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Issue No. 8118
Next issue: Tue 15th June. Deadline: 10am, Mon 14th June
WHAT’S ON
Bach Goldberg Variations, arr. Sitkovetsky
Tickets: Playhouse 01865 305305 / 07518 479062
Magdalen College Auditorium
Sun 13 Jun, 11.15am
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COFFEE MEETINGS
Tuesdays, 4.30pm; [email protected]
www.celiagreen.com
CINEMA
to Fri
18th
Phoenix Picturehouse
(0871 704 2062)
AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY [15]
Fri, Tue: 9.00pm
A very personal documentary about the celebrated comedian.
THE KILLER INSIDE ME [18]
Fri & Sat, Tue: 4.15, 6.40pm
Sun & Mon, Wed: 4.15, 9.00pm; Thu: 4.00, 6.15pm
Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba in Jim Thompson’s bloody Texan thriller.
BAD LIEUTENANT [18]
Fri, Mon - Wed: 1.45pm
Sat: 1.45, 9.00pm; Sun: 6.30pm; Thu: 1.30pm
Drug-addicted detective investigates murders in New Orleans.
THE BROTHERS BLOOM [12A]
Fri, Sun - Thu: 1.30, 6.30pm
Sat: 6.30pm
Twisty con caper starring Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo.
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GREENBERG [15]
daily: 4.00, 8.50pm
Ben Stiller gets serious as Roger Greenberg, lost at 40.
KIDS’ CLUB: MR BEAN’S HOLIDAY [PG]
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Sat: 1.30pm
Mr. Bean is heading to the South of France. No unaccompanied adults. Children under 8
must bring their own adult. Activities 12.45, film 1.30.
BHUTTO [NC]
Sun: 1.00pm
LA SEPARATION [PG]
Mon: 6.30pm
Definitive documentary of Benazir Bhutto. Plus Q&A with producer/director.
Based on Dan Franck’s tragic best-seller about divorce.
THE BIG SCREAM: GREENBERG [15]
Wed: 11.30am
Ben Stiller gets serious as Roger Greenberg, lost at 40. Exclusive screening for parents
with babies under 1.
HUMAN TERRAIN [NC]
Thu: 8.30pm
How America tries to win over its Iraqi & Afghani foes. Plus Q&A with director.
Odeon Magdalen St (0871 2244 007)
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The fabulous four get Carried away to Abu Dhabi.
daily: 1.30, 4.45, 8.00pm
THE KILLER INSIDE ME [18]
Fri - Sun: 4.00, 9.00pm
SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE [15]
Fri - Sun: 1.30, 6.30pm
Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba in Jim Thompson’s bloody Texan thriller.
Another dork-meets-bimbo rom com.
ROBIN HOOD [12A]
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Mon, Wed & Thu: 2.00, 5.00, 8.30pm
Tue: 2.00, 5.00pm
Russell Crowe flashes his stubble as the merry outlaw.
I AM LOVE [15]
Tue: 8.30pm
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Tragic love story following wealthy Milanese family. Italian with English subtitles.
Vue Cinema (08712 240 240)
IRON MAN 2 [12A]
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Fri, Mon & Tue: 3.15, 6.15, 9.15pm
Sat & Sun, Wed & Thu: 6.15, 9.15pm
DEATH AT A FUNERAL [15]
daily: 2.00, 4.10, 6.45, 9.00pm
plus 11.15pm Fri, Sat, Wed, and 11.30am Sat & Sun
Robert Downey Jr returns as Iron Man.
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Comic mayhem erupts at a father’s funeral.
4.3.2.1 [15]
Fri - Tue: 6.30, 9.30pm
Four best friends become involved in a diamond heist.
QUEENOFCLUBSCABARET
MEETINGS & LECTURES
Sat 12th
COMMUNE WITH THE FATHER / Women’s breakfast, with worship & seminar
/ 9am-12noon, £8 (£5 ) / 254800 / St Aldate’s Church, 40 Pembroke St
OXFORD PRIDE 2010 PARADE / From Cornmarket down Queen St to the fair
& music in Oxpens Field / free, start at midday / www.oxfordpride.org.uk
OXFORD KNITTING CIRCLE / Knitting with others. / 2pm - 4pm. £3. Booking
req’d: www.meetup.com/Oxford-Knitting-Group / 236058 / OX2 0NJ
Sun 13th
Celia Green
SEX AND THE CITY 2 [15]
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(gypsy hill) ,bab tasco & mystic! free facepainting !
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SINGLES WALKING GROUP / Oxon & surrounds; dogs, children welcome /
9.45 for 10am, £2 / www.walkers.meetup.com/385 / Join online for location
THEN & NOW: QUEER OXFORD HISTORY WALK / Six centuries of history,
starting at scandal-ridden Wadham. / 4pm / http://bisexual-oxford.org.uk
5 MILE WALK / Prospective members welcome / 1.30pm / 516239 & 01635
578215 / www.oxfordshireivc.org.uk / Recreation ground car park, Moulsford
NORTHWAY COMMUNITY CHOIR / All ages. / 2pm-5pm, free / 07918 034935
/ Northway Evangelical Church , Sutton Rd, Headington. OX3 9RB / 766284
BICYCLE RIDE / Into scenic Oxon countryside & back. Coffee & lunch stops /
9.30am - 4/5pm, free / www.oxonctc.org.uk / Campus Stores, Broad St
Mon 14th
ROSE HILL READ/SWAP LIBRARY / New free amenity run by people for their
neighbours. Warm welcome, no forms, no fuss. Art for children. / 2 - 4.30pm,
free, refreshments / Rose Hill Comm. Centre, The Oval. OX4 4UY / 777542
CHOOSING & JUDGING FICTION / Alexandra Shulman: the Orange shortlist
/ 7pm, £4 - book: www.woodstockbookshop.co.uk / The Woodstock
Bookshop
COSMIC CAFE ASTROLOGY WORKSHOP / 7pm, The Jam Factory, 27 Park End
Street / cosmic.cafe‰virginmedia.com, 07587 145184
JUPITER - FRIEND OR FOE? / Dr Jonathan Horner / 8pm, 1st visit free /
725094 / Methodist Church Hall, Dorchester Cres, North Abingdon
THAMES VALLEY CLIMATE ACTION / Getting together to take action / 7pm, free /
http://tvca.ox4.org.uk / E. Ox. Comm. Centre, 44b Princes St. OX4 1DD / 792168
INNER PEACE / Listening to one’s innermost voice. / 6pm - 7pm, free. / www.
wopg.org / 311718 / E. Ox. Comm. Centre, 44b Princes St. OX4 1DD / 792168
WEIGHT WATCHERS / Feel fab for summer; learn to control cravings / £3.95 /
http://weightwatchers.co.uk / 762315 / Littlemore Comm. Ctre, Giles Rd. OX4 4NC
REFUGEE WEEK - SHAMI CHAKRABARTI / Talk & panel discussion / 7 - 9.30pm,
free (dons) / www.asylum-welcome.org / 722082 / Oxford Town Hall
BOOK LAUNCH + ART TALK / Cynthia Freeland:Portraits + Persons / 7 -8.30
pm (free) / www.oup.com / 353240 / Blackwells, 48-51 Broad St. OX1 3BQ
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THEATRE
to Sat
19th
North Wall Arts Centre (01865 319450)
ANYTHING FOR A TENOR: MY TUTU’s BEEN AWOL!
Wed 16th: 8pm
“The Audience howled with laughter” - Libby Purves, The Times. £12/10
New Theatre (0844 8471585)
THAT’LL BE THE DAY
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Sat 12th: 7.30pm
Hits from the 1950s, to the 80s with feel-good comedy routines. £17.75-£26
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Mon 14th: 7.30pm; Tue 15th - Thu 17th: 1.30pm, 7.30pm
Fri 18th: 5pm, 8pm; Sat 19th: 2.00pm, 5.00pm, 8.00pm
Craig Chalmers, finalist of ´Any Dream Will Do’ takes, on the title role. £14.25-£25
Fri, Mon - Thu: 1.30, 4.00pm
Sat & Sun: 10.50am, 1.30, 4.00pm
Corpus Christi College (01865 276700)
STREETDANCE 3D [PG] Fri & Sat, Wed: 1.00, 3.30, 6.00, 8.30, 11.10pm
Sun & Mon: 1.00, 3.30, 6.00, 8.30pm; Tue: 1.00, 3.30, 6.00, 8.55pm
Thu: 1.00, 3.30, 6.00pm
Streetdance and ballet in the championship battle.
PRINCE OF PERSIA [12A]
Fri, Wed: 2.30, 5.20, 8.00, 10.40pm
Sat: 11.45am, 2.30, 5.20, 8.00, 10.40pm; Sun: 11.45am, 2.30*, 5.20, 8.00pm
Mon, Thu: 2.30, 5.20, 8.00pm; Tue: 2.30, 5.20, 8.00*pm
Murder, rape and revenge leave trails of blood through a post-apocalyptic Rome. £7/£5
TOOTH FAIRY [PG]
Hard-nosed hockey player is a tooth fairy.
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Intrepid royals vs a sandstorm released by evil mastermind. *Subtitles 2.30 Sun, 8.00
Tues.
ROBIN HOOD [12A]
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TITUS ANDRONICUS
Fri 11th & Sat 12th: 7.30pm
Oxford Playhouse (01865 305305)
THE WORLD’S WIFE
Fri 11th: 5pm
Adaptation of Carol Ann Duffy’s poetry: wives of famous men through the ages. £11/6
BRITAIN’S GOT BHANGRA
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Fri 11th: 8.00pm
Sat 12th: 2.30, 7.30pm
Lively Bhangra musical charting the rise of British Bhangra music. £15.50 - £24.50
Fri & Sat, Wed: 1.10, 4.20, 7.30, 10.50pm
Sun - Tue, Thu: 1.10, 4.20, 7.30pm
SEX AND THE CITY 2 [15] Fri, Sat, Wed: 1.15, 4.30, 7.45, 11.00pm
Mon, Sun & Thu: 1.15, 4.30, 7.45*pm; Tue: 1.15, 4.30, 7.45*pm
OUDS ANNIVERSARY GALA
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THE HISTORY BOYS
Mon 14th - Wed 16th: 7.30pm
Thu 17th: 2.30, 7.30pm, Fri 18th: 8.00pm; Sat 19th: 2.30, 7.30pm
LETTERS TO JULIET [PG]Fri,Sat,Wed:1.20,3.45,6.10,8.45,11.20pm
Sun - Tue, Thu: 1.20, 3.45, 6.10, 8.45pm
Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon (01865 736913)
BROOKLYN’S FINEST [18]
daily: 2.15, 5.10, 8.15pm
plus Fri, Sat, Wed: 11.30pm &Sat & Sun: 11.15am
Ray’s Txtlife was th ideal case study 4 Vicky’s dissertation til he read btween th’ lines. £4
SPACE CHIMPS 2 (3D) [U]
THE ALCHEMIST
Fri 11th: 7.30pm; Sat 12th: 2.30 & 8.00pm
KIDS AM FILM: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON [PG]
Teenage Viking deviates from a destiny of dragon slaying. 95p Sat & Sun: 10.30am
SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE [15]
Sat & Sun: 10.40am, 12.50, 3.15pm
Another dork-meets-bimbo rom com.
H2OIL [N/C]
Tue: 6.30pm
THE BLUE ROOM
Mon 14th - Thu 17th: 7.30pm
KILLERS [12A]
Blenheim Palace (01993 811325)
Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe get merry.
The fabulous four get Carried away to Abu Dhabi. Over 18s: 7.45pm Sun & Tue.
An American girl in Italy intercepts letters to Shakespeare’s fictional character.
A week in the lives of three NYC cops. With Richard Gere.
Sat & Sun: 11.00am
Intrepid chimps battle evil alien ruler.
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The world’s second biggest oilfield, in Alberta, Canada, and its consequences.
Wed & Thu: 2.10, 4.40, 7.00, 9.30pm
Katherine Heigl meets the perfect man. Or is he?
HILLSONG UNITED: 1 HEART FILM [PG]
Thu: 8.30pm
...follows the worship band across 6 continents, 42 nations and 93 cities.
Ultimate Picture Palace (245288)
FOUR LIONS [15]
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Fri, Thu: 7.00pm; Sat: 7.30pm
Sun: 4.30pm; Wed: 2.30pm
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED [18]
Fri, Wed & Thu: 9.00pm; Sat: 9.30pm; Sun & Mon: 8.30pm; Tue: 7.00pm
Chris Morris comedy about four British jihadists.
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Well-written low-budget twisty kidnapping thriller.
EYES WIDE OPEN [15]
Sun & Mon: 6.30pm; Tue: 9.00pm
Wed: 7.00pm
Orthodox Jewish father falls in love with a young male student.
Odeon George St (0871 2244 007)
SEX AND THE CITY 2 [15]
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Fri: 9.00pm
Sat - Thu: 2.30, 5.45, 9.00pm
STREETDANCE 3D [PG] Fri: 2.45, 5.15pm; Sat: 12.15, 2.45, 5.15pm
Streetdance and ballet collide in a quest for the championship. Sun: 12.15, 2.45pm
ROBIN HOOD [12A]
Fri: 2.00, 5.00, 8.30pm
Sat & Sun: 12.00, 2.00, 5.00, 8.30pm
Russell Crowe flashes his stubble.
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME [12A]
Fri: 8.45pm; Sat: 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.45pm; Sun: 12.30, 3.00, 5.30*, 8.45pm
Mon: 3.00, 5.30, 8.45pm; Tue: 3.00, 5.30, 8.45*pm; Wed: 5.30pm
Thu: 5.30*pm
Mediaeval fantasy epic. *Subtitles.
LETTERS TO JULIET [PG]
daily: 2.15, 4.45, 8.00pm
Carrie and friends travel to Abu Dhabi.
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An American girl in Italy intercepts letters to Shakespeare’s fictional character.
BROOKLYN’S FINEST [18]
A week in the lives of three NYC cops. With Richard Gere.
daily: 3.15, 6.15, 9.15pm
4.3.2.1 [15]
Fri & Sat: 8.15pm
Four best friends become involved in a diamond heist.
SPACE CHIMPS 2 (3D) [U]
Sat & Sun: 12.45pm
Intrepid chimps battle evil alien ruler.
SENIOR SCREEN: THE BLIND SIDE [12A]
The true story of American footballer Michael Oher.
KILLERS [12A]
Katherine Heigl meets the perfect man. Or is he?
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Wed: 10.45am
Wed & Thu: 3.00, 8.45pm
Pitt Rivers Museum (270927)
TROBRIAND CRICKET
Sat: 11am, free
 = review on dailyinfo.co.uk
Presented by Prof. J. Leach (University of Cairo)
Liked it? Hated it? Tell Oxford, online!
Sun 13th: 6.00pm
Celebration of OUDS’ 125th birthday with short student performances. £9.50-£14.50
The first major revival of Alan Bennet’s hugely successful 2004 play. £15.50 - £27
TXTLIFE
Fri 11th: 7.30pm
O’Reilly Theatre (Keble College)
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Tricksters con gullible citizens in the plague-ridden streets of Jacobean London. £7/£6
Rabid Productions present David Hare’s version of Schnitzler’s ‘Reigen’. £7/£6
Wadham College Gardens
POIROT: THE MUSICAL + A WESTERN Tue 15th - Thu 17th: 6.30pm
Two short shows - Poirot: The Musical & Last Cow in Nowheresville. £5/£4
A COMEDY OF ERRORS Fri 11th, Tue 15th, Thu 17th, Sat 19th: 7pm
Outdoor summer Shakespeare. £15/£8, children £5
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Sat 12th, Mon 14th, Wed 16th, Fri 18th: 7pm
Outdoor summer Shakespeare. Fri 18th SOLD OUT. £15/£8, children £5
Kennington Village Centre
DEATH BY FATAL MURDER
Fri 11th & Sat 12th: 7.30pm
Comedy about Inspector Pratts hilarious efforts to solve a crime. £8/£5.50
Garsington Opera (01865 361636)
ALL SHOWS EXCEPT SUN 4 JULY GALA ARE NOW SOLD OUT
Burton Taylor Studio (01865 305305)
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THE DREAM 
NETWORK
Fri 11th & Sat 12th: 7.30pm
The future: the Internet is banned. Love, life & Facebook in a hidden basement. £5/£4
Fri 11th & Sat 12th: 9.30pm
One night, four lovers, and a whole lot of love potion later… Experimental, physical
theatre and lyrical verse fuse in a dark portrayal of Shakespeare’s classic. £5/£4
FOOL FOR LOVE
Tue 15th - Sat 19th: 7.30pm
May thought they were finished, but Eddie finds her in a Southwestern motel... £5/£4
St Mary Magdalen Church(247836)
16/22 SUMMER SHOW CASE
Fri 18th & Sat 19th: 7.30pm
A celebration of Oxford’s history from the Playhouse’s resident youth company. £5
Merton College: Fellows’ Lawn
UNCLE VANYA
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Anton Chekhov in the open air. £8/£5
Fri 11th & Sat 12th: 7.30pm
Cornerstone Arts Centre (01235 515144)
SIMON BRODKIN & NAT LUURTSEMA
Thu 17th: 8pm
Comedy, age 16+. On its way to the Edinburgh Festival. £10, £9 (conc), £8 (memb)
GUSSET
Sat 19th: 8.00pm
Comedy. A floater in a knicker factory learning to be a writer. £14, £12.50c, £11.50m
Frewin Undercroft, St Michael’s St
THE MAIDS BY JEAN GENET
Tue 15th - Sat 19th: 7.30pm
New production of Genet’s absurdist play ‘The Maids’ , full of ritual & role play. £6/£7.50
Limelight Theatre, Aylesbury (01296 431272)
THE ESSENCE OF LOVE
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REVIEW
Blenheim Palace Outdoor Shakespeare 2010
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Blenheim Palace, until Friday June 18th 2010
The stunning Pleasure Gardens of
Blenheim Palace set the scene for The
Oxford School Of Drama’s A Midsummer
Night’s Dream. Sitting on bales of hay,
enjoying the scenery, eating cake and...
drinking a cup of hot chocolate. It was
unfortunately cold and drizzling. But
once the show started, we forgot about
the weather and were transported to
the magical forest where fairies make
mayhem.
The play (one of Shakespeare’s most
well known, possibly due to the fact that
it is a GCSE classic!) is given a revamp
for this version and set in 1920’s Britain. Cue flapper girls and men in dapper suits. This was a new
approach and made for some interesting scenes, such as the fairies breaking into impromptu jive
dancing, however it is difficult to portray the play in any ‘real-life’ setting due to the surreal nature of
the story itself.
What does work is the light-heartedness and general charm of the play. The characters are merry
and seem rather pleasantly drunk! They sing, dance, pose, and poke fun at themselves. Emily LloydSaini excels in her portrayal of Puck (a female Puck- nice twist on the original), skipping around
joyfully, eyes wide in mischief, exuding a flirtatious chemistry with Oberon, King of the Fairies.
Margaret Clunie plays a likeable Helena, and has some great comedy scenes when begging for
Demetrius’s love, and later when she thinks that Lysander and Demetrius are mocking her when
they declare their love – these scenes are conveyed seriously in some versions but Margaret’s
comic skills made this approach work very well. Hugo Brant, as Bottom had the audience in stitches.
The use of a simple prop, a pair of novelty horse ears, add to the humour of his scenes when Puck
changes him to half-donkey. Titania, Queen of Fairies (played by Victoria Lupton) possessed a regal
air which made her consequent infatuation and passion for Bottom even funnier.
There was little staging and even fewer props. But I really believed I was in the woods at witching
hour. The cast ensured this by careful attention to detail, continuing in character until out of sight
completely. So the fairies would float and dance away ‘off stage’ until they reached the ends of
the gardens and were no longer in view – this was a nice touch. They also integrated well with the
audience, running amongst our seats and sitting alongside us in parts.
Finally, the cast must be commended for performing so well in the rain and cold, especially on
opening night – very professional. If I had to be picky, I would say that some of the actors need
to speak a little louder especially as the ‘stage area’ is open-air and quite large, which can make
hearing difficult.
After Puck’s famous closing speech, there was some more dancing to end the show. A little bit
random, but certainly fitting in with the general eccentricity of the play itself. The audience enjoyed it,
clapping and foot-tapping along. If you like the play, then do go and watch this version – it is joyous
to watch, the actors are having fun and so are the audience. Recommended.
Maleeha Bari, 11/06/10
HOUSES SELECTION:
BOTLEY, OXFORD
A furnished 4 bedroom semi detached house, comprising 3
double bedrooms, 1 single bedroom, lounge-diner, kitchen, 2
bathrooms, garden and parking. Suit professional/academic
sharers.
Available 10th August. £1360pcm
GIGS & COMEDY
Sun 13th
LIVE JAZZ / Brendan Reilly, Tim Dawes & Tim Lapthorn / 5pm ‰ Quod, 9294 High St. OX1 4BN, & 8pm ‰ Gee’s, 61 Banbury Rd. OX2 6PE / 553540
SUNDAY ROAST / Bands, art, the Sunday papers: end your week right. /
8.30pm-2am. £4 / The Cellar, Frewin Ct./ 244761 / 07769 690177
FOLK NIGHT / Irish folk & other genres led by the legendary Mick Henry. All
welcome / 8pm, free / The Half Moon, 18 St Clements. OX4 1AB/ 247808
Mon 14th
JEFF, MATTY & FRIENDS / Melodic jazz jam / 9pm, free / 762372 / Ampleforth
Arms, Collinwood Rd, Headington. OX3 8HH
3RD DEGREE LEBURN / US/UK blues / 8pm. £10 / www.famousmondayblues.
co.uk / The Bullingdon Arms, 162 Cowley Rd. OX4 1UE/ 244516
OXFORD IMPS / ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ style / 8pm, £3.50 / www.
oxfordimps.com / 07985 922753 / Wheatsheaf, 129 High St. OX1 4DF/ 721156
ACADEMIC SESSION
2009-10 AND 2010-11
Properties located well for Oxford Brookes
University, JR Hospital and M40.
IFFLEY ROAD, OXFORD
Arlington Drive, Marston: suitable for 4, fully
A furnished 4 bedroom semi detached house, comprising 4
double bedrooms, kitchen-diner, living room, 2 bathrooms,
garden and parking. Suit professional/academic sharers.
Available 20th July. £1400pcm
A large 4 bedroom furnished house, comprising 3 double
bedrooms 1 single bedroom, living room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms,
garden and off street parking. Suit professional/academic family/
sharers.
Available 5th August. £1400pcm
SUMMERTOWN, OXFORD
A spacious Victorian terrace 2 bedroom cottage with modern
interior, 2 double bedrooms, lounge-diner, kitchen, bathroom,
garden and off street parking. Suit professional/academic family/
sharers.
Available 28th June. £1200pcm
FLAT SELECTION:
Remaining Properties:
furnished, full gas c/h, communal room, garden, garage,
bathroom/shower, 2 w.c.s., parking.
Available September 2010. Rent: £1160 pcm excl. bills
Cherwell Drive, Marston: suitable for 5. Modernised
house. Amenities include: ceramic flooring, ceramic
bathroom/shower, separate w.c., modern kitchen and
appliances, plasma screen, garden, garage, parking.
Available August 2010. Rent: £1500 pcm excl. bills
References required for all properties.
WOOD FARM ROAD, WOOD FARM
A ground floor furnished flat comprising 1 double bedroom,
living room, kitchen and bathroom. Suit professional/academic
couple/single.
Available now. £650pcm
OCK STREET, ABINGDON
Please do not hesitate to email me for further details /
information. Email: [email protected]
Various modern, attractive
A part furnished 3 bedroom flat comprising 3 double bedrooms,
living room, kitchen and bathroom. Suit professionals/academics
sharers/family.
Available 10th August. £1000pcm incl c/tax w/rates gas
3/4 Bed Properties
BENSON ROAD, HEADINGTON
Landlords! Further properties required for waiting
tenants. From 7% full management or letting only £290.
01865 766581 www.levickjones.co.uk
115 London Rd, Headington OX3 9HZ
A furnished ground floor 1 bedroom flat, comprising 1 double
bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom, garden and parking.
Suit professional/academic couple/single.
Available 20th June. £675pcm
BEDSIT/ROOM SELECTION:
IFFLEY ROAD, OXFORD
A 2nd floor self contained bedsit, comprising bed-sitter with
kitchenette and ensuite bathroom. Suit professional/academic
couple/single.
Available now. £575/600pcm incl bills
LAKE STREET, OXFORD
A large furnished single room sharing facilities. Suit professional/
academic.
Available now. £450 incl.
LAKE STREET, OFF ABINGDON ROAD
A furnished 1st floor bedsit with shared kitchen and bathroom in
large 3-storey detached house. Suit single professional/academic.
Available 10th June. £475pcm incl bills
now available in Headington/Cowley.
BROOKES STUDENTS: better than average student
accommodation, Headington, from September 2010, houseshare. 10/15 mins Brookes, fully furnished, all mod cons.
Very clean, well maintained. Non-smoking. Viewings now
taking place. xhrw‰users.dailyinfo.co.uk
IFFLEY BORDERS. LOVELY one bedroom apartment. Parking.
Gardens. Quiet neighbourhood. £700pcm. 07802 327122.
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DESIRABLE ATTIC STUDIO FLAT with kitchen & shower
room, north Oxford. £750 pcm. Single. End July. 07962
810797. xn62‰users.dailyinfo.co.uk
2 BED HOUSE, parking, 10 min station, £895, furnished.
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CENTRAL ROOMS AVAILABLE
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AND FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-11
Accommodation available for students in shared houses
with visiting American students. Houses are in Jericho
and Venneit Close. Telephone, TV and wireless in all
properties. £460 per calendar month inclusive.
Please email [email protected]
or phone 01865 201132.
CUMNOR, SUNNY ROOM for quiet n/s, share with female
owner. Short-term / part-week possible. Off-street parking,
broadband. £420 pcm inc. xin6‰users.dailyinfo.co.uk
3 PROFESSIONAL ROOMS available now for 12 months just
off the Abingdon Road, walking distance to the city centre
with parking permits available. Price per month between
£340 and £360 depending on the room, 1 double room, 2
good sized singles available. This property has a large fully
fitted kitchen, two bathrooms, a lovely maintained garden
and a large living room. Bills are not included but are split
between housemates and are very low. Please call 01865
311745 or email post‰nops.co.uk to arrange a viewing.
STUDENT ROOMS AVAILABLE in August for 12 months. A
large lovely five bedroom house situated just off the
Abingdon Rd on Norreys Avenue. Price per person £360
excluding bills. No council tax for students, bills will be
split between housemates. Please call 01865 311745 or
email post‰nops.co.uk.
AVAILABLE END JUNE, large double with private balcony in
new shared house, East Oxford. £510 pcm incl. all bills and
unlimited broadband. NS, single occupation. xmur‰users.
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JERICHO. DOUBLE ROOM in 3 bed flat. Professional nonsmoker preferred. Available 4th August. £450 pcm excl.
bills and council tax. xmw3‰users.dailyinfo.co.uk
BULLINGDON ROAD, LARGE room, near town centre, Tesco,
£390 pcm excl. 07795238297 xmyr‰users.dailyinfo.co.uk
SHORT LETS FOR summer vacation in student house near
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academic year. xn69‰users.dailyinfo.co.uk
STUDENT ROOMS AVAILABLE in July for 12 months, situated
on the Botley Rd, 10 minutes walk from the city centre.
£390pcm excluding bills. Please call 01865 311745 or email
post‰nops.co.uk.
COWLEY, £350 INCLUSIVE bills and cleaner, Bailey Road,
double in professional house. xn9x‰users.dailyinfo.co.uk
HEADINGTON, DENE ROAD, single, £335incl., broadband,
available now, 07866 700703, www.easyrentaroom.co.uk
HEADINGTON: LARGE SINGLE room, parking, newly
decorated, £310 pcm. Non-smoking professional female.
07710 735320. xnju‰users.dailyinfo.co.uk
AVAILABLE NOW: large room in SH off Abingdon Rd. Suit
prof/pg. £450 pcm incl. 07591 613835
ALEXANDRA ROAD. Large and medium sized rooms
available now. Suit n/s prof. £375/350 (inc. c.tax ~£40pcm).
Phone Will on 07989 052226.
HOSTS WANTED
HOST FAMILIES
NEEDED
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Location in Oxford city centre is preferred or
on good bus route to Oxford.
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TUITION
Sat 12th
JAMES / Manchester legends in Isle Of Wight Festival warm-up / 9.15pm.
£22.50 / O2 Academy Oxford, 190 Cowley Rd. OX4 1UE/ 0844 477 2000
OXFORD PRIDE DAY EVENT / Live music, stalls, cafe, funfair & more / 128pm, free / Oxpens Field, Oxpens Rd (next to Ice Rink)
GREASE NIGHT / All the greatest hits from the movie / 7.30pm £10 advance /
www.krtsc.co.uk / 841526 / KRTSC, Yarnton Rd, Kidlington OX5 1AT/ 841526
THE ROCK OF TRAVOLTA, KOMRAD / Electro-rock / The Cellar, Frewin Ct./
244761 / 07769 690177
JERICHO ST FAIR / Stalls, crafts, bric-a-brac, food, sumo, bouncy castle,
raffle, live bands (inc. Braindogs, 2pmish) / 12-4pm / Old Bookbinder’s Arms,
17-18 Victor St, OX2 6BT/ 553549
THE ART OF CORRUPTION / Cutting-edge St culture & new school activism /
5pm-11pm, £6 (£4) / 07737 372472 / Kukui, 43 Park End St. OX1 1JD/ 420020
ACCOMMODATION LIST
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scheme • Energy performance certificate scheme
MUSICIANS & KIT
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DISCO, PA, AND LIGHTING Equipment — hire and sales. 118
Cowley Road, 01865 722027, www.722027.co.uk
GUITAR: TOP LEVEL Teacher. All styles/levels. Tel. 01865
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ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE LESSONS, evening classes.
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BIG OR SMALL we ship or store it all. 50% discount on
packaging materials to all students who ship with us, free
pick up in Oxford. Mail Boxes Etc., Summertown 01865
514655 - www.mbesummertown.co.uk, Headington 01865
741729 - www.mbeheadington.co.uk
WEB SITE FOR £150. Your business /organisation website
at an affordable price. Online within a week. www.
villagewebdesign.co.uk or 07920 563303.
CARPET AND HOUSE CLEANING. Affordable prices; Student
discount; fully insured; end-of-tenancy. 07803
186817
FREE PRINTER
KONICA MINOLTA MAGICOLOR 5430DL colour
A4 laser printer FREE to any charity, school etc who
wants it. Complete in box. Needs two new toner cartridges,
other two nearly full. 01865 874846
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