Wednesday 22nd October 2025

Theatre

‘A team of criers’: Behind-the-scenes of ‘Uncle Vanya’

Nothing makes me more excited about a theatre production than hearing a director talk passionately and intelligently about their chosen text. In a conversation with Cherwell, director Joshua Robey’s...

Grappling with ‘grief that’s half formed’: Your Funeral

“Meeting up with a partner so soon after a breakup is an awkward time...

“NOR GLOM OF NIT?”: ‘Going Postal’ reviewed

“NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR GLOM OF NIT CAN STAY THESE MESENGERS ABOT THEIR...

Are you listening comfortably? Audio drama and theatre

When people think of podcasts, they probably wouldn’t associate them with theatre. Yet it...

“Exploring what it means to be an intelligent modern woman”

Sîan Bayley finds much to praise in 'Girls Will Be Girls' at the BT Studio

“The biggest student comedy event of the year”: Oxford Revue and Friends

Miriam Nemmaoui chats to Olly Jackson ahead of the Oxford Revue's hotly tipped performance

“A fascinating interpretation of Racine’s masterpiece”

Louisa Cotterhill is left stunned by 'Phèdre', a modern rendition of an ancient tragedy

“Precisely the kind of theatre I would like to see more of in Oxford”

Charles Britton is besotted with the potheads in 'Garden'

“Its clear, accessible acting makes intelligible a foreign tongue”

Martin Newman is captivated by the Oxford Italian Play, 'Mistero!'

“Pleasingly thoughtful and thought-provoking”

Natasha Burton previews 'Rewritten' at the Michael Pilch Studio

“It kept me hooked right until the final denouement”

Harry Hatwell applauds Playlliol's rendition of 'A View from the Bridge'

A day in the life of… a stage manager

Lucy Coupe gives her perspective on why stage managing is the perfect extra-curricular activity

“A marathon-style theatrical whirlwind”

Harry Hatwell is blown away by 'Angels in America' at the West End

“A fierce accomplishment”

Will Austin is absorbed in 'Reigen', a revival of Arthur Schnitzler’s controversial sexual drama

“A moving and engaging performance… beyond the level of most student drama”

Freddie Crowley is impressed by the professionalism and intensity of the dystopian drama POMONA at the Keble O'Reilly this week

“Emotive, vibrant, and politically charged”: Hamilton

Izzy Smith praises Lin-Manuel Miranda’s powerful soundtrack

A day in the life of… A script writer

Stage editor Katie Sayer considers the Oxford drama scene from the perspective of a budding playwright

“Student theatre at its finest”

Miriam Nemmaoui finds 'As You Like It' to be enchanting and captivating

“A piece of theatre that feels incredibly close and genuine”

Nina Crisp finds much to praise in 'I Know You', Sam Moore's postmodernist piece of new writing

“The play-text should never have been selected for performance”

Will Austin finds 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress' to be outdated and hackneyed at the Michael Pilch Studio

“A tense and deeply disturbing piece”

Emily Lawford is left shaken by 'Orca', an award-winning drama about sacrifice and redemption

“Fun, thoroughly amusing and worth watching”

Freya Thorpe praises Ambriel Productions’ musical ensemble

A day in the life of… a lighting director

I came to Oxford with very little backstage experience. It’s really easy to get into the scene—TAFF (the University network of backstage crew) is...

“If you’d told me a year ago I would never have believed it”

Katie Sayer chats to Callum Cameron, the writer and star of They Built It, No One Came – coming to Oxford following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a sell-out week in London

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