Cesca Echlin
Preview: A View from the Bridge – a fresh take on the Miller classic
Practically Peter Productions bring the Arthur Miller classic set in 1950s Brooklyn to the Pilch in Sixth Week.
REVIEW: The Ruling Class – ‘actualises an eccentric and absurdist sense of humour’
Stage Wrong Productions' The Ruling Class delivers an outrageous and satirical examination of English upper-class society
Fade to Black – a history of the theatrical blackout
The convention which now seems part-and-parcel of theatre wasn’t always there – indoor venues and developments in lighting provided new staging opportunities. But what is the theatrical blackout for?
Preview: You Are Frogs – ‘toes the line between playfulness and danger’
Practically Peter's production will be at the BT Studio until Saturday.
Preview: Many Moons – ‘the edges of a crowd’
Small Fry Theatre’s production of the Alice Birch play provides a tense snapshot between the worlds of the intimate and immense
Numbers Review – commendable but difficult to feel nuance
The play was particularly successful in its exploration of masculinity
Enron Preview – ‘financial collapse made tangible’
A preview of the Theatre Goose and Sour Peach Productions' play at the Oxford Playhouse this week.
‘Brink’ Preview – ‘an exploration into public vs. private spaces’
Alastair Curtis' new play explores how individuals forge connections with others in our modern, digitalised world
Mojo Preview – ‘gloriously worded script but male dominated’
Cesca Echlin finds this rendition of Jez Butterworth's play hits comic targets, but also reflects on its male-dominated narrative.
Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? Preview: ‘The political becomes personal’
Cesca Echlin previews Caryl Churchill's 2006 play, which she finds entices the human out of the political
Breaking down stigma, challenging genre, and facilitating conversation – the new musical, ‘Nice Guy’
A visit to the Oxfordshire charity 'Clean Slate' with the cast of new musical 'Nice Guy'
Interview: OUDS President Francesca Amewudah-Rivers
Cesca Echlin meets this year's OUDS President to discuss post-Medea hype, the need for increased representation in theatre, and what she wants to change about Oxford student drama.
Eat Your Heart Out review – ‘A nuanced and authentic exploration of a stigmatised subject matter’
Tightrope Productions' devised piece proves particularly heartfelt at the Edinburgh Fringe.
A Doll’s House Review – ‘the pace of the narrative was stunted’
A cohesive aesthetic experience, but a shortened script hampers character development
