The Oxford School of Drama

Many students choose to live in Oxford. It’s just eight miles from the School and a bus is available to take you from the city centre to the School each day. More than just “dreaming spires”, Oxford is a vibrant modern city, stuffed full of cafes, shops, pubs, theatres, cinemas and restaurants.

There’s plenty on offer. There are five theatres, two Arts Council funded theatre producers, two world renowned museums and two mainstream and two independent cinemas. Also within striking distance are the London theatres, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, The Watermill in Newbury and Warwick Arts Centre. Stratford upon Avon is just 30 minutes away by coach.

The School itself it set in idyllic countryside close to the beautiful historic town of Woodstock. A thriving Cotswold town, Woodstock has numerous restaurants, pubs, wine bars and hotels, as well as a museum and a library. It takes just 20 minutes to get to Oxford by road.

Venues in the area offer a whole range of musical experiences from rock to jazz, salsa, folk and classical. Transport within Oxford is good – great bus services and lots of cycle lanes – and there’s good transport linking Oxford and Woodstock. It’s also easy to get to London – frequent (every 10 minutes at peak time) and cheap buses run 24 hours a day.