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Wednesday 25th May, 2011 posted by Harriet

 

We are open as usual even though Spring Street is currently being dug up.  We would advise patrons to make extra time allowances when driving here and parking.

 

Monday 30th May Bank Holiday

The Goddards Lane Box

Tuesday 24th May, 2011 posted by Harriet

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Paul Sandilands: Artist in residence

 

 

 

Paul will be doing one of our free lunchtime events- come along have a sandwhich, a coffee and listen to What Paul's been up to. (30- 40 mins) 

 

Tuesday 24th May, 2011 posted by Harriet

Come and catch this fab show!  

Happiness is what it’s all about - how to be happy. Happiness feels like pancakes for breakfast, a squidgy parcel through the letterbox, new shoes, the distant smell of garlic and onions frying.   

A refreshing, uplifting and unpretentious treasure of a show plucked from last years Edinburgh festival. Combining drama, live music and passionate physicality, RashDash look at young people living in a world where ordinary isn’t good enough.   

Friday 20th May, 2011 posted by Harriet
Made in Dagenham (15)
Nigel Cole (2010) 113mins

From the director of Calendar Girls comes this crackling comedy-drama starring Rosamund Pike, Sally Hawkins and Bob Hoskins. Fast-talking Rita is the catalyst for the 1968 Ford Dagenham strike by 187 sewing machinists which led to the advent of the Equal Pay Act.  

 

A film club for parents and carers with babies, aged up to and including 18 months. A chance to socialise and enjoy a worry-free film experience. Benefits include: free pre-show tea or coffee, parking area for prams and buggies, car seats can be brought into the cinema,

Friday 13th May, 2011 posted by Harriet
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Come and check out our fab artists!

 

We are thrilled to be exhibiting across the theatre’s different spaces for artists including Liz and Cathy Sirett, Jane Sears and with pieces from Gallery 7 (also exhibiting next to the Box Office on Goddards Lane) and the Albion Centre.


Wednesday 11th May, 2011 posted by Harriet
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Family Theatre: Not So Grimm Fairy Tales! 

A family show from the pages of one of the most legendary writers in history. All your favourite Grimm characters ...Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Tom Thumb, a handful of princesses, a whirlwind of witches and one weally, weally wicked wolf... are all brought to life in this energetic, musical, laugh-a- minute show, that will introduce children to the magic of these world famous fairy tales.

 


Monday 9th May, 2011 posted by Harriet

Paul was our Theatre's first company secretary, and sadly he died aged 59 after a long battle with cancer. 

A Friend of The Theatre has said that ' he was a great help in the foundation of the Theatre, and a mentor and friend'.  

Paul was also the founder general manager of the Edinburgh Festival Theatre and a former chief executive

Friday 6th May, 2011 posted by Harriet

We've put together an eclectic mix of people, shows and films that will challenge inspire and surprise audiences from across Oxfordshire and beyond. 

Crossing all boundaries, from history to science, from real-life stories to great writers,  It’s not just a normal literary festival, not just a film programme, not just theatre performances – but instead a two-week melting pot, with each event as extraordinary and thought provoking as the last. 

“These are some of the people stories and ideas that

Thursday 5th May, 2011 posted by Harriet

Sometimes I Laugh Like My Sister

Performed by Rebecca Peyton

 

Since her big sister, BBC journalist Kate Peyton, was murdered in Somalia, Rebecca has had rather a strange time. Following a smash-hit debut at the Edinburgh Festival, she welcomes us to her world in a passionately political, sharply comical and painfully personal account of life after Kate.



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