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‘Hotter’ at the Fringe – experimental and warm, but just short of hot
Ela Portnoy leaves this piece of feminist theatre with a smile on her face
‘Peer Gynt’ at the Fringe review – “a masterfully crafted production”
Set in a timeless world of trolls, princesses and flying deer, Peer Gynt tells the story of a young man’s adventure after he leaves...
The Handmaid’s Tale: unnervingly familiar and uncomfortably relevant
Beccy Swanson is impressed by the cruel visuals setting Channel 4’s The Handmaid’s Tale apart from Atwood’s original novel, but warns against binge-watching
Grief pushes music to its conceptual limits
Mount Eerie's 'A Crow Looked at Me' may seem like an abstract experiment, but with its personal context it is deeply affecting
My town and my gown: Gloucester
Sam Sheppard discusses the differences between his life in Oxford and in Gloucester.
“A fresh and beautiful contemporary jazz repertoire”
Ela Portnoy is overwhelmed by The Oxford Gargoyles' a capella performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
There’s more to prehistory than cave drawings and diplodocuses
Katie Sayer revisits Yuval Noah Harari's tale of a revolutionary world
‘Road’ review – ‘A formidable fusion of poetry, movement and humour’
Lucy Miles finds bleak topicality in Jim Cartwright's 'Road', recently revived at London's Royal Court
‘STOP’ at the Fringe review – “it deserves an award for excellence in storytelling”
STOP, an original student musical at the Edinburgh Fringe, is a powerful engagement with today's mental health crisis, writes James Tibbles
Fringe 2017: ‘Radio’ review – “yet another gleaming success for Sunscreen Productions”
Christian Bell finds recognisable features of university life in 'Radio', an original student play at the Edinburgh Fringe
Oxford Takes The Fringe
Katie Sayer presents Cherwell's comprehensive guide to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Bucking the trend and defying Britishness: a preview of STOP
James Tibbles takes a sneak peek at STOP, the OUDS touring musical
“One of the greatest war movies ever made”
Matthew Vautrey is entranced by Christopher Nolan's visual spectacle for the summer
“An ethereal but disillusioned fairytale grounded in historical reality”
Katie Sayer highly recommends 'Yank!', a new musical about gay subculture in the US military during WW2
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