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In a world of showgirls and cowboys, Gershwin’s musical comedy is the classic tale of a city boy and a country girl who fall in love and try to save a theatre… the old-fashioned way!
Stage-struck banker Bobby Child desperately longs for a career in show-business. Whilst working out-of-town Bobby falls for postmistress Polly Baker whose father owns the crumbling Gaiety Theatre. Bobby decides to save the theatre and win Polly’s heart, but will his plan be a success?
Award-winning OXOPS return with this feel-good show, featuring the hits Someone to Watch over Me, Slap That Bass and I’ve Got Rhythm.
Wed 29 Jan - Sat 1 Feb 2020
A bittersweet story about youth, friendship and hope. Told backwards. Set in the glittering world of American showbiz, Merrily We Roll Along follows the journey of three extraordinary friends as they grow up, and grow apart. Beginning in 1976, their friendship lies in tatters. Frank is a musical genius who has sold out. Charley is an idealist still clinging to his dreams. Mary is a bril...
Wed 12 - Sat 15 Feb 2020
Shadows of Troy is a bold new adaptation of two giants of ancient theatre - Sophocles’ Ajax, and Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis. A new translation presents these plays in tandem, creating a truly epic narrative of the most famous war in Western history. Under pressure to begin their campaign in Troy, the Greeks wait to set sail. Military tension erupts into familial agony when a seer dec...
Fri 6 - Sun 8 Mar 2020
Following the sell-out success of Carmen last spring, Oxford Opera return to Oxford Playhouse with Puccini’s La Bohème. A stellar cast of professional principals lead a company featuring a chorus starring local children and students to present what is often described as “the world’s favourite opera.” Puccini's moving love story is directed by Paul Carr, with the Oxford Chamber Orchestr...