Art is for everyone. Everyone has potential.
An arts centre in the heart of Oxford, showcasing the best of local and international performance and artwork, which takes a risk and entertains.
"I talked to people, and they said, “Why do you need the arts?” but that's the bit that makes you a real person, and not a statistic."
Read Krissie's story and find out how we work with people facing tough times.
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We support early to mid career artists from all disciplines with advice, subsidies, networks and promotion to help them become more successful.
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Your donation, doubled – for one week only
Today the Old Fire Station is delighted to launch our Big Give campaign, to fund this year’s original in-house Christmas show. For the next seven days, every donation to the campaign will be doubled...
Read MoreSalvages: A Hidden Spire Collective Exhibition
This week, a new exhibition opened in the lower gallery at the Old Fire Station. Salvages is the latest project from the Hidden Spire Collective, marking 15 years of creative projects bringing together the...
Read MoreA Christmas Carol Continues – Cast Announcement
This Christmas, Old Fire Station, Oxford, is proud to premiere A Christmas Carol Continues, a witty and timely sequel to Dickens’ classic, written by Tony and Olivier Award nominated playwright, Jonny Donahoe, alongside acclaimed...
Read MoreWhen I Met Fred: Review of ‘Meet Fred’
Meet Fred is a puppet show created by Hijinx Theatre. It aptly stars a puppet named Fred, who for all his synthetic body parts is every bit human in where it matters – to gain true societal acceptance is to do...
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