Abingdon Living Jan - Feb 2020

New Theatre Oxford
George Street, Oxford OX1 2AG
0844 871 3020
www.atgtickets.com/oxford
Friday 10 January
You Win Again - Celebrating the
Music of The Bee Gees
Are you ready for some Night Fever?
The magical music of the Gibbs’ brothers
takes you on a journey like no other, from
‘Idea’ album, right through to ‘Spirits
Having Flown’, with all the incredible hits
they wrote for Celine Dion, Diana Ross and
Dolly Parton in between to soothe your
taste buds!
Monday 20 January
Sandi Toksvig Live! National Trevor
Sandi realises some people harbour an
ambition to be a National Treasure but
following a misunderstanding with a friend
has decided instead to become a National
Trevor half misprint, half Danish comedian,
novelist, actor and broadcaster.
Expect tall stories, fascinatingly funny facts,
really silly jokes, a quick fire Q&A and a
quiz. Don’t expect tap-dancing, leotards or
a forward roll.
Thursday 30 January
One Night of Elvis -
Lee Memphis King
Europe’s most successful Elvis Presley
tribute artist with consummate ease and
an almost unbelievable combination of
stunningly accurate vocals and incredible
passion in every performance.
Why go and see it?
There are Elvis tributes and then there’s
Lee Memphis King.
Tuesday 4 - Saturday 8 February
Cabaret
It’s 1931, Berlin is a haven of divine
decadence and the legendary Sally Bowles
is about to take the stage at the infamous
Kit Kat Klub....
Cabaret features show-stopping
choreography, dazzling costumes and
iconic songs ‘Money Makes the World Go
Round’, ‘Maybe This Time’, ‘Cabaret’ and
more.
Starring John Partridge as Emcee.
Sunday 16 February
Milton Jones in Milton - Impossible
One man. One Mission. Is it possible? No,
not really.
Milton reveals the truth about being an
international spy, before being given a
disappointing new identity which forced
him to appear on Mock the Week, Live at
the Apollo.
But this is also a love story with the twist,
or even a really bad sprain.
Just gloriously daft nonsense or is there a
deeper meaning?
Sunday 23 February
Anton & Erin -
Dance Those Magical Movies
Anton & Erin, the nation’s favourite ballroom
stars are back with their brand-new show
as they Dance Those Magical Movies.
With sensational choreography set to
music that made it big on the silver screen,
expect a Hollywood red carpet premiere
performance from the UK’s leading dance
stars.
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Friday 28 February
Jimmy Carr - Terribly Funny
Comedian Jimmy Carr knows that terrible
things happen in life but he believes the
best way to cope is to make jokes about
those events and not to worry about
political correctness. His audiences have
been warned.
Saturday 29 February
The Illegal Eagles
Described as ‘flawless’ by The Express,
The Illegal Eagles are internationally
renowned for their outstanding ability to
recreate the Eagles’ distinctive sound with
both flare and incredible authenticity.
O2 Academy
190 Cowley Rd, Oxford OX4 1UE
01865 813500
www.academymusicgroup.com/
o2academyoxford
Saturday 18 January, 6.30pm
The White Lakes
Oxford-based indie-rock outfit, The White
Lakes, have become known for their
energetic and powerful live performances
and they kick off the New Year with a
hometown show packed full of surprises.
Sunday 2 February, 7pm
Billy Lockett
Emotive singer-songwriter, Billy Lockett, is
starting off the New Year with a string of
headline shows that’ll flaunt off the material
from his brand-new EP, Reset.
Tuesday 11 February, 7pm
Miz Cracker’s American Woman
Miz Cracker returns with her brand-new,
witty one-woman show, American Woman
and she’ll be bringing a host of friends from
New York along for the ride! Over 14s only.
Friday 28 February, 6pm
Hot 8 Brass Band
The Hot 8 Brass Band are an incredible raw
and funky brass band, straight from the
streets of New Orleans. Famous for their
boundless energy, you can’t help but raise
a smile when you see them live and they’re
heading out on the Mardi Gras tour in the
spring.
Friday 28 February, 6.30pm
Vex Red
Electronic rockers, Vex Red, are back with
a refreshed sense of purpose after a long
17-year wait and they’ve got plenty of new
music on the way. Having reignited their
hunger, the band are set for a full headline
tour and the year will see them go from
strength to strength.
Oxford Playhouse
11-12 Beaumont Street OX1 2LW
01865 305305
www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Monday 20 - Saturday 25 January
Crazy For You
In a world of showgirls and cowboys,
Gershwin’s musical comedy is the classic
tale of a city boy and a country girl who fall
in love and try to save a theatre the oldfashioned
way!
Award-winning OXOPS return with this
feel-good show, featuring the hits Someone
to Watch over Me, Slap That Bass and I’ve
Got Rhythm.
Sunday 16 February
Ardal O’Hanlon
Where Ardal O’Hanlon comes from there
is nothing worse than showing off. Yet
he is a professional ‘show-off’. Why does
he continue to do it? Because in this age
of the collapsing middle-ground, Ardal is
forced to saddle his horse one again and
ride fearlessly into the culture wars, with
comedy as ever being the best emergency
response to extreme events that there is.
Monday 24 - Saturday 29 February
Stewart Lee - Snowflake/Tornado
Legendary comedian and Oxford
Playhouse patron Stewart Lee returns with
a double-bill of two new sets, Snowflake
and Tornado, performed back-to-back.
Tornado questions Stew’s position in
the comedy marketplace after Netflix
mistakenly lists his show as “reports of
sharks falling from the skies are on the rise
again. Nobody on the Eastern Seaboard
is safe.”
Snowflake questions Stew’s worth in a
society demolishing the liberal values he
has been keen to espouse in a fairy-tale
landscape of winter wonder.
Pendon Museum
Long Wittenham, Abingdon OX14 4QD
01865 407365
www.pendonmuseum.com
Thursday 20 February
Modelling for Junior Modellers
A 90 minute workshop introducing junior
modellers to building cardboard model kits,
making realistic grass (using ‘static’ grass)
making hedges, fences and trees.
Each modeller leaves the workshop with
a finished model, but more importantly
with new skills and confidence to continue
modelling at home. For ages 7-10 and
10-12.
Sheldonian Theatre
Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ
01865277299
www.admin.ox.ac.uk/sheldonian
Saturday 18 January
Viennese New Year Concert -
City of Oxford Orchestra
The fabulous Viennese New Year Concert
returns for 2020, performed by City of
Oxford Orchestra.
In the first half, renowned pianist Tom
Poster will perform Grieg’s evergreen Piano
Concerto.
Stephen will then whirl the orchestra
through a sparkling programme that
includes Lehar and Suppe, as well as all
our Strauss favourites his most romantic
waltzes, thrilling polkas and exciting
marches.
Saturday 25 January, 7.30pm
Oxford Beethoven Festival -
Symphony & Concerto Cycle
Two hundred and fifty years on from the
birth of the man who changed the course
of music forever, Marios Papadopoulos
salutes Ludwig van Beethoven in the
most absorbing and comprehensive
way presenting a complete cycle of
the composer’s symphonies and piano
concertos as both conductor and soloist.
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