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Wednesday 1 - Thursday 2 September
BT Studio | Drama
Hugely acclaimed and beautifully conceived theatre, masterfully delivering a profound, thought-provoking, imaginative experience.
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Saturday 28 - Saturday 28 August
BT Studio | Family
Family favourite Garlic Theatre returns to the BT Studio with their beautifully crafted puppets, a bowler hat and a balloon to take you on a hare-brained journey of a lifetime...
Thursday 26 - Friday 27 August
The hilarious and heartbreaking tale of four women living seemingly different lives but all on the verge of a nervous breakthrough and linked by the same postcode.
Wednesday 25 - Wednesday 25 August
A work in progress reading of a new play written by Rachel Barnett discussing the themes of faith, anxiety, panic and the unreliability of time.
Tuesday 24 - Sunday 29 August
Florence Park East Oxford OX4 3JZ | Playhouse Plays Out
This award-winning show is a theatrical event unlike any other. Oxford Playhouse Plays Out at Florence Park with this tale of childhood innocence and the perilous passage into adulthood. Take a look at the show page to find out what OP Director, Michelle Dickson, thought of the show after seeing it in Edinburgh this week.
Monday 16 - Saturday 21 August
Main Stage | Drama
A star-studded cast featuring the critically acclaimed Timothy West, Susannah York, Michael Jayston and Gwen Taylor.
Tuesday 10 - Saturday 14 August
Main Stage | Family
George creates a marvellous new medicine to cure his grandmother of her terrifying temper. But, when she drinks his special new potion, the most incredible things start to happen. And George’s adventure has just begun! This Roald Dahl classic is adapted for the stage by David Wood.
Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 August
A one-woman play about writing, acting and getting into Emily Dickinson's dress. Presented as part of the Emily Dickinson International Society conference in Oxford.
Saturday 31 - Saturday 31 July
This lively show is full of fun, feathers, laughter and excitement with original music and lots of audience participation!
Tuesday 27 July - Sunday 8 August
Old Schools Quadrangle Bodleian Library | Drama
Dreamlike, funny and beautiful, a cast of talented actors from Shakespeare’s Globe on Tour return to the remarkable setting of the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library Quadrangle with Shakespeare’s greatest comedy. A must-see summer Shakespeare experience.
Saturday 24 - Saturday 24 July
The leading new writing company Paines Plough is asking playwrights from across the UK to write plays about the places they grew up.
Saturday 17 July
A macabre story, inspired by real events, this intimate story that explores death and the process of grief.
Saturday 10 July
BT Studio | Music
Poppy and memorable, soulful and reflective, folky and human, Miriam Jones will be appearing with her band as they prepare to record their fourth album
Saturday 10 - Saturday 10 July
A tale of fun and furrows with movement, puppetry, storytelling and live music.
Thursday 8 - Friday 9 July
O2 Academy, Oxford, Cowley Road, OX4 1UE | Dance
Love and War is our latest offering in our Playhouse Plays Out series, this time taking place at the O2 Academy on Cowley Road. In his startling new work, Mark Bruce uses theatre-in-the-round and a soundtrack including Sparklehorse, The White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age to plunge the imagination into a raw arena of the otherworld.
Much loved characters Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare leap off the page and onto the stage! Hop along to the theatre and join in the fun as this endearing pair take you on a magical journey through Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Monday 5 - Friday 9 July
One Small Step returns home following an amazing tour across the world. Fast, furious and really rather funny - don't miss it.
Monday 5 - Saturday 17 July
Your house | MISC
Fancy a Playhouse Plays Out show round at yours? This play will take place in the homes of different people each night. If you live within 10 miles of Oxford just book your night, and then invite your friends over for a rather special evening.
Thursday 1 - Sunday 4 July
A magical and perfectly silly show celebrating the games we all play in the bath – in words, music, dance and puppets, with lots of chances to join in.
Tuesday 29 June - Saturday 3 July
Main Stage | Musical
Full of incredible songs including; You Can Get It If You Really Want, Many Rivers To Cross, Higher and Higher, Rivers of Babylon and The Harder They Come.
Thank you for such a lively show. It woke up sleepy Oxford!! - Audience Member
Thursday 24 - Saturday 26 June
A captivating new adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. This production by Italy’s Teatro Kismet is a haunting tale of a young mermaid who sacrifices all for love.
Wednesday 23 - Saturday 26 June
On a council estate where cheap booze flows as freely as the wild experiences of the teenagers that live there, friendships mean everything and families are left behind.
Monday 21 - Tuesday 22 June
Join Alex and his droogs as they rampage through this iconic story, enjoy a bit of the old Ludwig Van, and explore the morality of free will.