• Tickets: Standard: £10 | Pay More: £12 | Pay Less: £8
  • Company: Tina Sederholm
  • Ages: 16+
  • Extras: Held in the OFS Cafe
  • Details
  • Parking & Access

Details

How do you make sense of a world that’s more chaotic than ever? With poetry, of course! Join Tina Sederholm and her gang of spoken word legends, Rehema Ngambi, Paul ‘Axl’ Askew and Clare Bold as they both showcase the best of their work and play silly word games like ‘My crap love poem is worse than your crap love poem’. Featuring an extended set from multi award-winning Irish poet, Ciarán Hodgers, to celebrate the Oxford launch of his latest collection Solastagia.

Audience participation encouraged but not obligatory. There may, or may not, be prizes.

CAST MEMBERS

Host Tina Sederholm is the veteran of seven Edinburgh Fringes. She has toured her five spoken word shows, including Till Debt Us Do Part and Everything Wrong With you Is Beautiful, all over the UK. She has been variously described as ‘Completely spellbinding’ ***** (edfringereview.com) and ‘Dripping with hope, acceptance, and grounding self-mockery’ ***** (ThreeWeeks). Her latest show, book and podcast are all conveniently called This Is Not Therapy.

Rehema Njambi is a Kenyan-born, British-raised poet and writer whose work centres on womanhood, agency, faith and family. She has been a performance poet for over ten years and has performed in the UK, Nairobi, and the US. In December 2020 she was longlisted for the Merky Books New Writers’ Prize. Her first poetry collection, This House, was published by The Emma Press in 2021.

Paul Askew was dubbed a rising star of comic surrealism13 years ago. We are unsure what’s happened since.

The mistress of speed poeting and Cheltenham Poetry Festival Slam Champ, Clare Bold will also be in attendance. Choose your words carefully!

FEATURED ARTIST

Ciarán Hodgers is a Drogheda –born multi-award winning spoken word poet. Solastalgia, his second poetry collection, was published by Burning Eye Books in November 2023 and explores mental health, landscape, climate change, language, spirituality, philosophy and healing. His debut poetry collection Cosmocartography, also Burning Eye Books, was shortlisted for the prestigious Rubery Book Award and toured the UK & Ireland, featuring in national media on both sides of the pond.

An inspiring night of witty wordplay and transportive storytelling by slam poetry powerhouses…if I could give this night more stars than five, I would. ***** www.ayoungishperspective.co.uk

Parking & Access

Parking

There are a number of Blue Badge parking spaces nearby on Beaumont Street, and more on New Inn Hall Street and St Giles.

The closest car park is Gloucester Green Car Park, accessed via Gloucester Street.

If you have any questions or concerns, the City Council’s Access Officer can be reached at 01865 249811.

Getting here

We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint, but we need your help. Use ecoway, our sustainable travel planner, to see the most eco-friendly options for your journey to Old Fire Station, and plan a bespoke and flexible route. ecoway is easy to use and you’ll be kept up to date with any disruption or changes to your journey plan.

Car parks in Oxford Blue Badge information Public transport in Oxford

Access

Disabled patrons are eligible for one free companion ticket with their booking. To book this, contact the ticket office: tickets@oldfirestation.org.uk or 01865 263990.

There are two entrances to the Old Fire Station: 40 George Street via the foyer, and on Gloucester Green via the shop. Both are step-free. If you are coming to a show, we ask that you use the George Street entrance, as the Gloucester Green entrance is not always open.

Events in the Theatre

There is level entry to the foyer of the Old Fire Station, and step-free access to the main Theatre (where most shows take place).

If you are a wheelchair user attending a sit-down show, space will be reserved for you. If you are attending a standing gig, please contact us (call the ticket office on 01865 263990 or e-mail tickets@oldfirestation.org.uk) and we will talk with you about your needs.

Events in the Studio

There is level entry into the foyer of the Old Fire Station, and step-free access to the Studio.

Events in the Loft

There are six steps leading up to the Loft space, with no lift. If you would like to discuss this to find out more, please get in touch.

The Gallery

There is step-free access to the Gallery – level entry through the George Street entrance, and via lift from the Gloucester Green entrance.

Facilities

Accessible toilet
There is an accessible toilet on the ground floor, accessible via platform lift. Other toilets are in the basement (accessible via lift).

Hearing assistance system
The Theatre is equipped with a hearing assistance system. If you have any questions about using it, please e-mail us at tickets@oldfirestation.org.uk or phone 01865 263980.

Assistance dogs
All types of assistance and guide dogs are welcome at the Old Fire Station. It would be great if you could let us know in advance if you will be bringing a working dog to any performances – just e-mail tickets@oldfirestation.org.uk.

Strobe lighting
We will warn visitors on the website and in the foyer of the venue if a performance is going to contain strobe lighting. If lighting affects you, and you have any concerns, please call the ticket office on 01865 263990 or e-mail tickets@oldfirestation.org.uk.

Chairs in the theatre
Our chairs are a standard dining-chair size, measuring 40cm deep by 37cm wide, with a metal frame. Some have arms, and some do not. They are all joined together at the sides, to form rows. If this is likely to pose a problem for you, please email tickets@oldfirestation.org.uk and we can discuss how to make your visit more comfortable.