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To and Fro: Rookery, Old Headington

9:21am Thursday 18th March 2010

GILES WOODFORDE on a work inspired by TS Eliot and performed by the Playhouse’s youth theatre group

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New acquisition, Menora, on display at Ashmolean Museum

3:02pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

An extraordinary oil painting of a Biblical scene in a contemporary setting has gone on temporary display at the Ashmolean Museum. Menorah, by Roger Wagner, 1993, is a crucifixion scene set against the surprising backdrop of Didcot Power Station. The work is the centrepiece of a show of 23 of Wagner’s works, including oil on board illustrations for his new translation of the Book of Psalms.

Ian Marlow: Turrill Sculpture Garden, Summertown

3:04pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

push beyond the confines of his own boundaries in search of new challenges to feed his creative spirit and enhance his work led him to stainless steel.

Danza Contemporanea de Cuba

3:01pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

This is a company that doesn’t seem to have any star performers, or – put it another way – it’s a company composed of stars, all of whom look so trained that they could tackle anything. But in this triple-bill no single dancer stands out, as it consists of three ensemble pieces, contrasting in style, each very demanding in its own way.

Loving April: Oxfordshire Theatre Company, touring

2:51pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

With their latest production Oxfordshire Theatre Company will be bringing to a venue near you one of the most moving and rewarding shows you could wish for.

Chris Addison: Chipping Norton Theatre

2:53pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

There have got to be very few comedians who utter the sentence “You know, it really is a glorious time to be alive” in the first few minutes of their act. And even fewer still who manage to get away without sounding like either a nauseating salesman or a religious fanatic, but Chris Addison does just that.

The Ministry of Fear: The Oxford Playhouse

2:48pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

The comic elements introduced into Theatre Alibi’s stage version of Graham Greene’s wartime spy thriller The Ministry of Fear have managed to turn it into a play better titled ‘The Ministry of Fun’.

The Ministry of Fear: Oxford Playhouse

10:17am Thursday 11th March 2010

GILES WOODFORDE on The Ministry of Fear, which is coming to the Playhouse

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Love Never Dies: Adelphi Theatre, London

1:11pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and his team were reportedly tinkering with the end of Love Never Dies right up until Tuesday’s spectacular opening night. It is still not right, but this is a trifling criticism when measured against the many merits of a show that can already be hailed a stonking success.

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Elspeth Hamilton: Wolfson College

1:16pm Wednesday 10th March 2010

Like the sea she loves so much, Elspeth Hamilton’s paintings are ever-changing. Some reflect that magical moment when dawn casts its fresh – yet fragile – glow upon the waves, while others celebrate the force of waves crashing against the shore.