Book signing Lord coe Waterstones, Oxford Wednesday, 5pm 01865 790212 or waterstones.com/ waterstonesweb/ Sebastian Coe swoops into Oxford to sign copies of his new autobiography Running My Life. Presumably his Olympic coup has left him with a bit more time on his hands, but enough to pen a whole book in a few months? Tracking his life from running in Sheffield to Olympic gold, politics and GB Olympic supremacy, this is a fascinating read.

Birthday bash OPEN HOUSE Old Fire Station Tonight, 7.30pm, Tickets £10 and include glass of bubbly on wegot tickets.com/location/8116 Over the past year The Old Fire Station, in its incredible reincarnation, has packed in 68 shows, five festivals, over 25 different kinds of regular classes and 192 artists in 16 gallery exhibitions. To celebrate its achievements, Arts at the Old Fire Station is hosting the 1st Birthday Bash. The evening will consist of performances from its regular monthly night line-ups including Short Stories Aloud, music from Oxford Improvisers, comedy from Theatre Scratch Night’s Simon Jay, Instant Noodles from Playground, and Oxford Folk Weekend act James Bell.

Comedy Jo Caulfield The Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot Friday, November 9 Tickets 01235 515144 Stand-up Jo Caulfield, who writes Graham Norton’s gags, is touring the UK to prove she can go it alone. A radio favourite, Jo comes to Didcot’s Cornerstone with her Better The Devil You Know tour. Her dry humour and biting wit make her a mainstream radio performer and a favourite on TV shows such as Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News For You and Mock The Week. Jo was recently nominated as “best female stand-up in the country” and “one of the Top 100 Comedians”. Catch her while you can.

Drama ALICE (FOR GROWN-UPS) Great Milton Neighbours Hall, Woodcote Village Hall and Tackley Village Hall Tomorrow, Sat and Sun Tickets: 01865 305305 This modern retelling of the Alice in Wonderland story is touring around Oxfordshire in the next months taking in a huge number of venues. Brought to you by the Gobo Theatre Foundation.

Children’s Winnie The Witch n Pegasus Theatre n Thursday Nov 8 – Sat Nov 10, 1pm & 6pm. Sunday, November 11 Show at 11am & 3pm with activities at 10am & 2pm Winnie The Witch comes to town in all her chaotic glory to light up the Pegasus and celebrate 25 years of the Winnie The Witch picture book and Pegasus’ own 50th anniversary season.

Poetry Tim key The Old Fire Station Tuesday, November 13 01865 263 980, oldfirestation.info Tim Key is the master of all genres and is tours with his show Masterslut, bringing his “confused procession of idiosyncratic poetry and prose” to The Old Fire Station. To hint at his skills, Tim is winner of: the Edinburgh Comedy Award, Time Out Comedian Of The Year, Chortle Comedy Award, BAFTA and Barrie Award.