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.