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Read MoreWhat’s On in Oxford This March & April: Theatre, Comedy, Music & More!
What’s On in Oxford This March & April: Theatre, Comedy, Music & More! Looking for things to do in Oxford this spring? Whether you’re after a night of comedy, inspiring theatre, live music, or...
Read MorePhilanthropy: How to be a world-changing rebel and get away with it
Philanthropy is a big word – one that can make people turn away. One that is easier for some to do than others. One that can make people uncomfortable, because it is at the...
Read MoreAudiences choose to act green!
Audiences to Chichester Festival Theatre, The Point & The Berry in Eastleigh, Farnham Maltings, The Old Fire Station Oxford and The Electric in Guildford have collectively created almost 9,000 sustainable travel plans since July...
Read MoreShifting the dial: the impact of Storytelling on Home-Start Oxford
Katharine Barber is the CEO of Home-Start Oxford, and talked about how Storytelling had not only helped them learn, but also shifted the dial fundamentally in how they approach their work, changed their organisational...
Read MoreAge UK Oxfordshire: Social Prescribing Storytelling 2023
In this pilot project, Age UK Oxfordshire (AUKO) and the Old Fire Station, Oxford (OFS) used the Storytelling Evaluation Methodology (Storytelling) to learn about social prescribing work undertaken by AUKO
Read MoreDrawing Club
OFS Fundraising Officer (and resident roving reporter) Ellie went along to a session of the Drawing Club, to see what it’s all about. These days we experience the world through pixels; people spend around...
Read MoreReview: Kinder
Volunteer reviewer James saw Kinder by Smoking Apples Theatre, September 2023. Having previously seen a documentary on the Kindertransport story, I was curiously looking forward to this puppet-inspired interpretation of it. So to reflect...
Read MoreAnnouncing: Theatre Club!
We’re delighted to announce a new way to watch shows at the Old Fire Station: Theatre Club. You might remember our call-out, this time last year, for the Programming Committee. We’ve had an amazing...
Read MoreOur LED lights are stealing the show
Our Fundraising Officer Ellie has been on the hunt for stories from across the Old Fire Station. Today, she tells us about the new LED lights in the theatre: There’s no doubt about it,...
Read MoreAnnouncing the £1 ticket scheme
From today, £1 tickets will be available for every show at Old Fire Station, Oxford. We already have our three-tier ticket system (standard, pay more and pay less), in which we allow anyone to...
Read MoreMeaningful Measurement Inquiry – what have we learned?
Presented as part of Marmalade Festival 2023.
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