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Hans Christian Andersen’s Magical Tales

25TH NOVEMBER 2008 - 17TH JANUARY 2009 MIRROR TENT, BMW The Mirror Tent returned to Oxford as the perfect setting for a brand new script by Lizzie Hopley retelling the classic fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. The mirrors, red and green velvet drapes, gold carvings and ornate pillars all created a glowing Christmassy atmosphere…

Animal Farm

21ST JULY - 30TH AUGUST 2008 OXFORD CASTLE Adapted for the stage by Ian Wooldridge. The former exercise yard of Oxford Prison provided the atmospheric setting for George Orwell’s blistering satire on power and idealism. Directed by Joanna Read, the energetic cast trotted and whinnyed around a stage littered with oil drums and a whiteboard…

2008, Oxford CastleBy Joanna Craig July 21, 2008

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

4TH JULY - 13TH SEPTEMBER 2008 PROMENADE AROUND HEADINGTON HILL PARK, OXFORD Director Zoe Seaton reunited with visual consultant Paul McEneaney for an unforgettable reworking of Shakespeare’s most enchanting play. The audience were invited by the character of Puck to follow him deeper into the arboretum to several different locations in the park where scenes…

2008, Headington Hill ParkBy Joanna Craig July 4, 2008

Saints and Sinners

26TH JUNE - 16TH AUGUST 2008 ST MICHAEL AT THE NORTH GATE An inspiring new script recreated some of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters – the good, the bad, and the downright psychotic – as well as some less well known. This was the only one man show in Creation’s summer 2008 season and was critically…

2008, The North WallBy Joanna Craig June 26, 2008

Much Ado About Nothing

13TH JUNE -16TH AUGUST 2008 OXFORD CASTLE Directed by Charlotte Conquest, this production crackled with the witty exchanges of Beatrice and Benedick, past lovers with a “merry war” between them. Transported to Spain, the courtyard was decked with orange trees and the costumes were reminiscent of flamenco dancers and matadors. Andalusian music and a flamenco…

2008, Oxford CastleBy Joanna Craig June 13, 2008

Measure for Measure

9TH MARCH - 12TH ARIL 2008 THE NORTH WALL ARTS CENTRE This rarely produced masterpiece was performed in The North Wall in Summertown – a first for Creation. The former Victorian swimming pool has been converted into a stunning state of the art performance space. The darkly comic story of love, lust and morality featured…

2008, The North WallBy Joanna Craig March 19, 2008