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Comedian Chris McCausland will perform in Banbury next January.

Live at the Apollo and Would I Lie To You? comedian comes to Banbury

Sir Michael Gambon has died aged 82, his family has confirmed. (Credit: Getty Images)

Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82

Historic manor house where Shakespeare wrote ‘As You Like It’ goes up for sale

Historic manor house where Shakespeare wrote famous play up for sale

Married couple Janet and John Ford, who own Tudor World, are at loggerheads with Joe Rukin, who runs Sinister Stratford ghost tours.

Turf war breaks out between Stratford-upon-Avon ghost tour guides

Brackley Jubilee Choir

Sounds of Broadway will be heard in Brackley as theatre goers are encouraged 'br...

It is hoped that the campaign will make angling accessible and fun for all ages (photo: Adobe)

​Campaign to support the next generation of anglers

Nigel Barrett (Julius Caesar) and Thalissa Teixeira (Brutus) in the current production of Julius Caesar at the RSC, Stratford

Politicians falling on their swords? Not Westminster but Stratford-upon-Avon

A customer buys a drink at a Wetherspoons pub in Clapham, London.

Wetherspoon set to close dozens of pubs in 2023 - see full list

Carry On and Harry Potter actor Leslie Phillips dies aged 98 after long illness - tributes

Harry Potter star Leslie Phillips dies aged 98

Beautiful view of traditional Gondola on Canal Grande with historic Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in the background on a sunny day in Venice, Italy

Book a place on rail trips to literary landscapes - including Bronte country and...

Exciting new midsummer carnival to unleash Warwick Castle’s history

Shipston Remembrance Sunday reaches more people than ever before Photo: From left: Glyn Slade, Revd Sarah Edmonds (Rector at St Edmund’s), Cllr Ian Cooper, Revd Daniel Pulham (Pastor at Stour Valley Baptist Church), Mike Wells, Helen Morgan (Shipston town clerk)

Shipston's Remembrance Sunday service reaches more people than ever before

21 funny and romantic messages to write in your Valentine’s Day card this year

This is when you should take your Christmas decorations down - according to trad...

10 pantomimes, ballets and special Christmas performances you can watch online i...

Here's where the 12 days of Christmas came from - and when they start

Face your fears this Halloween with live-streamed shows from the Globe

Gillian Anderson as Blanche DuBois in A Streecar Named Desire at the Young Vic in 2014 (photo: Johan Persson)

These are the ten greatest stage characters as voted by theatre-lovers - do you ...

How to see big names sharing stories of acting on RSC’s stage

Ten of the best shows to watch online in the coming days

Five of the best plays to watch at home in the next few days

This year’s June solstice falls on Saturday 20 June at 10.43pm. (Credit: Shutterstock)

This is when summer 2020 officially starts - and the meaning of the June solstic...

Five of the best plays to watch at home in the coming days

Homework help on hand from RSC’s star performers

Five of the best plays to watch at home in the coming days

Start your novel or play - here's how you can get writing

Museums, libraries and other learning centres may temporarily be closed due to the ongoing UK lockdown - but this doesn’t mean that children have to miss out on educational experiences (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are 9 educational activities you can do free online with the kids - from m...

The National Theatre is making some of its best productions available for free -...

Sope Dirisu as Coriolanus. Picture: Paul Stuart

REVIEW: Coriolanus is magnetic in a sleek and stylish production

The Play's the Thing

Permanent exhibition goes behind the scenes at the RSC.

Treasure Island

X marks the spot

Pride and Prejudice

Austen gets a makeover in an outdoor theatre show

Heartbreak Productions performing The Taming of the Shrew

Heartbreak bringing outdoor theatre back

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Below the Radar: Sincere Apologies to the Citizens of Stratford

Matt Adcock’s film review: Warm Bodies

Latest Banbury Guardian News

A woman was sexually assaulted on a Banbury bus yesterday.

Woman followed and sexually assaulted on Banbury bus by man

Rachel Burns, Roseann Thompson and Sue Blank from Katharine House Hospice show off this year’s greener wooden Santa Fun Run medals.

Popular Katharine House fun run in Banbury goes green the Christmas

A Banbury funeral directors is offering people the chance to remember lost loved ones by putting their names on a Christmas memorial tree.

Funeral directors offer people chance to remember loved ones