Theatre
“Tragic but thought provoking”, ‘An Enemy of the People’: Review
Ibsen has re-entered the drama scene with the current production of his classic play An Enemy of the People at the Duke of York theatre this spring. With big...
“Extremely vulnerable”: Review of The Sun King
It is difficult to imagine the stiflingly intimate space of the Burton Taylor transformed...
The Oxford Revue: A Room with Revue
'a simple and clever production which ranks as one of the most enjoyable shows I've seen all year'
Dynamic, Chaotic and Physical: Review of Frantic Assembly’s Metamorphosis
"Frantic Assembly takes on a new challenge, taking a decades old Kafka novel, The Metamorphosis, and putting it to the stage in their signature physical theatre style."
Mature and Intelligent: Julius Caesar at the TS Eliot Review
"From start to finish, it was a show filled with excellent performances from leading cast members."
Who’s direction is it anyway? An interview with the director of How to Make Friends and then Kill Them
Charlie Rogers talks black-box theatre and responds to recent Oxfess controversy
Review: ENRON – “absolutely captivating”
“Although he and Enron fall, the people who fall with it fall more” – Sour Peach Productions present a compelling and absurd take on the real-life financial scandal
Review: House of Improv presents: I’m an Improviser Get Me Out of Here! – ‘relentlessly silly’
House of Improv presents an improvised hour of moon shoes, jacuzzis, and reckless fun
Review: Gods are Fallen and All Safety Gone – ‘a relationship fraying at the edges’
Rose on a Rail's latest production provides a touching and intimate look into a complex mother-daughter relationship.
The Forgiveness Arc
Here are some of the best musical theatre songs centred around forgiveness
Review: Frog’s Legs – ‘light-hearted façade with a dark core’
Shepherd-Cross' new play treads a fine line between offensiveness and good taste - is it all the better for it?
The Pitchfork Disney Preview – ‘a play of delight and disgust’
The Pitchfork Disney shows at the BT Studio this week
Enron Preview – ‘financial collapse made tangible’
A preview of the Theatre Goose and Sour Peach Productions' play at the Oxford Playhouse this week.
Review: Antony and Cleopatra – a star-studded Shakespeare
Lawrence Li is impressed by the National Theatre’s opulent imagining of a Shakespearean classic
Review: Hadestown – from myth to musical
The National Theatre's musical work-in-progress proves to be a charming retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice
The Lady’s Mad Review – ‘a triumph’
Paul Nash is captivated by Thistledown Theatre's production of Rebekah King's new play.
The Tragedy of King Richard the Second – ‘stripped-down Shakespeare’
The timing of many lines elicits genuine laughter from the audience; in these interesting times we live in, such a take feels intensely necessary.
Jersey Boys Review – ‘the drama falls flat’
The lead actors march around on stage like four dads thrown together on a charity tour of the YMCA.
Silent Night Review – ‘a story very relevant to our time’
The multilingual reimagining of the Christmas Truce at Leeds Town Hall feels particularly timely
