“I’d rather have regrets about not doing something, than regret doing it”: In conversation with Game of Thrones star, John Bradley
John Bradley West is an English actor famous for his role as Samwell Tarly in HBO’s massive global hit fantasy TV series, Game of...
“They used greasepaint on me as a foundation”: In conversation with British actress Llewella Gideon
Llewella Gideon is a British actress, comedian and writer best known for Absolutely Fabulous, a TV series from 1992 to 2012, and The Little...
The Art of the Self-Tape
"You wake up the next morning fifteen minutes before the submission deadline and after swiping through attempt after attempt of varying degrees of failure eventually arrive at the very first take."
Theatre and the Working Class
When someone mentions British actors, who do you think of? Your mind probably jumps to people like Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston or Eddie Redmayne....
What Light Through Yonder Theatre Breaks?
This week,
we saw the death of theatre director Terry Hands, acclaimed for his founding of
the Everyman in Liverpool among various other theatrical, notably
Shakespearean, endeavours....
The Death of Theatre Monarchy
It’s January 2020 and a new controversy has arrived to add
to the Britain’s collection. Popular discussion of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s
exit from...
Profile: Zoë Wanamaker
The actress on beginnings, theatrical lifelines and the deliciousness of language
Freshers’ guide to the Oxford drama scene
Find out how to get involved with Oxford student drama from Ellie Cooper (Actor and Director) and Pierce Jones (Production/Management).
“A Kind of Dirty Poetry”
What does it take to put on a show at Fringe? With the finish line in sight, Missing Cat discuss the joys and travails of their project: a raw and visceral rendition of Woyzeck.
What does it take to be an actor?
Want to be a fantastic actor? All it takes is method acting, audience empathy and a pursuit of the fantasy world.
Auditioning – what it’s actually like
Beata Kuczynska provides a look behind the curtain at the highs and lows of the auditioning process
How Oxford culture is dominated by the most privileged
The issue is not a simple matter of discrimination but long term deficiencies in cultural upbringing in less privileged students