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‘Love in the face of hate’: A closer look at ‘Blood Wedding’

Emma Nihill Alcorta is the director of a new adaptation of the Spanish masterpiece Blood Wedding, running at the Oxford Playhouse. With flamenco rhythms and Spanish soul, our passionate ensemble...

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Duplicity, infidelity and loyalty in ‘Crocodile Tears’

“An Italian summer romance that goes wrong” – this is how Crocodile Tears was...

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Review: The Great Gatsby – ‘Indulge the extravaganza’

Sophia Eiden’s production of Simon Levy’s script of The Great Gatsby is an undoubted...

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Barry Lyndon – Kubrick’s ultimate antifilm?

Barry Lyndon has always been dismissed within Kubrick’s filmography. While he is a filmmaker...

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Culture

‘Love in the face of hate’: A closer look at ‘Blood Wedding’

Duplicity, infidelity and loyalty in ‘Crocodile Tears’

Review: The Great Gatsby – ‘Indulge the extravaganza’

Barry Lyndon – Kubrick’s ultimate antifilm?

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