Theatre NewsNew shows onsale at the New Theatre Oxford - and the announcement of 2010's Christmas show... Education NewsEngineering pupil teaches tutor An engineer from Sheffield has had the chance to teach his former tutor a lesson or two after nearly 20-years. Oxford Courses HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS at OXFORD PLAYHOUSE The Learning team at Oxford Playhouse have been busy selecting Holiday Workshops to keep 8 to 16 year olds out of trouble and creative this half term. Oxford MoneyWestgate Shopping Centre is nationalised FEBRUARY’S £1 MILLION PREMIUM BONDS JACKPOT DRAW Oxford Energy Wind energy exhibitions to be held across Oxford Gadget News Olympus DM450 Digital Voice Recorder The Olympus DM450 is a well made portable digital recording device that offers a solid construction and well-thought-out ergonomics which are ahead of other similarly-priced compact recorders. Olympus DR1000 Dictation Kit The Olympus DR -1000 Direct Dictation Device is a Dictaphone for the desktop computer. It is designed for those who spend most of their office time chained to the desk. Dictaphones are in common usage in the medical, law enforcement and legal professions. Books Global Crisis Global Solutions - Why making the difficult decisions is not popular.Increasingly, we are hearing the term that something must be done to solve the world’s almost never-ending ending crises. The media is full of pressing appeals that every problem is urgent and must be tackled immediately, with often little regard to the economic and social costs involved. | Reviews Tom Paulin has written a new English version of this sombre tragedy by Euripides, about the sorceress Medea and the terrible revenge she takes when her husband, Jason, discards her to marry another, younger, woman. She does not only murder her rival, but to inflict the deepest and most lasting horror on Jason, she puts their children to death as well. Then, remorseless and triumphant, she speeds away in her winged chariot to take refuge with the King of Athens, Aegeus. The Magic Toyshop a fairy tale with a twist The Magic Toyshop, an adaptation of Angela Carter’s novel of that name, is the first production of the student company which has dubbed itself Flipping the Bird Productions. It is a perplexing, surreal story about an adolescent girl and her experiences of growing up. Adolescence can be painful, and this is particularly disturbing, and full of horrid shocks. Management News Gurteen Knowledge Letter On the life and times of being one of Europe's leading knowledge management experts. Reviews Going batty over Die Fledermaus Opera della Luna has come a long way since its inception in 1994. Its productions are now on the unmissable list. With lead singers of high quality and a brilliantly funny libretto, their latest show gives the audience an intoxicating evening. |