Every so often a piece of artwork is created that has people divided, intellectual minds dissecting and re-dissecting as they decide which category of thing this art belongs in. When it comes to Emerald Fennell's recently released Saltburn every critic in town seems to have an opinion.
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Dearest Brother
With haze and soft furnishings, this show situated audiences into a cosy environment and gently drew us into a heart-breaking story that left many slightly shellshocked. The talented duo worked magic beneath the fairy lights, telling the tale of a second chance, working past grief and begin to reconstruct life.
If You Dream a Little Harder
As Christmas (or Oxmas) rolls around there are certain things that begin to appear in Britain: festoons of decorative foliage, stormy weather and, of course, panto. While Starkid’s Twisted is arguably a musical not a pantomime, it was undeniable that this show was an end of term bundle of fun.
Man is Liable to Error
With every production there is an element that stands out, a motif that characterises the play in your mind. For Faust this was undeniably the use of lighting.
I Don’t Believe It
If Clarendon Productions’ Amadeus is a story about raising Gods and ghosts there is no denying that they would have been appeased by such a display of energy and creativity. So much of the director’s personality shines through, which is a sign of quite how excellently his vision was realised.
Quite Literally Standing on History Right Now
From the moment that people saw that This is How we Walk on the Moon would be immersive, there was speculation about what this would entail and how it would be pulled off. The space was transformed, the creative team having considered the ways that immersive theatre could be used on a small scale.
Down With Toad
Toad of Toad Hall was my second and final experience directing as an undergrad at Oxford. It was a pleasure to work with such a talented and lovely group of actors... an experience that may well have been perfect without the fire alarm shop stop!
People Who are Lonely
Angels in America is a play about lonely people grasping for connection across the parallel lines of their different lives. The rendition that has been playing at The Oxford Playhouse this week was moving, graceful and beautifully handled.
This is the Poison of Deep Grief
Every Oxford Drama show has a unique reputation, for some it is excellence and for others it is the purely chaotic nature of the production. In the case of the O'Reilly Hamlet this week, it was the loss of Yorick’s skull on opening night that made this the most discussed show of term.
I’ll Forgive you if You Forgive Me
Unbroken Productions' Still Life was a quiet depiction of a classic meet cute, in which leads Allen and Bellorini were poetic in their careful development of the fragile relationship
Wild Rose and Pearls 