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47: 298: 478: 516:(OUDS) established the current tradition of the venue as a home for regular student productions. The Burton Taylor Studio programmes a mix of student and professional productions throughout the year. 509:, close to the Oxford Playhouse. It originated in 1966, when Richard Burton donated money towards the creation of a rehearsal space, also occasionally used for performance, named the Burton Rooms. 895: 465:
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
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in 1961. Between 1963 and 1976, the Prospect Theatre Company toured 75 productions to 125 theatres in 21 countries.
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The exterior design of the theatre building on the south side of Beaumont Street was by Sir
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worked as a stagehand at the Playhouse during his time as an undergraduate at
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was an associate director at the Playhouse; his productions included
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was created by manager Elizabeth Sweeting and resident stage manager
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Charlie Rose: Greenroom - Christopher Hitchens, 29 February 2008
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Actors who have appeared on the stage at the Playhouse include
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gave her final stage performance there in August 2010, in
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Oxford Playhouse: High and Low Drama in a University City
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Oxford Playhouse: High and Low Drama in a University City
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Oxford Repertory Company

Beaumont Street
Oxford
Coordinates
51°45′17″N 1°15′39″W / 51.75472°N 1.26083°W / 51.75472; -1.26083
Gloucester Green
Oxford railway station
St John's College
Capacity
Edward Maufe
F. G. M. Chancellor
www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Listed Building
Edward Maufe
F.G.M. Chancellor
Beaumont Street
Oxford
Ashmolean Museum

Woodstock Road
North Oxford
J.B. Fagan
Norman Marshall
Edward Maufe
F.G.M. Chancellor
Regency
Rowan Atkinson
Ronnie Barker
Dirk Bogarde

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