing and dancing, then why not audition for this year’s pantomime Aladdin? If selected, you need to be available throughout the whole period from Monday 2 November to Sunday 10 January 2016 for rehearsals and performances.

Book your FREE audition place through the Ticket Office. Please note, audition places are limited so early booking is recommended. If your first audition is successful, you may be asked to a call-back on a date to be confirmed.

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ADULT TRAINING

Time 10.30am to 11.15amLocation Top RoomTickets £5 (1 adult & 1 pre-school child. £2 for second child) Ages 5 and under

Time 12pm to 1.30pmLocation Hospitality RoomTickets £6 (includes lunch)Ages 50+

Read more online and download the application form at www.oxfordplayhouse.com/takingpart

Have you discovered the perfect fun, friendly and musical way to start the week for you and your child? Hey Diddle Diddle is a friendly sing-a-long and play session held weekly during term time at Oxford Playhouse.

With free tea or coffee and a chance to stay, play and meet other parents afterwards too, Hey Diddle Diddle makes for a fun Monday morning.

Spotlight is for anyone aged 50 or over with an interest in theatre. Each session is a friendly and relaxed lunchtime meet-up to socialise and talk all things theatre.

Spotlight is led by a member of OP staff, joined by a guest to talk more about their show or role.

Enjoy interesting conversation and a sandwich lunch before taking in the matinee performance. New Spotlighters are always welcome, why not bring a friend?

Oxford Playhouse welcomes young people throughout the year on work experience placements. Students have the opportunity to try their hand in the Ticket Office, Front of House, venture backstage, speak with industry professionals and create resources for the theatre that will be used by our audiences. It is important to note that work experience is administration and management focused. There is no opportunity for performance.

Mon 13 Apr to Mon 29 Jun (no sessions Mon 4 & Mon 25 May)

HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE

Thu 16 Apr, Thu 21 May, Thu 11 June & Thu 16 July

SPOTLIGHT

Mon 29 Jun to Fri 3 JulyMon 13 to Fri 17 July

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ages 14 to 19AdultsPre-school children

Dates 4, 11, 18 & 25 April (Storytelling) and 6, 13, 20 & 27 June (Acting)Time 11am to 2pmLocation Top RoomTickets £40 (per 4 week course)

These short, accessible and friendly courses are the perfect training for anyone over 16 with an interest in theatre. Whether you’re a student, budding actor, experienced amateur performer or simply looking to increase your professional training, Oxford Playhouse’s Saturday Sessions are for you. Each course will run over four consecutive Saturdays. No previous experience is necessary, but enthusiasm and commitment are essential.

April – The Art of StorytellingWith practical and written exercises, these Saturday Sessions will explore story-structure, story-mapping and delivery. Led by Polly Tisdall and a guest storyteller.

June – ActingLooking at the fundamentals of acting, including creating a character and bringing a text to life, these Saturday Sessions, led by Jo Noble, are designed to be challenging and fun.

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PLAYHOUSE PLAYMAKER

This Autumn sees the launch of an exciting series of workshops and classes designed to encourage writers of all ages from primary school to professional playwrights.

Oxford Playhouse and new company Oxford Playmaker are getting together to devise a brand new series of playwriting workshops for three age groups:

Primary Playmaker – School years 5 and 6Young Playmaker – Ages 15 to 20Playhouse Playmaker – Ages 21+

Oxford Playmaker are Renata Allen and John Retallack, both professional playwrights and teachers.

Former Artistic Director of Oxford Stage Company, (1989 - 1999), John Retallack founded Company of Angels (2000-2010) and is currently Associate Artist at Bristol Old Vic. He is an award-winning playwright and his work is performed in many languages. He is currently Tutor in Writing for Performance at Ruskin College, Oxford.

Renata Allen is a playwright, theatre practitioner and teacher. She has led Drama Departments in secondary schools, directed creative projects in primary schools and her plays for children and young people have won several awards and toured throughout the country.

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For more information Please contact [email protected] or visit the website www.oxfordplayhouse.com/playmaker

Playwriting workshops aimed at school years 5 and 6, Primary Playmaker helps children to create short plays that will be performed in a week-long festival of theatre presented by Oxford Playhouse Young Companies in 2016.

Led by Renata Allen.

These weekly workshops are for young writers keen to explore the skills required to write a short play.

Sessions begin in September and a selection of the finished plays will be performed by Oxford Playhouse 16|25 Young Company in June 2016. The Young Playmakers will work with a director to understand the process of bringing their words to life.

Led by John Retallack and Renata Allen.

New and emerging playwrights are invited to submit their work to be considered for a place on the Oxford Playhouse Writers on Attachment Programme – Playhouse Playmaker.

Beginning in October, selected writers will be offered six Saturday workshops covering everything from developing an idea to getting it staged with group and individual mentoring from John Retallack.

Try an open access taster session on Sat 2 May for £10. Book via the Ticket Office.


PLAYHOUSE PLAYMAKERDo you want to write a play?

This new project will be offered to primary schools from September 2015. Email [email protected] for more info.

Send your scenes or play submissions to be considered for Playhouse Playmaker to [email protected] by Fri 3 July

Dates Thu 10 Sep to Thu 19 Nov (no session Thu 30 Oct)Time 5pm to 8pmTickets £75Ages 15 to 20

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AccessRead more about the Access facilities available at the Playhouse on page 72.

DiscountsTurn to page 69 to make sure you’re getting any discounts we offer.

Age GuidelinesAge guidelines are listed against as many events as possible to help you choose whether a performance is right for you, your family, class or group. The suggested minimum ages are recommendations only based on potential content and available information at the time of printing. If you are booking tickets for other people we ask you to take responsibility for whether a show is appropriate for everyone within your party. If you would like more details about any production, please contact the Ticket Office.

12+ Content may include themes and subjects of a more adult nature and/or occasional mild swearing.

14+ Content may include violent scenes, swearing, sexual innuendo and/or partial nudity.

16+ Content may include graphic scenes of violence, nudity, drugs imagery and/or prolific swearing.

18+ Content will contain scenes which may be disturbing and are unsuitable for children.

Family Friendly Wherever you see this symbol, there is a show or activity designed especially for families. There will be free art activities and games in the circle bar before, during and after the show, special facilities including booster seats, toilet steps and seats and a buggy store. There’s a baby change facility on the ground floor and babies in arms are welcome at family shows, but please book a free ticket at the Ticket Office.

Made in Oxford These shows have been created here in the county, either by Oxford Playhouse or by local artists, amateur and professional.

Tickets OxfordWe sell tickets for many concerts and other events both locally and nationally. This service is available at the Ticket Office, on the phone or online until 4pm on the day of the performance.

Visit www.ticketsoxford.com for further details or follow us on Twitter @TicketsOxford.

Make sure you get the most and the best out of your theatre.Please contact the Ticket Office for further information.

Our Address:Oxford Playhouse Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2LW

By Road:Park and RideUsing one of Oxford’s five Park and Ride services is probably the easiest and cheapest way to get around the city. For more information visit: www.parkandride.net

ParkingParking in Oxford can be expensive. It is often cheaper to park on-street. You will find pay-and-display meters on Broad Street, St. Giles and in Jericho.

Car ParksGloucester Green (underground, nearest to the Playhouse), Westgate Shopping Centre, Worcester Street, Abbey Place, Oxpens and Oxford Rail Station.

By Train:Oxford rail station is a 10 minute walk from the Playhouse.

By Bus and Coach:The city’s main bus and coach station is a two minute walk away from the Playhouse situated in Gloucester Green.

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These seats can be removed to accommodate wheelchairs. Please call the Ticket Office for further information.

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In personMonday to Saturday 10am to 6pm or until 30 minutes after the start of the evening performance. Sundays and Bank Holidays two hours before the performances.

Waiting listsWaiting lists on the day are available one hour before the performance starts at the Ticket Office. For full details please call 01865 305305.

Returns and exchanges Oxford Playhouse is able to exchange ticket(s) (to the same value) or resell your tickets if the show has sold out. Oxford Playhouse can only exchange or resell pre-collected ticket(s) that have been returned to the box office, or ticket(s) that are waiting for collection. To exchange your tickets to another event, you must inform us at least 24 hours prior to the advertised start time of the event for which you are unable to use your tickets. If you would like us to try and resell your tickets (non-guaranteed), you must let the Ticket Office know as soon as possible before the advertised start time of the event.

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ENJOY!Seating Plan Discount Group Ticket Price Conditions

Up to 50% off opening night or Saturday matinees for week-long shows. Bonus Enjoy! discounts of 50% or 25% on most shorter runs Free You must be aged 16 to 25 and a member of OPT in! £5 and £10 Membership costs £1. Join at the Ticket Office or subject to availability visit www.oxfordplayhouse.com/optin!/ for more details. Multibuy 15% off tickets to Buy tickets to 3 or more Multibuy shows in the selected shows same booking and receive 15% off every ticket over £12.50. Valid on The Absence of War, Arcadia, Measure for Measure, Mermaid, The Deranged Marriage, It’s a Wonderful Life, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and Mrs Warren’s Profession

In Advance £2 off each ticket Available for most shows on full priced tickets of £12.50 or more for under 18s, over 60s, full-time students, ES40s, BECTU and Equity members.

Access users £11 or £14 per ticket Available for most shows for access facility users, wheelchair users and one companion.

Schools & Colleges £11 or £14 per ticket An allocation of tickets is available plus one free teacher Monday to Thursday. School tickets for Aladdin seat for every 15 seats are from £11.50. booked

Group Rate 20% off full priced For all groups of 10 or more. tickets for most Not available online, email rachel.titchener@ performances oxfordplayhouse.com for group bookings. Payment must be made as one transaction. Student Standby £11 or £14 per ticket Best available seats on the day of the (full-time) performance. Book in person at the Ticket with valid photo ID Office. Standby rate available in advance for Living Together and The Oxford Revue.

Over 60s Standby £12.50 or £14 per ticket Best available seats for all matinee performances bookable during the week of the show. Not available online.

Standby £11 or £14 per ticket Best available seats on the day of the performance for under 18s, ES40s, BECTU and Equity members for most shows. Book in person at the Ticket Office.

Conditions: All discounts are subject to availability and at the discretion of the Duty Ticket Office Manager and may not be available for all shows. Discounted tickets cannot be booked in conjunction with any other reductions or offers. Proof of status is required. Please note that not all discounts are available with online booking.

Available on up to two tickets, on either the opening night or the Saturday matinee, for almost every production, for all Enjoy! members. Join the Enjoy! scheme via the Ticket Office for an annual fee of £50.

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OUR CORE FUNDERS AND SUPPORTERS OP BUSINESS CLUB & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

OXFORD PLAYHOUSE MEMBERS’ ROOM

Oxford Playhouse gratefully acknowledges the support of its core funders:

Trusts:AnonymousDoris Field Charitable TrustThe D’Oyly Carte Charitable TrustThe Dragon Christmas Charity SaleThe Foyle Foundation

Hamilton TrustThe Lord Faringdon Charitable TrustMr & Mrs JA Pye’s Charitable SettlementThe Still Point Fund Roundton Trust

A special thank you to all:Patrons, volunteers, trustees and donors

University of Oxford College Members:All Souls CollegeLincoln CollegeThe Queen’s College

Platinum: Gold: Silver:

Bronze:

Building Support:Equipment and Technical Support:

OP Business Club:

16|22 Young Company Sponsors:Learning and Productions Support:


Oxford Playhouse works with local businesses of all sizes to develop long-lasting mutually beneficial partnerships to suit all budgets. With audiences of over 150,000 across nearly 500 performances each year, there are great opportunities to promote your business, network and entertain your clients.

Our fast-growing Business Club offers: • Access to exclusive events including

pre-show networking receptions and special guest events

• Discounted rates for hospitality packages and room hire

• Tickets to shows of your choice

From Autumn 2015 we are excited to be introducing the Oxford Playhouse Members’ Room which will offer exclusive access to a special members area where all of our business partners and their guests can escape the crowds for their pre-show and interval drinks.

In addition we can create bespoke partnerships around key areas of activity including:

• Sponsorship of Oxford Playhouse productions, including our much-loved pantomime

• Our many learning and community engagement projects

• Marketing and advertising initiatives

• High profile fundraising events

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Access FacilitiesOxford Playhouse offers a range of facilities for audience members with access requirements, including level access to the auditorium, low level counters at the Ticket Office and bar, wheelchair spaces (stalls: end of rows E & L and centre of row T), audio described, captioned and signed performances. Look out for these symbols on the show pages of this Guide.

Captioned and signed performances are excellent for people who are deaf, deafened and hard of hearing. During a signed performance an interpreter stands at the side of the stage. Captioned performances may also be of interest for those whose first language isn’t English and for anyone who finds it helpful to follow the text during a show.

Audio described performances are designed for blind or partially sighted audience members. Via headphones, a live narrator describes the action in the pauses between the onstage dialogue. Touch tours accompany audio described performances.

The auditorium has a Sennheiser infrared system for audience members who are hard of hearing. Please ask the Ticket Office at the time of booking to advise you on the best places to sit for using the Sennheiser headsets within the auditorium. Relaxed performances are aimed at anyone who would benefit from a laid back environment including people with an Autistic Spectrum Condition, a learning disability or very young children who might be afraid of the dark. The atmosphere in the auditorium will be relaxed with the house lights partially on. Audience members will be free to come and go as they please throughout the show and make noise if they want to.

Reserve your access tickets by emailing [email protected] or calling the Ticket Office on 01865 305305.

Access Diary


April

3 Fri I Believe In Unicorns 11am RELAXED 5

15 Wed Arcadia 7.30pm 6

18 Sat Arcadia 1pm TOUCH TOUR 6

18 Sat Arcadia 2.30pm 6

May

20 Wed Mermaid 7.30pm 15

23 Sat Mermaid 1pm TOUCH TOUR 15

23 Sat Mermaid 2.30pm 15

July

15 Wed Mrs Warren’s Profession 7.30pm 37

18 Sat Mrs Warren’s Profession 1pm TOUCH TOUR 37

18 Sat Mrs Warren’s Profession 2.30pm 37

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March24 Tue Outings 7.30pm OP 427 Fri The Odyssey 8pm OP 428 Sat The Odyssey 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 428 Sat The Boy Who Bit Picasso 11am & 2pm BT 4929 Sun The Boy Who Bit Picasso 11am & 2pm BT 49

31 Tue The Boy Who Bit Picasso 11am & 2pm BT 49

April1 Wed The Boy Who Bit Picasso 11am & 2pm BT 491 Wed I Believe In Unicorns 4pm OP 52 Thu I Believe In Unicorns 11am & 2pm OP 52 Thu The Boy Who Bit Picasso 11am & 2pm BT 493 Fri I Believe In Unicorns 11am & 2pm OP Relaxed 54 Sat I Believe In Unicorns 11am & 2pm OP 5

8 Wed The Absence of War 7.30pm OP 59 Thu The Absence of War 2.30 & 7.30pm OP 510 Fri The Absence of War 8pm OP 511 Sat Circles in the Sand 10am, 12pm & 3pm BT 5011 Sat The Absence of War 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 5

13 Mon Arcadia 7.30pm OP 614 Tue Arcadia 7.30pm OP 614 Tue Racketeers 7.30pm BT 5015 Wed Arcadia 7.30pm OP CAP 615 Wed A World Beyond Man 7.30pm BT 5016 Thu Arcadia 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 616 Thu A World Beyond Man 7.30pm BT 5017 Fri Arcadia 8pm OP 618 Sat Chicken Licken 11am & 2pm BT 5118 Sat Arcadia 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP AD 6

21 Tue Beckett’s Last Act 7.30pm BT 5122 Wed Crazy for You 7.30pm OP 622 Wed Stay-At-Home Dandy 7.30pm BT 5123 Thu Crazy for You 7.30pm OP 623 Thu Penelope RETOLD 7.30pm BT 5224 Fri Penelope RETOLD 6pm & 8.30pm BT 5224 Fri Crazy for You 8pm OP 625 Sat Crazy for You 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 6 25 Sat Red Riding Hood 11am & 2pm BT 52

28 Tue Measure for Measure 7.30pm OP 929 Wed Measure for Measure 7.30pm OP 930 Thu Measure for Measure 7.30pm OP 9

May1 Fri Measure for Measure 8pm OP 92 Sat Measure for Measure 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 9

May continued6 Wed Living Together 7.30pm OP 117 Thu Living Together 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 117 Thu Hoke’s Bluff 7.30pm WOCA 458 Fri Hoke’s Bluff 7.30pm WOCA 458 Fri Living Together 8pm OP 119 Sat Living Together 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 11

11 Mon Theatre Magic 12pm to 4pm OP 2711 Mon The King’s Speech 7.30pm OP 1312 Tue Theatre Magic 12pm to 4pm OP 2712 Tue The King’s Speech 7.30pm OP 1313 Wed Theatre Magic 12pm to 4pm OP 2713 Wed The King’s Speech 7.30pm OP 1314 Thu The King’s Speech 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 1315 Fri Theatre Magic 10am to 1pm OP 2715 Fri The King’s Speech 8pm OP 1316 Sat Theatre Magic 10am to 1pm OP 2716 Sat The King’s Speech 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 13

19 Tue Mermaid 7.30pm OP 1520 Wed Mermaid 7.30pm OP CAP 1521 Thu Mermaid 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 1522 Fri Mermaid 8pm OP 1523 Sat Mermaid 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP AD 15

26 Tue Richard Alston 7.30pm OP 1727 Wed Richard Alston 7.30pm OP 1728 Thu Joan Armatrading 7.30pm OP 2029 Fri Bromance 7.30pm OP 1930 Sat Bromance 7.30pm OP 19

June2 Tue Jaleo Flamenco 7.30pm OP 213 Wed Reduced Shakespeare Company 7.30pm OP 224 Thu La Traviata 7.30pm OP 235 Fri La Traviata 7.30pm OP 236 Sat The Oxford Revue 7.30pm OP 24

8 Mon That Is All You Need To Know 7.30pm OP 2510 Wed The Deranged Marriage 7.30pm OP 2611 Thu The Deranged Marriage 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 2612 Fri Tom Morris 5pm OP 2712 Fri The Deranged Marriage 8pm OP 2613 Sat The Deranged Marriage 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 26

16 Tue It’s a Wonderful Life 7.30pm OP 2917 Wed It’s a Wonderful Life 7.30pm OP 2918 Thu It’s a Wonderful Life 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 2919 Fri It’s a Wonderful Life 8pm OP 2920 Sat It’s a Wonderful Life 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 29

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June

22 Mon Peter Pan Goes Wrong 7.30pm OP 3123 Tue Peter Pan Goes Wrong 7.30pm OP 3123 Tue How to ‘Like’ Your Life 7.30pm BT 5224 Wed Peter Pan Goes Wrong 7.30pm OP 3124 Wed Never Mind The Bollards 7.30pm BT 5325 Thu Peter Pan Goes Wrong 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 3125 Thu I Told You This Would Happen 7.30pm BT 5326 Fri Peter Pan Goes Wrong 8pm OP 3127 Sat Peter Pan Goes Wrong 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 31

July2 Thu Alice in Wonderland 7pm OP 333 Fri Alice in Wonderland 7pm OP 333 Fri Beating McEnroe 7.30pm BT 534 Sat Up in the Attic 11am & 2pm BT 544 Sat Alice in Wonderland 4pm OP 335 Sun Dr Longitude’s Menagerie Various Cowley Rd Carnival 46

6 Mon We Can Be Heroes 7.30pm BT 54 10 Fri Flanders and Swann 7.30pm OP 34 11 Sat Me And My Cat 11am & 2pm BT 5411 Sat Claire Martin 7.30pm OP 35

14 Tue Mrs Warren’s Profession 7.30pm OP 3715 Wed Mrs Warren’s Profession 7.30pm OP CAP 3715 Wed GOlive Dance Festival 7.30pm BT 5516 Thu Mrs Warren’s Profession 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 3716 Thu GOlive Dance Festival 7.30pm BT 5517 Fri GOlive Dance Festival 7.30pm BT 5517 Fri Mrs Warren’s Profession 8pm OP 3718 Sat Mrs Warren’s Profession 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP AD 3718 Sat GOlive Dance Festival 7.30pm BT 55

21 Tue Much Ado About Nothing 7.45pm Bodleian 3922 Wed Soho Comedy Nights 7.30pm & 9pm BT 5522 Wed Much Ado About Nothing 7.45pm Bodleian 3923 Thu Soho Comedy Nights 7.30pm & 9pm BT 5523 Thu Much Ado About Nothing 7.45pm Bodleian 3924 Fri Soho Comedy Nights 7.30pm & 9pm BT 5524 Fri Much Ado About Nothing 7.45pm Bodleian 3925 Sat Much Ado About Nothing 7.30pm Bodleian 3925 Sat Soho Comedy Nights 7.30pm & 9pm BT 5526 Sun Much Ado About Nothing 2.30pm & 7.45pm Bodleian 39

28 Tue Much Ado About Nothing 7.45pm Bodleian 3929 Wed Much Ado About Nothing 7.45pm Bodleian 3930 Thu Much Ado About Nothing 7.45pm Bodleian 3931 Fri Much Ado About Nothing 7.45pm Bodleian 39

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1 Sat Much Ado About Nothing 7.30pm Bodleian 392 Sun Much Ado About Nothing 2.30pm & 7.45pm Bodleian 39

17 Mon The Mousetrap 7.30pm OP 4118 Tue The Mousetrap 7.30pm OP 4119 Wed The Mousetrap 7.30pm OP 4120 Thu The Mousetrap 2.30pm& 7.30pm OP 4121 Fri The Mousetrap 8pm OP 4122 Sat The Mousetrap 2.30pm & 7.30pm OP 41

25 Tue Room on the Broom 2pm OP 4326 Wed Room on the Broom 11am & 2pm OP 4327 Thu Room on the Broom 11am & 2pm OP 4328 Fri Room on the Broom 11am & 2pm OP 4329 Sat Room on the Broom 11am & 2pm OP 43

This season’s cover is a quote taken from American author and journalist Charles Bowden, who died August 2014. If you have a suggestion for an Autumnal quote to feature on the cover of next season’s What’s On Guide please send it to [email protected]

CHARLES BOWDEN, AUTHOR

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