This Week's Classical Music (Jan 5-11)

Not quite back into the full swing of things, there are still few classical performances this week. Tonight, at the Holywell Music Room, is Schola Pietatis Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi's Women - sopranos, altos, tenors, basses... and on Sunday, there will be a coffee concert featuring the Adderbury Ensemble.

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This Week's Jazz and Blues (Jan 5-11)

Monday sees the return of the fabulous and legendary blues at the Bully, featuring Reservoir Cats from the UK (pictured). Tuesday has Jazz Emporium at Bar Milano, and the wonderful Abi Strevens plays The Big Bang on Wednesday.

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What's in the Theatres this Week? (Jan 5-11)

The Oxford Playhouse:

Dick Whittington - The Panto!
A capital pantomime for young and old, with rats, a cat and streets of gold! Christmas just isn't Christmas without an Oxford Playhouse pantomime, the purrfect treat this festive season with magic, sparkle and fun for all the family.

Creation Theatre Company:
Arabian Nights - Celebrate the festive season with us as we whisk you away on a magic carpet ride to an unforgettable world of colourful characters, fantastical creatures and devious villains.

Suitable for children 5+

Burton Taylor Theatre:
22 Death Scenes - Watch us as we meet our ends simply, quietly, loudly, gloriously, haltingly, and beautifully. Listen as we tell you about the scenes we wished we had seen, and play you the music we wished we had heard. Jumbled explore the need to play at death and how we just can't get those soap opera death scenes out of our heads.

Jumble it Up (Night #1) - Bitesize tastes of the newest ideas from emerging companies from Oxfordshire and beyond. Help them test the waters with the shows that just might be the next big thing. Get in on the act and give your feedback!

Jumble it Up (Night #2) - Lucy Panesar's Bashfully British Book Balancing Boogie and Temple Theatre's Really Wild Show With Brian The Clown, first seen at the June Jumble It Up, return longer, more developed, and all the better for your feedback. Be part of the next stage in the shows' evolutions!

Abingdon Touring Theatre:
Aesop's Fables
Their third tour is a specially commissioned adaptation of Aesop's Fables. This tour has been written to be suitable for the entire family and will combine Aesop's stories with tales from his own life.

Showing this week at - Bampton Village Hall, Players Theatre in Thame, Arlington Arts Centre at the Mary Hare School in Newbury, and Lains Barn in Wantage.

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What's in the Cinema this Week? (Jan 5-11)

Opening in Oxford this week is Employee of the Month, starring Dane Cook, Dax Shepard, and Jessica Simpson. Two co-workers at a bulk-discount retailer, who have been working together for ten years, start competing for the affections of a new beautiful cashier who only dates 'Employees of the Month'. The film contains strong language and moderate sex references. (12A)

Also opening this weekend is White Noise 2. A man who is brought back from the brink of death finds he can tell which people are about to die. But when he tries to save them, he discovers there's a price to be paid. The film contains supernatural horror. (15)

Opening at the Magdalen Odeon Cinema this week is Apolcalypto - Mel Gibson's epic historical drama about a declining Maya kingdom led by rulers who insist the key to prosperity is more temples and human sacrifices. A young man chosen for sacrifice flees the kingdom to avoid his fate. The film contains strong bloody violence and gore. (18)

At the Phoenix this week is Robert Altman's A Prairie Home Companion, with an all star cast that includes Lindsay Lohan, Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, and many more. The film takes a look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren (Streep), and a host of others hold court. This film contains mild language and comic references to suicide and sex. (15)

Magdalen Street's Odeon Cinema will have sneak previews of Babel and The Pursuit of Happyness on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

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