Theatre

‘Controversial but compelling’: ‘Women Beware Women’ Reviewed

CW: Sexual assault The Michael Pilch Studio might just have been the perfect venue for Women Beware Women. Intimate and beguiling, the audience were made to feel almost as naked...

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GCSE drama nostalgia: ‘The Detention’ review

The Detention provided its fair share of giggles, but whether that was a result...

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‘Undeniably and uniformly exceptional’: Uncle Vanya reviewed

It is a privilege to attend the most anticipated production of the term, and...

Culture Mair Andrews -

“You will kill my children!”: ‘A View from the Bridge’ reviewed

The stellar cast of Labyrinth Productions’ A View from the Bridge delivered a layered,...

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Journey’s End Review – ‘powerful commemoration of the centenary’

Adam Radford-Diaper is deeply moved by Cosmic Arts' marking of the centenary of the 1918 armistice

Journey’s End preview – a play about brotherhood

Bessie Yuill finds an emphasis on WW1's individual soldiers and their relationships in this Remembrance Day production

How To Save A Rock With A Circle Review – ‘centres a sense of community’

Taiwo Oyebola finds Pigfoot Theatre’s work-in-progress play about the environment funny and oddly optimistic

Collaborators Review – a comedy of Stalinist Russia

Despite its seeming irreverent nature, this play has 'moments of profundity'

How To Save A Rock With A Circle Preview – ‘conveys urgency with a sense of humour’

Cecilia Wang previews Pigfoot Theatre's work-in-progress which focuses on the impact of climate change.

Election Review – an ‘interesting and ambitious’ look at politics

Lowenna Ovens finds this student-centric election night depiction to be an 'intriguing concept'

Citizenship Review – ‘witty, thoughtful and true-to-life’

Ami Griffiths is impressed by a direct but deft portrayal of bisexuality.

Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? Review – ‘genre-crossing and well-executed’

Katie Knight is impressed by Klaxon Productions' production which incorporates new forms of media.

Top Girls Review – ‘uncomfortably straddles the experimental and the domestic’

"Adam Radford-Diaper’s adaptation is slick and well-acted, often wonderfully absurd and funny, but ultimately leaves me feeling slightly cold."

Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? Preview: ‘The political becomes personal’

Cesca Echlin previews Caryl Churchill's 2006 play, which she finds entices the human out of the political

The Mountaintop Review – ‘explores the man behind the pulpit’

Katori Hall’s depiction of the Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King in his last hours is bewitching.

‘A zero-carbon-footprint production’: an interview

Unusual theatrical spaces and creating environmentally conscious productions

Citizenship Preview – ‘challenges the binary of sexuality’

Mark Ravenhill's exploration of the nature of bisexuality in this coming-of-age drama is continually relevant

Nice Guy Review – ‘hard to believe written by students’

The complexity of Sam Norman and Aaron King’s new musical, which focuses on the inner-workings of an abusive relationship is astounding

Breaking down stigma, challenging genre, and facilitating conversation – the new musical, ‘Nice Guy’

A visit to the Oxfordshire charity 'Clean Slate' with the cast of new musical 'Nice Guy'

Top Girls Preview – ‘a vibrant period piece’

This new production of Caryl Churchill's play may be a portrait of a specific time, but is still intensely relevant.

‘Family Friends’ Review: ‘a definite sparkle’

Katie Knight sees potential in this night of improvised comedy, but is let down by pacing and clunky mistakes

The Threepenny Opera Review – ‘both unsettling and wildly entertaining’

Faye Heron reviews this term's Playhouse show which she finds serves to bring up important social issues whilst simultaneously being vigorously entertaining

The Oxford Revue: Best of the Fringe Review – ‘these are emerging talents’

The Oxford Revue's desires to experiment creates some hilarious moments, but perhaps lacks through-line to bring the show together

The Threepenny Opera Preview – ‘promises to be exhilarating’

This term's Playhouse show paints a heightened portrait of the inner-city's criminal underworld.

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Theatre

‘Controversial but compelling’: ‘Women Beware Women’ Reviewed

GCSE drama nostalgia: ‘The Detention’ review

‘Undeniably and uniformly exceptional’: Uncle Vanya reviewed

“You will kill my children!”: ‘A View from the Bridge’ reviewed

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