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Wednesday 18th February 2026
Oxford's oldest independent student newspaper, est. 1920
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Techno, tragedy and medieval monologuing: ‘Brew Hill’ in conversation
Pecadillo Productions’ ‘Brew Hill’ watches the deterioration of the romance between Nat (Trixie Smith) and Gordon (Jem Hunter).
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Charlie Bailey
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A bold choice for limited space: ‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’
This ambitious take on a classic struggled in the space constraints of the Michael Pilch studio.
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Charlie Bailey
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Spoonerisms and malapropisms: ‘You Got Me’ in review
Silent Tape Productions' 'You Got Me' is a hard-hitting story about memory, powerlessness, and the cyclical passing of time.
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Abigail Lakeland
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Nostalgic and sincere: ‘The Glass Menagerie’ in review
Crazy Child Productions staged a genuine and thoughtful adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic.
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Jessica Phillips
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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
OCTOPUS – Review
Is OCTOPUS, like the Sex Pistols are now, “just” uncontroversial protest? Or does it strike deeper than that?
Travesties review – ‘a very competent production of a fiendishly complicated play’
Roddy Howland Jackson is charmed by a dynamic, absurdist comedy of historic proportions
How do we stage Shakespeare in the digital age?
Efforts to combine the theatrical and the digital are shaping how we experience Shakespeare in the twenty-first century
Clean Break – Theatre and the Criminal Justice System
Cesca Echlin talks to Clean Break, the theatre charity offering female offenders a means of expression
‘Black Men Walking’ – Review
An exuberant meditation on nature, belonging, and blackness
Lysistrata Review – ‘some over-directing vitiates a few performances’
Katie Sayer's anticipation of Oriel Classics Society's interpretation of a bizarre Greek comedy turns out to be a tragedy
Death By Murder Review – ‘an endearingly ambitious bunch of clowns’
Oxford's newest improvised comedy troupe impress in their debut show at the Pilch
Travesties Preview – ‘I have never felt so threatened by a teacup’
Isabella Welch sees a lot of promise in a dynamic adaptation of Tom Stoppard's hidden gem
An interview with Bea Udale-Smith
We chat to Bea-Udale Smith ahead of her upcoming production of 'Travesties' on how to get involved with directing at Oxford
The Inheritance review – ‘it is hard to imagine this play is really as universal as it advertises’
John Livesey finds that Stephen Daldry's ambitious play loses its momentum
Upcoming Trinity Theatre – a guide
Cherwell Theatre takes a look at the most exciting shows for the term ahead
‘She is the one controlling the play’- Rufus Norris’ Macbeth
Norris’ production is a moving theatrical piece that allows Lady Macbeth to be the puppeteer she has so desperately always wanted to be.
RSC Macbeth Review: ‘technical wizardry fails to bring any tension or magic’
Dodgy directoral decisions and acting leaves one foreseeing a dark future for this unconvincing RSC production
TEDDY Review – ‘Music is a point of connection between then and now’
Laura Plumley reflects on a musical pursuit of the American Dream
The Ferryman Review – ‘bursting with intergenerational energy and tragic potency’
Jez Butterworth and Sam Mendes' present a tale of a family riven by personal loss and political upheaval
The Great Wave Review – ‘a complete clash of cultures, identities, and outlooks’
Indhu Rubasingham's revealing production about a dark part of Japanese cultural history is relevant and immensely human
Shazia Mirza: ‘I don’t think about the audience anymore. I just go ahead and do it.’
Acclaimed comedian Shazia Mirza talks Acorn Antiques, ‘snowflakes’ and teaching with Izzy Troth
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