OUDS New Writing Festival 2019 – A Roundup
A summary by their writers of the plays which are part of this year's OUDS New Writing Festival.
Preview: Skin a Cat – an interview with playwright Isley Lynn
"The final scene I saw – a relentless, breezy epiphany, beautifully handled in all its profanity by Tupper – emphasises this point more than any: it’s about 'creating your own metric for your own happiness'."
Review: Waiting for Gary – ‘surpasses the Beckettian classic’
High praise given to Waiting for Gary for its emotional truth underlying the humour
Review: The Oxford Revue Newcomers’ Show ‘Scrapped’ – ‘ridiculous, witty, and hilarious’
"No description, no plot summary can do justice to this highly eclectic and wonderfully unpredictable piece of theatre"
Review: Pirandello’s Henry IV – ‘earnest production let down by a dull script’
A Tom Stoppard translation of an Italian play is convincing and confusing in equal measure
Skin a Cat Review – ‘rethinks simplistic sexual narratives’
Britomart Productions' honest exploration of female sexuality is on at the BT Studio until Saturday.
The Pitchfork Disney Review – ‘reality and morality is blown apart to become a nightmare’
"From the moment you step into this play the direct ‘in-yer-face’ nature of the performance is abundantly clear."
The Admirable Crichton Review – ‘a light-hearted antidote to eighth week’
Simone Fraser finds Corpus Christi Owlets' new production to be effective comic relief in eighth week.
Salome Review – ‘struggles to take audience into another world’
Tea Party Productions' 'Salome' shows the play's continuing power to unsettle
Citizenship Review – ‘witty, thoughtful and true-to-life’
Ami Griffiths is impressed by a direct but deft portrayal of bisexuality.
Dining Al Desko review – ‘pure tragicomedy’
Alastair Curtis' intertwined monologues tease out the humour and poignancy of office life
The Lonesome West review – ‘a pressure-cooker of rage and almost-erupting violence’
Practically Peter Production give an impressive rendering of Martin McDonagh's dark comedy
Like A Virgin review – ‘the range of relationship difficulties explored is certainly impressive’
Sam Moore's play about the complexities of relationships finds resonance with audiences of all kinds
Anything but a simple fairy-tale
Ebere Nweze is impressed by this unnerving and sharp new adaptation of Wilde’s short story