A disturbing worldview undercut by patchy acting
Olivia Cormack finds that it's not just the costumes in Contractions that need ironing out
A student’s guide to cheap wine
Emily Beswick finds the best bottles for under a fiver
“Young, classy and capable of mischief”
Jacob Greenhouse is impressed by the freshness of Consortium Novum’s production of The Marriage of Figaro
A word from the stalls
Miriam Nemmaoui chats to an audience member who is left feeling nostalgic by Anna Karenina
“An enormous array of talent on display”
Jonnie Barrow enjoys a bumpy ride through a musical twist on a classic
OxFolk reviews: ‘March Glas’ by Elfen
Ben Ray is entranced by Elfen's debut release, giving a small insight into the joys of the Welsh folk music scene
“Krapp isn’t quite of this world”
Sian Bayley is finds chills and thrills in this production's take on Beckett's exploration of failure
Writing the uncanny and the lyrical
Tilly Nevin reviews Gillian Cross and Daisy Johnson in conversation
What to watch in the time of Trump
Tilly Nevin praises a new generation of political comedy in a ‘post-truth’ era
Two lonely people, one heartrending production
Bessie Yuill promises an intense evening of Beckett made accessible to all
‘Jackie’: simply a mishandled film
Surya Bowyer is unstirred by Natalie Portman’s performance as America’s sweetheart
Album of the week: Sampha’s Process
Sampha’s debut is an electrifying mix of emotion, says Natalia Bus
“It’s about the ways that hope and faith fill up the cracks in pain”
Hannah Chukwu is moved by the sensitivity of this production of 'Dying Light'
Preview: Suddenly Last Summer
Jorge Lopez Llorente is transfixed by a dynamic production of a Tennessee Williams' hidden gem
