Apollo Theatre (0870 6063500): Welsh National Opera presents The Queen of Spades (today 6.30), Carmen (Sat 7.15pm). Oct 24-28, Gwen Dickey, Limahl and 4 The Boyz in What a Feeling! the rock and pop musicals in concert.

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Oxford Playhouse (01865 798600): today 8pm, Sat 2.30, 7.30pm, Shared Experience Theatre presents Ibsen's A Doll's House. Oct 25-28, eves 7.30pm (Fri 8), mats Thurs and Sat 2.30, Magdalen Players presents The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.

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Burton Taylor Theatre, Gloucester Street, Oxford (01865 798600): today and Sat 7.30pm, Paris, mon moineau; also today and Sat 9.30pm, Vincent and Ginger, by Roland Lloyd-Parry. Oct 24-28 at 7.30pm, Grimm Tales not just for children adapted by Carol Ann Duffy and Tim Supple; and at 9.30pm, Shakespeare Translated, by Gilbert Ramsay. ______________________

Old Fire Station, Oxford (01865 794490): today and Sat 7.30pm, Sat mat 2.30, Ted Hughes and Federico Garcia Lorca invite you to. . . Blood Wedding, from the makers of Pillow Talk. Oct 24-28, 7.30pm, Thurs and Sat mats 2.30, Honk!

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Pegasus Theatre, Magdalen Road, Oxford (01865 722851): Sat 7.30pm, Egyptian Dance Evening with Juliana Brustik and the Raqs Sharqi Dancers. Mon Oct 23, noon and 2pm, The Tin Soldier, children's show.

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Wheatley Primary School: today and Sat 7.30pm, Wheatley Productions presents The Mikado. 01865 873419.

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Gosford Hill School, Kidlington: KAOS presents Ruddigore. today and Sat 7.30pm. 01865 371029.

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Abbey Centre, Audlett Drive, Abingdon: today and Sat 7.30pm, Abingdon Drama Club presents Sand Castles, by Bob Larbey. Box office: 01235 524538.

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Amey Hall, Abingdon School: Oct 23-28, Abingdon Operatic Society presents Kismet. 01235 831305.

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Marcham Village Institute, near Abingdon: today and Sat, Marcham Players presents Natural Causes, a black comedy by Eric Chappell. 01865 391242 or 391223.

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Corn Exchange, Wallingford (01491 825000): Oct 24 to 28, 7.45pm, Sinodun Players presents The Importance of Being Earnest. ______________________

Mill Theatre and Restaurant, Sonning (0118 969 8000): Eves 8.15pm (dinner from 6.30pm), Sat mats 2.15pm (lunch from 12.30pm): until Sat, A Party to

Murder, a thriller by Marcia Kash and Douglas E. Hughes. Oct 24 to Dec 2, Sylvia's Wedding, a comedy by Jimmie Chinn.

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The Theatre, Chipping Norton: today 8pm, Fascinating Aida founding member Dillie Keane presents her one-woman cabaret show Back With You 01608 642350.

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The Mill Theatre, Banbury: Sat, Strawberry the Clown, 2pm. 01295 279002.

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Wycombe Swan Theatre (01494 512000): today and Sat 7.30pm, Sat mat 2.30, Carl Rosa Opera presents Yeomen of the Guard. Tues 8pm, Richard Alston

Dance Company presents Waltzes in Disorder, Tremor and The Signal of a Shake. Oct 25-28, at 2pm, plus Oct 28 at 11am, Sooty's Magic Farm. Oct 26 at 8pm, Supergirly presents Naughty But Nice Louise McClatchy and Jai Simeone.

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Watermill, Bagnor, near Newbury (01635 46044): until Nov 11, Mon to Sat 7.30pm ( last night 6.30pm), Thurs and Sat mats 2.30pm, The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope, free talk-back after performance tonight.

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Corn Exchange, Newbury (01635 522733): Tues 2.30pm, Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. Wed 7.45pm, Opera Della Luna presents The Merry Widow. Fri Oct 27, 2.30pm, Image Theatre presents A Christmas Carol.