Mark Steel talks rabbits, dry cleaning, Jeremy Hardy and lying boybands with Sam Bennett  I tell Mark Steel that OXsylva is for the 55+ age group.

Lots of things exciting things going on in the book world this month, so maybe this column should be called Book Ends rather than Page Turner this time.

We are fortunate to have some of the UK’s finest museums in Oxford. The Ashmolean Museum, founded in 1683, is not just the UK’s oldest public museum, but also the oldest university museum in the world. It is currently hosting an exhibition by art star Jeff Koons. 

Each year Oxford Playhouse’s EVOLVE Artists in Residence scheme supports three emerging or mid-career artists/companies by providing seed funding for projects, research and development, rehearsal space as well as mentoring and advice from the Playhouse team. Kuumba Nia Arts are one of the scheme’s artists for 2019.