If times are hard, then The Theatre Chipping Norton is coming to the rescue with the launch of their 2-for-1 tickets. First up for grabs is Penny Dreadful’s new show Etherdome, today, fresh from Edinburgh. With touches of comic cabaret and B-movie macabre, the award winning show makes the perfect alternative and affordable night out. Call the box Office on 01608 642350.

For another off-the-wall production, how about Hamlet set in pre-colonial Zimbabwe tomorrow night at the North Wall? Zimbabwean actors Denton Chikura and Tonderai Munyevu somehow manage to play all 15 roles. Call the box office on 01865 319450 or visit thenorthwall.com Even more random is the broadcasting of The Kitchen at The Phoenix tonight, live from the National Theatre. Set in the kitchen of an enormous West End restaurant in the 1950s, the orders are piling up: a post-war feast of soup, fish, cutlets, omelettes and fruit flans. Chefs, waitresses and porters from across Europe argue and flirt as they race to keep up. Visit ntlive.com for more information.

Slightly more mainstream is KiKi Dee’s visit to The Mill tonight. Famous for her chart-topping hits with Elton John, and accompanied by Italian guitar virtuoso Carmelo Luggeri, the duo play a mix of originals, covers and hits such as Don’t Go Breaking My Heart and I’ve Got The Music In Me. Call the box office 01295 279002.

Also opening tonight is a darkly comic drama at the Burton Taylor Studio – Kalashnikov, In The Woods By The Lake – that explores the man behind the Kalashnikov assault rifle. Call 01865 305305 or visit oxfordplayhouse.com The Oxford Improvisers are hosting an evening of vocal improvisation and song tomorrow night at Warneford Chapel, led by vocalist Anne L Ryan. Call 01865 301702 for more information.

Catch them before they go – The Featherstones, Lea Anderson’s all-male contemporary dance company, takes to the road for the last time tomorrow night at the Playhouse, with their Draw on the Sketch Books of Egon Schiele, as a grand finale. Call 01865 305305 or visit oxfordplayhouse.com Then on Tuesday, direct from its triumphant success in the West End last year, Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller An Inspector Calls comes to Oxford Playhouse.

The compelling and haunting thriller, which has captivated audiences across the world, will enthral you from start to finish with its epic staging, raw emotion, evocative score, and chilling suspense. Call 01865 305305 or visit oxfordplayhouse.com