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Shaw’s sympathetic portrayal of ‘saint’ beheaded for his integrity

A Man For All SeasonsOxford PlayhouseWednesday, February 19FANS of Wolf Hall, whether on page or screen, will remember that Hilary Mantel’s portrait of Thomas Cromwell is a deeply sympathetic one while she depicts Thomas More as a ruthless hunter of...

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Exhibition shows tools of trade used by meticulous master of spy writing

John le Carré: TradecraftBodleian Weston Library, OxfordWednesday, October 8To Monday, April 6, 2026IN 2006 Richard Ovenden, head librarian at the Bodleian, wrote to John le Carré asking whether he might consider bequeathing his papers to the Oxford...

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Standing ovation for enormously entertaining adaptation of Victorian farce

Charley’s AuntThe Watermill, Bagnor Wednesday, October 8 THIS very new adaptation of Brandon Thomas’s classic farce follows two Oxford students in Victorian England, who scheme to woo two eligible young ladies, but need a chaperone in order to be...

Eighties throwback to life on council estate is tough to take

Darkly funny kidnapping four-piece has battle of ideology versus cynicism

Henley first to rock up with Queen musical

Murder most funny speaks to parish's community spirit

Campus disputes drag in professor

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Scandal of delay for justice

RABBLE Theatre’s production of Glitch – The True Story of the Post Office Scandal is going on tour. Written by Zannah Kearns and directed by Gareth Taylor, it is the story of Pam Stubbs, a sub-postmistress from Barkham in Berkshire, who stood her...

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Unseen photos of Eighties icons

HYPERGALLERY in Market Place is featuring the unseen photographs of Zoe Wilson, who will be in the gallery over the next few weekends. Zoe, who took up close and personal shots of artists such as Prince, Tina Turner and Mick Jagger, first exhibited...

Major disruption to London Paddington trains after person dies on tracks

All train lines between London Paddington and Reading have closed while emergency services respond to an incident, National Rail has said.

PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

TWO entrepreneurs were forced to give up two pubs after accruing debts of more than £1.5 million. Alex Sergeant and David Holliday ran the Bottle and Glass Inn in Binfield Heath and Hart Street Tavern in Henley as separate companies. They were wound...

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Shaw’s sympathetic portrayal of ‘saint’ beheaded for his integrity

Exhibition shows tools of trade used by meticulous master of spy writing

Standing ovation for enormously entertaining adaptation of Victorian farce

Eighties throwback to life on council estate is tough to take

Darkly funny kidnapping four-piece has battle of ideology versus cynicism

Henley first to rock up with Queen musical

Murder most funny speaks to parish's community spirit

Campus disputes drag in professor

Smaller scale arts

Scandal of delay for justice

Unseen photos of Eighties icons

Major disruption to London Paddington trains after person dies on tracks

PUB PAIR QUIT AFTER DEBTS REACH £1.5M

Cheers! Regulars celebrate as pub named community asset

Unexpected death in Bell Street

Lottery winner bags dream home

ANGER OVER BOTCHED POLICE INVESTIGATION

Restaurant retains award for ninth year running

‘It’s humiliating for statues of Olympians to be in car park’

Plans to redevelop builder’s merchants will ‘dominate view’

Police investigate emails sent to John Howell in connection with Manchester synagogue attack

Training pool back open after £40,000 upgrade

Praise for corner shop

Gravedigger wins national award for personal touch

Actor backs call to support theatre’s funding campaign

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