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Bringing live performance, drama, dance, comedy to our stages in the heart of Oxford. We also work with over 15,000 young people a year through our young people's theatre company and community activities.

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  1. Panto 2025: Dick Whittington

    The magic of panto awaits!

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  2. Where's Father Christmas?

    The perfect festive treat for 3-6 year-olds

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  3. Illustration of brightly coloured orange snapdragons with silhouettes of a man and woman's face in between the flowers. An abstract background of teal and green shadow the floral patterns.

    Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    An Oxford Playhouse Production

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Ashley Bale

Oxford Playhouse is deeply saddened to announce the death of our dear colleague and friend, Ashley Bale, Technical Director and Head of Production. Ash passed away from cancer on Saturday 29 November.

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LATEST NEWS...

  1. First Look at Dick Whittington!

    21 November 2025

  2. Khalid Abdalla on stage with a projection of a crowd behind him.

    Coming up at Oxford Playhouse: Spring 2026

    17 November 2025

  3. Father Christmas returns to the Burton Taylor Studio!

    5 November 2025

  4. Meet the stars of Dick Whittington!

    31 October 2025

  5. Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, directed by Mike Tweddle

    26 September 2025

  6. Playhouse Playmaker Announcement 2025/26

    17 September 2025

  7. Group of Playmaker Later participants from 2025 standing in the lobby of Oxford Playhouse

    Announcing Playmaker Later

    31 July 2025

  8. Playhouse Adult Company End of Term Performance

    23 July 2025

  9. A child in a white linen shirt looking directly at the camera in the middle of a wintery forest with pines covered in snow.

    Headlong and Shakespeare's Globe stage A Midsummer Night's Dream

    17 July 2025

  10. Gift Guide 2025

    3 December 2025

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