CYRANO DE BERGERAC

Oxford Playhouse n March 5–9

01865 305305 oxfordplayhouse.com

Oxford Theatre Guild returns with another classic, Cyrano de Bergerac, whose swordsmanship and language of love is cursed by having an enormous nose, which Cyrano believes makes him repulsive to the woman he loves. This hilarious comedy, as typified by Steve Martin and Gerard Depardieu on screen, will once more be brought to life, this time on stage, taking us from fashionable Parisian society to the horror of the battlefield.

Stand-up

LEE HURST: TOO SCARED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE

The Theatre, Chipping Norton

Friday, March 1

Box office: 01608 642350 Lee Hurst is back on the road for the first time in 10 years, and desperate to chat about everything that’s been going on since last time around, including acid rain, global warming, bird flu, mad cow disease and other heart-warming topics.

The former star of BBC's They Think It's All Over will not only cast his comedy eyes over the many end-of-the-world scare stories but will also be musing over everyday dangers that face us in our daily lives. Too scared to leave the house? You will be after this.

Musical Theatre

SOUL SISTER

New Theatre, Oxford

March 4-March 9

Box office: 0844 871 3030/www.atgtickets.com Fresh from the West End, Soul Sister rock into town for the week with the stellar voice of Emi Wokoma aka Tina Turner. The new musical inspired by the music, life and times of Ike and Tina, not only belts out classics but gives us insight into these two soul legends and their history.

Comedy thriller

INSPECTOR NORSE

The Mill, Banbury

Tonight (Thurs) 7.30pm

Box office: 01295 279002 Hit comedy duo Lip Service present their hilarious new show, which knits together all the things people find so compelling about Swedish crime drama — IKEA, ABBA and of course fabulous, knitted knitwear. Ex-pop star Freya Johansson finds a body in her remote barn. Enter our heroine, the monosyllabic DI Larsson. As the body count mounts and the only suspect is a troll, Sandra and Erik go undercover.

Flamenco

JUAN MARTIN FLAMENCO DANCE ENSEMBLE

The Theatre, Chipping Norton

Saturday n Tickets sold out When it comes to Spanish guitarists they don’t get much better than Juan Martín. The flamenco virtuoso returns to Chippy to perform his own work, with the help of an impressive line-up of musicians and dancers. Expect a fiery night of incendiary passion.