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“Tragic but thought provoking”, ‘An Enemy of the People’: Review

Ibsen has re-entered the drama scene with the current production of his classic play An Enemy of the People at the Duke of York theatre this spring. With big...

“Extremely vulnerable”: Review of The Sun King

It is difficult to imagine the stiflingly intimate space of the Burton Taylor transformed...

The Oxford Revue: A Room with Revue

'a simple and clever production which ranks as one of the most enjoyable shows I've seen all year'

Dynamic, Chaotic and Physical: Review of Frantic Assembly’s Metamorphosis

"Frantic Assembly takes on a new challenge, taking a decades old Kafka novel, The Metamorphosis, and putting it to the stage in their signature physical theatre style."

Mature and Intelligent: Julius Caesar at the TS Eliot Review

"From start to finish, it was a show filled with excellent performances from leading cast members."

Review: STOP

Amaris Proctor admires this play's refreshingly frank attitude towards mental illness

A fusion of movement, light, and sound

Christopher James Goring finds much to admire in the complexity of Illuminated

Review: John Hodge’s ‘Collaborators’

Bessie Yuill finds herself simultaneously amused and disturbed by this dark tragedy about a fictional meeting between Stalin and Bulgakov

Review: ‘Edward II’

Susannah Goldsbrough is captivated by Oxford's finest acting talents and their leather leggings

‘Enter First Lobster’

Miriam Nemmaoui plays the drama queen and attacks the state sector's failing arts curriculum

Preview: Edward II

Callum Luckett waxes lyrical about this new production of Marlowe's masterpiece

In conversation with the creators of ‘STOP’

Suzy Cripps talks mental illness and magic with the writers of a new musical

Review: Bowie’s Lazarus

Julia Alsop is perplexed by the stellar complexities of this production at the King’s Cross Theatre

Time Tunnel: Edward II

Susannah Goldsbrough delves into the archive to discuss Marlowe’s Edward II

Brutalist Russia and Bowie: Marlowe’s Edward II reimagined

Alex Barasch talks to the cast and crew of this radical new take on Marlowe’s masterpiece

A fresher’s first forays into Oxford theatre

Christopher Goring reveals his first experiences in the Oxford drama scene

Review: ‘Living With The Lights On’

Izzy Smith is gripped by a play that shines a light on a dark illness

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

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