Features and Reviews
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Listed 26 April 2013
Cross-section of work from the past year from The Oxfordshire Creative Academy.-
¿Yasu! - The Magic Show
Listed 04 May 2010
An original piece of magical theatre from one of Oxford's finest student magicians. -
'allo 'allo
Listed 21 September 2006
There is no need to go the bar for a drink when you go to 'Allo, 'Allo at Didcot Civic Hall.... read more
'Allo 'Allo
Listed 18 September 2008
A rare opportunity to see a British cultural phenomenon on stage. ‘Allo ‘Allo recently gained... read more
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'Avin' A Sing Song
Listed 10 September 2009
An evening of fantastic musical theatre songs guaranteed to leave you feeling fabulous! -
'Tis Pity She's A Whore
Listed 19 February 2008
Despite his modern-sounding name, the playwright John Ford wrote ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore’ less... read more
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'Tis Pity She's A Whore
Listed 15 July 2009
'Tis Pity She's A Whore is a formidably challenging play and the new, youthful StopGap company,... read more
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...And The Shuffle of Things
Listed 03 December 2009
I guess I would describe Andrew Poppy’s …And the Shuffle of Things as experimental minimalist... read more
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1 Beach Road
Listed 12 March 2012
A tale of friendship, defiance, synchronized swimming and trying to turn back the tide -
2 One Act Plays
Listed 05 March 2011
ModraNect presents double bill: Mothers and Daughters & Women and Freedom -
2011: A Space Oddity
Listed 08 February 2011
Space Oddity is a comedy based on an expedition to Jupiter where two astronauts meet aliens... read more
2012
Listed 11 December 2008
The world is going to end on 21st December 2012. In this well-paced and engaging one-man... read more
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4.48 Psychosis
Listed 17 February 2009
You can’t just ‘put on’ Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis any more than you can just ‘muck about’... read more
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4.48 Psychosis
Listed 07 June 2011
Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis is not a comfortable seat for viewing. The intimacy of the Burton... read more
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42nd Street
Listed 24 April 2007
Based on the 1933 film, 42nd Street captures a behind the scenes look at the production of... read more
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42nd Street
Listed 19 May 2009
I would like to respond to Mr Weston's comments, dated 26/05/09. I for one am heartily sick... read more
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42nd Street
Listed 05 June 2012
Oxford's New Theatre is a near perfect venue for Bramble and Stewart's glitzy adaptation... read more
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46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes
Listed 06 July 2006
What can one do for 45 minutes? Sleep in? Take a long bath? Have an extended breakfast? At... read more
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5 2 10 by Walker Dance Park Music
Listed 25 October 2007
Stripped down to bare essentials as the title of the work suggests, this is 5 duets 2 solos... read more
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50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Listed 04 July 2008
When announcing the world premier of 50 ways to leave your lover, the Bush Theatre invited... read more
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Listed 28 September 2010
"Man's inhumanity never ceases to stun each generation" -
7|10
Listed 29 April 2013
A new young theatre company for children aged 7-10. Monday nights. First term: Roald Dahl. -
9 to 5: The Musical
Listed 03 December 2012
Working nine to five, what a way to make a living. I’d say – who works nine to... read more
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A Big Merry Happy Christmas
Listed 16 December 2007
I have been meaning to catch a BMH Production since they first launched themselves, but circumstances... read more
A Christmas Carol
Listed 07 December 2005
A Christmas Carol is a true Christmas classic, comfortingly familiar in every respect, from... read more
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A Christmas Carol
Listed 23 December 2008
We went to this last night and it turned out to be a pantomime. I didn't see anything on the... read more
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A Christmas Carol
Listed 16 December 2008
The night began very well. OFS studio is a great little venue, where the stage is simply the... read more
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A Christmas Carol
Listed 21 December 2010
Storytelling of Scrooge, his ghosts, and his redemption, with music. Age 7+ 
A Christmas Carol
Listed 09 September 2011
I thought that Creation Theatre Company's A Christmas Carol at the North Wall Arts Centre in... read more
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A Christmas Carol
Listed 28 November 2012
Dickens' classic adapted by Peter Mieville and produced by Oxford students -
A Clockwork Orange (Theatre)
Listed 04 March 2009
This show made me feel incredibly uncomfortable from start to finish - but that was the whole... read more
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A Country Doctor
Listed 13 November 2012
On a cold winter’s night a noble doctor’s desperate wish is granted. What strange help he summons. Adapted by Henry Little from Franz Kafka. -
A Couple of Cold Ones
Listed 19 February 2008
'A Couple of Cold Ones' written by Paul Barker opened tonight as part of the OUDS New Writing... read more
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A Curious Evening Of Trance And Rap
Listed 31 October 2012
This Halloween, travel back in time for a weird and spooky trip into the world of Victorian mediums. -
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Listed 19 February 2013
Peter Nicholls' award-winning play portrays a couple struggling to raise a child with cerebral palsy. The fantasies they construct are simultaneously hilarious and tragic. 
A Delicate Balance
Listed 26 October 2011
The subject matter of A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) is... read more
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A Dish Of Tea With Dr Johnson
Listed 07 April 2011
In their compelling new production, London-based theatre company Out of Joint invite the audience... read more
A Doll's House
Listed 06 May 2008
Director Erica Whyman has created a splendid production of this critique of the traditional... read more
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A Doll's House
Listed 22 September 2011
New adaptation of Ibsen's classic drama. 
A Dream Play
Listed 16 February 2011
A message from one of the show's organisers: If you'd like to find out more about the process... read more
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A Family Affair
Listed 26 July 2009
An evening with Timothy West, Prunella Scales and their son Samuel West. How could it go wrong?... read more
A Few Good Men
Listed 05 November 2008
A Few Good Men might be best known through the film, which Aaron Sorkin adapted from his 1989... read more
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A Fistful Of Mondays
Listed 30 June 2009
A Fistful of Mondays is very well scripted and choreographed with an excellent choice... read more
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A Flea In Her Ear
Listed 21 November 2012
This French Farce is claimed to have had a major influence on many successful plays and TV comedies -
A Little Christmas Night Music
Listed 19 December 2006
Tired from too many Christmas parties? Exhausted from running after the last presents? Worried... read more
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A Little Night Music
Listed 14 November 2012
Stephen Sondheim's Tony-Award winning piece, brought to life with a live 25-piece orchestra. -
A Little Princess
Listed 01 December 2010
Adapted by Michael Wild from the classic children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett 
A Love Like Salt
Listed 20 April 2012
“A word that has been spoken is like a stone that has been thrown – it cannot be... read more
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A Man For All Seasons
Listed 06 December 2006
'A Man For All Seasons' is a challenge for any group of actors, professional or amateur. However,... read more
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A Man for All Seasons
Listed 29 November 2011
As Henry prepares to marry Anne Boleyn, Thomas More is torn between loyalty and conscience. 
A Man, A Magic, A Music
Listed 15 June 2011
Majestic Movin’ Melvin took me and the small but hugely appreciative audience on a journey,... read more
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 03 October 2001
I've always had the suspicion that theatre, like eating, is something best undertaken indoors.... read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 05 June 2007
Fays, potions, magic and love – Matt Parrit’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed... read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 30 June 2007
See this while you can – or miss one of Oxford’s best ever Shakespeare productions. Sparkling... read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 17 July 2007
This is the third production of the Dream to open in Oxford this summer. We have one more to... read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 30 July 2007
"Lord, what fools these mortals be!” cries Puck, the impish sprite of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s... read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 16 October 2007
The suggestions that not using Shakespeare's language was a mistake is total stupidity, people... read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 06 June 2008
In the words of the mechanicals, ‘This green plot shall be our stage’. Oxford School of Drama... read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 18 June 2008
Last night my wife and I travelled a second time to see Midsummer Night's Dream. It was fantastic,... read more
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 16 June 2009
Hamlet, who advised the players to prevent 'those that play your clowns' from speaking more... read more
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 27 July 2010
Anyone who doubts that Shakespeare can be exciting, enjoyable, and riotously, painfully funny... read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 25 August 2010
The Studio Theatre Club's interpretation of the Bard's popular play, directed by the very talented... read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 15 June 2011
Open air theatre at Waterperry Gardens. 
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 08 July 2011
I had high expectations of Tomahawk Theatre, having seen their absolutely excellent production... read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 17 August 2011
Oxford University Drama Society and Thelma Holt present seasonal comedy in the college gardens. -
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 03 July 2012
For more than a moment last night I thought I was witnessing in Wadham College's so beautiful... read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Listed 12 July 2012
The Little English Theatre bring the magic of professional open air theatre to a beautiful country setting -
A Month in the Country
Listed 04 June 2009
A Month in the Country threatened to turn into a month in St. John’s as we wove our way through... read more
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A Night at the Grand-Guignol
Listed 24 October 2006
A Night At The Grand Guignol, "an evening of ghoulish and forbidden delights" based on a form... read more
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A Paper Girl
Listed 27 February 2007
Tom Campion’s plays have become ubiquitous in recent times at Oxford. The Curious Case of Sophia... read more
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A Peter Warlock Christmas
Listed 09 December 2008
The performance is presented to us as a monologue of the last hour of Peter Warlock's life... read more
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A Question of Sport - Live
Listed 11 November 2011
Live show hosted by Sue Barker and with regular team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell - special star guests to be announced. -
A Real Doll by Theo Merz
Listed 26 May 2009
A Real Doll is a play about a lonely middle aged man who orders a custom made sex doll to fulfil... read more
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A Row of Parked Cars
Listed 31 May 2011
As I was waiting in the queue for my ticket to A Row of Parked Cars in the Burton Taylor Studio,... read more
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A Special Boy
Listed 25 November 2008
I was very impressed with the writing - and will keep eyes open for on anything else being... read more
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A State Affair
Listed 01 December 2009
There was clearly a lot of heart and sincerity behind this play. I appreciate what it was trying... read more
A Streetcar Named Desire
Listed 17 November 2010
For all of Blanche DuBois’ refined mannerisms and quiet drawl (that actress Ruby Thomas should... read more
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A Study In Scarlet
Listed 25 March 2009
Performed by the Domino Players at Lains Barn, near Wantage Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study... read more
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A Suitcase For All Occasions
Listed 17 March 2012
Triple bill of new dance theatre: 3 women. Infinite destinations. 1 suitcase. -
A Tale of Two Cities
Listed 15 May 2007
It surely must be a daunting task to take on a play of this magnitude, especially one commanding... read more
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A Tale Of Two Cities
Listed 04 November 2009
Matthew Francis’ inspired adaptation of Charles Dickens. 
A Tender Mother
Listed 09 September 2008
Please note the OXFRINGE version is a new shorter rewrite. Running time is around 50 minutes... read more
A Trip To Scarborough
Listed 04 February 2008
Alan Ayckbourn’s affection for the northern seaside town of Scarborough makes the decision... read more
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A Very Short Introduction To Time
Listed 22 November 2005
At the heart of this short piece is a struggle between good and evil, with a suggested twist.... read more
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A View From The Bridge
Listed 27 October 2010
Having studied this play at A level, I was interested to see it on stage. The play centres... read more
A Western
Listed 18 October 2010
A Western, part of the Playhouse Plays Out, energetically presents the formula of a Western... read more
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A Woman of No Importance
Listed 28 March 2006
‘Aristocratic snobs exchanging witty quips’ is a simplistic summary of this classic Wildean... read more
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A World Of Plenty
Listed 07 February 2013
Young people use their creativity to question, explore and challenge the global food crisis -
A Yorkshire Tragedy
Listed 15 June 2012
I went to this last night. The setting is the upper room at Port Mahon. This was surprisingly... read more
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Abigail's Party
Listed 03 February 2011
The Old Gaol Company take no prisoners (ha!) in this rendering of Mike Leigh’s twisted suburban... read more
Abigail's Party
Listed 28 January 2013
This week Oxford Playhouse hosts Lindsay Posner’s inspired revival of Mike Leigh’s... read more
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Abingdon Arts Festival
Listed 15 March 2012
14th Annual Abingdon Arts Festival - drama, art, music and more -
About Love & Dutch Moods
Listed 23 July 2011
Two dance shows from Oxford's twin towns of Perm and Leiden -
Absence and Presence
Listed 30 September 2010
Visually arresting play about a man's grief for his father. -
Absolute Improv Stories!
Listed 21 May 2013
The utterly improvised Kids Show! -
Accessory To Murder
Listed 26 February 2011
A night filled with murder, cruelty and lipstick, for your pleasure. New writing. -
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Listed 03 November 2005
Corrupt? The Italian justice system? Never. Dario Fo’s great farcical satire exposes the corruption... read more
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According to…
Listed 10 November 2009
Between tradition and a new religion, what is Gospel truth? -
Across The Deep Blue Sea
Listed 02 May 2010
Childrens' show, ages 3+. Puppetry, music, physical comedy (& water) -
Act Before you Speak
Listed 07 June 2011
Experimental, narrative-based, planned spontaneity in piece for three actors. Its style pays homage to Beckett's wordless drama. By A. S. Zelman-Doring.
