Reading Time: 2 minutesRichard Twyman's adaptation of Macbeth is a bold and innovative reimagining of the classic tale, pushing the boundaries of tradition with unconventional creative elements. Co-produced with the English Touring Theatre, the production presents a mix of ideas that challenge and engage the audience in equal measure.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Pasadena Roof Orchestra, a group that’s been performing since the sixties, transported us to yesteryear and the golden era of swing and jazz music.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMacbeth arrives at Oxford Playhouse from Tue 12 to Sat 16 March and is directed by the Artistic Director & CEO of English Touring Theatre Richard Twyman.
Reading Time: 3 minutesExperimental theatre company Imitating The Dog have transformed the Oxford Playhouse stage into an immediately striking fusion of theatre and technology, the perfect backdrop for modern Gothic retellings.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis farce-within-a-farce pays homage to the theatre with riotous caricature, expert slapstick and witty wordplay As I arrived at the Oxford Playhouse, there were at least six coach loads of theatre-goers pouring into the auditorium. Much like…
Reading Time: 3 minutesLaurie Lee’s captivating trilogy is soulfully reimagined for the stage with an outstanding orchestral arrangement I have a great love of Laurie Lee’s writing; no one captures landscape, nostalgia and world exploration quite as evocatively as him.…
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy Blood, written by Leelou Lapteva, is about the inner drama of a well-off banking family that has survived, even prospered from, the 2008 financial crash. They are grieving the loss of the youngest daughter, and deal with more challenges throughout the 90-minute play.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Circle, brought about by Theatre Royal Bath Productions, this short play revolves around the family of Arnold Champion-Cheney, a high-strung politician with a no-nonsense attitude brought about by his traumatic family past; he was abandoned by his dear mother, Lady Kitty, at the mere age of five years old, in the name of “love” for his father’s very best friend Porteus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHave you ever heard the sayings “Good things come in threes” or “Three is a magical number”? Well, it turns out, they’re absolutely correct Fascinating Aïda, heralded as a true gem of the theatrical world, received a…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs part of its current UK tour, the acclaimed play, ‘Black Is The Color Of My Voice’ graced the Oxford Playhouse stage in a sell-out 10 year anniversary performance. Written and performed by Apphia Campbell, the storyline follows Mina Bordeaux’s journey from musical prodigy to influential Civil Rights activist. T