Tickets Oxford History

Agency sales for the Oxford Playhouse box office moved from the occasional sale of pre-printed tickets to a more established footing in 1994 when the Playhouse was asked to act as the box office for Music at Oxford.

Following the demise of the Oxford Box Office at Dillons Bookshop a number of other promoters began to use the Playhouse for at least some of their sales when, just before 2000, the Playhouse took over the franchise of the box office at Blackwell’s Music Shop. This was an established outlet for the sale of most tickets for the many classical music events that take place at many venues around Oxford.

For operational and staffing reasons the Playhouse relinquished the franchise of the Ticket Shop deciding to concentrate on agency sales through the then PASS system, and now Patron’s Edge system. As Blackwell’s opted not to continue the franchise (and shortly after relocated the Music Shop to smaller premises) the box office took on the majority of business from the Ticket Shop.

In 2001 the agency was branded as Tickets Oxford at the Oxford Playhouse to give the agency a separate identity to the Playhouse and allow promoters a logo to use on their publicity.

Since then Tickets Oxford has grown into the county’s premier ticket agent, selling for national sell-out festivals, concerts and tours to small-scale local events in Oxford’s most historic venues. Selling over 40,000 tickets a year to nearly 14,000 people Tickets Oxford has established itself as the number one ticket agent in Oxfordshire, with a core base of high profile promoters. Using the Playhouse’s 70 years of experience in selling tickets, Tickets Oxford excels in offering the best customer service in selling for over 500 events per year.

Tickets Oxford, Oxford’s premier ticket agent, is proud to have sold on behalf of, and to sell for some of the country’s leading promoters...

  • 3M Beach Keys
  • CapellPortugues Beecher Acoustics / Eureka! Foundation
  • M BendConcerts Bibby Piano Duo & Carole Boyd`
  • AcademiRossic Bibury Court Productions
  • Actors Company Big Village
  • African Jazz Explosion Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
  • Against All Odds Birmingham Roayl Ballet
  • AK Bitesize Theatre Company
  • Alexander Urumov Borders Book Shop
  • AlexandrBaillie Borromini Ensemble
  • AlfiNakipbekov Botley Alzheimers Home
  • Alison Bentley Bremen Cello Ensemble
  • Alistair Thompson Bristol Bach Choir
  • All Saints Church British Croatian Society
  • AllSirenko British Wrestling Federation
  • Allam Concert Promotion BT Scottish Ensemble
  • AlphChamber Orchestr Buskins
  • Amadeus Orchestr Buskins Theatre Company
  • Amy Roadstone Productions Cakes and Ale Theatre Company
  • AnMladenovic Cambrian Productions & Direct Image
  • Andrew Garbett Cambridge Renaissance Music
  • Apollo & Pan CamillMacKenzie
  • Apollo Saxophone Quartet CamillScarlett
  • Arcadian Singers of Oxford University Cantus Firmus
  • Arion Orchestra/Arts CanzonMusic Ltd
  • Armenian Institute Carol Worthington
  • Arte Latino Americano Casterbridge Tours
  • Artistry Cathedral Singers of Christ Church
  • Association for the Blind Cees Van Dorland Limited
  • Avenir Productions Chapelle Du Roi
  • B & R Productions Chapterhouse Theatre Company
  • Backyard Productions Ltd Charivari Agréable
  • Balliol College Musical Society Cherwell Singers
  • Banks Trio Choral Society Of South Californi
  • Bartholomew Consort Choros
  • Basho Records Chorus Mundi
  • Bate Collection Christ Church Cathedral Choir
  • BBC Oxford Christ Church Festival Orchestr
  • BBC Singers Christ Church Music Society
  • Christ Church Music Society Faculty of Music, Oxford University
  • Christine Talbot-Cooper - International Artists Fairtrade
  • Christopher Atkinson Family Nurturing Network
  • City Of Oxford Choir FBS Productions
  • City Of Oxford Orchestr Fellowship Dialogue Society
  • Classic Concerts Ltd. Fingerstyle Music
  • Clive Conway Associates First Minute Productions
  • CMG Artists Flat Five Records
  • Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestr Foster Concert Productions
  • Come and Sing Francis Pott
  • Commotio Freefall Dance Company
  • Compact Productions French Productions
  • Concert Agency Hand Frideswide - Strong Peace
  • Constant Classics Friends of Christ Church Cathedral
  • Corpus Owlets & K.A.S.L. Committee Friends of St Giles
  • Costume Bands G D Matthewman
  • Courtenay Quartet G F Enterprises
  • CPCD: Centre for Peace Making & Community Development Gamayun
  • Creation Theatre Company Ltd Garsington Oper
  • Critical Reactions Gaston Management
  • CSW Group Ltd Geoffrey Hopkins
  • Cyril Band George Haslam
  • Daedalus Theatre Company Gillian Cox
  • D'Agostino & Oxley Glebe Farm Productions
  • Daniel Turner & LisWilson Guideposts Trust
  • David Gordon Trio Harriet Davidson & Claire Haslin
  • David Mason Hawkwell House Hotel
  • David Rees (Konevets Management) Hazard Chase
  • Dialogue Society Headington Singers
  • DianHirst Public Relations Healthy Living Supper Club
  • Diane Nalini de Kerckhove Helen & Douglas House
  • Disabled Go Helios & Co.
  • Dorchester Arts Festival Hertford College Music Society
  • Dr David Boshier Hip Street Productions
  • Dr Mazourik Holding On Productions
  • Dr Will Moore Holywell Ensemble
  • Dutch Embassy London/L.E.T. concert.Holland Home Farm Trust
  • Earshot (ITV Deaf Service) Honest Jo Music
  • Eberle Quartet I T O
  • ECHO Icomos-UK
  • Elsinore Theatre Company Imaginary Music
  • EMER IMC
  • EmiliRos Sigfusdottir IML
  • EMSO Imperial Cancer Research Fund
  • Engineers Without Borders IMS PrussiCove
  • Ensemble Productions Ltd In:House Productions
  • Eric Heliczer Ingrid Sawers
  • EroicString Quartet International Cathedral Music Festival
  • Euan Ashley International Guitar Foundation
  • Exeter College Chapel Choir International Workshop Festival
  • Explorations Ltd IVAMOS
  • Jacqueline Du Pré MellFaye
  • James Higgins Merton Floats
  • James Lisney Michael Freeman
  • Jo Rycroft-Malone Michael Graham-Jones
  • John Christopher Adams Midsummer Management
  • John Oxlade Mike Parker
  • Jonathan Cooke Limited Mind Anatomy Productions
  • Joyful Noise Productions Ltd Mind your Own Music
  • Jubilate! Minerv
  • Juliet Allen Monopoly
  • Karushi MSF
  • Katharine Swire/Edwin Hawkes Music at Oxford
  • Kathryn Whitney Music HumanOxford
  • Korean Cultural Promotion Agency Music in Adderbury
  • Krios Ltd Music in Touch
  • LCompagnie Moliere d'Oxford MusicBeat
  • Laudate Chamber Choir MusicEurop
  • LaurTeodorescu MusicHumanOxford
  • Lavenham Productions Musicc
  • Le Jazz Et Al Musiko Music
  • Le Theatre Francais D'Oxford My Pet Dragon Productions
  • Les Cousins Naked Voices
  • Lesley Morris Natalie Sabanadze
  • Liang Zhu DramSociety Nathan Relton
  • Literary Festivals Ltd National Foundation for Youth Music
  • London Festival of Chamber Music Natureform Europe Ltd
  • London Octave New Chamber Oper
  • Lynne Ward New College Choir
  • Magdalen College Garden Show New College Music Society
  • Magdalen College School New Oxford Ensemble
  • Magdalen Figaro Production New Writing Festival
  • Magdalen Players Nicholas Clapton
  • Magdelan Music society Nicholas Walker
  • Magnificat Noble Promotions
  • Making Music Norman Solomon
  • Mandolinquents Normandy Piano Week
  • Marcel Zidani North Cotswold Chamber Choir
  • MariMirakhmedov/ International University North Wall Arts Centre
  • Marianne Martin Northampton Tourist Info Centre
  • Mark Denton NotBene
  • Mark Hooper Novello Publishers.
  • Mark Stone & Martin Andre Octagon Concerts
  • Mark Underwood Onestage Specialist Concert Tours
  • Marshall Arts Ltd Onovo Trio
  • Martin Esslin Society Ooblee-oo! Productions
  • Martin Pickett OperAnywhere
  • MatildMusic OperSeicento Group
  • Matt Sage OperSouffle
  • Max Muncaster Opus Anglicanum
  • Mayfield Promotions Orchestrof St John's
  • Medics for Merlin Orchestrof the Renaissance
  • Oriel Productions Oxford Symphony Orchestr
  • Out of the Blue Oxford Theatre Guild
  • Oxdox Oxford Theology Society
  • Oxfam Oxford Touring Oper
  • Oxford Alternotives Oxford University Arab Cultural Society
  • Oxford Amnesty Lectures Oxford University Chamber Choir
  • Oxford Bach Choir Oxford University Chorus
  • Oxford Baroque Oxford University Classical DramSociety
  • Oxford Box Office Oxford University DramSociety
  • Oxford Brookse Student Union Oxford University Gilbert & Sullivan Society
  • Oxford Buddhist Centre Oxford University Gilbert and Sullivan Society
  • Oxford Chamber Choir Oxford University Jazz Orchestr
  • Oxford Chamber Music Festival Oxford University Music Society
  • Oxford Chamber Music Society Oxford University Orchestr
  • Oxford Chamber Orchestr Oxford University Orchestr
  • Oxford City Oper Oxford University Philharmoni
  • Oxford City Orchestr Oxford University Press
  • Oxford CND Oxford University Press Choir
  • Oxford Coffee Concerts Oxford University Sinfoniett
  • Oxford Collutorium Oxford University Wind Orchestr
  • Oxford Company of Musicians Oxford Universtiy Sinfoniett
  • Oxford Company Oper Oxford Vocalists
  • Oxford Concert Party Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choi
  • Oxford Concerts Oxford Youth Choirs
  • Oxford Contemporary Music Oxfordshire County Council
  • Oxford Folk Festival Oxfordshire Jazz Federation
  • Oxford Girls Choir Oxfordshire Youth Music Trust
  • Oxford Grenoble Association Oxjam Oxford
  • Oxford Harmonic Society Park Promotions
  • Oxford Indian Society Paul Coones
  • Oxford International Women's Festival Penelope Lynex
  • Oxford Leon Trust Penny Shaw
  • Oxford Lieder Performance Oxford
  • Oxford Middle East Society Performing Arts Management Ltd
  • Oxford Millenium Orchestr Peter Knapp
  • Oxford Millennium Oper PetrCasen
  • Oxford New Music Ensemble Philip Mann
  • Oxford New Writing Festival Quimantu
  • Oxford OperStudio Random Productions
  • Oxford Operatic Society Reading Bach Choir
  • Oxford OrchestrdCamer Real Theatre Company
  • Oxford Orthodox Church Building Trust Redcliffe Recordings
  • Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) Relevent Productions Ltd
  • Oxford Philomusic Revelli
  • Oxford Pops Orchestr Richard Speed
  • Oxford Pro MusicSingers Robert Fox
  • Oxford Shakespeare Company Roger Teichmann
  • Oxford Sinfoni Roots Around The World
  • Oxford Sinfoniett Rosewood Ensemble
  • Oxford Spezzati RSCM Millennium Youth Choir
  • Oxford Student Chorus Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art, University of Oxford
  • Sarah Lister The Mostar Co-Operative
  • Save the Children The Oriel Lions
  • ScholCantorum of Oxford The Oxford Chamber Choir
  • ScholPietatis Antonio Vivaldi The Oxford Company
  • Sherborne School for Girls The Oxford Festival Of Medieval Music
  • Silverbridge Productions The Oxford Gargoyles
  • Singasong The Oxford Greek Festival
  • Sir Nicholas Jackson (Concertante of London) The Oxford Oratorio Chorus
  • Skylight Productions The Oxford Performers Set-Up
  • Smart Promotions Ltd The Oxford Professionals
  • SnoBall Creative Events The Oxford Spezzati
  • Society of Friends of Makhtumkuli The Parley of Instruments
  • Sound Affairs The Pendyffryn Children's Trust
  • Sounds Now The Purcell School
  • Sounds Underground The Queen Project
  • Sparky (Six of the Best) The Redgate Oboe Quintet
  • SpringlineArts The Reduced OperCo Ltd
  • St Cross Oxford Parochial Church Council The Renaissance Ensemble
  • St Giles Orchestr The Sixteen
  • St Mary Magdalen Restoration & Development Trust The Slovak British Business Council (SBBC)
  • St Michael & All Angels Church The Speedwell & Wellbeing Trust
  • St. James Singers The St. John's Garden Show 2007
  • St. John's Ambulance The Story Museum
  • Stanford University Centre in Oxford The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
  • Sunaru The Trinity Players
  • Sunday Times Theatre Club The University Catholic Chaplaincy
  • Sunningwell Festival The World Trust
  • Susan Doering Tibet Foundation
  • Svend Brown Music Projects Tienjin Ltd
  • Tagore String Trio Tourist Infomation Centre
  • Thame In 2000 Transatlantic Productions
  • Thame Youth Theatre Trio Arioso
  • Thames Vale Youth Orchestr Trio Krost
  • The 18th Century Concert Orchestr Trio Sonnerie
  • The Arcadian Piano Trio Triumph Proscenium Production
  • The Bad Taste Ideas Factory Trudy Fleming
  • The Bate Collection of Musical Instruments Twiggy and Woody Productions
  • The Bernwode Singers Udayan
  • The Boudoir Band University College Chorus
  • The Brabant Ensemble University College Music Society
  • The Brasenose Plays Vale of White Horse District Council
  • The Cathedral Singers Viktor Ullmann Foundation UK
  • The Clerks Group VIVACE (for Wallace Ensemble)
  • The Elgar Society Voces Sacrae
  • The Elysian Singers Vox Dicentis
  • The Hanover Band Wadham College Music Society
  • The IdeFactory Ltd Wedgewood Travel
  • The Isis Chamber Orchestr West Oxford Community Association
  • The Martin Esslin Society West Papau Friendship Society
  • The Mathieson Music Trust West Ten Productions
  • The Midnight Youth Theatre, Perth, Australi West Wing Productions
  • Westron Wynd
  • Whodunnit
  • Wilde 100
  • William Godfree and Michael Mates
  • Wolfson College Music Society
  • Woodstock Music Society & Kidlington Amateur Operatic Society
  • Worcester College
  • Write for you PR and Marketinh
  • Wroxton House Hotel
  • Yooniv.net
  • Zamos
  • Zippos Circus

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