Editing Keble College, Oxford (section)

===O'Reilly Theatre===
The [[O'Reilly Theatre]] is a flexible [[studio theatre]] that was completed in 2002.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=O'Reilly Theatre (Keble College) |url=http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/places/theatres/t15-p1317/oreilly-theatre-keble-college |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=[[Daily Info]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=O'Reilly Theatre |url=https://conference.keble.ox.ac.uk/keble-rooms/oreilly-theatre/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Keble College Oxford – Conferences & Events |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=O’Reilly Theatre at Keble College, Oxford |url=https://theoxfordmagazine.com/venue/oreilly-theatre-oxford/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |language=en-GB |magazine=[[The Oxford Magazine]]}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=O'Reilly Theatre, Oxford |url=https://cityseeker.com/oxford/760830-o-reilly-theatre |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=cityseeker |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=The O'Reilly Theatre, Oxford |url=https://oxford.cylex-uk.co.uk/company/the-o-reilly-theatre-22987402.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Cylex}}</ref>

The seating capacity of the space ranges from 128 to 250, depending on the setup chosen.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":22"/><ref name=":32"/> The standard configuration is end-on, but alternatives include traverse and in-the-round. The theatre is named after Sir [[Tony O'Reilly]], the billionaire [[Ireland|Irish]] businessman and former international rugby union player, who contributed most of the funds.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Architecture of Keble College |url=https://heritage.keble.ox.ac.uk/history-features/architecture/ |access-date=5 November 2023 |work=History Features |publisher=Keble College, Oxford}}</ref>

====Construction====
The theatre is part of the [[Sloane Robinson Building]] development which was designed by [[Rick Mather Architects]] from 1996–2002.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2002 |title=New addition at college |language=en-GB |newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]] |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/6586531.new-addition-college/ |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="2rick-mather&quot;">{{cite web |title=Sloane Robinson Building |url=https://www.rickmather.com/project/category/sloane_robinson_building |access-date=5 November 2023 |publisher=[[Rick Mather Architects]]}}</ref><ref name="newoxfordarchitecture">{{cite web |last=Brindley |first=Tim |date=24 September 2015 |title=Sloane Robinson Building |url=https://newoxfordarchitecture.com/2015/09/24/keble-college-sloane-robinson-building/ |access-date=5 November 2023 |work=New Oxford Architecture}}</ref> Theatreplan designed the theatre itself in collaboration with Rick Mather Architects, at a cost of £1.2 million.<ref name="theatreplan">{{cite web |title=Keble College, Oxford |url=https://theatreplan.com/projects/keble-college-oxford |access-date=5 November 2023 |publisher=Theatreplan}}</ref> The project won the following awards:

; 2003
* [[Brick Awards]] Building of the Year
* Brick Awards Best Public Building
* [[Oxford Preservation Trust]] Environmental Award

; 2004
* [[RIBA]] Award

; 2005
* [[Civic Trust Award]] – Commendation

====Performances====
The Theatre is managed by the Martin Esslin Society, who are responsible for choosing the productions staged in the theatre each term.<ref name=":32"/><ref name=":22"/> Talks are also given by well-known actors.<ref>{{cite book |title=Great Breaks Oxford |date=2019 |publisher=[[Apa Publications]] |isbn=978-1789198119 |series=[[Insight Guides]]}}</ref>

; 2020

* ''[[The Entertainer (play)|The Entertainer]]'' (February 6 – February 10)<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=O'Reilly Theatre, Oxford Events & Tickets 2023 |url=https://www.ents24.com/oxford-events/oreilly-theatre |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Ents24 |language=en}}</ref>

; 2018

* ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' (January 17 – January 20_<ref name=":5" />
* ''[[The 39 Steps (play)|The 39 Steps]]'' (January 31 – February 3)<ref name=":5" />
* ''Oxford Alternotives'' (March 7) <ref name=":5" />

; Other performances
More performances have occurred but are not listed.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marnoch |first=Cameron |date=13 October 2017 |title=A Modern Day Adaptation of Caesar in the O'Reilly |url=https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2017/10/13/modern-day-adaptation-caesar-oreilly/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |language=en-GB |magazine=The Oxford Student}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Kiaya |date=25 October 2023 |title='Hamlet' in the Modern World: Interview with Cast and Crew |language=en-GB |newspaper=[[Cherwell (newspaper)|Cherwell]] |url=https://cherwell.org/2023/10/25/keble-hamlet-in-the-modern-world/ |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shamash |first=Yolanda |date=16 February 2017 |title=Anna Karenina is Given a New Lease of Life in the O'Reilly |url=https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2017/02/16/anna-karenina-given-new-lease-life-oreilly/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |language=en-GB |magazine=The Oxford Student}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hagerty |first=Maeve |date=28 November 2022 |title=Delightful, witty and well-rendered: 'Blithe Spirit' in review |language=en-GB |newspaper=[[Cherwell (newspaper)|Cherwell]] |url=https://cherwell.org/2022/11/28/delightful-witty-and-well-rendered-blithe-spirit-in-review/ |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> Performances are often reviewed in the ''[[Oxford Mail]]'' newspaper.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gray |first=Christopher |date=10 March 2010 |title=Bent: O'Reilly Theatre, Keble Colleged |language=en-GB |newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]] |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/5051729.bent-oreilly-theatre-keble-college/ |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Woodforde |first=Giles |date=29 November 2013 |title=Chicago @ O’Reilly Theatre, Keble College, Oxford |language=en-GB |newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]] |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10844933.chicago-oreilly-theatre-keble-college-oxford/ |access-date=5 November 2023}}</ref>