Theatre

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

As a history student, you occasionally come across stories so strange they feel almost fictional. Operation Mincemeat is one of them.

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Seeped in nostalgia: ‘Things I Know To Be True’ reviewed

Lighthouse Productions' 'Things I Know to Be True' had high expectations to meet. Put frankly, they nailed it.

Culture Charlie Bailey -

Let’s go to the movies: Fennec Fox Productions’ ‘The Flick’

After their staging of Company at the Oxford Playhouse earlier this term, Fennec Fox Productions are set to return next week with a run of The Flick (2013) at the Burton Taylor Studio.

Culture Beatrix Arnold -

A deeply Singaporean play: In conversation with ‘Late Company’

OUMSSA Theatre makes their debut with Jordan Tannahill’s Late Company. While the text originated in Canada, OUMSSA Theatre’s take on it is nonetheless entrenched in Singaporean culture.

Culture Jessica Phillips -

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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.

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

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Theatre

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

Seeped in nostalgia: ‘Things I Know To Be True’ reviewed

Let’s go to the movies: Fennec Fox Productions’ ‘The Flick’

A deeply Singaporean play: In conversation with ‘Late Company’

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