Comedy
ANDY PARSONS – I’ve got a shed n Oxford Playhouse
Wednesday, March 13
01865 305305 or oxfordplayhouse.com
A favourite on BBC2’s Mock the Week, Andy, our favourite national man of mystery, is finally revealing who he really is and what he does in his shed all day, while featuring his original and entertaining style of sharp, topical humour.
Drama
BOTTLENECK
The North Wall
Tues-Wed March 12-13
thenorthwall.org
Bottleneck by 24-year-old Luke Barnes is the perfect coming of age story — for boys. Set in Liverpool in the 1980s and based around 14-year-old Greg, this punchy one-man show fuses comedy and tragedy, as a young boy starts secondary school and emerges into adulthood. Stars James Cooney who studied acting for a year at the Oxford School of Drama, before completing his training at the Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts.
Musical
BLUES BROTHERS
New Theatre, Oxford
March 11-13
Box office 0844 871 3020 or atgtickets.com/oxford
Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please...The Blues Brothers are back and, you’ve guessed it, they’re on a mission to bring soul and blues back into your heart, armed with a new set, new twists, new moves, new songs and freshly laundered suits! Accompanied by the fabulous Bluettes, all your favourite songs are here from Gimme Some Lovin’, to Think and Shake a Tailfeather. So sit back and enjoy the ride.
Screening
LAURENCE CORIAT, Q&A
The Ultimate Picture Palace, Jeune Street
March 10
Tickets uppcinema.co.uk
Laurence Coriat, who co-wrote the screenplay for Everyday, Michael Winterbottom’s gritty prison drama starring John Simm, will answer your questions after watching a screening of the screenplay.
One man show
GRAFT — TALES OF AN ACTOR By Steven Berkoff, performed by George Dillon
Mill Theatre, Banbury
Wednesday, March 13
Call 01295 279002 Graft — a must for students and all theatre-goers — goes on stage, care of George Dillon, with a post-show discussion with the actor.Dillon takes Steven Berkoff’s 11 short stories and performs them as a series of scenes from an actor’s life; not just the glamorous stuff, but the reality of being unemployed most of the time, being turned down at auditions, suffering from low self-esteem and the desperation to find something to fulfil one’s ambitions.
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