Creation Theatre Company
Creation Theatre Company
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Exciting, immersive, fast-paced, live theatre events in Oxford. We've been performing everywhere from car parks to book shops for the past 27 years, bringing classic stories to life in unusual locations - join us!
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Kate R
1 contribution
Feb 2020
Creation's latest production takes us to the Bleak House and an array of beautifully constructed characters. Dicken's novel is brought to life through five amazingly talented actors/musicians. The play, staged in the Norrington Room in Blackwells bookshop, is fast paced, funny, exciting and poignant. Creation at its best!!
Written February 5, 2020
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Sue Bennett
6 contributions
Mar 2020
This Creation production retells the Bleak House story with verve and imagination and is a must-see. The deceptively simple staging in the Norrington Room works very well, and the five actors as always are able to convincingly take on different characters. The musical elements worked very well to convey the chaos of Chancery, longing, loss, regret and hope etc.
Written March 6, 2020
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Sophie
2 contributions
Aug 2020
Wow! Wow! Wow! I am so impressed Creation Theatre Company, i have just watched your virtual Alice show with my young family in Zambia, while other family members watched in Belgium and South Africa at the same time. It was so lovely to watch remotely with them and see them during the performance. It was such a great show, so interactive and the kids loved it. We are seriously impressed you can put on such a amazing show in such difficult circumstances, well done!!
Written August 2, 2020
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Ian&Angela
Wisbech, UK2 contributions
Mar 2020
Creation's Bleak House was a great way to celebrate a birthday, and the highlight of our mini break in Oxford. Great fun, brilliant acting with the cast playing multiple parts and clever use of a limited number of props. Very clever use of space in the bookshop. Music too, what more could we want.
Written March 9, 2020
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mattheliza
Oxford, UK6 contributions
Feb 2020
Another highly enjoyable production from Creation, which specialises in non-traditional venues. The plot is complicated, and with only five actors playing so many parts that I lost count, the audience has to keep its wits about it. It's a credit to their skills that they can distinguish one character from another with minimal changes of costume or props. So you're able to keep up with the many twists, even if you haven't read the novel. The music is imaginative (piano, guitar, viola, handbells) and is integrated into the action appropriately. I'm looking forward to Creation's next show in Oxford.
Written February 27, 2020
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Caroline B
3 contributions
Feb 2020
We went to see Bleak House at Blackwell's bookshop on Monday. Another great production, amusing, well scripted, wonderfully acted by the small cast. It is always amazing how they project effectively each of the multiple characters they play. GO AND SEE IT. It was also great to have a glass of wine (free with premium seats) and to wander round the bookshop before the play and during the interval...almost like being at someone's private theatre.
Written February 12, 2020
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Carrie a
1 contribution
Feb 2020 • Friends
Saw the show last night and so enjoyed it. The writing, acting and the music all were wonderful. The ensemble cast and crew worked together so well. And the bookshop venue was magical - it was as though the audience, the shop itself and the very books were all part of the show.
Written February 29, 2020
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Sunshiner64
1 contribution
Feb 2020 • Solo
What an evening of theatre. I have seen several Creation shows now and they are always good....Bleak House is one of the best theatrical experiences I have had.
The Design is beautiful, the storytelling...engrossing, the Actors and the Direction are incredible.....❤
The Design is beautiful, the storytelling...engrossing, the Actors and the Direction are incredible.....❤
Written February 16, 2020
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RD36
Oxford, UK108 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
We have been to many Creation Theatre productions and this one is up there with the best. Maybe it was the best! So difficult to judge. The venue, acting, script and overall production were all of the highest level. It was one of the most enjoyable theatrical experiences we have had for many years. We would go again this week but our diaries don’t allow it. Well done Creation. We love you.
Written March 1, 2020
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Audavian
Abingdon, UK103 contributions
Oct 2020
Creation are so ingenious. With theatres closed, they have been forced to think creatively and have produced online experiences which are not only different, but actually BETTER than what they might have done in a real venue. We watched their zoom version of Macbeth last night and it was properly intense and fast paced (the script was fairly heavily edited - a wise move) with some very clever effects. With our daughter watching from her college location and us at home, we were able to share the experience, sitting in our darkened rooms and enjoying the bloody vibe. Theatres will be closed again from this week (Nov 2020) so if you're looking for something different to do, you can't go wrong with any of Creation's recent lockdown shows - this spooky Macbeth, their very jolly Merry Wives of Whatsapp or the funny Horatio and Hamlet. If they rerun any of them, do join in!
Written November 1, 2020
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ds605
Caldwell, NJ54 contributions
does it matter what seating group you pick for the performance of Midsummers Nights Dream?
Where2now15
Greater London, UK3 contributions
As far as I am aware Creation Theatre use different venues for different productions. Check out their website or ring Box office. Always very helpful.
Pat B
Beaconsfield, UK45 contributions
Going to 2pm performance tomorrow, what time will it finish, please?
Where2now15
Greater London, UK3 contributions
Around 4.30pm
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