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Paul Foot – eccentric comedy from a Merton mathematician
Miranda K. Gleaves talks to ex-Mertonian Paul Foot, ahead of his new tour, which comes to Oxford on September 30th
Dido, Queen of Carthage at the RSC review – ‘Daring, poignant and powerful’
The RSC's new production of the lesser-performed 'Dido, Queen of Carthage' is a phenomenal achievement, writes Katie Sayer
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery’s Steffan Lloyd-Evans interview – “most of the time I like to make people laugh”
It’s fairly early in the morning when I sit down to interview Steffan Lloyd-Evans, the star of Mischief Theatre’s The Comedy About a Bank...
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery review – ‘half the audience are in quantifiable hysterics’
Katie Sayer finds 'The Comedy About a Bank Robbery' to be a perfectly cathartic comic concoction
Coriolanus at the RSC review – ‘brutally minimalist but utterly compelling’
RSC's ultra-modern production of 'Coriolanus' balances humour with minimalist staging for a fresh new interpretation of one of Shakespeare's lesser performed plays, writes Miranda Gleaves
Baby Blues review – ‘gripping, entertaining and tragic’
'Baby Blues' at the Camden Etcetera Theatre is shocking portrayal of the realities of postnatal depression, writes Isabella Rooney
‘It’ review – the most purely entertaining horror movie of the year
Jonnie Barrow reviews the latest silver screen horror sensation
“Once again, I find myself applauding the Oxford Revue”
Saskia Thomas tears up at the Oxford Revue's latest Fringe performance, 'Witch Hunt'
‘SiX’ at the Fringe review – “the best hour of comedy I saw all week”
Emily Beswick is blown away by 'SiX' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the first original musical toured by The Other Place's Musical Theatre Society
The everyday art of living
Ramani Chandramohan is enthralled by the creativity behind Japan’s cities and homes, explored in the BBC documentary, The Art of Japanese Life
Houghton Festival 2017 Review
The brand new Houghton Festival impresses, delights and transcends the music it focuses on all together.
‘The Inevitable Quiet of the Crash’ at the Fringe – “a piece that glows with a soft power”
Ela Portnoy falls in love with 'The Inevitable Quiet of the Crash' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Titus Andronicus at the RSC – “Why dost thou laugh? It fits not with this hour”
Will Austin finds the RSC's new production of 'Titus Andronicus' to be an intriguing blend of gore and farce
‘The Optimists’ at the Fringe review – “A farce with the potential to shine”
Sarah Wright is optimistic about 'The Optimists' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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