Monthly Archives: March 2011

World record attempt by St John Ambulance at The Kassam Stadium, Oxford

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On Saturday 19th March at The Kassam Stadium St John Ambulance Oxfordshire is aiming to break the world record for the largest first aid class. Photographers are invited to attend the event which will be hosted by BBC Radio Oxford’s Malcolm Boyden. Kelvin Thomas, Chairman of Oxford United is taking part and will be joined by hundreds of people learning essential first aid.
 
The world record attempt starts at 12.45pm sharp and lasts for 30 minutes. Independent witnesses are Councillor Patrick Greene, Deputy Chairman of Oxfordshire County Council and Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Dr Dick Squires MBE.
 
Please join us in the North Stand (turnstiles 26-30) for this photo opportunity.
 
The final number of participants taking part will be announced shortly after 1.15pm

Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform Auditions this Saturday

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Adjudicators: Ian and Jennifer Partridge

We are delighted to be holding our new Young Artist Platform auditions on Saturday 19th March. The auditions have drawn an exceptional calibre of applicants, eight of whom have been shortlisted to give a 45-minute recital in the Holywell Music Room. Recitals take place throughout the day, from 11am. Drop in to one or two, or come and hear them all. Full details of performers and programmes are now on our website (click here) and tickets will be available on the door.

The recitals will be listened to by the world-renowned duo of Ian and Jennifer Partridge. At the end of the day, they will select at least one of the duos to be Oxford Lieder Young Artists, leading to a series of professional recitals around the country; an invaluable experience for those selected and a platform for song in general as well.

Ian Partridge has a long-standing association with Oxford Lieder. He gave his “farewell” recital at the 2008 Festival and is patron of the Friends of Oxford Lieder. The duo with his sister Jennifer  made many unrivalled recordings and performed around the world, but over the course of their career they sadly saw the song recital disappear from smaller concert halls and music clubs. It is thus particularly appropriate that they should oversee the selection of emerging duos to be ambassadors for song.

We look forward to seeing you there. Very best wishes,

Sholto and the Oxford Lieder team

Busting Out! comes to the New Theatre Oxford!

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Busting Out! comes to the New Theatre Oxford next week, and if you’re curious to find out a little more of what the show is all about, why not tune into BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour this Friday 18th March at 10.00am – the girls are doing a little something special for Comic Relief!

The Australian show that makes ordinary women feel extraordinary returns to the UK due to popular demand and visits the New Theatre Oxford for one night only!

Busting Out! is back! Follow its hugely successful Edinburgh Fringe season and subsequent tour of the UK last year, the hilarious Australian show that puts women’s assets at centre stage will be baring all again for a major UK tour from March 2011 and will play the New Theatre Oxford on Thursday 24th March.

Already seen by over 300,000 people in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, this is the show that ‘celebrates women’s bodies and more specifically, boobs; in all their glory, with creativity, warmth, and in-your-face cheeky humour.” (Edinburgh Spotlight)

Busting Out! comes to the New Theatre Oxford on Thursday 24th March. Tickets are on sale now from the New Theatre box office on George Street, by ringing 0844 847 1585 or by visiting our website at www.newtheatreoxford.org.uk (phone and internet bookings subject to booking/transaction fee). For bookings of 10 or more, please call our dedicated Groups team on 0844 372 7272.

Richard III and The Comedy of Errors At The Watermill Theatre 13 – 30 April 2011

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Richard III and The Comedy of Errors

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Edward Hall

Designed by Michael Pavelka with Lighting by Ben Ormerod

At The Watermill Theatre 13 – 30 April 2011

Edward Hall, Artistic Director of Propeller, will direct Richard III and The Comedy of Errors, both of which will n at The Watermill Theatre for a limited season 13 – 30 April

Propeller’s production of Richard III is a wonder of macabre beauty and bloody sensuality as the devilish House of York, led by the machiavellian Richard, takes on the purer-than-pure House of Lancaster in an England riven by civil war. This production will be the sixth and final chapter in Hall’s staging of Shakespeare’s complete Wars of the Roses cycle.

The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s neatest comedies, a model of comic plotting and finely balanced construction. Two pairs of twins, each separated from their sibling at birth, leave a perfectly symmetrical trail of confusion behind them when a shipwreck unites them on the same island.  Full of music, Propeller’s production will emphasise the light and the laughter in this intricately comic masterpiece.

Edward Hall founded Propeller at The Watermill Theatre.  As director of the company his shows have included The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night and The Merchant of Venice, The Winter’s Tale and Rose Rage. He was appointed Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre in January 2010.

The company retains many of the actors from previous shows Richard Clothier, John Dougall, Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, Sam Swainsbury, Richard Frame, Jon Trenchard, Robert Hands, David Newman, Wayne Cater, Thomas Padden, Chris Myles, Dominic Tighe, Kelsey Brookfield, Tony Bell, Chris Myles and Dominic Tighe.

Eves 7.30pm – Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm except 30 April – shows start one hour earlier

Tickets: £17.50, £26 & £30

Box Office: 01635 46044 or online www.watermill.org.uk

Welcome to the new Blog!

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Every month, Round & About Magazine receives lots of information on events that we have publicised, letting us know what the result was E.G. how much money was raised by the fete, How many people attended etc, etc.

However, we don’t have enough room to tell you all about this, after the event – until now!

We will use our blog to let you know of events that came in too late to publish, or the results of fundraising / events / openings etc that we receive.

So check back regularly, and keep up-to-date with what’s going on