Theatre
Review: ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’
I walked into the Wyndham Theatre’s production of Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Eugene O’Neill half-expecting a night at the London Theatre like any other. Beer in hand,...
“Tragic but thought provoking”, ‘An Enemy of the People’: Review
Ibsen has re-entered the drama scene with the current production of his classic play...
“Extremely vulnerable”: Review of The Sun King
It is difficult to imagine the stiflingly intimate space of the Burton Taylor transformed...
The Oxford Revue: A Room with Revue
'a simple and clever production which ranks as one of the most enjoyable shows I've seen all year'
Dynamic, Chaotic and Physical: Review of Frantic Assembly’s Metamorphosis
"Frantic Assembly takes on a new challenge, taking a decades old Kafka novel, The Metamorphosis, and putting it to the stage in their signature physical theatre style."
Paul Foot – eccentric comedy from a Merton mathematician
Miranda K. Gleaves talks to ex-Mertonian Paul Foot, ahead of his new tour, which comes to Oxford on September 30th
Dido, Queen of Carthage at the RSC review – ‘Daring, poignant and powerful’
The RSC's new production of the lesser-performed 'Dido, Queen of Carthage' is a phenomenal achievement, writes Katie Sayer
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery’s Steffan Lloyd-Evans interview – “most of the time I like to make people laugh”
It’s fairly early in the morning when I sit down to interview Steffan Lloyd-Evans, the star of Mischief Theatre’s The Comedy About a Bank...
The Comedy About a Bank Robbery review – ‘half the audience are in quantifiable hysterics’
Katie Sayer finds 'The Comedy About a Bank Robbery' to be a perfectly cathartic comic concoction
Coriolanus at the RSC review – ‘brutally minimalist but utterly compelling’
RSC's ultra-modern production of 'Coriolanus' balances humour with minimalist staging for a fresh new interpretation of one of Shakespeare's lesser performed plays, writes Miranda Gleaves
Baby Blues review – ‘gripping, entertaining and tragic’
'Baby Blues' at the Camden Etcetera Theatre is shocking portrayal of the realities of postnatal depression, writes Isabella Rooney
Max and Ivan at the Fringe review: ‘Laugh-out-loud hilarious from start to finish’
Izzy Smith is impressed by the duo's masterful sketch comedy
“Once again, I find myself applauding the Oxford Revue”
Saskia Thomas tears up at the Oxford Revue's latest Fringe performance, 'Witch Hunt'
Revues reviewed: the best (and worst) student comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe
Benn Sheridan reviews student comedy from across the country
‘SiX’ at the Fringe review – “the best hour of comedy I saw all week”
Emily Beswick is blown away by 'SiX' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the first original musical toured by The Other Place's Musical Theatre Society
‘Sex Education’ at the Fringe review: ‘unapologetic’ and ‘well-researched’
Po Odomil Ler learns a lot from 'Sex Education'
‘Half Breed’ at the Fringe Review: ‘Beautifully articulated’
Izzy Smith is overwhelmed by Natasha Marshall's play about race, friendship and finding a voice
‘The Inevitable Quiet of the Crash’ at the Fringe – “a piece that glows with a soft power”
Ela Portnoy falls in love with 'The Inevitable Quiet of the Crash' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Titus Andronicus at the RSC – “Why dost thou laugh? It fits not with this hour”
Will Austin finds the RSC's new production of 'Titus Andronicus' to be an intriguing blend of gore and farce
