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Sunday 6th July 2025
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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 Wolf Hall. Adapted from the novel trilogy by Hilary Mantel, the theatrical version of Wolf...
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Hassan Akram
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Review: CRUSH – ‘A classic coming-of-age’
Rumours of drastic script revisions and casting changes meant that I entered The North...
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Beatrix Arnold
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Review: Blood Wedding – ‘A lunar eclipse on the stage’
A trembling bride. A distrustful mother. Two murderous rivals vying for a single, wavering...
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Sanaya Narula
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Review: Crocodile Tears – ‘Techno-futuristic, but why?’
There is a lot to like about Natascha Norton’s Crocodile Tears. Female lead Elektra...
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Peter Chen
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The Crocodile review – ‘a carefully considered yet hilariously nuts production’
Cesca Echlin is left in fits after a performance of Dostoyevsky's short story
Walk Like Natives review – ‘A flash-mob blending into the crowd’
A secret piece of theatre, taking place in central London, is a pure celebration of joy.
The Flick review – ‘a little theatrical masterpiece’
Flick is an exceptional production that brings a thin script to vivid life
Labyrinth preview – ‘an impressive blend of exciting text and creative movement’
Tom Mackie finds himself anything but lost in this psychomaniacal retelling of the Theseus and Ariadne myth
The Flick preview – ‘there’s even going to be popcorn’
Bertie Harrison-Broninski is impressed by this witty and elegiac homage to the silver screen
Not About Heroes review – ‘It is rare to find a student production of such maturity’
Chloe Taylor is impressed and moved by this poignant study of war and poetry
Jubilee review – ‘Funny, self-referential, and visually exciting’
Bertie Harrison-Broninski finds this adaptation of Derek Jarman's original film is a show one that he might be proud of
Ishtar preview -‘Nothing if not entrancing’
An excellently engaging gloss of an intriguing archaic myth
Crocodile preview – ‘This is going to be properly funny’
Nitrous Cow look set to provide a rip-roaring comedy follow-up to their sold out debut 'Lovesong' last term
#Ending the Silence review – ‘there is nothing quite like it’
Joel Stanley reccomends a captivating performance and an unmissable experience
Down with my Demons review – ‘tensions rise as secrets spill’
A talented cast bring this immersive and exciting piece of new writing to the stage
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.
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