The Oxford Community Passion Play is coming back for Easter 2026! Here are all the details you need:
The Story of Easter through the eyes of those who were there. Come and join us on Easter Saturday, April 4th, in Bonn Square. All welcome! Book tickets here.
Welcome to The Oxford Community Passion Play 2026! Join us at Bonn Square on April 4, 2026 at 12 noon or 2.30pm for a performance filled with passion, drama, and community spirit. Experience the re-enactment of the biblical story of Jesus' final days and resurrection, brought to life by talented local performers. Both performances open in Bonn Square with a Gospel Choir followed by dancing and singing to celebrate the Wedding Feast in Cana, moving into New Road Baptist Church for the remaining performance. All those involved in the play are volunteers from all walks of life but sharing the joyful aim of bringing the community spirit of Easter alive in the centre of Oxford.
The Oxford Community Passion Play 2024
Performed in Hinksey Park on Holy Saturday, March 30th. The play explored the dramatic events leading up to the joy of that first Easter Sunday, more than 2,000 years ago.
A group of people from across the South Oxford community got together to perform the play "And a Sword Shall Pierce Your Soul" which tells the Easter story from the perspective of Mary, mother of Jesus, in an accessible way through music, singing and drama, for both those who are familiar and unfamiliar with the gospel story of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
More than forty eight actors, musicians, singers and backstage crew were involved, coming from all walks of life in Oxford. With the support of seven churches and led by a production team who are all professional theatre makers, this was a true community event made up of unpaid volunteers.
A selection of photos from the Play can be found below.
The Oxford Community Passion Play is coming back for Easter 2026! Here are all the details you need:
The Story of Easter through the eyes of those who were there. Come and join us on Easter Saturday, April 4th, in Bonn Square. All welcome! Book tickets here.
Welcome to The Oxford Community Passion Play 2026! Join us at Bonn Square on April 4, 2026 at 12 noon or 2.30pm for a performance filled with passion, drama, and community spirit. Experience the re-enactment of the biblical story of Jesus' final days and resurrection, brought to life by talented local performers. Both performances open in Bonn Square with a Gospel Choir followed by dancing and singing to celebrate the Wedding Feast in Cana, moving into New Road Baptist Church for the remaining performance. All those involved in the play are volunteers from all walks of life but sharing the joyful aim of bringing the community spirit of Easter alive in the centre of Oxford.
The Oxford Community Passion Play 2024
Performed in Hinksey Park on Holy Saturday, March 30th. The play explored the dramatic events leading up to the joy of that first Easter Sunday, more than 2,000 years ago.
A group of people from across the South Oxford community got together to perform the play "And a Sword Shall Pierce Your Soul" which tells the Easter story from the perspective of Mary, mother of Jesus, in an accessible way through music, singing and drama, for both those who are familiar and unfamiliar with the gospel story of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
More than forty eight actors, musicians, singers and backstage crew were involved, coming from all walks of life in Oxford. With the support of seven churches and led by a production team who are all professional theatre makers, this was a true community event made up of unpaid volunteers.
A selection of photos from the Play can be found below.
Photographs courtesy of Philip King with thanks (https://www.philipkingphotography.co.uk/).
The production was supported by the the Passion Trust and the Diocese of Oxford Development Fund