Playground: 2nd Anniversary Abstract Feast of Ideas
Last week I attended the 2nd birthday party for Oxford’s Playground, a forum for artists and musicians to develop work and socialise. As well as party snacks we were presented with a ‘Menu’ of...
Read MoreArtist Interview with Humphrey ‘Huck’ Astley; One of the Musico-Lyrical beings behind the sounds for ‘Alexander the Great’
Today, the magnificent Folk Operetta ‘Alexander the Great’ will come crashing and morphing and lolloping and flitting and hurtling down George Street, into the doors of the Old Fire Station, and sprawl in a...
Read MoreSTAND – an Oxford Playhouse ‘Plays Out’ Production
Chris Goode & Company | West Oxford Community Association, 29th May- 8th June | #STANDOxford Following on from Soapbox City, a 12 hour event that saw May Day revellers take to the microphone and...
Read MoreAdventures in Lo-Fi: Imagistic Recreations of a Modern Obsession with all things Vintage, Craft, Rustic
“It’s 8:30, according to my (inferior) 90s style digitally-faced Casio watch, and my partner’s (inordinately superior) ‘real’ 70s leather-strapped wrist-piece. We swing by the local artisan bakery, picking up a couple of campagnaro loaves...
Read MorePlaywright Interview with Toby Parker-Rees: The lauded talent behind the bulging ‘WAIST’
WAIST is showing on March 20th, at 7.30pm: A Splendidly Absurd Time is Guaranteed for All Tickets are on sale, and selling like hot kebabs. Click here to grab one now. WAIST has been...
Read MoreArtist Interview with Emma Moxey – All the Familiar Landmarks
All the Familiar Landmarks is an intensely beautiful, and exhilaratingly though-provoking, exhibition at the Gallery at The Old Fire Station from 21st February to 29th March. The painting, printing, and sculpture of Emma Moxey evolves...
Read MoreJack Eden’s ‘Axis’ at the Gallery at The Old Fire Station : A Spatial Investigation
An Investigation into this space, and therefore into all space. Jack Eden’s exhibition here at the Old Fire Station gallery was a marvellous success. With the recent opening of the Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined...
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Simon Jay and Scott Payne from upcoming show, Is He A Bit Simon Jay?
Want to know more about the epic one-man comedy we have coming up this Saturday? Then have read through our interview with the shows writer Scott Payne and the shows performer & co-writer Simon...
Read MoreWhy you don’t want to miss Short Stories Aloud this year
Always wondered what Short Stories Aloud is like and what you missed last year? Then take a look at Sarah Franklin’s latest blog post for Blackwells Book Shop Broad Conversation Blog. Enjoy!
Read MoreDecidedly Innovative Productions at the Old Fire Station this March
We are extremely fortunate to host, and, as a result, you are warmly invited, to come and marvel at two positively outstanding productions by two of the freshest, most inventive creative forces in the...
Read MoreTuesdays are having a revamp at The Old Fire Station
Tuesday is often said to be the worst day of the week. Memories of the weekend have become but a distant feeling of joy, overrun by the misery of Monday. Similarly, the next respite...
Read MoreJewellery Showcase
Extreme good taste is not something always associated with the rush of Christmas shopping, but in the calm yet vibrant environ of the Shop at the Old Fire Station, innovative, cutting-edge design is very...
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