Oxford Playhouse Summer 2021 Live On Stage | Digital | Take Part
The Together Again season is one of the most exciting in the rich history of the Playhouse. Jam-packed with the very best of drama, comedy and family shows, both on the Playhouse stage (Together Again!) and online via our new digital stage. Welcome back!
TOUCHING THE VOID 26 – 29 May
Digital Stage
Life-affirming, thrilling and at times darkly funny, Touching the Void, is an edge of the seat drama that will take you on an epic adventure that asks how far you’d be willing to go to survive. Click here to find out more
BLINDNESS
28 May to 5 Jun
OP Stage
Take your seat on the OP stage for this highly acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production. Juliet Stevenson vividly narrates this gripping sound and light installation in a powerful immersive experience. An exquisitely told story of resilience and hope in the midst of an unexplained global pandemic. Click here to find out more
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS 8 & 9 Jun
OP Stage
Rhum and Clay Theatre Company, present the legendary science fiction thriller, playfully reimagined for our era of Fake News and ‘alternative facts’ in a world where the guy from the The Apprentice became President. Click here to find out more
A COLD SUPPER BEHIND HARRODS
11 Jun
Livestream from OP Stage
Fifty years after the war that brought them together, three Special Operations Executive agents meet to record interviews for a television documentary. A star-studded play reading, streamed live from the Playhouse stage to our audiences at home starring national treasure and 4-time BAFTA Award-winner David Jason, Stephanie Cole and Anton Lesser with Saffron Coomber and Lucy Doyle. Click here to find out more
FOUR QUARTETS
14 to 26 Jun
OP Stage
Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in the world premiere adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. Compelling, moving and symphonic, Four Quartets was mostly written during a period of closure for theatres in WWII and contains some of the most exquisite and unforgettable reflections on surviving a national crisis. This highly anticipated production marks the first appearance by Ralph Fiennes on the Playhouse stage. Click here to find out more
OFFBEAT FESTIVAL 22 – 27 Jun
BT Studio, Offsite & Online
Our Offbeat Festival is back and it’s even bigger and better with events happening across Oxford Playhouse, the Burton Taylor Studio, the Old Fire Station and Gloucester Green!
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RISING
OP Stage
1 Jul
Rising launched the career of international dancer and choreographer Aakash Odedra in 2011. This mesmerising revival is a rare opportunity to experience an astonishing evening of dance featuring four distinct solos by acclaimed artists Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Russell Maliphant, and Aakash himself. Click here to find out more
MICHAEL SPICER: THE ROOM NEXT DOOR 3 Jul
OP Stage & Digital Stage
Join Michael Spicer, creator of internet sensation The Room Next Door, as he talks about his life making comedy under the radar, his viral hits of the past and of course, brand new Room Next Door sketches. Click here to find out more
THE SECRET GARDEN EXPERIENCE available until 2 Jul
Digital Stage & At Home
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s much-loved classic comes to life in a brand new interactive experience. A blend of audio, physical and digital activities and experiences for everyone aged 6 to 106 to hear, see and do and share... all from home! Book by 2 July and your experience box will arrive in the post to your door. Click here to find out more
YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT
8 - 10 Jul
OP Stage & Digital Stage
Enjoy a fabulous couple of hours of song as award-winning youth theatre , Musical Youth Company of Oxford (MYCO), perform You Can’t Stop The Beat, highlights from the very best of West End & Broadway musicals.
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UNDER THE MASK
12 – 15 Jul
OP Stage
A unique theatrical experience, co-produced by Oxford Playhouse and Tamasha. In a remarkable story of fortitude and hopefulness, which tells the story of junior doctors on the front line of Covid, this installation brings you right onto the OP stage. Seated on individual chairs, lit by your own lighting state, listening through headphones to this fully immersive new play, you are placed at the heart of this 360-degree binaural experience. Click here to find out more
RAMBERT SUMMER LIVESTREAM
15 – 17 Jul
Digital Stage
Siblings Marne and Imre van Opstal unleash their fresh creative force on Rambert dancers for part of this livestream followed by Rouge, choreographed by Marion Motin.
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THE WOMAN IN BLACK
19 – 24 Jul
OP Stage
Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story comes dramatically alive in this ingenious stage adaptation and gripping production - a brilliantly successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror. Click here to find out more
BRAINIAC LIVE
26 & 27 Jul
OP Stage & Digital Stage
Strap on your safety goggles boys and girls and enjoy the most outrageous live science show with exploding dustbins, combusting microwaves, live daredevils stunts and all the experiments you’re not allowed to do at home. Click here to find out more
SIX
24 Aug to 5 Sep
OP Stage
Divorced. Beheaded. LIVE! The Queens are back on the OP stage by popular demand! Don’t lose your head and miss out on a ticket – book now!
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AN OXFORD PLAYHOUSE PANTOMIME
Fri 26 Nov 2021 to Sun 9 Jan 2022
Written and directed by Steve Marmion
TICKET FROM S £15
PANTO IS BACK! Click here to find out more
Diary TOUCHING THE VOID 26 – 29 May Digital Stage BLINDNESS 28 May – 5 Jun OP Stage THE WAR OF THE WORLDS 8 & 9 Jun OP Stage A COLD SUPPER BEHIND HARRODS 11 Jun Digital Stage FOUR QUARTETS 14 – 26 Jun OP Stage ADAM BUXTON SOLD OUT 20 Jun OP Stage OFFBEAT FESTIVAL 22 – 27 Jun Various RISING 1 Jul OP Stage MICHAEL SPICER: 3 Jul OP Stage & THE ROOM NEXT DOOR Digital Stage THE SECRET GARDEN available Digital Stage EXPERIENCE until 2 Jul & At Home YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT 8 – 10 Jul OP Stage & Digital Stage UNDER THE MASK 12 – 15 Jul OP Stage RAMBERT SUMMER LIVESTREAM 15 – 17 Jul Digital Stage RUSSELL HOWARD SOLD OUT 16 – 18 Jul OP Stage THE WOMAN IN BLACK 19 – 24 Jul OP Stage BRAINIAC LIVE 26 & 27 Jul OP Stage & Digital Stage SIX 24 Aug – 5 Sep OP Stage The Playhouse Plays Out Tent –Touring Oxfordshire June & July 2021 with Me & My Bee Full details: www.oxfordplayhouse.com Take Part with OP
Our Together Again season includes a wide range of participation activities for all our audiences to get in involved through storytelling projects, post-show Q&As, youth theatre companies, befriending sessions, script writing workshops and a full schools’ programme including OP’s flagship scheme for supporting literacy in Oxfordshire’s primary schools, Primary Playmaker. All our participation sessions will remain online during Summer 2021, and return to being live and in-person from September 2021. Oxford Playhouse continues to follow the safety and hygiene measures set out by the government in its guidance for performing arts and has been awarded the See it Safely and We’re Good to Go kitemarks by UK Theatre and Visit England. Oxford Playhouse Trust gratefully acknowledges the support of our core funders:
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