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• drama

  

  Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens has adapted Nobel Prize-winner José Saramago’s dystopian novel Blindness as a sound installation, directed by Walter Meierjohann with immersive binaural sound design by Ben and Max Ringham. Juliet Stevenson voices the St...

  Blindness

  Onstage Unreserved, Oxford Playhouse, Fri 28 May - Sat 29 May, Mon 31 - Sat 5 Jun

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• drama

  

  Inspired by H.G. Wells’ sci-fi novel and Orson Welles’ classic radio play, this legendary science fiction thriller is playfully reimagined for our era of Fake News and ‘alternative facts’.

  The War of the Worlds

  Main Stage, Tue 8 - Wed 9 Jun

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• drama

  

  Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in a world premiere adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets to welcome audiences back to live theatre.

  Four Quartets

  Main Stage, Mon 14 - Sat 19 , Mon 21 - Sat 26 Jun

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• comedy

  

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  Comedian Adam Buxton comes to Oxford Playhouse

  Adam Buxton Rambles...

  Main Stage, Sun 20 Jun

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• amateur & student

  

  MYCO is an award-winning youth theatre organisation, recognised for its spectacular musical theatre productions and eclectic and innovative concert programmes. Their repertoire covers a diverse range of hit productions including 42nd Street and Godspell to nam...

  You Can't Stop The Beat

  Main Stage, Thu 8 - Sat 10 Jul

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• drama

  

  How do I live with myself if someone gets hurt because of my mistake? How do you live with yourself if you walk away? In March 2020, hundreds of final year medical students finished their studies early, and started work on the frontline of the Coronavirus pa...

  Under The Mask

  Onstage Unreserved, Oxford Playhouse, Sat 14 Nov 2020 - Sun 15 Nov 2020, Mon 12 - Thu 15 Jul

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• comedy

  

  Russell Howard – Respite   Following the critically acclaimed sold out arena leg of his tour ‘Respite’, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.  Riding high on the success of his Sky One show The Russell Howard Hour, a...

  Russell Howard: Respite

  Main Stage, Fri 16 - Sun 18 Jul

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• dance, drama, play out

  

  Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story comes dramatically alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s ingenious stage adaptation. This gripping production, directed by Robin Herford, is a brilliantly successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror.

  The Woman In Black

  Main Stage, Mon 19 - Sat 24 Jul

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• family

  

  Strap on your safety goggles boys and girls! This July Brainiac Live performs at the Oxford Playhouse! The most outrageous live science show with exploding dustbins, combusting microwaves, live daredevils stunts and all the experiments you’re not allowed to do...

  Brainiac Live

  Main Stage, Mon 26 - Tue 27 Jul

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