MIO OPEN DAY 2024

  • From London city centre there are regular buses to Oxford, departing from Victoria Station, and trains, which leave from Paddington Station.

    Buses from Victoria Station are operated by Oxford Tube. Please check their website for current fares and schedules. Buses stop in the High Street, opposite Queen’s College, four minutes’ walk from Magdalen College (see map above). Journey time is approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.

    The nearest bus stop to Magdalen is “High Street/Queens Lane” (marked on the map below) and is a 3-4 minute walk to the entrance of the college.

    The Oxford Bus Station is at Gloucester Green. A taxi from Gloucester Green to Magdalen costs between £5 – £8, or the walk to Magdalen takes roughly 20 minutes.


    Trains run from London Paddington (journey time 1 hour) and from Birmingham (journey time 1 hour 30 minutes). See National Rail for current schedules and fares. The walk to Magdalen from the Oxford station is approximately 25 minutes.


  • From the High Street/Queen’s Lane bus stop (which you will also pass if coming from either the Gloucester Green Bus Station or the Oxford train station), proceed towards Magdalen Tower, one of the most recognizable structures in all of Oxford.

    You must enter Magdalen College via the Porter’s Lodge which is about 50 meters from the base of the Tower. The Porter’s Lodge entrance is just past the large gate when coming from the bus stop — before you reach the Tower or the Magdalen Bridge.



    After you pass through the Porter’s Lodge (circled in black on the Map of Magdalen College below), you will be met in St John’s Quad (circled in red) by a member of the BADA team who will direct you to the next performance location. Click the map to enlarge.

    Magdalen College Address & Phone Map of Magdalen College

    Magdalen College
    Oxford
    OX1 4AU

    United Kingdom

    TEL: +44 (0)1865 276 000 (Note: this phone number is for Magdalen College, not BADA’s office within Magdalen)

  • Please join us for all or some of the day’s performances. As the presentations will be taking place at various locations within the College, we ask that you try to arrive during the beginning of a break session to allow as much time as possible to enter the College and be directed to the performance location.

    10.00 AM – 10.45 AM Scenes from Coriolanus directed by Ben Naylor | Chaplain’s Quad
    10.45 AM – 11.15 AM Break
    11.15 AM – 12.00 PM Scenes from Twelfth Night directed by Gerrie Alexander | President’s Garden
    12.00 PM – 2.00 PM Lunch | Dining Hall
    2.00 PM – 2.45 PM Scenes from As You Like It directed by Mary Lou Rosato | Founder’s Tower
    2.45 PM – 3.05 PM Break
    3.05 PM – 3.50 PM Scenes from Macbeth directed by Evelyn Miller  | Dining Hall
    3.50 PM – 4.10 PM Break
    4.10 PM – 4.55 PM Scenes from Hamlet directed by Leo Wringer | Antechapel
    4.55 PM – 5.15 PM Break
    5.15 PM – 6.00 PM Scenes from Much Ado About Nothing directed by Tom McClane | New Buildings Colonnade
    6.00 PM – 6.10 PM Finale | New Buildings Colonnade
    7.00 PM – 9.00 PM BBQ

    Please do not step on the lawns unless you are specifically invited to do so.