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Graceful and self-assured: Circle Mirror Transformation reviewed

Boulevard Productions’ Circle Mirror Transformation is a faithful and competent take on Annie Baker’s 2009 tragicomedy. The play follows a group of people of different ages taking a beginners’ drama...

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‘We’re all mad here’: Alice in Won-DRE-Land at Tingewick 2025

When I wandered into Tingewick Hall on a cold, dark evening in seventh week,...

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A comical approach to a classic text: ‘Hedda Gabler’ reviewed

Tiptoe Productions’ Hedda Gabler, co-directed by Ollie Gillam and Gilon Fox, delivered a strong...

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‘Lux’ by Rosalía review: A breath of fresh air

'The Latin title ‘Lux’ perfectly embodies the concept and overall aesthetic of divine femininity, as well as the multilingual aspects that run throughout the work. With complex and meaningful lyrics written in 13 languages, and split into four movements, the record is a breath of fresh air for the pop scene'.

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Mountains review – ‘uncomfortable and immersive’

Michael O'Connor is impressed by this unorthodox performance.

Rock’s best storyteller

"Darnielle's new novel confirms the status that Rolling Stone granted him; Rock's best storyteller", writes Barney Pite.

House of Fear and the reinvention of fairytale

Libby Cherry writes about the feminist undertones to Leonora Carrington's The Hearing Trumpet

“There is a selfish core to Mark that is the sort of thing that a sitcom character needs”

Comedian and Peep Show star David Mitchell talks to El Blackwood about the similarities between him and Mark Corrigan.

Ten years on, Burial’s ‘Untrue’ is still dripping with raw emotion

Joe Bavs reminisces on an experimental classic

As You Like It review – ‘Slightly flat, with a twist of theatrical magic’

Shared Experience’s reinterpretation of As You Like It is surprising and worth a watch, writes Harry Hatwell

Five minutes with: Audrey, the mysterious figurehead of The Oxford Revue

This week, we chat to Audrey, the Oxford Revue’s mysterious icon.

‘Twelfth Night’ review – ‘The Luscombe effect strikes again’

The RSC’s new version of Twelfth Night is an innovative reinterpretation, writes Katie Sayer

‘Volpone’ review – “Overdone accents but an otherwise fantastic production”

Amelia Coen enjoys Seeing Hand Production's witty Blackpool update of Johnson's satire

‘Volpone’ preview – “a very potent type of dramatic humour”

John Livesey is excited by 'Volpone', playing at the Keble O'Reilly in 7th week

Nancy Drew – feminist icon or tired corporate creation?

Ellie Duncan explores whether the children's detective series Nancy Drew is progressive or not

‘God of Carnage’ preview – “a disgusting and disquieting play”

Jorge Lopez Llorente previews God of Carnage at the BT Studio

‘Retelling Tales’ preview – “I heard stories that got inside my body.”

Lucy Enderby is impressed by the originality and emotive power of ‘Retelling Tales’

Confessions of a Drama Queen 6: Things get worse, again

Our drama queen goes into hiding, after some shocking humiliation.

Under Milk Wood preview – ‘Creative and interesting but overly dramatic’

Though admiring the production's use of space, Zad El Bacha finds the acting of 'Under Milk Wood' excessively solemn.

Five minutes with: Lucy Hayes

We chat to Lucy Hayes, chair of OUDS and manager of Perepeteia Productions, about her experience with Oxford drama, her real-life heroes, and her latest exciting project.