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OXFORD BACH CHOIRSat 12th March, 7.30pm — Sheldonian Th eatre

Tippett: A Child of our TimeBeethoven: Symphony No 8

Oxford Philomusica. Conductor: Nicholas CleoburySoloists: Julie Kennard, Jean Rigby, Th omas Rundle, Michael George

Tickets: £5-£35. Music at Oxford: 0870 7500659

Oxford Playhouse Box Offi ce: 01865 305305tickets@oxfordbachchoir.org

OXFORD BACH CHOIR 12th March, 7.30pm — Sheldonian Th eatre

Tippett: A Child of our TimeBeethoven: Symphony No 8ford Philomusica. Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury

Soloists: Julie Kennard, Jean Rigby, Th omas Rundle, Michael George

Tickets: £5-£35. Music at Oxford: 0870 7500659Oxford Playhouse Box Offi ce: 01865 305305

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EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY G.R. EVANS. 26 February-19 March. PRIVATE VIEW Saturday 5 March, 5.00-7.15pm, Mary Ogilvie Gallery, St. Anne’s College. Drinks.

JOBS OFFERED

COMPUTERSGATEWAY PROFILE SLIMLINE desktop, 15 inches LCD, 64MB, 4GBHDD, 10/24X CDR/W 56k modem c/w WIN 98 SE + works £220 ono cash. 01865 250013OXFORD MACINTOSH SOLUTIONS Ltd for all your Apple Macintosh Sales Services and Support. 0871 7170000 www.omsuk.comDATA PROJECTORS: hire and sales. 01865 722027RENT AN IMAC from £45.00/month, www.macfaction.co.uk / 01865 764091.

INSTRUMENTS FOR SALEWASHBURN MERCURY SERIES bass guitar, excellent tone, suitable for all styles. One loving owner - good condition, used but not abused. Reluctantly for sale at £350 ONO. Call 07718 907386 for viewing/info.UPRIGHT PIANO. Collect from Regent Street, east Oxford. Call/email to arrange viewing. susannabandit@hotmail.com / 456182

GIGSThu 3rd

THE MY INITIALS CLUB / Salvo, Ginger Brown / 7.30pm, £3/2 with fl yer / www.myinitialsrecords.co.uk / Port Mahon. St. Clement’sSKYLARKIN’ SOUNDSYSTEM / Reggae, Soul, Latin, Funk & Jazz Grooves; DJ Aidan Larkin + guests / Thursdays, 8:30-11pm, Free / dalton@tommykneecaps.com / www.thebrickworks.tommykneecaps.com / The Brickworks. 182 Cowley Rd; Tel: 245999SPARKY’S FLYING CIRCUS / Performers of all kinds welcome! Free / 9pm / The Half Moon. 17 St Clements, OxfordPEACE AND DUB / Reggae night featuring infamous Sundance Kid, Mayday favourite / 8.30, 11 free / Elm Tree, Cowley RdTHE SPIN JAZZ CLUB / John Etheridge - ex Soft Machine, Andy Summers - guitar giant / £7 £5 conc / Open 7.45pm, band on 8.30pm / The Spin@The Wheatsheaf. Wheatsheaf Alley, 129 High Street; Tel: 243276; www.spinjazz.com

Fri 4thOXFORD FOLK CLUB / BEN PALEY & TAB HUNTER: from Appalachian to Klezmer on fi ddle & guitar / 8.30-11.00, £3,50 (u/w £2.50) / pamcooper@hotmail.com / www.oxfordfolkclub.com / Port Mahon. St. Clement’sTHE RAVEONETTES + DOGS + THE BOXER REBELLION / 6.30pm £8.50adv / The Zodiac. 190 Cowley Road; Tel: 420042; www.the-zodiac.co.uk/THE HAUNTED + DEAD TO FALL + MARTYR A.D / 7pm £9adv / The Zodiac. 190 Cowley Road; 420042; www.the-zodiac.co.uk/MISHMASH / Anyone can bring their own tunes, CD/Vinyl, to this multi-media night / Run by those that bring music / Every Friday plus events / mishmash@youareinvitedto.co.uk / East Oxford Community Centre. Princes Street; Tel: 792168

MEETINGS / LECTURESThu 3rd

THURSDAY LUNCHTIME TALK / The Cure of One Soul - Rev Michael Brierley, Bishop’s Chaplain / 12.30 pm - Free / secretary@st-giles-church.org / www.st-giles-church.org / St Giles Church. TERRORISM AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION / Prof. Sir Adam Roberts, KCMG / UNA Oxford Branch / 5.30pm - 6.45pm, all welcome / Wesley Memorial Hall. New Inn Hall Street; Tel: 243216CONTEMPORARY PRINTS / Talk on the Ashmolean’s collection, Dr Chris Rümelin, Assistant Keeper / Young Friends of the Ashmolean / 5pm, £2 for non-members / Ashmolean Museum. Tel: 278000WINTER LECTURE SERIES / brings together leading gardeners and garden designers to give their perspective on gardening / 8pm, £9 / Nelson Mandela Auditorium, Said Business SchoolOXFORD STUNT FACTORY / Gravity & Extreme Sports club at Oxford & Brookes universities / 7pm The Pub Oxford, The Plain / enquiries@oxfordstuntfactory.comINFORMAL GET-TOGETHERS / Meet for a drink and a chat / Oxford Vegetarians / 6-8pm / The Mitre, High St. /www.ivu.org/oxveg/Events/index.htm

Fri 4thTHE UNCEASING QUEST / Retrospective of the search for higher meaning Zen,Yoga,Kabala, Buddha / and Quantum physics... / 19:30, £5/£2 / unceasing@ntlworld.com / venue TBA, call 07968 707770 for detailsCUMNOR CHORAL SOCIETY REHEARSAL / Weekly rehearsal of Stainer’s Crucifi xion. Tenors and Basses wanted / 7.30 to 9.30 pm / Ann.willmott@btinternet.com / The Chapel, Westminster Institute of Education, Harcourt Hill Campus

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ROOMS WANTEDPROFESSIONAL NS MALE, working at Diamond in Harwell, requires room in house with parking. tel. Steve 07778 875173

WORKING AT OXFORD Brookes, living in the West Country. Do you have a spare room you’d like to rent for 3 or 4 nights a week? (Must be walking distance from station) Tel 07771 681049

CINEMA Until Fri 4th March

Grove Auditorium, MagdalenSUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS Thu: 7.30pmFW Murnau’s classic fi lm as part of the Oxford Silent Film Festival

THE MITCHELL & KENYON COLLECTION Fri: 7.30pmDr Vanessa Toulmin presents rediscovered fi lms of Edwardian Britain

Odeon George St (0871 2244 007)CLOSER [15] Thu: 8.45pmRomantic confl icts with Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman & Clive Owen.

HAROLD AND KUMAR GET THE MUNCHIES [15] Fri: 2.45, 5.00, 7.15, 9.15pmStoner comedy.

HIDE AND SEEK [15] Thu: 12.15, 2.30, 5.30, 8.15pmFri: 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30pmHorror. Robert de Niro’s wife kills herself...

HOTEL RWANDA [12A] Fri: 2.15, 6.15, 9.15pmBiopic of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotelier caught up in the horrors of 1994 Rwanda.

IN GOOD COMPANY [PG] Thu: 5.15, 8.00pmCorporate foolishness with Dennis Quaid and Scarlett Johannson

KINSEY [15] Fri: 3.00, 5.45, 8.30pmBiopic of Alfred Kinsey who initiated the sexual revolution in America.

MEET THE FOCKERS [12A] Fri: 1.00, 3.45, 6.30, 9.00pmMeet the Parents 2...

OCEAN’S TWELVE [12A] Thu: 12.00, 2.45, 5.30, 8.30pmSlick heist sequel with Brad, George, and Matt. And Bruce

SHALL WE DANCE? [12A] Thu: 1.00, 3.30, 6.00, 8.45pmRichard Gere discovers dance. Not the Astaire/Rogers/Gershwin version

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS [U] Thu: 12.45, 3.00pmAnimation about a sponge. Apparently it’s big in the U.S

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU [15] Thu: 1.00,3.30,6.00,8.45pm; Fri: 2.30,6.00,8.45pmWes Anderson comedy.

THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT [U] Thu: 12.30, 2.15pmWith Tom Baker as Zebadee & Robbie Williams as Dougal

Ozone Multiplex (0870 444 3030)BOOGEY MAN [15] Fri: 1.00, 3.10, 5.20, 7.25, 9.30pmGeneric horror: things go bump in the night.

COACH CARTER [12A] Thu: 12.00, 2.45, 5.40, 8.35pmFri: 3.30, 8.45pmHigh-school basketball & self-worth in California

CRIMINAL [15] Thu: 6.20pmExcellent con artist movie with John C. Reilly. From Argentinian fi lm “Nine Queens”

FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (12A) Fri: 2.00, 4.20, 6.45, 9.10pmRemake. Crash survivors argue, argue & rebuild the plane.

HAROLD AND KUMAR GET THE MUNCHIES [15] Fri: 1.40, 3.40, 5.40, 7.40, 9.40pmCheech and Chongesque stoner comedy.

HIDE AND SEEK [15] Thu: 4.45, 7.10, 9.30pmFri: 2.40, 4.50, 7.05, 9.20pmRobert DeNiro’s daughter has an imaginary friend.

HOTEL RWANDA [12A] Fri: 2.50, 5.30, 8.15pmCompelling biopic of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotelier caught up in the horrors of 1994.

IN GOOD COMPANY [PG] Thu: 12.00, 5.10pmCorporate foolishness with Dennis Quaid and Scarlett Johannson

MEET THE FOCKERS [12A] Thu: 4.15, 6.40, 9.10pmFri: 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00pmMeet the Parents 2...

OCEAN’S TWELVE [12A] Thu: 12.00, 2.40, 5.20, 8.00pmFri: 3.00, 5.50, 8.30pmSlick heist sequel with Brad, George, and Matt. And Bruce

RACING STRIPES [U] Thu: 12.10, 2.20pmYou’re at a racecourse. A Zebra races past. Voiced by Frankie Muniz

SHALL WE DANCE? [12A] Thu: 1.00, 3.40, 9.20pmFri: 2.30, 5.10pmDid I say that Richard Gere & J-Lo are asking?

SIDEWAYS [15] Thu: 12.30, 3.10, 9.00pmTwo men on an ennui-laden wine-drinking road trip

SPANGLISH [12A] Thu: 12.20, 3.00, 5.50, 8.50pmFri: 8.00pmGentle comedy about a Mexican mother immigrating to California

THE AVIATOR [12A] Thu: 6.00pmMartin Scorsese’s biopic of Howard Hughes with Leonardo Di Caprio

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU [15] Thu: 12.05, 2.50,5.30, 8.20pm; Fri: 12.50, 6.10pmWes Anderson’s comedy.

THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT [U] Thu: 11.00,12.40,2.30pmWith Tom Baker as Zebadee and Robbie Williams as Dougal

VERA DRAKE [12A] Thu: 2.10, 7.40pmBackstreet abortions in 50s London

Ultimate Picture Palace (245288)THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR [15] Thu: 7.00pm‘Spellbinding’ drama with Jeff Bridges & Kim Basinger

DEAD MAN’S SHOES [18] Thu: 9.30pmBritish revenge-tragedy-thriller-western

THE CORPORATION (PG) Fri: 7.00pmDocumentary on the corporations’ pathology of greed.

2046 (12A) Fri: 9.30pmWong Kar Wai’s subtle and complex odyssey.

Phoenix Picture House (512526)ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND [15]

Thu-Fri: 11.30pmCharlie Kaufman’s weird neo-classic about memory

FILM CUPPERS Thu: 8.50pmOU Film Foundation’s annual short fi lm fi nals. Early booking recommended

FINDING NEVERLAND [PG] Thu: 1.00pmThe story of how J.M. Barrie (Johnny Depp) came up with Peter Pan

KINSEY [15] Fri: 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.00pm Biopic of sex sociologist.

SIDEWAYS [15] Thu: 6.15pmTwo men reaching middle age on ennui-laden wine-drinking road trip

THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU [15]Thu: 1.30,4.00,6.30,9.00pm; Fri: 1.45, 4.15, 6.45, 9.15pmWes Anderson.

THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT [U] Thu-Fri: 11.30pmBig screen version of lovely animation for all ages

VERA DRAKE [15] Thu: 3.30pmBackstreet abortions in 50s London

Odeon Magdalen St (0871 2244007)MEET THE FOCKERS [12A] Thu: 2.00, 5.45, 8.30pmMeet the Parents 2...

SPANGLISH [12A] Thu: 1.45, 5.00, 8.00pmGentle comedy about a Mexican mother immigrating to California

BOOGEYMAN [15] Fri: 2.30, 5.00, 7.15, 9.30pmMan returns home to face things that went bump in his youth...

OCEAN’S TWELVE [12A] Fri: 3.00, 6.30, 9.15pmSlick heist sequel with Brad, George, and Matt. And Bruce.

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THEATREUntil Sat 5th March

Oxford Playhouse (305305)A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Thu 3 & Sat 5: 2.30pm & 7.30pm,

Fri 4: 8pmA new production of Tennessee Williams. £7/£9/£12

New Theatre (0870 6063500)THE OXFORD GANG SHOW Mon 28th - Sat 5th: daily: 7.30pmAnnual show by Oxford Scouts and Guides

Jongleurs (722851)BURLESK Tuesdays until March 15th: 9pm-2amSinging, dancing, black comedy and everything burlesque! £5

Burton Taylor Theatre (305305)WOMAN IN MIND Tue 1st - Sat 5th: 7.30pmWhere do the boundaries lie between our ideal and imagined families? £4/5

LA CHUNGA Tue 1st - Sat 5th: 9.30pmA subversive and dark work of female passion and male repression. £4/5

Pegasus Theatre (722851)SEEING IS BELIEVING Fri 4th: 8pmUnusual show involving audience participation via mobile phones. £5.50 - £3.50

Old Fire Station (297170)PYGMALION Tue 1st - Sat 5th: 7.30pm; also Sat mat. 2.30pmA darker look at Bernard Shaw’s comedy. £8.50-£5.50

BMW Group Plant (245745)THE COMEDY OF ERRORS . until Sat. March 19th.

Mon-Fri: 7.30pmSat: 2.00, 7.30pmShakespeare in the Mirror Tent. £8.50-19.50

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HOUSE SITTER WANTEDHOUSE SIT: RESPONSIBLE PERSON, non-smoker, sought for North Oxford house in the Easter vacation (12 March to 18 April 2005). Would suit visiting academic or mature graduate student. No rental or utilities charge, individual telephone calls will be charged. Telephone 01865 284260

HOUSES & FLATS TO LET

STANDLAKE – NEW 4 BED SEMI. 2 ensuite, 1 family bathroom. Fully fitted kitchen. Unfurnished. Central heated. Large garden and off-street parking. Available March. £1,200 pcm, excluding bills. 01865 763785 / 07899 993311. thelettingcentre@btinternet.comPROPERTY RENTAL. STUDENTS AND SHARERS welcome. All areas, deposit monies safe in bonded account – call Premier, for no-risk rentals.www.premier-residential-letting.co.uk. 207 Cowley Road. 01865 792299TEMPLE COWLEY LIGHT, spacious, furnished house. 4 bedrooms, living room, conservatory/dining area, modern kitchen, new bathroom and separate wc. Private rear garden. Good transport links. £1,200 pcm. No agents. Contact (01865) 251436 orjonpaul@dircon.co.ukTEMPLE COWLEY – 2 bedroom flat available immediately from £700 pcm – 01865 203020, lettings@lizmans.demon.co.ukIFFLEY/COWLEY BORDERS – 3 bedroom fully-furnished house available early April – £775 pcm – lettings@lizmans.demon.co.uk01865 203020

furnished house available early April – £775 pcm – lettings@lizmans.demon.co.uk

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ROOMS TO LET

FRIENDLY HOUSESHARE FOR nonsmoking professional, double room, comfortable house, garden, broadband, near railway station. Available early April, £280pcm + bills 07813 944560oxford_houseshare_april2005@hotmail.co.ukATTRACTIVE DOUBLE ROOM in shared house with 2 professionals, MARSTON. Furnished, broadband and Sky. Close to shops/bus routes. Available March – August £317pcm excl. Call Gavin on 07834 047167FABULOUS DOUBLE ROOM with sitting area, in new shared house. East Oxford (F6). Non-smoking. £510pcm including all bills. Broadband internet access. Available from 10 March. ContactHeather.Johnston@bmwgroup.comEAST OXFORD: LARGE room in friendly shared house, £360 inclusive. Suit 30+. 01865 251340ENORMOUS DOUBLE, ALSO single. Broadband, superb house, £370. 07952 471289 rcoxford@gmail.comDOUBLE ROOM IN friendly student houseshare, Headington, available now, £300pcm excl.bills, 07812 010515ENSUITE ROOM IN spacious, friendly house. N/S. Gardener and cleaner included. £375 pcm. 07811 265560.MATURE PROFESSIONAL FEMALE/POSTGRAD for double room 2 others sharing Cowley/Littlemore £290 incl Thumbnail_1@hotmail.com Tel 07989 067825SUMMERTOWN. DOUBLE ROOM shared house. £340 excl. Fully furnished, garden and off-road parking. Professionals/ post-grads. 07730 555209/ howardnoble@yahoo.comJERICHO: LARGE ROOM, all facilities, washing machine, c/h etc. Available 10/3/05. 07788 560268.SINGLE ROOM IN MODERN HOUSE, Headington. £260pcm incl. CT & water. Call: 07736 057869BICESTER: MODERN SHARED home, prof female, non-smoking, £65 & £52 pw inclusive bills. 01865 375107KENNINGTON. SPACIOUS SHARED FLAT, professional female. N-S. £65/week inc bills. 01865 375107.

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IFFLEY ROAD, OXFORD Spacious bedsit in shared house. Recently redecorated and recarpeted. The house has three kitchens, two shower rooms/toilets (but this room has own shower cubicle and sink). Gas central heating. Available from early April - end August. Rent £375.00 pcm (includes council tax and water rates). Please call Rose Lucy Properties on 559973.VISIT www.all-rooms.com/oxfordshire/oxford/hotels.htmfor a guide to oxford hotels, guest houses & other accommodation.

Iffl ey Road, Oxford. Room available in pleasant shared house. House comprises two shared kitchens and two bathrooms/shower rooms (fi ve people in total in the house). Gas central heating. Available from mid/end March for six months plus. Rent

£320.00 (includes council tax and water rates). For viewings please call Rose at Lucy Properties on 559973.

IFFLEY ROAD, CENTRAL EAST OXFORD. Bedsit in shared house. House comprises three kitchens, two bathrooms, gas central heating. Available end February until 31st August 2005. Rent £350.00 pcm (includes council tax and water rates).

Please call Rose at Lucy Properties on 559973.

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TUITION

Visit us:15 King Edward Street,

Oxford OX1 4HTTel: 01865 724032

english@oxfordohc.co.ukOr our new website at: www.oxfordohc.co.uk

Start any Monday • Start any Monday • Start any MondayFull–time English courses from £28 per weekClasses at 09.00, 12.30 & 15.30. Trial lessons available

4-week IELTS course (from 07/03/05) Enrol during 22/02/05 – 04/03/05 for 10%

discount on whole course fees

12-week FCE course (from 21/03/05)Enrol during 28/02/05 – 18/03/05 for 10%

discount on whole course fees

FREE INTERNET ACCESS

BIOLOGY / CHEMISTRY A-Level & GCSE tuition offered. Phone: 0777 558 2800

HOST FAMILIES WANTED

WANTEDWelcoming

Host Familiesin central or north Oxford for GCSE students on Easter revision courses.

For more information, please contactStudent Offi cer, telephone 01865 793333

or email Jackie.woods@otc.ac.uk

Part-time Administratorfor Modern Poetry In Translation

Britain’s leading magazine of poetry in translation, now based in Oxford, seeks a freelance administrator working from home/own offi ce.

The administrator will set up and run the subscription database, maintain a simple book-keeping system, look after and promote sales, liaise with the editors, and schedule and carry out all the non-editorial work of the magazine.

The successful candidate must have access to computer, email, and photocopier; be well-organised, have some experience of administration and databases and be willing to work independently. Magazine experience desirable but not essential. Hours fl exible, payment £13.50 per hour.

Modern Poetry in Translation is supported by Arts Council England.

For further details please emaildavid.constantine@queens.ox.ac.uk

PREMIER LETTING AGENTS, 207 Cowley Road. Now recruiting full time trainees. Must be enthusiastic and well presented. Excellent opportunity for career development. Email cv to Jan.bartlett@premier-residential-letting.co.uk or call 01865 792299residential-letting.co.uk or call 01865 792299

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PAYROLL & ADMIN SUPERVISORWe need an enthusiastic person to join our team in central Oxford and take responsiblity for running our weekly agency worker payroll and for general administration of personnel records. The successful applicant will be used to working in a small fi rm where fl exibility is essential. The duties are very varied and include tel-ephone contact with clients and care workers, as well as supervis-ing two part-time assistants. Previous computerised payroll and PAYE experience is essential, as is accuracy and attention to detail, plus general computer and spreadsheet skills. The post is perma-nent and the hours are Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Salary range is £16,000 – £18,000We are an independent domiciliary care agency established in 1967 and have gained an excellent reputation over the years pro-viding live-in services of the hightest standard for older clients in their own homes.

Please contact:Jackie Hammersley on 01865 249784

for an informal chat and an application formor email your CV to jackie.hammersley@oxfordaunts.co.uk

Oxford Aunts Care3 Cornmarket Street Oxford OX1 3EX

www.oxfordaunts.co.uk

Day in day out fundraisers are doing something satisfying, fundraising for some of the best-known charities &NPOs. They know they're changing things. As professionals we also pay them the best rates around. Work in andaround London or Kent. Alternatively, work in teams travelling the UK (with travel and accomodation paid for).

www.funjobs4u.co.ukor call 08454 583 901

If you're looking for satisfaction, apply online now at

satisfacti nGreenpeace / Plan / Amnesty International

Regent Oxford, English UK accredited language school

needs host familes for

We need warm, friendly hosts offering types of accom-modation in Oxford. New families are required due to expansion. Excellent payment rates.

Contact Audrey, Accommodation Officer:01865-515566audrey.samuels@regent.org.uk

• Executives (professional and business clients, special rates paid for private bathroom)

• Long and short stay adult students.

LANCING COLLEGE

A Member of the Woodard CorporationHMC Independent Co-Educational 3 –8 years

Boarding and DayGRADUATING THIS SUMMER?

PLANNING A TEACHING CAREER?Lancing College has a vacancy from September 2005 for a

TEACHER OF PHYSICSand would welcome applications from those due to graduate this summer. Th e College will support the successful applicant through a part-time PGCE. Statutory NQT induction is provided for those who already have a PGCE. A willingness to contribute enthusiastically to the school’s extra-curricular activities will be expected.

Lancing College has its own salary scale, and accommodation may be available. Further details of the post may be obtained from the Head Master’s Secretary.

Letters of application, a full curriculum vitae and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of two referees should be sent to the Head Master.

Lancing College, Lancing, West Sussex, BN5 0RWTelephone: 0273-465802 Fax: 0273 464720

email: hmsecretary@lancing.dialnet.com

Registered Charity No. 076483

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORDDepartment of Psychiatry

ARE YOU FEELING REALLY SAD?Have you lost interest in the things you would usually enjoy?

We are looking for people with persistent low mood, who are not on medication, to take part in a study investigating how an antidepressant drug (reboxetine) affects information processing. For information in confi dence, with no obligation to participate please contact:

Rachael: (01865) 22360 - rachael.ayres@psychiatry.oxford.ac.uk

or Dr Ursula O’Sullivan (01865) 226395ursula.osullivan@psychiatry.oxford.ac.uk

OFAF # 04:OX:026 – Participants will be reimbursed for their time and expenses

GRADUATE A LEVEL/IB tutors required for Easter revision courses. All subjects of interest, but particular vacancies exist for tutors of Business Studies, Economics, German, Psychology and Sociology. Contact the Oxford Agency, Tel. (01865) 311503 or email oa@dial.pipex.com

THEATRE REVIEW

La Chunga9.30pm, Burton-Taylor

until Sat 5th March

La Chunga is a simple (or comparatively simple) story, set in a low bar on the outskirts of Piura – a city in the north of Peru. Th e bar is owned and run by the eponymous La Chunga (Christina Paul), and frequented by a quartet of ne’er do wells who call themselves ‘the Champions’. Th ese four men waste their time in the bar, drinking and gambling, while La Chunga looks on with disdain.

Th e story begins with the four wastrels engaged in their usual pastimes. Sitting in the bar, playing at dice, and getting extraordinarily drunk. Th ey also attempt to prise from their hostess the full story of the events that took place a year previously. One year ago, Josephino (Aaron Costa-Ganis), eff ective ringleader of the group, arrived in the bar with a lady called Meche (Elizabeth Kiernan). La Chunga took to the girl immediately, and when the rather hideous Josephino lost heavily at dice, she agreed to loan him money to stay in the game, in return for a night with the girl.

What the two women actually got up to over this night is never revealed, rather we are shown the theories, speculations, and fantasies of the four men in the story about what may have transpired. Needless to say, there is a certain quantity of – and why waste a perfectly good chance to use the term – hot girl-on-girl action involved (nothing terribly graphic or gratuitous, but enough to make Th at Sort of Th ing a signifi cant theme of the play). Several alternative hypotheses are also presented, each one essentially the speculations, desires or fears of one or another of the protagonists.

Th e set design is minimalist – most of the characters never moving from the one table at which they seem to spend their entire lives. Apart from that there’s a bar and a bed, and that’s about it. Th e dialogue is naturalistic, and as a result there are few truly sparkling lines or exchanges. I understand that the play was originally written in Spanish, and sometimes the translation shows a little, lines have that “should sound better” feel that you sometimes get. Th e eff ect is exacerbated by the somewhat hit-and-miss Hispanic accents in which the characters speak, making the dialogue occasionally hard to follow.

The cast all hold their own in their roles. Th e characters of José (Richard Greenberg), El Mono (Neil Boyd) and Lituma (Harry Ullman) have signifi cantly less to do than the other three characters, spending a lot of time in the background. Aaron Costa-Ganis is suitably off ensive as Josephino, and Elizabeth Kiernan is charmingly vulnerable as Meche. Christina Paul gives a fi ne performance in the title role, displaying genuine stage presence. She comes across as strong, cynical, and really rather sexy.

Overall, it’s a decent show. Like many plays shown at the Burton Taylor, it is a low-budget student production, and so the occasional rough edge is to be expected, but the premise is strong, and the story is entertaining. It is certainly worth taking a look if you’re short for something to do of an evening.

Daniel Hemmens, 1/03/05

THEATRE REVIEW

Pygmalion7.30pm at the Old Fire Station, until Sat 5th

Th e Brasenose Arts student production of Pyg-malion is being marketed as a “darker look” at Bernard Shaw’s much-loved social satire, yet in truth it is nothing of the sort. Instead, the talented company have created an entirely faithful reading, much as one assumes Shaw would have intended.

Phoneticist Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can pass off working-class street trader Eliza Doolittle as an aristocrat simply by correcting her colloquial use of English. Initially reluctant, but desperate to escape the poverty trap in which she has found herself, Eliza agrees to play along, in the hope of securing a more rewarding social position. Th e experiment is a great success, but the unforeseen consequences return to haunt the professor, as Eliza comes to realise her own intellectual strengths.

Working directly from a script of exceptional wit and eloquence, the cast played for every available laugh, and were largely successful in their eff orts. Indeed, the casting of the highly promising Helen Winston as Eliza was inspired, allowing the actress ample opportunity to demonstrate a genuine fl air for comedy. Moving eff ortlessly from the brash, Hepburn-inspired fl ower girl to the sharper, wiser society fi gure engineered by Professor Higgins, Ms. Winston exuded confidence throughout, sympathetically adjusting her performance to the mood of each scene. Th e rest of the cast, despite being more than capable, occasionally found themselves struggling to keep up, although a commendably energetic performance by Himanshu Ojha as Higgins served to restore a little of the much-needed balance.

In a sense, it is a shame the promise of a darker version of the play proved to be unfounded. Just as My Fair Lady succeeded in lightening the tale beyond any serious worth, there is room for a greater exploration of Shaw’s polemical motives. For anyone new to the play, or simply wanting to see it well performed, however, this short run may provide the ideal opportunity.

Jim Batty, 1/03/05

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