Peppa Pig and friends are back in their brand new live stage show!

With a new arrival on the way the whole family are busy getting ready. With building and decorating work to be done it’s an oinktastic makeover and Peppa Pig, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig & George all need your help to get everything ready before the big day. There’s so much to do – will they get it all finished in time?

Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show is packed full of music, adventure and surprises for little ones, and is set to delight audiences across the UK.

A brand-new show about extinct, gigantic, charismatic megafauna from three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and very good comedian Josie Long.

In these troubled times, in this wicked world, it can feel like the apocalypse is everywhere. But did you know that 11,000 years ago, there were armadillos the size of cars? Really big. And they were vegetarian, so don’t even worry about them. Also, my daughter has a hamster.

Josie takes to our stage with a show about discovery, wonder, extinction, and how to navigate a landscape of monstrous disaster. Plus, at least one genuinely useful tip about silt, guaranteed.

Age: 14+
Warning: Includes strong language

Jen Brister is Reactive - or so she's been told. Apparently you don't have to respond to every little thing around you. Finding herself in a constant state of exacerbation at the state of the world and people in general, Brister has been told she needs to chill the hell out. Can Jen find her zen? It seems unlikely to be honest…

Jen is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian and writer, as seen on BBC's Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, QI and Mock The Week. Following a sold out 2022 tour, Jen is back on the road with her highly anticipated new show.

Age: 18+
Warning: Contains strong language

Long before the tradition of carolling, festive revellers would go house-to-house, exchanging songs for money, food and ale. Coming from the old English waes hael, ‘wassail’ is a toast wishing good.

Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden combine their considerable talents and reputations within the UK folk scene, for a nationwide wassail, wishing good health to all across key venues.

Presenting seasonal material, among a stage of illuminated Christmas trees, they will take audiences back to some of the oldest songs in the English canon, spreading good cheer and lighting up the darkest days of the year.

An Oxford Playhouse production

Written and Directed by Toby Hulse

All aboard for London Town – the panto adventure of the year awaits!

Join us for the tradition that is an Oxford Playhouse pantomime. There’s a charming adventure on the way with Dick Whittington, full of laughter, mischief, magic and plenty of panto sparkle. Brought to you by the brilliant team who created Sleeping Beauty and Jack & The Beanstalk.

Proper crafty Liam Rattagher and his dodgy brother Noel are conjuring up a masterplan to take over the world. They want things to be just how they like them…. bland! Can our hero Dick Whittington get rid of all the dull and make Britannia cool again? Maybe, but they’ll need a bit of the help from a magical cat and a gang of unlikely sidekicks.

Board the bus to London Town for this riotous and uplifting tale of friendship, music, 90s cool and Britpop.

It’s the purrrrfect festive treat!

WINNER – Special Recognition Award for Innovation (National Panto Awards 2025)

Age: 5 to 105!
Duration: 120 minutes

Join poetry legend Michael Rosen as he presents his new one-person show Getting Through It, formed of a double-bill of monologues, The Death of Eddie and Many Kinds of Love.

Exploring the themes of grief and mortality, Michael recounts powerful and personal stories.

Beginning with The Death of Eddie, Michael recounts the death of his son from meningitis at the age of 18 and the immense emotions from this unexpected loss.

In the second part, In Many Kinds of Love, Michael recounts how he spent 48 hours in intensive care after contracting COVID-19, facing his own mortality, being put into an induced coma and having a 50% chance of dying.

Getting Through It is a powerful one-person show exploring grief and mortality.

15+

Join us for an unforgettable day of stand-up, and side-splitting laughter at the Oxfordshire Mind Comedy Gala, all in support of local mental health services.

Back by popular demand, the Oxfordshire Mind Comedy Gala, hosted by Jericho Comedy, returns for another year of big laughs and brilliant talent. Featuring a stellar lineup of top comedians and fresh faces, this feel-good celebration of stand-up talent delivers punchlines, improv, and stand-up gold.

Full line up to be announced – previous acts include James Acaster, Rachel Parris, Nish Kumar, Rosie Jones, Ivo Graham, Ed Gamble, Adam Kay and Dom Joly, and this year promises another top-tier lineup guaranteed to leave you grinning.

16+

Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live.

Apphia Campbell’s acclaimed play follows a successful singer and civil rights activist as she seeks redemption after the untimely death of her father. She reflects on the journey that took her from a young piano prodigy destined for a life in the service of the church, to a renowned jazz vocalist at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement.

The show has toured the UK and Australia to standing ovations and played sell-out seasons in Shanghai, New York, Edinburgh and the West End of London.

12+

Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club and combining world-class live jazz, narration, rare archive photos, and video footage, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take to the stage to celebrate The Ronnie Scott’s Story.

Set amongst the dive bars and jazz jook joints of London’s Soho, we hear about the desperate hand-to-mouth finances of the early years and the frequent police raids. We discover how Ronnie's became neutral ground within rife gang territory and their scrapes with gangsters including the Krays who were rumoured to have taken Ronnie Scott “for a little drive”! Life at Ronnie’s is evocatively reimagined through tales of the club’s past visitors, from pop stars, film stars and politicians to comedians and royalty - but above all, the musicians…

Mixing classic music from the jazz greats who have performed at Ronnie Scott’s over its incredible history, alongside tales of old Soho, miscreant musicians and police raids, this is a unique evening celebrating one of the world's most famous venues, its music, and history.

As seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200+ date sell out debut tour lasting two years, spanning the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Mark is back on tour in 2026 with Jest To Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions.

Mark is enjoying further success with his podcast, Jokes With Mark Simmons, where he invites a fellow comic, such as Gary Delaney, Sarah Millican, Milton Jones, and Penn & Teller to discuss jokes that they’ve written but for whatever reason couldn’t get to work.

Simon Evans is back! Waaaay back…

With growing evidence that we are living in a Computer Simulation – and a pretty glitchy, off-brand simulation at that – and the approaching watershed of the AI Singularity looming like a weirdly pixelated cumulo-nimbus on the horizon, BBC Radio 4 stalwart and veteran of a quarter century of highly acclaimed stand-up comedy Simon Evans is squinting at an uncertain future, and revisiting the blue remembered hills of his youth.

Simon remembers analogue world of hitch-hiking, pub bets and hedge porn – of being able to get properly lost. He ponders like the great thinkers and mystics of the past who had, it seems, the same doubts and misgivings about “reality”, back when an adjustable sandal passed for cutting-edge tech.

“Welcome to Nowhere.

I’m going to share with you how I got here

And what ‘here’ actually means to me”.

In this intricate and playful solo show, inspired by his involvement in the Egyptian revolution of 2011, and his experience of the counter-revolution that followed, actor and activist Khalid Abdalla (United 93, The Kite Runner, The Crown) takes us on a surprising journey into his own history, set against a cartography of seismic world events.

From the histories of colonialism and decolonisation; friendship and loss; protests and uprising against regimes across the world; to the violence in Gaza following the events of October 7th 2023, Khalid brings together the personal and the political in an act of anti-biography that asks how we got here and how we find agency amidst the mazes of history.

Commissioned and produced by Fuel.

Funded by Arts Council England and CVC. Originally supported by Battersea Arts Centre.

Post-show Talk Fri 23 Jan
BSL Performance Sat 24 Jan

*A £2.75 booking fee per transaction applies to this event across all channels - website, phone and in-person bookings at the Box Office. The fee is waived for members, schools, groups and access bookers.

14+

1927. Constance is a very unhappy woman. “Nonsense” says her mother “she eats well, sleeps well, dresses well and she’s losing weight. No woman can be unhappy in those circumstances”. Constance is the perfect wife and mother, and her husband is as devoted to her as he is to his mistress, who just happens to be her best friend.

Adapted by Olivier Award-winner Laura Wade (Home, I’m Darling; TV’s Rivals) from Somerset Maugham’s glittering comedy, originally opened in Stratford upon Avon to marvellous reviews and sold every seat.

Directed by Co-Artistic Director of the RSC Tamara Harvey,
this sparkling new version will star Kara Tointon (TV’s Mr Selfridge and Winner of Strictly Come Dancing) and features original music composed by multi award-winning jazz artist Jamie Cullum.

Audio Described performance Sat 7 Feb at 14:30

The legendary production of Susan Hill’s chilling ghost story The Woman In Black returns to Oxford.

One of the most successful and longest running theatre shows in the history of London’s West End, this gripping production is a brilliantly successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror. Now seen by over 7 million people worldwide, The Woman In Black continues to delight and terrify audiences of all generations.

Obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black, Arthur Kipps engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul.

12+

An Oxford Playhouse Production

By Edward Albee

Directed by Mike Tweddle

One evening. Two couples. No place to hide.

Welcome to the small hours at George and Martha’s – the alcohol is flowing, masks are off, and the mind games are just getting started.

Edward Albee’s multi award-winning play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a tense, gripping and darkly funny exploration of truth and illusion and the lies we tell to keep up a façade.

Disillusioned university professor George and his wife Martha invite an unwitting younger couple, Nick and Honey, into their home. It’s not long before things spiral into the very heart of a tempestuous and volatile relationship. What starts as a spur of the moment nightcap turns into psychological show down.

Edward Albee’s masterpiece of raw intensity and searing insight is directed by Oxford Playhouse Artistic Director Mike Tweddle. Don’t miss one of the most explosive nights in modern theatre.

Preview shows Fri 20 Feb - Tue 24 Feb
Audio Described and Touch Tour Sat 28 Feb 13:15
Post-show Talk Tue 3 Mar 19:00
Pre-show Talk Wed 4 Mar 19:00
Captioned shows Wed 4 Mar 19:00 and Thu 5 Mar 13:15


“Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
*A £2.75 booking fee per transaction applies to this event across all channels - website, phone and in-person bookings at the Box Office. The fee is waived for members, schools, groups and access bookers.

14+

Michelle de Swarte is back with her entourage of trademark razor-sharp wit and no-holds-barred storytelling.

After the main event's highs and lows, Michelle wonders what to do after the party. She's heading to the afters for some brutally honest oversharing about life before social media, trying to scrape the barrel of youth, how to know when too much filler is too much, breaking down the cost difference of "party powder" to powdered greens, whether tarot card readers replace actual therapy and when is a good time to pregame perimenopause. Michelle is here to share all the fu@k ups, so you don't have to.

Star and writer-creator of BBC's critically acclaimed Spent, Michelle de Swarte has been seen on Sky/HBO's The Baby, Amazon's Backstage with Katherine Ryan and The Duchess on Netflix, as well as, Live at the Apollo and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Michelle was recently named one of Variety's 10 Brits to Watch for 2025.

14+

A production by Shakespeare’s Globe and Headlong with Bristol Old Vic and Leeds Playhouse

By William Shakespeare

Director Holly Race Roughan

Co-director Naeem Hayat

The world's no longer what it seems.

Following their hugely successful, A Raisin in the Sun in 2024, Oxford Playhouse associate company Headlong returns to our stage.

To escape a society ruled by tyrannical law, four young lovers flee to the forest beyond the city walls. But the world of the woods has been turned upside down by a fierce battle between the Fairy King and Queen, Oberon and Titania, over a stolen child.

As their quarrel deepens, others fall prey to jealousy, manipulation, and the dark spells of Oberon's unruly Puck. As day turns to night and snow begins to fall in summer, can anyone stop the dream from turning into a nightmare?

Discover the magic of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as you've never seen it before.

Directed by Headlong's Artistic Director, Holly Race Roughan, and co-directed by Naeem Hayat, former Resident Associate Director at Shakespeare's Globe.

This production is generously supported by Charles Holloway OBE.

12+

Little Red Riding Hood is a kind little girl who loves her family. On the way to visit her grandmother, she meets a very hungry wolf in the woods – but is he really as ‘big and bad’ as the stories say?

Join Little Red on an enchanting adventure as she discovers the importance of kindness, makes some unexpected friends, and learns that things aren’t always as they seem.

A reimagining of the much-loved fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood is the perfect opportunity for your little ones to enjoy the magic of live ballet, music, and theatre.

With sell-out performances and a series of hugely successful CBeebies TV adaptations, Northern Ballet’s productions for children continue to delight audiences year after year.

Production supported by The Keith Howard Foundation, The Linbury Trust, The Liz & Terry Bramall Foundation, The Dorfman Foundation, The Powell Family Foundation.

3+

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s beloved Tales from Acorn Wood stories are brought to life on stage for the first time in an enchanting lift-the-flap experience.

Poor old Fox has lost his socks! Are they in the kitchen or inside the clock? And Rat-a-tat-tat! Who’s that keeping tired Rabbit awake? You can also join in with Pig and Hen’s game of hide-and-seek and discover the special surprise Postman Bear is planning for his friends.

Packed full of toe-tapping songs, puppetry, and all the friends from Acorn Wood, this beautiful show from the team that brought you Dear Zoo Live and Dear Santa promises to be the perfect treat for children of all ages.

Ages 2-6

Florence Foster Jenkins is about to blow your mind…and possibly your eardrums.

The critically acclaimed West End hit comedy will be screeching around the UK from February 2025. The tour celebrates the show's 20th anniversary. Glorious! wowed audiences in its original Olivier-nominated West End long-running production starring Maureen Lipman in 2005, before coming to the silver screen, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant in the film version of the play that critics simply called GLORIOUS! The show has since been seen by millions of people around the world, translated into 25 languages, and performed in 36 countries.

Glorious! follows Florence’s journey as she prepares for her concerts, builds an unlikely friendship with her accompanist, Cosme, and defies her critics to follow her dreams.

Dubbed ‘the worst singer in the world,’ Glorious! is the true story of American socialite Florence Foster Jenkins, who was known for her flamboyant costumes, enigmatic performances, and decidedly off-key voice.

Starring Wendi Peters (Coronation Street) as Florence Foster Jenkins, this hilarious production played to rave reviews at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre and is the feel-good spring comedy we’ve been waiting for.

Glorious! is written by Peter Quilter (End of the Rainbow and the Oscar-winning film, Judy) and directed by Kirk Jameson (Song From Far Away, Madagascar: The Musical).

Proudly presented by Martin Dodd for UK Productions Ltd in association with Nottingham Playhouse, adapted by Nesrin Alrefaai and Matthew Spangler, from the International No.1 Bestseller Christy Lefteri.

‘I was scared of the bees at first, but now, they make me feel alive. They are like a society in complete harmony with itself. Not like people at all, but maybe what people have the potential to be.’

Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo – until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced to escape.

On their terrifying journey, they must face the pain of their own unbearable loss alongside incredible danger. Above all, they must journey to find each other again. This compassionate and beautiful play is a story of connection – between friends, families and strangers.

Winner of the Aspen Words Award, Runner up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and one of The Times top three bestselling books of 2020, Christy Lefteri’s best-selling novel is adapted by Nesrin Alrefaai, and Matthew Spangler who adapted The Kite Runner.

The production produced in association with UK Productions had its world premiere at Nottingham Playhouse in early 2023 and went on to tour the UK, receiving rave reviews wherever it played.

Post-show talk Wed 6 May 19:30
Captioned performance Thu 7 May 19:30
Audio Described performance Sat 9 May 14:30

Rachel is a theatre-loving, enigmatic, learning-disabled 35 year-old who loves Kylie, heckling her sister, and seeing people falling over. At the touch of a button she commands the action, each scene brought to life by a skilled cast ready for whatever she asks of them. From bar room brawls to a bourbon biscuit cabaret – get ready, this is Rachel’s Perfect Show.

Perfect Show For Rachel is a “joyous celebration of theatre without the rules” (???? The Stage), combining physical theatre, live music, family memories, massive fights and fart jokes in an electric, moving and triumphant tapestry.

Step into Rachel’s unique, often hilarious world in this critically acclaimed show.

Perfect Show for Rachel was developed with Rachel, to create a show on her own terms. It explores who defines artistic taste, and questions who that currently excludes.

Created by Zoo Co Theatre, a multi-award-winning company creating theatre that loudly champions access. Zoo Co won the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award in 2022. Created in collaboration with Improbable, a pioneering company of improvisers and theatre-makers who have been making ground-breaking work for the past 25 years. Proud winners of Producer of the Year at The Stage Awards 2023.

Access information
All performances are Relaxed Performances, though due to the nature of the show, loud noises and flashing lights may feature. Audience members are welcome to come and go from the auditorium during the show as needed.

All performances include a mixture of creative captioning, live captioning and integrated BSL, meaning it will be accessible for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences. Due to the improvised nature of some parts of the show, some scenes may just have creative captions or integrated BSL.

14+

The Four Horsemen of Rising Crime, Global Warming, AI and Culture Wars are galloping towards us. Are we on the road to hell? And can we avoid the potholes? In his brand new tour show ‘Fair Cop’ Alfie has the antidote to the breakdown of law and order, fake news and the price of baked beans.

He’s encountered more than his fair share of egotistical dictators in his policing career and learnt when pragmatism, and more than a dash of laughter, can defuse even the most menacing showdown.

Join Alfie as he’s saddles up to see off those bullies on their pesky ponies. Doomsday is no laughing matter but this show certainly is.

*A £2.75 booking fee per transaction applies to this event across all channels - website, phone and in-person bookings at the Box Office. The fee is waived for members, schools, groups and access bookers.

14+

The Theatre Chipping Norton and Selladoor Worldwide present a new version of the West End classic–rebooted and reimagined for 2026.

The worldwide comic phenomenon returns with this updated and reinvented rollercoaster ride through all 37 of the Bard’s plays. Grab your tickets now for a wild and irreverent show that leaves its audiences breathless with laughter.

After nine years in London’s West End, two TV specials, and performances in over 20 countries, the Reduced Shakespeare Company are reinventing this classic comic masterpiece for a new generation of audiences

Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International.

*A £2.75 booking fee per transaction applies to this event across all channels - website, phone and in-person bookings at the Box Office. The fee is waived for members, schools, groups and access bookers.

After a smash-hit UK tour, Frankie Goes to Bollywood returns – bigger, bolder, and bursting with Bollywood glamour.

This dazzling musical comedy-drama dives deep into the glitzy, high-pressure world of Indian cinema, where dreams are mass-produced, identities are reshaped, and women are expected to smile and play by the script written for them.

At the centre of it all is Frankie, a young British woman with little interest in fame. But her quiet suburban life is turned upside down as she is thrust into a world of dazzling lights, choreographed perfection and media obsession. Frankie must decide: Can she become a star without losing who she really is?

What must she give up to succeed in a man’s world – and what is she willing to fight for?

With show-stopping choreography, lavish costumes, and a cast of unforgettable characters, Frankie Goes to Bollywood is a bold, uplifting story of ambition, transformation, and the power of telling your own story.

Featuring original Bollywood songs by hit composer Harry Anand, this is Rifco Theatre Company’s most ambitious production yet – a celebration of love, identity and courage, packed with joy, drama, and spectacular entertainment.

Whether you're a fan of musicals, Bollywood films, or powerful British stories, this is one night at the theatre you won’t want to miss.

*A £2.75 booking fee per transaction applies to this event across all channels - website, phone and in-person bookings at the Box Office. The fee is waived for members, schools, groups and access bookers.