PIGS MIGHT FLY

PIGS MIGHT FLY

A new farmyard musical about the joy of unlikely friendships. 

Persephone

Persephone

Through a fusion of folk music and contemporary dance, this modern retelling of a classic Greek myth offers a new perspective on love, loss and recovery. 

Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta

Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta

A bridge between reality and fiction, Edith Alibec’s award-winning adaptation of Aglaja Veteranyi’s autobiographical book, Why the Child is Cooking in the Polenta, will be head… 

The Dragprov Revue

The Dragprov Revue

Christian Adore and Eaton Messe are a gloriously musical drag king and queen doubleact who will improvise a tuneful medley right in front of your eyes! Using your su… 

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Lyric and Filter’s riotous reinterpretation of one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays comes to Oxford after its critically-acclaimed London and international festival runs. 

Périclès, De Tyr

Périclès, De Tyr

Périclès is one of Shakespeare’s strangest and most heartrending plays. Performed in French with English surtitles 

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk

The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk comes to Oxford after selling out at London’s Globe Theatre and the Traverse in Edinburgh. 

George's Marvellous Medicine

George's Marvellous Medicine

Following the success of Fantastic Mr. 

Godspell

Godspell

The award-winning Musical Youth Company of Oxford presents an exciting new production of the groundbreaking rock opera Godspell. 

The Life of Galileo

The Life of Galileo

What price the truth? Oxford Theatre Guild returns to the Playhouse with a striking production of this classic, translated by one of our greatest contemporary playwrights, David H… 

Love From a Stranger

Love From a Stranger

Be careful who you wish for… Electric with suspense and with a shocking twist, this edge-of-your-seat, rarely seen thriller by the UK’s greatest crime writer is rediscovered i… 

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

A major new revival of Terence Rattigan’s astonishingly involving classic family drama comes to Oxford Playhouse with Tessa Peake-Jones and Aden Gillett. 

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

Mark is the creator of the hit Radio 4 series Mark Steel’s In Town, a BAFTA-nominee for BBC2’s Mark Steel Lectures and a regular on BBC1’s Have I Got News For You and Radio 4… 

No Such Thing as a Fish

No Such Thing as a Fish

Their award-winning podcast No Such Thing As A Fish gets 1. 

Reginald D Hunter: Some People V Reginald D Hunter

Reginald D Hunter: Some People V Reginald D Hunter

For 15 years Reginald D Hunter has been casting a wry eye over the ways of his adopted homeland. 

The Wedding

The Wedding

Combining movement, imagery and provocative narratives into Gecko’s trademark style, The Wedding brings these contracts into question with an emotionally charged and spectacular … 

Up 'n' Under

Up 'n' Under

John Godber’s award-winning comedy, Up ’n’ Under, is given fingersmiths’ spin with a cast of deaf and hearing actors using British Sign Language and spoken English to delig… 

Hedda

Hedda

In this bold contemporary version of Henrik Ibsen’s original, Critics’ Circle Award-winner Lucy Kirkwood brings the enigmatic Hedda into a modern world full of crisis, Oxford a… 

The Little Matchgirl (and Other Happier Tales)

The Little Matchgirl (and Other Happier Tales)

Emma Rice’s “exquisite” (Telegraph) production comes to Oxford Playhouse following its critically acclaimed premiere at Shakespeare’s Globe. 

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

Based on the bestselling novel, The Kite Runner begins in Afghanistan, a divided country on the verge of war where two childhood friends are about to be torn apart. 

Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

Halfwit Theatre presents Sweet Charity, a Broadway classic which follows the misadventures of the gullible and guileless Charity Hope Valentine, a dance hostess at the Fandango bal… 

The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong

Olivier Award-winning smash hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong returns to Oxford for another calamitous week! Don’t miss this brilliantly funny show that’s guaranteed to leave… 

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

The award-winning Oxford Operatic Society returns to the Playhouse to do what they do best: bring a beloved musical to life. 

Air Play

Air Play

Ride the wind with Air Play, a modern circus spectacle that brings to life the very air we breathe. 

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

Following their hugely popular and critically-acclaimed performances of La Bohème and Carmen, Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose returns to the Oxford Playhouse with their bold ne… 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

The 2016 Olivier Award-winners for Best Entertainment and Family Show return to Oxford. 

Sand in the Sandwiches

Sand in the Sandwiches

Double BAFTA Award-winner Edward Fox is to star in a new play, Sand in the Sandwiches by Hugh Whitemore, which celebrates the life and work of John Betjeman, one of the nation’s … 

Filter's Macbeth

Filter's Macbeth

The “Scottish Play” is among Shakespeare’s shortest, but for critically acclaimed theatre company Filter to edit it down to barely more than 90 minutes, without missing an…