Theatre

Daniel Swift

The Dream Factory: London’s First Playhouse and the Making of William Shakespeare
Bodleian: Convocation House 2:00pm Mon 23 Monday, 23 March 2026 See this event
Christopher Eccleston in conversation with Paterson Joseph

Oxford Brookes Chancellor’s Conversation. A Friend from the North
Sheldonian Theatre 4:00pm Sun 29 Sunday, 29 March 2026 See this event

Festival information:

Often as an author, I only occasionally get to meet the public who buy and read my books. The Oxford Literary Festival was a special opportunity for me and certainly one of the highlights of my career – it was an honour I will never forget.

The Oxford festival is the most elegant and atmospheric of literary festivals. It’s a pleasure to both attend and perform there.

The Oxford Literary Festival has in my mind become the leading literary festival of the year. The organisation, the roster of speakers, the ambience and the sheer quality of it all is superb.

I came away buzzing and reassured that we still have in this century a wide ranging community fascinated not just by famous authors but by challenging ideas and questions.

A stimulating and rewarding on-stage conversation . . . the best day I have enjoyed at any festival – anywhere.

I loved the whole atmosphere of the Oxford Literary Festival. I felt I had arrived in a kind of literary heaven.

The night in Oxford was the most beautiful event I have ever done. Not just the spectacular setting (of the Sheldonian), but an unforgettable evening.