An Evening of John Cage @ The Port Mahon, Oxford
Paul Stammers is impressed by Fixers' frontman Jack Goldstein's interpretation of the music of an avant garde master
Michel Inn Star
Paul Stammers finds chef Michel Sadones flying the flag for France at a pub with a very English name.
Ocean Colour Scene @ Oxford O2 Academy
For a bunch of lads from the landlocked West Midlands, Ocean Colour Scene don’t half bang on about maritime matters.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: New Theatre, Oxford
Whoever muttered about never working with children or animals might have reconsidered his opinion had he seen the touring production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Spring Awakening: The OFS Studio
Even the Lord Chamberlain wouldn’t have minded a bit of haze, surely? Yet a sign on Tuesday’s opening night listed it, with violence and nudity, as one of the features that made this Oxford Brookes Drama Society production an affair aimed at over-16s.
True Pud
THE BLACK BOY, MILTON, NR BANBURY, 01295 722111 PAUL STAMMERS finds life is sweet when it comes to pick-n-mix pudding.
