Tag: new writing

"Adapting to online technology was a necessity but I also felt that recent events provided a long-due kick in the backside to get narratives about Black experiences into the Oxford drama scene. Sure, we have ‘inclusive casting’, but this inclusivity isn’t currently extending into the voices being produced as far as it should." James Newbery interviews Sam Spencer about his upcoming project.

Shadows of Troy is a bold new adaptation of two giants of ancient theatre - Sophocles’ Ajax, and Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis. It presents the two...

Ottilie Mitchell reviews new play Malcolm The Miserable at the BT studio.

Clementine Scott is impressed by the Oxford Contemporary Opera Festival at Saint Hilda's.

Tatiana Gilfillan is moved and impressed by new play 'The Mine Hatch'.

New play commemorating forty years of women being admitted to Worcester College is full of joy, wit and sharp writing.

In the cosy nook of an Oxford hostelry is where Georgie Botham and Joe Davies brainstormed into existence ‘How To Use A Washing Machine’. Little did they know, in Oxford in 2018, that their newly penned and composed musical would also then progress to a national tour. Imogen Harter-Jones interviews them to find out about their experience.

The writer of Week Seven's Hustlers at the BT discusses the concept of the hustler and diversity in theatre

I found out I wasn’t going to be allowed to punch a Nazi

A summary by their writers of the plays which are part of this year's OUDS New Writing Festival.

Paul Nash is captivated by Thistledown Theatre's production of Rebekah King's new play.

The setting of Mercury Theatre Productions' newly written play is impressive but the writing requires reworking.

Nitrous Cow Productions' new play has a high standard of acting and great technical sophistication

Alastair Curtis' new play explores how individuals forge connections with others in our modern, digitalised world