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  1. Cash Holland as Ruth is holding Solomon Israel, Walter Lee's, chin. They are stood against stained brown walls, he's got loose fists at his side and leans back she's moving in to him, hand on his arm. They're looking at each other, lit.

    A Raisin in the Sun

    A Headlong, Leeds Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse production

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  2. A man is stood looking out of a window, inside everything is dark and grey, outside is a black and white city scape under a bright red stormy sky.

    Rebus: A Game Called Malice

    The new play by Sir Ian Rankin and Simon Reade

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  3. Image of Ruby Wax with her eyes closed, holding up a piece of paper in front of her face which shows half her face smiling with an open mouth.

    Ruby Wax - I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was

    Presented by Impatient Productions

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An Oxford Playhouse Pantomime

Sleeping Beauty

From Friday 22 November

Join us this festive season for an unforgettable, 80s inspired panto experience at The Playhouse. See all your favourite panto heroes and downright boo-able villains, in a toe-tapping extravaganza with a generous, deely boppered sprinkling of 80s nostalgia.

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LATEST NEWS...

  1. Coming to England: In Conversation with Floella Benjamin

    13 September 2024

  2. Image of Ruby Wax with her eyes closed, holding up a piece of paper in front of her face which shows half her face smiling with an open mouth.

    Oxford Playhouse presents Ruby Wax’s latest show in partnership with the Cultural Programme

    6 September 2024

  3. Three women pose in different block coloured outfit, the woman on the left wears green, in the middle she wears red and on the right, she wears yellow. They pose in front of a purple mist.

    Happy Heathers Day! Don't Miss the Smash Hit Musical in Oxford

    1 September 2024

  4. Cash Holland pictured on a yellow background with her eyes closed, with her head tilted upwards. 'A Raisin in the Sun' title is situated next to her, with 'By Lorraine Hansberry' and 'Directed by Tinuke Craig' underneath

    Oxford Playhouse welcomes associate partner Headlong for A Raisin in the Sun

    22 August 2024

  5. Sleeping Beauty Panto Cast & Creatives Announced!

    13 August 2024

  6. Oxford Playhouse announces its Autumn 2024 Season

    19 July 2024

  7. Please right back: In conversation with 1927

    19 September 2024

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