Tuesday 14th October 2025

Theatre

Be brave, Oxford: Let’s put creativity back in the creative arts

Welcome back, Oxford. While you were away preparing for the next academic year, or busy attending the Edinburgh Fringe, the facebook Oxford University Drama Society (OUDS) portal was readying...

Where Oxford University Drama Society can take you

I loved theatre at school, and, aged 14, told my parents they had to...

‘Delusions and Grandeur’ at the Fringe

★★★⯪☆ If there is one word to describe Karen Hall’s Delusions and Grandeur, it is...

The Oxford Revue at the Fringe

★★★⯪☆ Returning for their 62nd annual pilgrimage to the Edinburgh Fringe, the Oxford Revue rolled...

Review: D@tes

James Lamming enjoys a witty take on 21st century dating at the BT Studio

Review: Dreamgirls

Sam Purnell is blown away by this revival of the classic musical at the Savoy Theatre

One man in his time plays many parts

Susannah Goldsbrough looks back over the career of Ian McKellen, one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time

Review: The Pillowman

ATG's production is a triumphant display of dark humour and raw emotion - not for the faint-hearted

Review: In the Republic of Happiness

James Lamming enjoys a sometimes stilted production of a difficult play

Preview: The Pillowman

Jeevan Ravindran relishes the brutal comedy of ATG's production of The Pillowman

Review: Much Ado About Nothing

Nina Crisp is enamoured by this sellout adaptation of Shakespeare's classic comedy at the Pilch

Preview: Bang Bang You’re Dead

Amaris Proctor looks forward to seeing this darkly playful production

Review: Jealous of Herself

Bessie Yuill is impressed and entertained by the accomplished acting and original music of this thought-provoking comedy

Preview: Much Ado About Nothing

Susannah Goldsbrough looks forward to seeing Poltergeist Theatre's millenial twist on Shakespeare's classic comedy

Preview: Dates

Charlie Atkins looks forward to Oxford's most topical sketch show yet.

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