Entertainment·28th May 2016Dr 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... Read More
Entertainment·26th May 2016Woyzeck – 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... Read More
Entertainment·26th May 2016The 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... Read More
Entertainment·26th May 2016Doctor 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... Read More
Entertainment·24th May 2016Shakespearean 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... Read More
Entertainment·21st May 2016Arcadia – A review Sorrel Evans The detritus on a table slowly builds up, the focal point of one of the cleverest plays ever written. A... Read More
Entertainment·20th May 2016Altar/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... Read More
Entertainment·20th May 2016Sweeney 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... Read More
Entertainment·20th May 2016The 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... Read More
Entertainment·19th May 2016Rhinoceros – 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,... Read More
Entertainment·17th May 2016The 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... Read More
Entertainment·17th May 2016Shakespeare’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... Read More
Entertainment·17th May 2016An 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... Read More
Entertainment·17th May 2016Orphans – A review Shannon Rudden  In some ways, it is fortunate that this page does not contain a transcript of incomprehensible stuttering. This is... Read More
Entertainment·15th May 2016Le 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... Read More
Entertainment·15th May 2016Richard 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... Read More
Entertainment·15th May 2016Government 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... Read More
Entertainment·11th May 2016Hysterical 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... Read More
Entertainment·11th May 2016Pripyat – 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... Read More