Oxford Playhouse
the Playhouse | |
Address | Beaumont Street |
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Location | Oxford |
Coordinates | 51°45′17″N 1°15′39″W / 51.75472°N 1.26083°W |
Public transit | Gloucester Green, Oxford railway station |
Owner | St John's College |
Operator | The Oxford Playhouse Trust |
Type | Theatre |
Capacity | 663 |
Construction | |
Built | 1938 |
Architect | Edward Maufe (exterior) F. G. M. Chancellor (interior) |
Website | |
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Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | The Playhouse[1] |
Designated | 12 January 1954[1] |
Reference no. | 1185150[1] |
Oxford Playhouse is a theatre designed by
.History
The Playhouse was founded as The Red Barn at 12
The exterior design of the theatre building on the south side of Beaumont Street was by Sir
Actors who have appeared on the stage at the Playhouse include
The Oxford Playhouse was the base from which Prospect Theatre Company was created by manager Elizabeth Sweeting and resident stage manager Iain Mackintosh in 1961. Between 1963 and 1976, the Prospect Theatre Company toured 75 productions to 125 theatres in 21 countries.[citation needed]
The Greek theatre director
Present
A charitable trust runs the Playhouse as a theatre for the local community, through a professional management and direction team. The freehold of the building is owned by St John's College.[9] The theatre was closed for some years for lack of funding, but is now refurbished with a 663-seat capacity in the main auditorium.
Burton Taylor Studio
Oxford Playhouse has close relations with the
A couple of decades later, students from the Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS) established the current tradition of the venue as a home for regular student productions.[10] The Burton Taylor Studio programmes a mix of student and professional productions throughout the year.[10]
See also
- Michael Pilch Studio
- New Theatre Oxford
- Old Fire Station Theatre
References
- ^ a b c "The Playhouse". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Scheme. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- OL 22345509M.
- ^
- Chapman, Don (2008). Oxford Playhouse: High and Low Drama in a University City. Society for Theatre Research, OL 22345509M.
- "Behind the scenes at the Playhouse". Oxford Mail. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- Chapman, Don (2008). Oxford Playhouse: High and Low Drama in a University City. Society for Theatre Research,
- ^ History of Oxford Playhouse, Oxford Playhouse website, accessed 24 January 2022.
- ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- ^ Charlie Rose: Greenroom - Christopher Hitchens, 29 February 2008
- ^ Chapman (2008, pages 184, 186, 196–197) and The New York Times obituary for Volanakis.
- ^ "St John's College | Must see Oxford University Colleges | Things to See & do in Oxford".
- ^ a b "Oxford Playhouse: Burton Taylor Studio". Oxford Playhouse. Retrieved 5 February 2015.[full citation needed]
Sources
- Anonymous. 1999. Obituary in The New York Times, 20 November 1999.
- Chapman, Don (2008). Oxford Playhouse: High and Low Drama in a University City. Society for Theatre Research, OL 22345509M.
- Marshall, Norman. 1947. The Other Theatre. London: John Lehmann.
- Parkinson, David. 2003. Oxford at the Movies. P.Ink Books.