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    Susannah Goldsbrough

    Flying saucers and the end of the world: Oxford Fringe sci-fi shows question life as we know it

    Susannah Goldsbrough reviews two Oxford productions at the Edinburgh Fringe that venture into the world of science fiction: 'Doom's Day' (the OUDS National Tour) and 'Lights Over Tesco Car Park.'

    Witch Hunt Review – ‘Dizzily funny writing and disastrous hair’

    Horseplay Productions' politically-charged sketch comedy hits comedic targets despite an ambiguous through-line.

    One man’s trash is another man’s treasure

    Oxford’s trashing clampdown is nothing short of garbage

    Cricket Australia’s punishments are ludicrously harsh

    Contradictory laws are no basis for bans which defy precedent and common sense

    The vintage sound of The Vaccines

    As they prepare to drop their fourth album, indie-rock sensation The Vaccines tell Susannah Goldsbrough what it's like to be old fashioned rockers in a post-punk world.

    Only two black finalists awarded firsts in 2017

    Black people and women achieved a lower percentage of firsts than their white, male counterparts.

    Christ Church risk student safety at bops

    Fire safety regulations were ignored for five years

    Hollywood’s glamourising of Beauty and the Beast buries its troubling implications

    21st century reimaginings of classic fairytales do not address the dark politics that underpin them. Susannah Goldsbrough explores.

    One awkward conversation is worth a thousand unwanted sexual advances

    Awkward encounters are inevitable, but advances must be reasonable, writes Susannah Goldsbrough.

    The right production but the wrong play

    The production is imaginative but the choice of play is inappropriate and bizarre, writes Susannah Goldsbrough

    Blavatnik professor accuses Oxford of “excommunication” after Trump protest

    Prof Bo Rothstein says he has been banned from the school and contacting students after resigning in protest at its donor's support of Trump

    Three Strikes and you’re onto a very enjoyable TV show

    Susannah Goldsbrough enjoys the latest Rowling screen adaptation of Strike: The Cuckoo's Calling

    Blavatnik professor resigns over donor’s links to Trump

    An academic has resigned his post at the Blavatnik School of Government because the donor's endorsement of Trump is antithetical to his political beliefs