Mark Barclay
Michaelmas Highlights
All the latest gossip on what's hot on the Oxford stage this term
Remembrance of theatre past
Mark Barclay wistfully recalls the idealism of freshers’ week
Why social media doesn’t promote social justice
Mark Barclay argues that social media ultimately fails to tackle the world's problems
Was Cumberbatch right?
Mark Barclay asks why nobody questioned Benedict's latest outburst
Video and Theatre
Mark Barclay explores the possibility of a symbiosis of video and theatre - or an invasion of one by the other
Teenage flicks right through the night
Marc Barclay questions how exactly adolescent audiences are keeping cinemas open in the dark days of piracy and Netflix
Review: Oxford Revue
This is not intentionally meta
Experimental Theatre Club
Words Words Words
Preview: Twelfth Night
An intriguing reinterpretation of a Shakespeare classic
Preview: Yesterday
Mark Barclay sees potential greatness for this piece of new writing
Review: Punk Rock
Mark Barclay enjoys this gritty if slightly exaggerated school play
Preview: Elephants
Mark Barclay savours this bitchy domestic drama
OBA’s Easter Screening Recap
Mark Barclay recaps Oxford Broadcasting Association’s Easter Film Screening
Review: The Real Thing
A triumph for garden postmodernity
