Theatre

It’s not often that the sons of famous historical politicians sit in the audience of a play about their fathers. But on Wednesday evening, 28...

Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns will come to Oxford Playhouse in April 2027 in a stage adaptation centred on the friendship between two...

Emma Rice’s Tristan & Yseult will return to Oxford Playhouse in January, bringing a Cornish love story told through live music, movement and comedy.The...

Stefan Dennis and George Rainsford will lead the cast of The King’s Speech when the play comes to Oxford Playhouse in January.The Barn Theatre...

Mean Girls is heading to New Theatre Oxford in January, bringing Tina Fey’s school comedy to the stage as a musical.The touring production runs...

Gerda and Dame Candy Cane will head into a frozen kingdom when The Snow Queen opens at Chipping Norton Theatre on 18 November 2026. The...

Dick Whittington's search for fame and fortune will bring him to Henley's Kenton Theatre this Christmas, with Immersion Theatre presenting the pantomime from 5...

Sleeping Beauty will bring Princess Aurora, the wicked Carabosse and the Good Fairies to Witney's Corn Exchange from 18 to 31 December 2026. Buttercross Theatre...

Wantage becomes the frozen kingdom of Wantonia in The Beacon's Christmas pantomime, The Snow Queen, running from 18 to 21 December 2026. Jack Frost persuades...

Jack, Daisy the Cow and a giant will take over Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot for its 2026 Christmas pantomime. Polka Dot Pantomimes and Cornerstone...

Snow White heads into an enchanted Oxford woodland, Dick Whittington sets off for London from Henley and three different productions of The Snow Queen...

Suspense, terror and an underlying sense of menace fill the stage production of The Silence of the Lambs, now at Oxford’s New Theatre. The atmosphere...

Acclaimed political drama The Gang of Three comes to Oxford Playhouse from Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October 2026. Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out run...

The Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown will come to Oxford’s New Theatre from Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 October 2027 as part of...

Carmen Giannattasio’s passionate Tosca, Sir Bryn Terfel’s chilling Scarpia and the rich playing of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra made an absorbing introduction to Oxford’s...

Shakespeare’s most famous young lovers are coming to Oxford this autumn, although the balconies, family feud and tragic romance will have to compete with...

August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning family drama Fences comes to Oxford Playhouse this month in a major new production starring Ray Fearon and Madeline Appiah. The...

Oxford Playhouse will stage a major new production of Terence Rattigan’s rarely performed family drama In Praise of Love in spring 2027, marking 50...

A comedy murder mystery from the team behind Faulty Towers The Dining Experience is coming to Oxford for one night this October, combining a...

The world-premiere production of Inua Ellams’ award-winning historical drama will come to Oxford this autumn, with Adeola Yemitan, Antonia Layiwola, Bayo Gbadamosi and Will...