Table of Contents

1 Oxford rediscovers serious drama2 A 'young, obscure actress' provides a venue3 A highbrow programme4 A tepid response5 A lowbrow programme fails too6 The move to Beaumont Street7 A period of prosperity8 The postwar collapse9 Highbrow again10 The university takes over11 The Arts Council flatters to deceive12 Making subsidy go further13 Under siege14 The dream collapses15 A fresh beginning and a multimillion pound facelift

About the Author

Don Chapman has been an avid Playhouse-goer since his teens. From 1959-94 he was the Oxford Mail theatre critic. His history draws on the research for which the University of Leicester awarded him his doctorate in 2006.