Janet Jackson is an Icon – here’s why
Artist and theatre-maker Paula Varjack’s Nine Sixteenths takes one of the most infamous celeb’ incidents of the new millennium as a prompt to explore the rise, fall and rise of one of pop music’s...
Read MoreAn interview with… Jessica Reilly and Alistair Nunn
This March, James Graham’s Quiz arrives at the Old Fire Station (3–7 March 2026), bringing with it one of the most gripping, surprising and hotly debated true stories in modern British pop culture. Most...
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 MoreWhy aren’t we doing a Christmas show, this year?
Since 2016, the Old Fire Station has produced Christmas shows for grown-ups. We identified a non-panto niche in the city’s arts offer, and with a lot of help from Arts Council England, we made...
Read MoreReview – Aporia
Arts Trainee Nicola reviews contemporary dance show Aporia from Thomas Page Dances, here July 2019. Aporia was brilliant and fascinating to watch. The costumes were all neutral colours which looked the same until they started...
Read MoreHidden Spire: Life Is A Circus Q&A
Hidden Spire costs almost £100,000 to do. We think it’s worth every penny. To donate today to make the next Hidden Spire a reality, click here. Life Is A Circus screened on BBC Four...
Read MoreReview – Snowflake
Max, who is taking part in our Arts Training Scheme, reviews Snowflake. The build up to Christmas – as nice as it is for some – can be a festive time fraught with anxiety. And...
Read MoreReview – Collaborators
Max, who is taking part in our Arts Training Scheme, reviews Ronin Theatre’s Collaborators, which was here in October 2018. From the first scene, I knew I was going to enjoy this encounter with Stalin’s...
Read MoreCollaborators
Cate Nunn is directing John Hodge’s Collaborators for Ronin Theatre. She tells us more about the show. There are things you feel you shouldn’t laugh about. The Great Terror – Stalin’s purge of perceived...
Read MoreThe Great Austerity Debate
Patrick Morris, director of The Great Austerity Debate, tells us about the show. We are a Cambridge based theatre company and are presenting The Great Austerity Debate at the Old Fire Station in Oxford on...
Read MoreThe Flop
Hijinx Theatre director Ben Pettit-Wade tells us more about The Flop, here Friday 22 September. We stumbled across a fantastic story during our creative development process for a new show, from a bizarre chapter...
Read MoreAnd Suddenly I Disappear
Playwright Kaite O’Reilly tells us how she’s exploding myths and stereotypes of disability and difference in And Suddenly I Disappear, Saturday 8 September. For over a decade I’ve held the ambition of creating a body...
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