In an amusing sequel to last term’s Fit Cast, everyone’s favourite thesp Charlie Mulliner became Trinity’s Fit College entry last week, and at the time of writing, she’s winning. But if you weren’t too busy logging on to vote for her you might have noticed a strange movement beneath the surface of the drama community. Everyone’s joining 101.
If you haven’t heard of it already, 101 is Oxford alumna Asia Osborne’s experimental theatre company. Their productions are violent, corrupting and – according to our reviewers – rather brilliant. The latest recruits to the dark side are Isabel Drury and Sarah Perry: rumours abound of the traumatic initiation that awaits them.
For those unwilling to face such perils, Cherwell is offering people the less traumatic chance to write dramatic monologues and dialogues for cherwell.org podcasts this term. The acclaimed David Wolf (Barnaby Rudge) is in charge, so if you’re interested, log on to the OUDS Job Centre to find out more.
Less likely to appear on the Job Centre at this stage, however, are Michaelmas Playhouse bids, as opposing teams do their best to surprise the competition. On our radar are three potential bids so far. OUDS President Roland Singer-Kingsmith, matinee idol James Corrigan and Bloody Chamber director Matthew Monaghan are the interested parties, according to our unreliable sources. Apparently Corrigan has his sights set on staging a film adaptation – but further details are shrouded in mystery.
Equally mysterious is quite what’s happening with the embattled OUDS Edinburgh Tour. Apparently, if you want to direct it, you have until Third Week to apply. If you do, you’ll face stiff competition. Last year it went to West Side Story‘s Alice Hamilton. This year Rafaella Marcus is the odds-on favourite.
Meanwhile, Marcus prepares to play Lady Macbeth in Third Week at the O’Reilly and has already started directing rehearsals of her feminist interpretation of The Odyssey. This seems super keen considering that the performance is next term. Keener still, their posters are already designed. They feature a boat on a wave. Shame. If they’d waited, they would have discovered a certain Fit College entrant in their cast – maybe they should have
just used her?
