What’s on in Oxford and across Oxfordshire this September

Hans Coper 100 at the Ashmolean Museum

Until 26 September

To mark the 100th anniversary of Hans Coper’s birth, the Ashmolean is devoting a display to an exhibition of Coper’s ceramics made across his career. The exhibition includes ceramics from the Museum’s own collection together with more than 30 loans from private collections.
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Expressions of Nature Exhibition at Blenheim Palace

Until 12 September

This new programme of art exhibitions for the Gardens Gallery Café at Blenheim Palace, launching with ‘Expressions of Nature’ Exhibition from 17 May to 12 September 2021.
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Roots to Seeds Exhibition at Weston Library

18 May to 24 October

Part of Oxford Botany 400 - a celebration and count-down to 400 years of botanical research and teaching by the University of Oxford on 25th July 2021.
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Samson Kambalu: New Liberia at Modern Art Oxford

Until 05 September

For his largest solo exhibition, Samson Kambalu will create a powerful installation centred on his search for a more enchanted world beyond the limitations of everyday life.
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TOKYO: Art & Photography Exhibition at the Ashmolean

29 July to 03 January

This major exhibition will explore Japan’s capital city through the varied and vibrant arts it has generated over 400 years, from its beginnings as the headquarters of the Tokugawa shoguns in the early 1600s to the modern metropolis it is today.
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SIX at Oxford Playhouse

24 August to 05 September

From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII finally take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power.
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Blood Brothers at New Theatre Oxford

17 to 21 August

The captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with fateful consequences.
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Salon Privé 2021 at Blenheim Palace

01 to 05 September

The most luxurious of garden parties alongside the finest collection of supercars on the South Lawn of Blenheim Palace.
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BunkFest 2021

03 to 05 September

Organisers of this unique free family festival have made known their intention to hold the festival this year, as planned, from 03 to 05 September 2021. Details to follow.
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The Luna Open-Air Cinema at Waddesdon Manor

09 to 12 September

After months of staying indoors watching movies on the small screen, it’s time to head outside for an unforgettable big-screen experience at the Luna Open-Air Cinema at Waddesdon Manor.
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Quandary Collective’s Richard II Visiting major UK cities including Oxfordshire's Waterperry Gardens

Richard II: The UK Tour

10 & 11 September

Set in a near-future, post-global ecological collapse, Quandary Collective’s Richard II is a bloodthirsty outdoor exhibition. This fearless adaptation blends Shakespeare’s text with visceral movement and live electronic music, while you see the politics of old and young clashing in maintaining England’s fragile peace. Join us as we ask what it takes to lead a country, why gender matters in positions of power and explore the price we pay for wanting autonomy over our lives.
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Abingdon Air and Country Show 2021

11 September

From dynamic flying displays to static aircraft displays, cockpits to sit in, as well as a great mix of re-enactment stalls, classic cars, country fayre, and arts and craft stalls - the Abingdon Air and Country Show 2021 will have something for everybody.
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