What’s On

Jigsaw Productions Presents Wind in the Willows A Musical Wind in the Willows’ is Jigsaw’s adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale, following timid Mole and kindly Ratty as they befriend the reckless motor car obsessed Mr Toad. Set along the…

Monkey Movies: The Gruffalo A half hour animated film based on the classic picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo tells the magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk…

Wantage Children’s Books Festival We’re delighted to welcome you to the very first Wantage Children’s Books Festival, a joyful celebration of stories, imagination and community. With a busy programme of exciting events from some of the UK’s…

Puccini: Madama Butterfly Asmik Grigorian (Cio-Cio-San); Joshua Guerrero (Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton); Lauri Vasar (Sharpless); Hongni Wu (Suzuki); Ya-Chung Huang (Goro); Jeremy White (The Bonze); Josef Jeongmeen Ahn (Prince Yamadori); Veena Akama-Makia (Kate Pinkerton); Romanas Kudriašovas…

NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge directed by Caitríona McLaughlin   Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s…

Sustainable Style Fair Join us at The Beacon for our Sustainable Style Fair, held as part of Green Week. Upstairs, explore a vibrant marketplace of preloved clothing stallholders, delivered in partnership with Preloved Clothes Oxfordshire, offering…

The Bohemians Don’t Stop us Now – and there’s certainly no stopping this comprehensive re-enactment of Queens greatest hits! One of the UK’s longest running and Internationally renowned Queen Tribute band, The Bohemians, take you…

The Tale of the Loneliest Whale “I can hear someone out there. They’re singing to me.” Whale sings his heart out into the deep blue sea… but nobody sings back. Is he the only one like him in the…

Noasis The Definitive Oasis Tribute Band.    Noasis is the definitive tribute to Manchester’s super group Oasis, formed in 2006 the band has toured extensively performing the anthems that have defined a generation! “A Supersonic Show Of The…

Wall of Floyd Step into the sonic and visual world of Pink Floyd as The Wall of Floyd brings their most ambitious UK tour to date. Celebrating the very best of Floyd’s legendary catalogue, this 2026…

Open Mic Night Join us for your free monthly fix of local talent at The Beacon’s Open Mic Night! Every first or second Wednesday of the month at 7pm in The Beacon Bar.  Once a month,…

NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses Les Liaisons Dangereuses    by Christopher Hampton based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos directed by Marianne Elliott   BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a…