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‘Scenes With Girls’ and complicated female friendships

'Scenes with Girls' deserves to be seen as one of Labyrinth Productions’ (Rosie Morgan-Males and Emily Cullinan) most impressive accolades.

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The acting in 'The Moro Affair' was superb across the board, with Harriet Wilson’s Pope as a standout, and Rosie Sutton’s direction was flawless.

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The Aurora Orchestra, who are playing at Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre on the 19th June, are best known for performing their orchestral repertoire from memory.

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The ‘Obsession’ Obsession

'Obsession' is a taste of what the next generation of filmmakers looks like.

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An experimental and bold play held back by limited character development

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Flared Productions' new take on Alan Ayckbourn's 1973 play is highly enjoyable

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‘Widows’ is a celebration of female grit and resolve

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Table Manners Preview – ‘reworked in a highly engaging manner’

Alex Rugman previews Flared Productions' reworking of Alan Ayckbourn's play.

The Spotify syndicate

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Strange creatures: monstrosity in Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis’

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Culture

‘Scenes With Girls’ and complicated female friendships

‘The Moro Affair’: Astonishingly original, but not quite a story

‘Music can be everything’: Aurora Orchestra’s Jane Mitchell on the narratives around classical music

The ‘Obsession’ Obsession

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