Tag: comedy
Review: The First Last – ‘an unmitigated triumph’
Student playwright Matt Kenyon's hilarious comedy about unplanned fatherhood is on at the BT Studio until Saturday
Should comedy have an expiration date?
In a politically correct society, we look at whether it is right to remove offensive jokes from comedies written before our time
Review: The Roaring Girl – ‘a ground-breaking proto-feminist piece of theatre’
With cross-dressing, feminist themes and a feisty soundtrack, The Roaring Girl proves a fifth week delight
Review: Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons – ‘complex but never cumbersome’
With a compelling performance and effective use of lighting and music, Dromadaire Productions encourages us to consider the importance of communication
Female Comedians Finding the Funny in the Filth
The term ‘female comedians’ is a, well, funny one. Should we still be so insistently adding the ‘female’ part? Female comedians are...
The exploitation of musicians’ emotional struggles
"The general reaction to musicians’ pains is a testament to the humanity of our age."
Review: Twelfth Night – ‘dispels the myth that Shakespeare isn’t...
Brasenose Arts Week puts a contemporary spin on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Preview: A Woman of No Importance – ‘promises an informed, thorough...
Magdalen Players reimagine Oscar Wilde's melodramatic comedy in fourth week
Q&A – a play that ‘takes a turn into the chaotic...
Witty, absurd, and ultimately hilarious, Q&A is an entertaining one-act play, even if at times the dialogue lacks spontaneity
