Beaumont Street,
Oxford,
OX1 2LW
(01865) 305 305
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The Diary Of Anne Frank
Christopher Timothy stars in a dramatised version of the Holocaust victim's writings, based on the classic 1955 adaptation by Hollywood's husband-and-wife team Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Directed by Nikolai Foster.
When
May 22, 23 & 24, 26, 7.30pm, May 25, 8pm, mats May 23 & 24, 26, 2.30pm, eve perf May 23, 7.30pm captioned, mat perf May 26, 2.30pm audio described
Mary Shelley
Shared Experience Theatre Company presents Helen Edmundson's drama exploring the unconventional life of the woman who wrote the novella Frankenstein. Directed by Polly Teale.
When
May 29-31, Jun 2, 7.30pm, Jun 1, 8pm, mats May 31, Jun 2, 2.30pm
Rich Hall
Topical humour from the Virginia-born deadpan stand-up.
Crying Out Loud/Circo Aero/Race Horse Company: Petit Mal
A physical theatre and circus piece from Finland, which fuses traditional skills such as Chinese pole, trampoline work and acrobatics with break-dancing, hip-hop, clowning and a darkly humorous cyberpunk aesthetic.
When
Jun 8, 8pm, Jun 9, 7.30pm
New Adventures: Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures (Spitfire/Town And Country/The Infernal Galop)
The witty Spitfire derived from the 19th-century ballet, performed along with the 1991 Town And Country, featuring music by Elgar, Noel Coward and others, and the work inspired by French icons of the 1930s and 1940s, The Infernal Gallop, featuring Offenbach's Can-Can!
The Oxford Revue And Friends
Sketch comedy with special guests Cambridge Footlights and the Durham Revue.
Hardeep Singh Kohli: Indian Takeaway
Food-themed anecdotes from the writer and broadcaster.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Ray McVay directs the big band with the 1940s sound, featuring Colin Anthony, The Uptown Hall Gang and The Moonlight Serenaders.
Close The Coalhouse Door
Northern Stage and Live Theatre present a musical drama written by Alan Plater, with additional material by Lee Hall, based on stories by Sid Chaplin. The production is set amongst the North East's mining community and explores the history of the industry. Directed by Samuel West with music by Alex Glasgow.
When
Jun 19-21, 23, 7.30pm, Jun 22, 8pm, mats Jun 21, 23, 2.30pm
The Real Thing
West Yorkshire Playhouse and English Touring Theatre perform Tom Stoppard's passionate drama full of lust and deceit. Starring Sarah Ball, Simon Scardifield and Marianne Oldham and directed by Kate Saxon.
When
Jun 26-28, 30, 7.30pm, Jun 29, 8pm, mats Jun 28, 30, 2.30pm, captioned mat perf Jun 28, audio described mat perf Jun 30
The Aeneid: A Journey: Magdalen College School Theatre Academy
When
Jul 6, 7.30pm, Jul 7, 4pm, Jul 8, 6.30pm
Educating Rita
Liverpudlian hairdresser Rita challenges the attitude of her Open University lecturer, Frank Bryant, who starts to question his own perceptions about the literary classics, and his life. Willy Russell's comedy drama, with Claire Sweeney and Matthew Kelly. The director is Tamara Harvey.
When
Jul 9-12, 14, 7.30pm, Jul 13, 8pm, mats Jul 12, 14, 2.30pm
Volcano
Jenny Seagrove, Dawn Steele and Jason Durr star in Noel Coward's scandalous and little-seen drama depicting the adulterous lives of British ex-pats in the Caribbean.
When
Jul 16-19, 21, 7.30pm, Jul 20, 8pm, mats Jul 19, 21, 2.30pm
DruidMurphy (Famine/A Whistle In The Dark/Conversations On A Homecoming)
A retrospective of the work of Tom Murphy, presenting a discourse on the fate of Irish emigration from the 1840s to 1980. Directed by Garry Hynes.
DruidMurphy: Famine
Druid Theatre Company present Tom Murphy's drama on the Great Famine of the 1840s. Directed by Garry Hynes.
When
Aug 20, 7.30pm, mat Aug 23, 2.30pm
DruidMurphy: A Whistle In The Dark
Irish immigrants taking a hard stance as they try to adapt to life in an English city. 1960s-set drama written by Tom Murphy.
DruidMurphy: Conversations On A Homecoming
An Irish actor has returned home after spending 10 years in New York, Meeting his old friends in a pub, Michael soon realises that none of them have fulfilled their potential. 1980s-set play by Tom Murphy.
When
Aug 22, 7.30pm, Aug 24, 8pm
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