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."
The Duchess of Malfi: A Review
"Evocative performances, convoluted script, limited visual resources"
Narcissus : a review
"It is perhaps unsuprising that a play names after a boy who falls in love with himself should be as self-indulgent as ...Narcissus is."
‘Women You Know’: Review
"I laughed, I tried but failed to cry, and had an overall nice time spending my Wednesday evening listening to these two women."
‘Blithe Spirit’: In conversation with A-squared Productions
'Blithe Spirit', running at the Keble O’Reilly theatre from the 9th – 12th November will be A2 productions final Oxford show after successes such...
‘Maurice’ : A review
"It is the perfect choice for the start of term with the potential for all of us to find a piece of ourselves"
Scenes With Girls : A Review
"The play as a whole was beautiful to watch. It is funny, relatable and well-delivered."
Flora’s Fringe Guide
I went up to Fringe in the first week and saw as much as I possibly in order to recommend to you lot what’s worth seeing and what’s not, so please read on for my top recs!
Vessel : A Review
CW : mention of disordered eating, fat phobia, body dysmorphia
Have you ever wept in a toilet stall—maybe during a particularly rough school day,...
Scenes with Girls: In conversation with Love Song Productions
"The dialogue is simultaneously so realistic and so weird and the characters and themes felt like they would really ring true to a student audience."
“Unafraid to poke fun at the elite” – Review: The Corn is Green
"Miss Moffat plucks Morgan Evans out of the mines, trains him to speak like a gentleman, and stuffs his head with Adam Smith and Voltaire. It’s like My Fair Lady, but gender-swapped and very, very Welsh."
Vessel: In conversation with Grace Olusola
TW: fatphobia, eating disorders, self-harm.
Vessel, the new theatrical anthology from Dawn Productions, examines our relationship with the body and food through episodic fragments....
“Rage and heartbreak” – Review: Medea
"[Medea] is a truly frightening figure as she stalks the quad, coming right up to the audience and looking them in the eye as she delivers some of the most acerbic lines of the play."
Let’s get physical: Review – Holding
Neily Raymond reviews Holding, Kristy Miles' new play at the Burton Taylor Studio.
Wilde at heart: In Conversation with members of the Lincoln Drama Society
It’s practically a cliché to say that with such short and busy terms, there are more events happening in Oxford than any person could...
