We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!

So it’s time to prepare yourselves for two amazing shows with Horrible Histories live on stage! Using actors and eye-popping 3D special effects, these two astounding shows are guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips!

Terrible Tudors
From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry’s headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. Meet Bloody Mary and see Ed fall dead in his bed. Survive the Spanish Armada as it sails into the audience!

Awful Egyptians
From the fascinating Pharaohs to the power of the pyramids, discover the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in Egypt. Are you ready to rumble with Ramesses the Great? Dare you enter through the Gates of the afterlife? It’s the history of Egypt with the nasty bits left in!

PLEASE NOTE!
Performances are labelled in the Dates & Times section below. Please ensure you’re booking for the performance you wish to see: Terrible Tudors or Awful Egyptians – or both!

6+

Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

'I'm not braggin' but I'm a dragon'

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's classic, feel-good story is brought to roaring, soaring life in this delightful musical for children.

Zog is the keenest dragon in Madam Dragon's school. He's also the most accident-prone, flying into trees, and even setting his own wing alight. Thankfully, a kind girl comes along to patch up his scratches and scrapes - but can she help him with his biggest challenge yet, so that he can finally win a golden star?

This charming smash-hit show, from the producers of Stick Man and Zog and the Flying Doctors and featuring joyful songs by Joe Stilgoe with beautiful puppets by Little Angel, is a treat for children and adults alike.

3+

By Graham Greene

Adapted for the stage by Clive Francis

Directed by Philip Wilson

Our Man in Havana follows James Wormold, a British vacuum cleaner salesman in pre-revolutionary Havana, Cuba.

Struggling financially to support his spoiled daughter, Wormold is recruited by MI6 agent Hawthorne to be a spy. Lacking any actual spy skills or intentions, Wormold fabricates an entire network of fictional agents and reports, using his imagination and local bar conversations.

His absurd reports, claiming to depict secret weapons, are taken seriously by MI6, leading to real-world consequences as the Cuban government grows suspicious.

A wonderfully funny and fast-moving romp!

14+

Come and join Nick Cope for a brand new, delightful family concert, featuring all your favourite hits and more!

Nick has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and stunning animations to sell-out crowds all over the country.

His fanatical following of little and not so little fans has grown immeasurably over the last couple of years due to the phenomenal success of the CBeebies show Nick Cope’s Popcast.

Nick has a magical way of reaching into people’s hearts, igniting children’s imagination in an organic, unpatronizing, educational and fun way. With his charming songs and humour he engages, entertains, and enthrals all generations.

3+

It's almost easier to say whom Ruby Wax DIDN'T meet, interview and coax fascinating insights from in her huge TV shows Ruby Wax Meets and Full Wax. Donald Trump, OJ Simpson, Pamela Anderson, Madonna and many more.

Her provocative, abrasive, incomparable style was - just about - kept in check by lifelong friend and A-list producer, Clive Tulloh. Together live on stage, they review clips from the extraordinary shows, tell scandalous stories never before heard - and take the audience along for the ride.

14+

Michael Spicer, the online sensation who brought you the award-winning viral hit The Room Next Door, brings another hilarious and brilliantly entertaining satirical stage show packed with sketches, short films and stories about why we’re witnessing such a gigantic political and global sh*tshow, featuring characters from his BBC Radio 4 show No Room as well as some old friends too.

16+

An evening of sensational improvised comedy hosted by two of the UK’s masters of improvisation with their old friend, improv virtuoso, Mike McShane and a host of very special guests.

Fast, fabulously funny improvised games, scenes, stories and laugh out loud surrealism.

14+

Mike Wozniak returns to Oxford with his show in which a story about a bench will be prominent. Previous experience of or strong opinions about benches not required. Let Mike worry about that.

As seen on Taskmaster, Man Down and Junior Taskmaster. As heard on Three Bean Salad podcast.

14+

Take a step back into the 1940s with the official Glenn Miller Orchestra’s UK Tour, for a concert of timeless classics celebrating the unforgettable sound of Glenn Miller.

Following sold-out concerts at the likes of London’s Barbican Centre, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, and Liverpool Philharmonic Hall – and under the direction of legendary conductor and band leader Ray McVay – the orchestra takes you on a guided tour of Miller’s incredible musical legacy. From Moonlight Serenade and American Patrol, through to Tuxedo Junction, Pennsylvania 6-5000 and, of course, In the Mood – plus many, many more.

The concert features the exact orchestral line-up devised by Glenn, as well as the fabulous harmonies of the Moonlight Serenaders vocal group, the sublime vocals of the orchestra’s two featured singers, as well the orchestra’s own swinging jazz band, The Uptown Hall Gang.

With their flawless musicianship, irresistible energy, and authentic vintage style, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is the ultimate way to hear and enjoy Glenn Miller’s timeless music.

7+

Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.

Few musicals have received quite such acclaim as the multi-award-winning Blood Brothers. The production ran for more than 10,000 performances in London’s West End and has been affectionately christened the Standing Ovation Musical as inevitably it “brings the audience cheering to its feet and roaring its approval” (The Daily Mail).

The superb score includes Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged hit Tell Me It’s Not True.

'Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in.'

Our Associate Company Headlong returns to the stage with August Wilson's landmark play, Fences. From one of America's most influential 20th-century writers comes a story of ambition for our time. Set in the 1950s, this vital new production is directed by the award-winning Daniel Bailey (Red Pitch, West End).

Troy Maxson has cheated death once, but the past keeps closing in. On Pittsburgh's streets, he cracks jokes and spins stories, yet at home, the pressure is building.

His wife, Rose, holds the family together. She sees a changing world and hopes their son Cory might step into it with more freedom than Troy ever had. But when dreams collide, and tempers flare, the Maxsons edge towards a reckoning that could reshape everything they know.

12+

Thrum.

There’s the sound of somewhere else and the permanence of a plant pot and the ubiquity of a phrase and the heartbreaking brevity of a very long time. There’s figs and worms and an old dog rejecting a blanket. There’s a woman, on a train, wearing a badge. There’s the first beep of a smoke alarm and there’s a daffodil in December and there’s the condition of fruit. There’s a hand in bed and there’s stuff on the stairs and there’s a mark on my jumper and there’s a massive tree in storage on a farm in Kent. There’s nothing to say and there’s the thought of rotting and there’s the name of a feeling and there’s the smell of tobacco. There’s the twelfth floor of a hotel and the far end of a platform at Tamworth train station. There’s a duty to act and there’s a resistance to growth and there’s a new place up the road and there’s a completely redundant volume control. There’s a toilet in Hong Kong and a coffee shop in Melbourne and the passage of light through a building and deliberately making things much more difficult than they actually need to be.

And.

There’s music, more or less throughout, at least two funny voices and upwards of three jokes.

A new comedy show by Daniel Kitson.

16+

An Oxford Playhouse Pantomime

Mirror, mirror on the wall...which panto is the most magical of them all?

This festive season, Oxford Playhouse invites you into a world of laughter and wonder with the spectacular pantomime Snow White – a wicked adventure for the whole family.

Join Snow White on her journey through an enchanted forest brimming with magic, mischief and music. Along the way, you’ll encounter unforgettable characters and plenty of surprises.

With dazzling dance numbers, spectacular songs and heaps of hilarious jokes, this is one adventure you won’t want to miss. Gather your friends and family and start a Christmas tradition to remember.

Perfect for all ages, expect boos, cheers and magical moments aplenty!

5+

Based on the timeless Christmas classic by Jan Fearnley

Adapted and Directed by Victoria Briggs in association with Filskit Theatre

One frosty evening, a week before Christmas, Little Robin washes and irons seven warm vests for the chilly nights to come. As the days go by, he comes across lots of cold and shivering animals, and kindly gives them his vests to wear. But by Christmas Eve, Little Robin is cold and alone with no vests left. That is, until a mysterious friend arrives to reward his kindness with a perfect little red vest.

Join us for this brand-new adaptation from the best-selling, award-winning Jan Fearnley, ideal for children aged 2-6 and their families. Using original songs, puppetry and integrated Makaton, our playful performers will share this heart-warming tale of friendship, generosity, and the joy of giving.

2-6