Michelle Dickson and Charlie Field
Oxford Playhouse
Beaumont Street
Oxford OX1 2LW
T +44 (0)186 530 5300
F +44 (0)186 530 5333
E charlie.field@oxfordplayhouse.com
W oxfordplayhouse.com
Performance in Profile links:
Dance
- Small-scale companies/artists
- Middle-scale companies
- Large-scale companies
Drama
- Small-scale companies/artists
- Middle-scale companies
- Large-scale companies
Live Art
- Live Art companies/artists
Outdoor Work
- Outdoor companies
SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to large-scale
PERMANENT STAFF
Director
Michelle Dickson
Programme Manager
Charlie Field
Technical Manager
Tim Boyd
Head of Marketing
Sarah Jervis
ARTISTIC POLICY
Oxford Playhouse and its Burton Taylor Studio present a vibrant, year-round programme of British and international drama, family shows, contemporary dance and music, student and amateur shows, comedy, lectures and poetry. It produces and tours its own shows, co-produces with national and international partners, hosts Artists in Residence and presents Playhouse Plays Out, an ongoing series of off-site events that happen at locations across the county.
REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘What a life-affirmingly brilliant piece of theatre this is.’ ***** TimeOut (One Small Step)
‘Silly, stirring, inspiring stuff.’ Daily Telegraph (One Small Step)
‘Druid, in conjunction with the Oxford Playhouse, have a theatrical triumph on their hands.’ The Stage (Playboy of the Western World)
CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
One Small Step An eccentric, funny and surprisingly moving piece of visual theatre about the race between America and Russia to get the first man on the moon. (60 mins, no interval. 3 on the road.)
Von Ribbentrop’s Watch A darkly comic play. A financially strapped north London Jewish family struggle with a dilemma during Passover dinner, revealing secrets, lies and a ghostly appearance by Hitler’s Foreign Minister. (Approximately 2 hours plus interval, 10 on the road.)
WRAP-AROUND
Pre- and post-show talks and discussions.
Workshops and masterclasses for professionals and non professionals. Topics could include: devising, characterisation, use of objects, actor technique, storytelling technique, directing new writing, and workshops tailored to group’s needs.
TOURING AVAILABILITY
One Small Step April–July and October–November 2010
Von Ribbentrop’s Watch from autumn 2010
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