From The Gutter To The Stars
The Old Fire Station looks different. Ruffled posters stretch the walls, extolling local shoe-makers; merchants rub shoulders with buskers and thieves, while paper boys shout of marriage and royalty.
Drama: Four Nights In Knaresbrough
What is it? That is the question one asks, having seen Four Nights in Knaresborough. On a simple level, this is a history play, an account detailing the aftermath of the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket from the viewpoint of his murderers, hidden in Knaresborough Castle.
Drama: The Merchant Of Venice
There are a plethora of common or garden productions available to help while away the newly arrived balmy summer evenings in Oxford, and Corpus joins the fray in Third week, with a classy outdoor play that is well worth a trip down Merton Street.
Drama: Spotlight On Directors
What the world does on a grand scale, the dreaming spires are sure to emulate with panache. Brasenose College has provided a bevy of directors over the past few years, and thus it was to Radcliffe Square that we took our spotlight this week. Rob Hayward has made something of a name for himself in the theatres around Oxford, both as an actor and a director.
Drama: The Roman Actor
Written in the 1620s by the little-known playwright Philip Massinger, The Roman Actor has only recently been given stage space by professional theatre companies. The latest production has been by the RSC in 2002, with Anthony Sher in the central role of the Emperor Dominitian Caesar.
