PREVIOUS NEWS ITEMS
13th Nov 09
Review: The American Pilot, Oxford Theatre Guild- Oxford Times
By Nick Utechin.
`Why did you have to come here?” is the underlying question put by a…
9th Nov 09
Jo Caulfield At The North Wall
Jo Caulfield:
We`re delighted to announce JO CAULFIELD`S stand up appearance on January…
9th Nov 09
Sharon Thomas- Tales Of Shiney Shiney- News Flash!
Sharon Thomas has just heard that she has had a painting accepted by the Royal Scottish…
2nd Sep 09
Youngsters Showcase Art Work In Charity Exhibition
Talented Oxfordshire youngsters are showing entrepreneurial spirit by exhibiting and…
4th Aug 09
From The North Wall To Latitude
The National Student Drama Festival Ensemble (NSDF09 Ensemble), following their residency…
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8th Feb 10
WHAT TO SEE: LYN GARDNER`S THEATRE TIPS
The Guardian Theatre Blog:
So many shows, so few evenings. If you want to see new theatre this week you`re going to have to make some tough choices: Peter Brook 11 and 12 is opening at the Barbican, Jerusalem`s in the West End and the delicious Bette Bourne/Mark Ravenhill collaboration, A Life in Three Acts, is now at Soho (now all in one big juicy chunk rather than bite-size pieces). And that`s just in London.
Beyond, there`s the regional premiere of The History Boys at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Ghost Stories at Liverpool (heading for…
4th Feb 10
PICK OF THE WEEK: VICTORY OR DEATH
By Helen Peacocke »
The 50 posters on show at the North Wall are part of the world`s third largest collection of its kind. It has been gathered by Mike Stanfield with help from Milly Diaz. He has collecting OSPAAAL posters (the Organisation of Support for the People of Africa, Asia and America Latina) since he first visited Cuba in the 1990s, and now has a more than 250 originals.
He stressed that the show was not intended as a political critique, but as an opportunity to honour the creative and talented artists who have designed…
18th Dec 09
The Importance of Being Earnest- `...a delight to leave the freezing night outside`- Daily Info
What a delight it was to leave the freezing night outside and enter into the warmth of The North Wall arts centre in Summertown. There we were able to enjoy Tomahawk`s (www.tomahawktheatre.co.uk) delightful production of one of Oscar Wilde`s classic plays, The Importance of being Earnest. It was the perfect antidote to concerns about Christmas presents not yet purchased, unfavourite relatives shortly to be visited, and (in my case) central heating that refuses to work. It is a crackerjack of a play, from which brilliant sayings burst forth at…
17th Dec 09
Salma Caller`s exhibition `Stunning` by Helen Peacocke of The Oxford Times
Self-taught artist Salma Caller, who now lives in Oxford, was concerned when she first walked into The North Wall gallery and confronted all that white space.
Had she brought enough pictures? Would they fill the space?
She need not have worried. Her amazing works – all framed in superb black frames – contrast so superbly with the starkness of the gallery, that this space has never looked better. Besides, her pictures need space to breathe.
Salma paints in watercolours, which is not apparent to the spectator when first viewed. This…
13th Nov 09
DARK COMPLEXITY- REVIEW OF SHINEY SHINEY IN THE OXFORD TIMES
By Helen Peacocke.
The dry autumn leaves strewn on the floor of the North Wall Gallery, Summertown, have not been blown in by the wind. They are all part of the picture Apotropaic, by Sharon Thomas, which dominates the main wall (see picture).
This long charcoal drawing (80cm x 300cm) shows a young woman who is about to encounter a group of crow men, who are relaxing, having removed their beaks, and are totally unaware of her approach, while one, whom she has disturbed as she walks, kneels at her feet.
The landscape, illuminated…