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Wednesday 27th August 2025
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‘Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep?’ at the Fringe
★★★⯪☆ Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep? is a one-man, one-puppet musical journey through the apocalypse. After a 'catastrophic' magnitude 1-ish earthquake, the dead are reanimated, unleashing a zombie outbreak....
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Nicole Palka
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‘Timestamp’ at the Fringe: Existing in the ‘now’
★★★★☆ Timestamp is a part-theremin, part-dance exploration of womanhood, expectation, and time. Brought to the...
Culture
Nicole Palka
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‘HOLE IN THE WALL L’HOPITAL’ at Fringe
★★★☆☆ Everything I write ends up being about grief – I suppose this review only...
Culture
Rebecca Harper
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Review: Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light – “A new sensation”
There is a new sensation at Christ Church Drama Society, and it is called...
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Hassan Akram
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No Man Ever – Preview
A production that is wholly and intensely focused on human interaction and language
Romeo and Juliet – Preview
A close cast and crew underline the generational aspects of Shakespeare's tale of conflict, all in a female offenders unit
Dining al Desko Preview – ‘a tale of high treachery and highlighters’
An acutely observed examination of inane office politics, despair, and social media
A Doll’s House preview – ‘a beautiful play to watch’
An intimate cast, toxic relationships, and powerful dialogue magnify a society on the cusp of sexual revolution
Hereafter preview – ‘an ostensible exploration of future technology that shines a light inwards, rather than forwards’
A fresh, emotional take on the future
Medea Review – ‘vengeful, manipulative, and captivating’
More than just a play: 'Medea' reminds us why we go to the theatre
Confusions – Review
More energetic performances were needed to do justice to the subtlety of Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy
Medea – Preview
A production that promises a masterful portrayal of the struggles of integration, womanhood and belonging
Review – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The humour, wit and emotional depth contained within the text are lost to the physicality and slapstick
Underrated Spaces: Jesus College Hall
The Devil is in the detail of this early modern revival
Funny Friends Preview – ‘A roundup of all the best student talent in the country’
Funny friends and frenetic feminisms fuse in this upcoming Playhouse performance
The Lonesome West review – ‘a pressure-cooker of rage and almost-erupting violence’
Practically Peter Production give an impressive rendering of Martin McDonagh's dark comedy
Like A Virgin review – ‘the range of relationship difficulties explored is certainly impressive’
Sam Moore's play about the complexities of relationships finds resonance with audiences of all kinds
Butt Kapinski Review – ‘a masterclass in light-hearted entertainment and audience participation’
Charles Britton is both amazed and horrified by Deanna Fleysher's oddball creation
A Streetcar Named Desire Review – “a play that unpicks toxic masculinity”
The effects of modernisation upon Williams' play
Review: Brave New World
Cesca Echlin is unsettled by Four Seven Two's evocation of Huxley's World State
Review – “Nell Gwynn”
University College Players capture the extravagance and obscenity of Restoration London in their production of Swale’s 2013 comedy
No Market For Old Men review – ‘an hour of fast-paced sketch comedy’
Krysianna Papadakis finds a lot of nuance in Oxford Revue's latest sketch show
The Writer review – ‘jumping out at you in wild, exciting, provocative vitality’
Hickson tries one formal experiment after another and each time brings a different gender-dynamic under her lens
Review – The House of Bernarda Alba
Ela Portnoy is impressed by this elegant adaptation of the Lorca masterpiece
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