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  • 14th August 2022
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Entertainment
·28th May 2016

Dr Faustus – A review

Sorrel Evans
Dr Faustus is an eerie play, of that here is no doubt, and this production of it gave a masterclass...
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·26th May 2016

Woyzeck – A review

William Shaw
National society plays don’t seem to get much in the way of hype, at least not from the usual Oxford...
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·26th May 2016

The House of Bernarda Alba – A review

Lara kotecha
I went to the opening night of The House of Bernarda Alba at Cellar on Monday. I had never been...
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·26th May 2016

Doctor Faustus – A preview

Christopher Jotischky
Doctor Faustus, I have come to realize, is a deeply odd play, and not only because of its age. Poet...
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Entertainment
·24th May 2016

Shakespearean insults in everyday contexts

Sorrel Evans
Sorrel’s guide to the top 10 Shakespearean insults and how to use them in your everyday life. “There’s small choice...
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·21st May 2016

Arcadia – A review

Sorrel Evans
The detritus on a table slowly builds up, the focal point of one of the cleverest plays ever written. A...
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·20th May 2016

Altar/Alter – A review

Imogen Stead
Iphigenia in Aulis is an intense play, one fraught with high tensions, emotional drama and fundamental ethical questions that face...
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·20th May 2016

Sweeney Todd – A review

Yolanda Shamash
When I was working as an usher at the English National Opera last year, I saw Sweeney Todd: The Demon...
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·20th May 2016

The House of Bernarda Alba – An interview

Lara Kotecha
Jake is a second year student studying Spanish at Exeter College. We met at the very sociable hour of 8...
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Entertainment
·19th May 2016

Rhinoceros – A preview

Charles Pidgeon
As I sat down in the Pilch Studio, and the preview of Gruffdog Theatre’s Rhinoceros commenced, I was flabbergasted. Suddenly,...
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Entertainment
·17th May 2016

The Fairy Queen – A preview

Imogen Stead
Walking into a deserted Wadham first quad on a Monday evening, you’d have no idea that somewhere, squirrelled away in...
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·17th May 2016

Shakespeare’s Dead – A day of Shakespearean activities

Alice Robinson
Shakespeare’s Dead – a day of Shakespearean activities – Alice Robinson For a Bard Nerd like me, April 23rd any...
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·17th May 2016

An interview with Grainne O’Mahony

Imogen Stead
The focus of theatre is often literary, aiming to explore the plays themselves, but it’s also important to remember that...
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·17th May 2016

Orphans – A review

Shannon Rudden
  In some ways, it is fortunate that this page does not contain a transcript of incomprehensible stuttering. This is...
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·15th May 2016

Le Petit Prince – A review

Imogen Stead
There are few works of literature that are so simple, yet so touching, as Saint-Exupéry’s ‘Le Petit Prince’, an enduring...
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·15th May 2016

Richard II – A review

Florence Kettle
‘What would you have me do? I am a subject/ And I challenge law’ I’ll come clean: I was late...
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·15th May 2016

Government Inspector – A preview

Imogen Stead
To many, the thought of Russian literature conjures up bad memories of trying to read War and Peace, because ‘it’s...
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Entertainment
·11th May 2016

Hysterical women playwrights

Verity Bell
“Why the 23-year-old Sarah Kane chose to write it is her affair. Presumably because she was given a grant by...
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·11th May 2016

Pripyat – A review

William Shaw
This play begins with an apology. It’s the sort of metatheatrical student show styling it would be easy to snort...
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