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Children, Young People and Families
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Holiday Workshops
Summer Schools
16 -22 Young Company
Auditions
Oxford Playhouse Pantomime Audition: Cinderella
Pantomime auditions for young people ages 8 to 18. Each year a company of 22 young people from across Oxfordshire perform as the ensemble of the Playhouse pantomime. If you’ve never auditioned before come and give it a go!
Sunday 12 September
Free You can book a place at the audition from 6 July by calling the Ticket Offce 01865 305305.
Workshop, Games and Craft activities for children
George’s Marvellous Medicine
Top Room
During the week of George’s Marvellous Medicine we are delighted to offer a series of games and crafts available pre-performance.
9.45-10.45am Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 August.
12.45 – 1.45pm
Tickets £2 per child are available from our Ticket office.
Age guidance 4+
Parents are welcome to stay and join in.
Please note the Top Room is not accessible to wheelchair users.
Holiday workshops
At Oxford Playhouse we offer a range of activities throughout the year for children and young people aged 7-18. From one off workshops to weeklong projects, we use professional actors, directors and our own creative staff to run these activities.
Tickets are booked through our Ticket Office 01865 305305.
For more information on any of the workshops listed below please contact Hester Bond, Learning Co-ordinator hester.bond@oxfordplayhouse.com.
Hocus Pocus
Monday 25 October 10am to 4pm
Top Room, Oxford Playhouse
Set your hair on end with a day of ghostly games and ghastly activities all themed around Halloween. Cook up a potion, transform into a monster and dream up a ghoulish tale to be told after dark.
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Age:7 to 11
Tickets: £25
Auditioning for Drama School
Tuesday 26 October 10am to 4pm
A practical approach to help prepare for drama school auditions. The day will cover movement, voice, singing, workshop auditioning and your interview. No need to prepare a speech.
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Age:16+
Tickets: £35
The Spoken Word Surgery
Wednesday 27 October 10am to 4pm
Top Room, Oxford Playhouse
If you like poems and stories, split rhymes, freestyle or rap, join Steve Larkin, founder of Hammer and Tongue and learn some tools of the trade.
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Age:12 to 16
Tickets: £25
Remember Me
Thursday 28 October 10am to 4pm & Friday 29 October 10am to 4pm
Top Room, Oxford Playhouse
Some things are forgotten in an instant. But some things get remembered – voices from the WW1 trenches, iconic images from history, family legends…Looking at what we remember and why and using a range of theatre skills, we’ll devise a piece that celebrates and challenges memory.
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Age:15 to 18
Tickets: £50
Summer Schools
Oxford Theatre Guild sponsor Oxford Playhouse Summer Schools
16|22 - Young Company
Are you aged 16-22?
Do you want the chance to learn more about acting, directing and writing? 16|22 is Oxford Playhouse’s resident Young Company. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. Experience of performing is not essential but an enthusiasm and willingness to have ago is a must! Summer term sessions are held at the Playhouse and run from 27 April to 23 June from 5-7pm on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings.
Next Open Auditions
- Tuesday 7th September 5-7pm
- Tuesday 21st September 5-7pm
Tickets: £50 per 9 week term
There are assisted places available for any young person who is committed to learning about theatre, for whom the price is an obstacle for taking part.
For more information on 16|22 please contact Jo Noble, Youth Theatre Director on jo.noble@oxfordplayhouse.com.
To book a place on one of our auditions please contact our Ticket Office on 01865 305305.
16|22 Past Productions
- June 2010 Summer Show Case St Mary Magdalene’s Church
- March 2010 To and Fro, The Rookery
- April 2009 OYAP Platform 16|22
- March 2009 Cuba & The Miracle Burton Taylor Studio.
Future Plans March
March 2011 Main stage show
16|22’s next project culminates in performing on the main stage of the Oxford Playhouse in March 2011. Come to one of our open auditions to fnd out more!