Author: Frankie Goodway

Louisa Thompson asks whether it is fair to judge student shows by their professional peers.

Alexandra Christy previews Othello, on at the Corpus Christi Auditorium in 7th week

We are making a Facebook group for the event, our first potentially useful work as marketing directors. We are deciding on a picture and Polly is leering at photos of Claire. Because Polly was inappropriate and slimy at the shoot, Claire comprises most of the album, interspersed with a few inexplicable ‘struggle shots’ and some […]

Freshwoman is a narrative sketch show that Tom Skelton and I wrote together over long summer evenings at his house off Cowley Road. We would talk very academically over a drink and a sunset about what was going to happen in a scene and then, with the help of Tom’s trusty dictaphone, record a number […]

Rachel Lovibond previews Mephisto, showing at the Oxford Playhouse in 6th week

‘The dwarves can turn lead into gold…’ Alvaro de Andres anticipates this mighty adaptation of a Pratchett classic

Joss Hiet previews ‘The Players’, a hilarious piece of New Writing by Matthew Parvin

“The Vagina Monologues? Do you play a vagina?” “So what, you just chat about sex?” “Vaginal issues…like thrush? It’s a play about thrush?” “Is it gross?” “My First Period! Is it basically that? It’s that, isn’t it!” “Well, no, it’s more about women’s perceptions of…” “Oh! Do you hate men?” These monologues were written over […]

A raunchy and rollicking production

Acting up a storm: Georgia Waters discusses her time with the Mephisto production

‘High on comedy, but not the most convincing performance’

Oliver Forrest previews this brand new comedy, showing at the BT in 4th week

The Japanese horror-comedy buzzes into the Soho Theatre

Thomas Hughes reviews a little cross-dressing Shakespearean comedy.

Rebecca Loxton evaluates the place and problems of ballet in today’s world.

Olivia Upchurch tells of the work and woes of a stage manager.

Vicky Fryer reviews a look at life, love, laughs and loneliness.

For true Pinter’s fans. Or if you want something radically different. Because even by Harold Pinter’s standards, nothing really happens in the play. Perhaps it is just as well that the play is little over half an hour. This is not to say that the play is not enjoyable. It is quite so. Set in […]

Tim Kiely discusses the pains and gains of new writing in Oxford