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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-taylormania-aylesbury-waterside-theatre-fri-18-april"><a href="https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/taylormania/aylesbury-waterside-theatre/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Taylormania</a>, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Fri 18 April</h2>



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<p>Whooooosh! That&#8217;s how fast tickets are flying out of the box office for this one-night celebration of the world&#8217;s biggest pop princess. <em>Taylormania</em> is, as its name suggests, an all-singing, all-dancing celebration of Ms Swift&#8217;s biggest hits – but unlike her <em>Eras</em> tour you won&#8217;t have to sell a kidney to get in on singer Katy Ellis&#8217;s class tribute act. Her award-winning extravaganza is several notches above the usual fan-girl fare, and – <em>quelle surprise</em> – it&#8217;s sending Swifties wild. Bag your seat <a href="https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/taylormania/aylesbury-waterside-theatre/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a> because they ain&#8217;t gonna hang around – but if you miss out on the Aylesbury show in April there are two more chances to catch <em>Taylormania </em>in these parts: it hits the <a href="https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/taylormania/milton-keynes-theatre/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Milton Keynes Theatre</a> on Mon 26 May and <a href="https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/taylormania/new-theatre-oxford/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">New Theatre Oxford</a> on Sun 22 June. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-oxford-literary-festival-oxford-sat-29-march-to-sun-6-april"><a href="https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oxford Literary Festival</a>, Oxford, Sat 29 March to Sun 6 April</h2>



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<p>Pack in a whole host of bookish goodness at the&nbsp;Oxford Literary Festival, where there’ll be talks, workshops and discussions with the likes of the wonderfully indiscreet Miriam Margolyes, Andy Cato, Joanna Lumley, Jonathan Coe, Bettany Hughes and David Starkey. Oh yes, and the fabulous mega-bestselling Cressida Crowell (read our recent interview with the <em>How to Train Your Dragon</em> author <em><a href="https://muddystilettos.co.uk/life/people/interview-cressida-cowell-how-to-train-your-dragon/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a></em>), who&#8217;ll introduce her newest book&nbsp;<em>Dragon Tales: Short Story Collection</em>&nbsp;plus a sneak peek of&nbsp;<em>How to Train your Dragon School</em>, the brand-new spin off series publishing in May, ahead of a new film in June.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-andy-warhol-portrait-of-america-mk-gallery-from-sat-15-mar"><a href="https://mkgallery.org/event/andy-warhol-portrait-of-america/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Andy Warhol: Portrait of America</a>, MK Gallery, from Sat 15 Mar</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/ANDY-WARHOL.png" alt="March Andy Warhol" class="wp-image-184605" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/ANDY-WARHOL.png 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/ANDY-WARHOL-800x800.png 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/ANDY-WARHOL-400x400.png 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/ANDY-WARHOL-500x500.png 500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Andy Warhol, No Title, 1967. © 2024 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London.</figcaption></figure>



<p>Love Pop Art?&nbsp;Well, hotfoot it to Milton Keynes because&nbsp;<em>Andy Warhol: Portrait of America</em>, is coming to the&nbsp;MK Gallery from Sat 15 March and remaining in situ until June. The iconic&nbsp;<em>Marilyn</em>&nbsp;series and two paintings of British artists Gilbert &amp; George are among the 130 works from the 1950s to the 1980s, plus Warhol&#8217;s icons of American consumerism and symbols of his fascination with mortality.&nbsp;It&#8217;s the first Andy Warhol exhibition in Milton Keynes for almost 25 years (the previous, <em>Cars</em>, was in 2001), so a rare opportunity to see some of the most recognisable images in 20th Century art. Book <a href="https://mkgallery.org/event/andy-warhol-portrait-of-america/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-garden-sculpture-walks-at-waddesdon-manor-aylesbury-from-fri-7-march"><a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/waddesdon/events/910a3ac8-5427-4c69-b49c-0f36f62a51db" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Garden sculpture walks</a> at Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury, from Fri 7 March</h2>



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<p>Spring into Easter at the Rothschilds&#8217; Waddesdon Manor, where every Friday starting on Fri 7 March there&#8217;s a guided walk of the Water Garden (which is designed to be at its most beautiful in Spring) and its striking contemporary outdoor sculptures by the likes of Joana Vasconcelos and Elizabeth Frink. After 45 mins of trotting round the gardens you&#8217;ll be ready for a Cream Tea at The Stables Café, which is also included in the ticket. Booking is essential, so check out the dates <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/waddesdon/events/910a3ac8-5427-4c69-b49c-0f36f62a51db">here</a>. While you&#8217;re there drop by the Manor House too, which re-opens from 26 Mar with a new exhibition of country house photography by Hélène Binet.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-wycombe-swan-8-12-april"><a href="https://trafalgartickets.com/wycombe-swan-theatre/en-GB/event/play/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-tickets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe</a>, Wycombe Swan, 8-12 April</h2>



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<p>A major UK and Ireland tour of this magical children&#8217;s classic roars in from the West End from&nbsp;<strong>Tue 8 to Sat 12 Apr</strong>. The tour is a celebration of the 75th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s classic novel, introducing the delights of Narnia and its magical inhabitants to young audiences. Sounds like a fab Easter holiday family treat to us. Book&nbsp;<a href="https://trafalgartickets.com/wycombe-swan-theatre/en-GB/event/play/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-tickets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>


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