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Monday, April 28, 2025
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Staging the radio play: The audio-visual world of ‘Under Milk Wood’
“Love the words!”That was the crisp command from Dylan Thomas, the 20th-century Welsh poet, to the cast of his radio play Under Milk Wood, just before a rehearsal in...
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Rhys Ponsford
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‘The Little Clay Cart’ brings Sanskrit back to life
As students left Oxford on the last weekend of Hilary, I visited St John’s...
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Faye Chang
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40 years after the miners’ strike, James Graham’s ‘This House’ still has a lot to offer
‘Humphrey: ‘If the right people don’t have power, do you know what happens? The...
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Thomas Armstrong
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Persuading the public: The play as propaganda
The play as propaganda has a long history. From the regime-affirming productions of Hieron,...
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Nancy Gittus
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In Conversation with the Team Behind #Ending the Silence
John Livesey talks to Euton Daley and Amantha Edmead about their latest show at the Old Firestation
Hedda review – ‘stubbornly disturbing and nuanced’
The most anticipated-show of Hilary term lands with both style and substance
The C-Bomb review – ‘the perfect antidote for those mid-term blues’
Delphine Chalmers is charmed by this self-assured, intelligent, and funny piece of student writing
Hedda: “the story of a woman who demands a better life”
We chatted to the female-identifying members of the cast and crew of Hedda to find out what the play and its protagonist mean to them
Victory review – ‘Julia Pilkington’s direction places us on a knife edge’
Victory is a reminder of student theatre's capacity to thrill and chill in equal measure
Girls and Boys review – ‘a drama that not only strikes, but leaves us sizzling’
Tony Wilkes is wowed by an unexpected trip to see the Royal Court's latest show starring Carey Mulligan
The Polycephaly Monologues Review – ‘seamlessly combines the surreal with the naturalistic’
Tom Mackie is left amazed, but confused, by Nick Smart's juicy, absurdist work
Victory preview – ‘a truly fantastical world’
Sumptuous visuals, dark comedy and literary flair make this production one not to miss
The Kite Runner review – ‘a choreographed exuberance prose cannot achieve’
The Kite Runner is taken from page to stage in this masterful adaptation. Izzy Troth reviews.
Julius Caesar review – ‘two hours of pounding drama’
Nicholas Hytner's adaptation is makes you rethink the iconic tragedy
The 39 Steps review – ‘It is rare to see an Oxford play take itself as seriously as this 39 Steps – that is,...
Charles Britton is left with a smile on his face after an uncommonly fun night out in Oxford
The 39 Steps preview – ‘guaranteed to be a comedic spectacle of no small intensity’
Alice Taylor previews Antonia Hansen's interpretation of a Hitchcock comedy
Sweet Charity review – ‘Oh Mama, welcome to the 60s!’
Ela Portnoy applauds the strongest dance cast she's seen on an Oxford stage
Beautiful Thing review – ‘Ruckus Productions has certainly made some noise’
Franklin Nelson is impressed by this rendition of a thoughtful, timeless coming-of-age drama
Beautiful Things preview – ‘brilliantly captures a microcosm of London life’
A show about sex, youth and life in the city
Young Marx review – ‘Fiercely comical, ingeniously designed’
Harry Hatwell reviews the triumphant 'Young Marx', the first production at London’s new Bridge Theatre
Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again Review – ‘a perfect balance between unsettling humour and sincere urgency’
Alice is impressed by this urgent feminist showcase, although it sometimes feels constrained
John review – ‘remarkably and unashamedly real’
Harry Langham praises an American transfer that proves spooky, funny and earnestly human
Hanna Review – ‘strikingly honest’
Meg Harris is touched by a mother's monologue at the North Wall Centre
Beginning review – ‘comfortable, emotionally-streamlined and ideologically safe’
John Livesey is left cold by a conservative if accomplished transfer
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