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Oxford faces overlapping roadworks, building projects and traffic restrictions. What are the concerns, and how are the councils responding? A city under construction

“It feels like Oxford is falling apart at the seams.”

That is how Independent Oxford Alliance councillor Saj Malik has described the situation in Oxford, where roadworks, cons...

Stage Watch brings together a curated selection of upcoming theatre, musicals and live performances from London and across the broader Oxfordshire region – from large-scale West End productions to inventive new writing and immersive shows.

This week’s line-up spans psychological thrillers, gothic musical theatre, high-octane circus, irrevere...

From bus gates and low traffic neighbourhoods to the Zero Emission Zone and new traffic filters, Oxford has spent decades trying to manage congestion in a city where the historic street plan leaves little room for more roads. But whether restricting traffic in one place reduces congestion across the wider network is a more complicated question.

There a...

John Partridge and Mollie Gallagher discuss bringing The Silence of the Lambs to the stage at New Theatre Oxford

John Partridge has spent almost four decades inhabiting some of theatre’s most recognisable characters. Now, as The...

Sinatra The Musical

The five-show line-up brings together West End musicals, sharp-edged comedy, contemporary drama and a landmark psychological thriller. From the birth of rock ’n’ roll and the enduring appeal of Frank Sinatra to the secrets that shape relationships and the women whose lives intersect in a Harlem hair salon, these productions explore ...