Entertainment·8th April 2015Shakespeare, gender and unorthodox rehearsals with Ed Hall Amelia Brown Director Edward Hall is best known for creating the all-male theatre company, Propeller, who perform Shakespeare plays, re-imagined to relate... Read More
Entertainment·8th April 2015Playwright Lucy Prebble: “Fall in love and dream and doubt” Lucy Prebble’s show Enron premiered at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2009, and later transferred to The Royal Court due... Read More
Entertainment·8th April 2015Why do we do it? The purpose of student theatre Megan Thomas Any poor soul who has tried to coordinate their cast and crew’s timetables will, through the haze of google docs... Read More
Entertainment·12th March 2015Review: The Doctor in Spite of Himself William Shaw ✮✮✮ An uproarious and self-aware comedy, The Doctor in Spite of Himself puts together an admirable performance, despite the difficult... Read More
Entertainment·11th March 2015Reviewing the Oxford Italian Play: Serata Futurista William Shaw ✮✮✮ The Futurists, it should be noted, were by and large a nasty piece of work. An artistic movement born... Read More
Entertainment·8th March 2015Review: The Importance of Being Earnest Sian Iles “In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity is the vital thing.” And, indeed, St Hilda’s Drama Society brought style... Read More
Entertainment·6th March 2015The Coronation of Poppea promises to be “beautifully crafted” Caitlin Jauncey “The music.” Producer Katie Jeffries-Harris’ immediate answer to the question of why choose The Coronation of Poppea may be short... Read More
Entertainment·5th March 2015Review: As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams Emily Holman and Lucy Oliver Emily Holman ✮✮✮ Adaptations are no easy feat. When the text in question is being adapted for stage, rather than the... Read More
Entertainment·5th March 2015Review: The Architect OxStu Stage The main problem with The Architect is the play. Ostensibly, it focuses on the life of the has-been architect, Leo... Read More
Entertainment·4th March 2015Reviewing The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs William Aslet ✮✮✮✮ Dealing with a plethora of present-day issues in an Edwardian context is The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs, this... Read More
Entertainment·4th March 2015Iolanthe is Magic Phillip Babcock Preposterous, outlandish, and ludicrously absurd, Oxford University’s Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s production of the comic opera Iolanthe is a hilariously... Read More
Entertainment·2nd March 2015College Comedy Nights- Bringing stand-up to Oxford Improvisation comes from the Oxford Imps, sketch shows come from the Revue, but where is Oxford’s stand-up comedy scene? To... Read More
Entertainment·2nd March 2015Preview: ‘As I Crossed A Bridge of Dreams’- Crossing into a fairytale “Think of all the tales you’re going to discover…” Arriving on the B-T stage this 7th week is ‘As I... Read More
Entertainment·27th February 2015Review: King Lear James Watt “When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools”, declares the Fool, garbed... Read More
Entertainment·26th February 2015Review: The Duchess of Malfi – All Hail the Malfi Mail! Emily Holman ✮✮✮ Who is responsible for murder? It’s unclear if this was the foremost question in John Webster’s heart as he penned... Read More
Entertainment·25th February 2015Choreographer Wayne McGregor on Dance and Neuroscience Ahead of Atomos coming to Oxford next month we spoke to Wayne McGregor, the choreographer behind it. Though just 44,... Read More
Entertainment·25th February 2015Review: Captain Amazing William Shaw ✮✮✮ Captain Amazing is perhaps best described as Alan Moore by way of Mark Evans. Touching, clever and frequently hilarious,... Read More
Entertainment·22nd February 2015Review: Noises Off James Waddell ✮✮✮✮ Too often, 5th week can become a graveyard shift for Oxford’s events circuit. The B-T struggles to shift whatever’s... Read More
Entertainment·19th February 2015Review: The Crucible Paige Tortorelli ✮✮✮✮½ Lily Slater’s rendition of Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, expounds upon the anxiety, fears, and grief permeating Salem, Massachusetts... Read More