For anyone aged 12 to 16 with a passion for theatre.

Aged 12 to 16 years with a passion for theatre? 

Join our 17|25 Young Company.

For anyone aged 17 to 25 with a passion for theatre

Oxford Coffee Concert

Oxford Coffee Concert

Learn new skills or expand on your exsisting skills in these Adult Acting Workshops.

Part of SJE Arts 6th International Piano Series

Featuring Adrian Cox (clarinet) Play Jazz at Vespers

A captivating evening of music, poetry and more…

When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered...

Part of Passiontide at Merton 2019

One day. Six cities. A thousand stories.

Beautiful beasts and where to find them…

Choral Symphony (Ode to Joy) ~ Janáček Sinfonietta

Have your child's party at Oxford Playhouse and celebrate with a trip to the theatre! 

Ryan lives in a world consumed by image and obsession, where selfworth is measured in muscle mass and self-improvement becomes self-destruction. 

Conductor, Janet Lincé

A razor sharp, muscular, hour long attack on work place politics.

Oxford Coffee Concert

Oxford Coffee Concert

Part of SJE Arts 6th International Piano Series

‘I’m having absolutely nothing to do with the theatre or the human race. They can all go to hell.’ Anton Chekhov

The Sixteen

Clowning workshop led by Mark Curtis.

All-round entertainer, Count Arthur Strong comes to Oxford Playhouse.

The Curious Parcel is a new subscription box that brings a little bit of theatre magic to your living room.

10am & 11am for Under 5s / 12pm for Over 5s

Oxford Coffee Concert Series

Kneehigh are back with their theatrical tour-de-force.

Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family.

Follow the exploits of Don Pasquale in this riotous new version of Donizetti’s classic comic opera.

Elgar - Conductor: Geoffrey Bushell.

Oxford Festival of the Arts in collaboration with SJE Arts

Virtuosos Festival

As her father descends into Alzheimer’s, Tina tries to uncover the facts behind a family story that never rang true. 

Part of Passiontide at Merton 2019

Part of SJE Arts 6th International Piano Series

Virtuosos Festival

Rachel Watson longs for a different life.

Oxford Coffee Concert

Purcell: Ode to St Cecilia & Charpentier: Te Deum East Oxford Community Choir 

Florilegium

Oxford Coffee Concert

The German Comedy Ambassador returns to OP in May 2019, following sell out performances in 2017...

The perfect fun and friendly sing-a-long and play session for pre-school children. 

The Oxford Playhouse Tent is going on tour again and we’re bringing the whole of history with us!

It's the one and only Horne Section's one and only 2019 Tour.

Ten acrobats take us on a stirring journey of what it means to be human...

Join Ian McKellen for his new solo show. 

With epic show tunes and killer beats, this classic story is brought popping and locking into the twenty-first century.

“What was is it like in mummy’s tummy?” 

Jason Byrne returns with his brand-new show, Wrecked But Ready.

Oxford Coffee Concert

The lord of the mince is back...

Mozart | Beethoven | Chopin

Mozart | Beethoven | Chopin

with Instruments of Time & Truth

Afternoon Concert 5pm ӏ Gala Concert 7.30pm

Saxon, Bainbridge & Haydn

The road to happiness is a bumpy ride. 

Historian Lucy Worsley wants to make you think again...

Part of 'Alexander Goehr & Martyn Harry: A Mini-Festival'

Passion, ambition and desire ignite in Shakespeare’s thrilling tragedy.

Eternal Light

Oxford Festival of the Arts in collaboration with SJE Arts

A Chamber Opera by Gavin Bryars, libretto by Marilyn Bowering.

A musical by Nia Williams

The fairy King and Queen have fallen out, and that means the whole world has gone wrong.

Discover why Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has kept people guessing for so long, becoming the longest running show of any kind in the history of theatre.

An Oxford Playhouse co-production with the egg, Conde Duque and Theatr Iolo.

The Museum Without A Home is an award-winning exhibition that celebrates the small acts of kindness that people have taken to welcome refugees to thei...

SANSARA - Choral Masterpieces of Oxford

1960, Brooklyn, New York. The Muscolinos have raised three proud and passionate daughters.

An Oxford Playhouse 17|25 Young Company production.

Oxford Coffee Concert

The Noisy Animals are looking forward to their dream holidays and have some brilliant ideas about where in the world they want to go.

Do you believe in ghosts? Morgan & West don't but why should that stop them?

A disparate group of people are caught in a storm on the High Road, somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

Oxford Festival of the Arts in collaboration with SJE Arts

Abbey Road and Revolver live with orchestra  

Oxford Coffee Concert

For one night only, Oxford Gospel Choir and Grenoble Gospel Singers come together to bring the city alive with the sound of Gospel. 

Works by Mozart, Smetana, Pärt and more.

Dvorak 'American' Quartet, Copland and more.

Kaupo Kikkas, illustrated talk with the photographer

Works by Pärt, Mozart, Webern & Mahler.

Prof. Andrew King, University of Oxford

The stage filled in Wolf-Ferrari Symphony and Schubert Octet.

Goldner Quartet play Beethoven & Shostakovich plus clarinet pieces.

Covers all 13 events in the Oxford May Music Festival

Prof. Robin Grimes. Imperial College, London

Great soprano songs with a variety of accompanying instruments.

Prof. Tim Leighton, University of Southampton

'We are all' - great jazz from the world-famous trio.

Dr Simon Boxall, University of Southampton

Prof Dame Ottoline Leyser, University of Cambridge

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The Magic of Mozart

Russian and English favourites plus Beethoven

Come and see the rising stars of tomorrow! 

For 50 years The Pasadena Roof Orchestra have been re-creating the sounds of a golden era of music from the 1920s and 1930s to widespread acclaim. 

Part of Passiontide at Merton 2019

Beatrice Blackwood Event

Oxford Coffee Concert

In this workshop participants will explore classic storylines and modern adaptations.

Three evenings of new drama, written and performed by members of Oxford Playhouse Young Companies.

Reginald D Hunter returns to the Playhouse with his new show. 

A deeply atmospheric drama about time and memory, loneliness and longing.

After decades of civil war, the nation hangs in the balance. Enter Richard, Duke of Gloucester, to change the course of history.

In a world gone crazy, can philosophy help? This sparklingly brilliant new show tries to give you the answer. 

Ross Edgley made history in 2018 by doing what no man has ever done before, swiming 2,000 miles around Great Britain.

Following a critically-acclaimed West End run Jon Brittain's Rotterdam is embarking on a UK tour.

Ruby Wax, the Monk and the Neuroscientist

Maria Razumovskaya (piano)

Firmly established as an unmissable highlight in Oxford's cultural calender.

Oxford Coffee Concert

Beverly is having a party and you are one of her guests.

Jonathan Powell (piano)

Spotlight is for anyone aged 50 or over with an interest in theatre.

Spotlight is for anyone aged 50 or over with an interest in theatre.

A small village in rural Ireland is turned upside down when a major Hollywood film studio descends to make a historical blockbuster on location.

Tabby McTat is a cat with the loudest of meee-ews and a best friend with a guitar. 

A brand new version of the classic story of the three little pigs

Oxford Coffee Concert

1840. A young governess agrees to look after two orphaned children in Bly, a seemingly idyllic country house.

There’s a controversial new president in the White House, and racial tensions are on the rise.

Part of 'Alexander Goehr & Martyn Harry: A Mini-Festival'

Haydn

Oxford Coffee Concert

with Magpie Lane.

We all love a good story and we all like to mess around. 

Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story comes dramatically alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s ingenious stage adaptation.

Part of SJE Arts 6th International Piano Series

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved Zog comes to life in this magical adaptation.

Your child will enjoy bringing their ideas to life in this fun and imaginative workshop