Oxford Playhouse (Est. 1938)

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Oxford Playhouse

11-12 Beaumont St, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2LW, England

Date Opened: 1938

Built as a repertory theatre in 1938; the last new theatre to be constructed before the war.

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Oxford Playhouse webiste

https://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/about-us/oxford-playhouse-a-history/

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Information taken from site's webpage 'Oxford Playhouse - A Short History' [accessed 9 February 2018].

Production

Betrayal (Richmond Theatre) (1980)

Old Times (Theatre Royal, Bath tour) (2007)

19-Mar-2007 to 24-Mar-2007

Performance times: Mon-Thu and Sat 19:30; Fri 20:00; matinees Thu and Sat 14:30. Ticket prices: from £13.50-25.

Butley (1971)

05-Jul-1971

Otherwise Engaged (1975)

08-Jul-1975

Oleanna (1993)

30-Aug-1993

Life Support (1997)

23-Jun-1997

The Dumb Waiter / The Dumb Waiter & Other Pieces (Oxford Playhouse) (2004)

12-Feb-2004 to 28-Feb-2004

Previews: 12 and 13/02; performance time: 19:30. Press night: 17/02; performance time: 19:30.

Betrayal (Bath - Oxford - London Tour) (2003)

12-Aug-2003 to 23-Aug-2003

Played on 12,16, 19, 2/8; performance times: 19:30. Matinees on 14 and 23/8; performance times: 14:30
Ticket prices: £13-24.50.

No Man's Land (Lyttelton Tour)* (2001)

25-Feb-2002 to 02-Mar-2002

Betrayal (Tour) (1981)

13-Apr-1981

The Birthday Party (Premiere: Lyric, Hammersmith) (1958)

11-May-1958

The Black and White / The Dumb Waiter & Other Pieces (Oxford Playhouse) (2004)

12-Feb-2004 to 12-Feb-2004

Precisely / The Dumb Waiter & Other Pieces (Oxford Playhouse) (2004)

12-Feb-2004 to 28-Feb-2004

Trouble in the Works / The Dumb Waiter & Other Pieces (Oxford Playhouse) (2004)

12-Feb-2004 to 28-Feb-2004

Last to Go / The Dumb Waiter & Other Pieces (Oxford Playhouse) (2004)

12-Feb-2004 to 28-Feb-2004

That’s Your Trouble / The Dumb Waiter & Other Pieces (Oxford Playhouse) (2004)

12-Feb-2004 to 28-Feb-2004

Victoria Station / The Dumb Waiter & Other Pieces (Oxford Playhouse) (2004)

12-Feb-2004 to 28-Feb-2004

The Birthday Party (Everyman Theatre Tour) (2020)

21-Apr-2020 to 25-Apr-2020

This production was scheduled but suspended due to the Coronavirus lockdown.

The Homecoming (Garrick Theatre Tour) (1978)

21-Mar-1978

The final date in Oxford is not recorded, though Pinter's own diary notes that it would play there for two weeks.

The Caretaker (English Touring Theatre) (2001)

23-Oct-2001 to 27-Oct-2001

Old Times (Premiere: Aldwych Theatre) (1971)

21-Apr-1971 to 01-May-1971

The Homecoming (Oxford Playhouse) (1966)

26-Sep-1966