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·13th January 2022

In Conversation with Linus Karp: How to live a Jellicle life

Image Description: an image of comedian Linus Karp, dressed up as a cat. What were you doing in January 2020?...
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·29th April 2020

Richard II re-imagined for the virtual stage

Amy Evans
Image description: video call rehearsal of Richard II “This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this [virtual] England” Not the...
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Culture
·22nd September 2019

It was Mormon than enough: Book of Mormon at Palace Theatre, Manchester

Frankie Grech
There is nothing I want more in the world right now than one of the pyjama suits worn in ‘Spooky...
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Culture
·11th June 2019

Preview: The hilairious Oxford Revue and Friends at The Oxford Playhouse

Tesni Jones
It was a Saturday morning when I found myself sat waiting to preview The Oxford Revue’s Playhouse show playing on...
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Culture
·3rd June 2019

A fresh take on The Taming of the Shrew from the RSC

Raven Liro
​With classic literature like Shakespeare, it can be difficult to provide a new outlook that gives age-old plays new meaning....
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Culture
·28th May 2019

Shakespeare but not as I like it – critiquing the contemporary

Amy McGillivray
I went to see As You Like It at Stratford-upon-Avon a couple of weeks ago, which is running at the...
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Culture
·24th May 2019

‘A Little Night Music’ at The Queen’s College

Amelia Stout
Adaptations of this musical have famously been met with varying degrees of success, but this modern version was charming. Full...
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Culture
·10th May 2019

Madagascar the Movie: We do not like to move it move it

Miranda K Gleaves
A half-empty theatre rarely bodes well. The curtain rose as my heart sank, and this underwhelming, under-rehearsed, and unambitious production...
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Culture
·3rd March 2019

Redacted Arachnid: the story of a doomed superhero adaptation

Hannah Watkin
When a couple of years ago I heard that there had once been a musical focusing on the world’s most...
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Entertainment
·20th November 2018

Review: How to Save a Rock With a Circle

Maya Little
Image credit: Pixabay How to Save a Rock With A Circle is exploratory. It has a think about individual versus...
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·22nd November 2021

Diversity in media: are we gracious or gratuitous?

Shiraz Vapiwala
Image description: Destination Star Trek London: 5 Star Trek captains – Scott Bakula, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Patrick Stewart and...
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Culture
·28th February 2020

‘People, Places, and Things’: The Play you didn’t See

Alex Haveron-Jones
Content warning: this article contains brief mentions of sexual abuse and substance abuse. Last week, I was fortunate to have...
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Culture
·14th June 2019

‘It smashes through the fourth wall and begs you to help’: Hustlers at the BT

Maudie Cooper
The dishevelled set promises exactly what the voyeur is here to see: drugs; sex; cigarettes; fishnets and feistiness. There will...
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Culture
·11th June 2019

Introducing ‘Hustlers’, at the BT this week

Lou Lou Curry
Hoof and Horn Productions are excited to announce that they are putting on the visceral and compelling play Hustlers from...
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Culture
·28th May 2019

Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre London

Frankie Grech
The musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is written by Tom MacRae, based on the real-life story of Jamie Campbell; a...
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Culture
·26th May 2019

Preview: The Reunion at the BT impresses with its chaotic dark humour

Felix Morrison
Sizzling with chaotic, hilarious energy, ‘The Reunion’ promises to be an electric piece of theatre. Written, directed and masterminded by...
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Culture
·16th May 2019

Review: Syncopated Stand Up at The Mad Hatter

Hannah Watkin
When asked to review this evening of jazz from the Red Brick Jazz Sextet, and comedy from The Oxford Revue,...
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Culture
·9th May 2019

Q&A at the BT – hilarious pastiche which doesn’t quite stick the landing

Hannah Watkin
Question and answer sessions with the cast of a play following its performance have become a common event in theatre...
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·20th December 2018

The Pantomime – understanding this British festive tradition, its history, and its future

Hannah Watkin
Image: Dick Whittington, The Oxford Playhouse. Credit: Geraint Lewis. Description: A Pantomime Dame. Acting, singing, dancing, and, perhaps most importantly, joking...
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