Shifting 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.
Read MoreReview: The Ugly Duckling
Volunteer reviewer Lucy saw The Ugly Duckling in December 2022. There’s an energy that’s usually missing from matinees. An excitability. A rush in the air that swirls like snow or sugar. In contrast to...
Read MoreStorytelling: what we’ve done & what we’ve learned (7 min read)
As part of the Meaningful Measurement Action Inquiry, the Old Fire Station have been working in collaboration with over 60 partners across the county and beyond to experiment with Storytelling. In September 2022, we...
Read MoreReview: Dido’s Bar
Volunteer reviewer Lucy went to see Dido’s Bar. She tells us what she thought: OVADA is a warehouse tucked away in the centre of Oxford. From the outside it’s a carpark. You could easily...
Read MoreWhy have we become obsessed with meaningful measurement?
Jeremy Spafford, Director of the Old Fire Station, spoke at a Meaningful Measurement Inquiry: Why have we become obsessed with meaningful measurement?
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