Stage
Check out our cabaret & drag shows with the fabulous Frisky Whispers, or get involved in Fresh Fruit, a course for blooming drag artists run by our very own Ginger Tart!
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Queer Voices
Queer Voices is our regular open mic night, celebrating Queer poetry, music, spoken word, and more.
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or an enthusiastic amateur, Queer Voices is your time to shine! Equally, we’d love to have you in the audience if you’d rather just listen, cheer, and make some wonderful new friends.
We offer a limited number of paid slots for trans* performers and performers of colour; information on how to apply for these is circulated ahead of time.
OxPHWOARd
“One of the best nights out in Oxford.” – Daily Info
OxPHWOARd is Oxford’s iconic cabaret: celebrating the camp, queer, and eclectic. Serving fierce, funny and frisky cabaret acts, OxPHWOARd is an electric evening showcasing drag and burlesque as you’ve never seen it before.
Starring performers of all shapes, sizes, and genders, you never know what’s coming next in this high energy, one-of-a-kind show.
This show has been running since 2015 - typically based in the Old Fire Station on George Street, it is a staple of the Oxford scene, and now also has a second home at Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot.
Photos by Fyrefly Studios
Toxic MasculiniTEASE
“A must-see for any creative queers in Oxford!” – Daily Info
Bringing together some of the finest boylesque performers the UK has to offer, Toxic MasculiniTEASE is a cabaret which takes masculinity and embraces it in all its forms – celebrating the good and lampooning the bad. Equal parts salivating and side-splitting, Magic Mike meets Tragic Mike in this showcase of all the “wrong” ways to be a man.
With dazzling showboys, innovative drag kings and just a dash of circus, all wrapped up in satirical striptease, this is a show you don’t want to miss! Starring performers of all shapes, sizes, and genders, we’re pushing boundaries and showing there’s more than one way to be sexy and masc!
Fresh Fruit
"This course connected me with my community, made me feel less isolated, gave me purpose and focus, improved my mental health, gave me new skills, more confidence and new friends. It was wonderful!" - Participant feedback
Dive into the gorgeous world of drag and queerlesque and get in the spotlight with our 8 week course!
You will get the tools you need to put together a look and a drag or queerlesque routine in your own unique style, with an optional showcase at the end.
This course last ran in Feb - March 2024.
Photos by E
Past projects
Tartmaster: The Cabaret Gameshow
"It is a night which begs you to let your hair down, leaves you dancing in your chair... Outrageous." - Lucy, Old Fire Station
This camp monstrosity was created for Offbeat Festival 2021. Led by infamous tit Ginger Tart, virtual and in-person audiences were pitted against each other, competing for her approval. Think Taskmaster if Greg Davies was off his tits on glitter.
With sexy sidekick Frisky Whispers, tech whiz Ayn Randy, and special guest performers, this show dazzled and frazzled through a series of weird and wacky tasks. Phwoar!
We are currently reworking this show for an entirely in-person audience.
Photos by Fiona Cue
Away with the Fairies
“A wonderful explosion of colour, music and inclusivity.” - Daily Info
Oxford’s very own Oxfordshire Drag Collective created Away with the Fairies: a Queer Drag Panto in January 2020. With parody songs and camp classics galore, this gender-bending, ridiculously queer mashup of Jack and the Beanstalk and a Midsummer Night’s Dream was a show not to be forgotten!
It’s a tale as old as time, adventure-loving boy trades his talking, socialist horse for a magic love spud and… pandemonium ensues.
This was an Oxfordshire Drag Collective show. Our founder produced the show and worked as a writer, costume maker, and performer.
Photos by Fyrefly Studios
SPUDS
“Fabulous and acid-trip-esque.” - Daily Info
SPUDS (Strange People Undertake a Drag Show) is the name of the Oxfordshire Drag Collective's regular cabaret show. It was created to provide a space for local performers to experiment, push boundaries, and deliver brand new off-the-wall material.
With a diverse mash-up of performance styles, there’s something for everyone to enjoy, so come and celebrate the growing Oxford scene! They also feature at least one brand new performer (a new potato) in each show.
Note: This production is now produced by a rotation of Oxfordshire Drag Collective members.
Photos by Fiona Cue and Mazz Image.
