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A range of spectacular events are set to take place at venues across Oxford during May and June celebrating the literary works and global legacy of the writer, Franz Kafka 100 years after his death.

A gigantic half-man half-insect is set to invade University Parks.

The centre will boost teaching and research and bring together seven faculties, the Institute for Ethics in AI and the Oxford Internet Institute.

Scottish Opera’s new Carmen begins at the end. ‘Take me away: I have killed her,’ intones a voiceover and as the prelude swaggers out, José is in a police interrogation cell, where an investigator is attempting to piece together his story. In other words, it’s CSI: Seville. In converting Meilhac and Halévy’s libretto into a

The toxic romance of Jose and Carmen is told by Jose ...

Carmen, one of the best loved operas of all time, has been reimagined by Scottish Opera and sees Justina Gringyte in the iconic role.

★★☆☆☆Scottish Opera’s previous production of Carmen was as dull as the Glasgow drizzle, so the company was long overdue a replacement. Unfortunately this new st

No-one expects the story of an opera to end well for the woman in the title

Scottish Opera’s new production makes the most of the work’s reinstated spoken-word sections, but suffers from a lack of charisma in its star

May sees new work from Edinburgh Makar Hannah Lavery and Scottish Opera, plus the return of Edinburgh International Children's Festival – here are the details...