Taking the late spot at the Burton Taylor Studio this week, Kin is a two-hander starring the talented team Wren Talbot-Ponsonby and Lily Massey. Playing two sisters Sarah and Lilly (respectively) reunited at their father’s death bed after twenty years apart, these two navigate the highs and lows of such an encounter adeptly.
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Breaking a Leg and other Theatre Disasters
Do you know where the phrase 'break a leg' comes from? It does not, as I have almost witnessed, come from that moment in which everything goes awry and the actor slips from the chair they're standing on, but rather from the concept that actors did not get paid unless they stepped onto stage, breaking … Continue reading Breaking a Leg and other Theatre Disasters
A Matcha Made in Oxford
Oxford is packed with places to fuel the student need to be caffeinated twenty four seven; however, for those seeking an alternative there is more of a challenge to find that much needed energy boost. Matcha is an excellent alternative to coffee, but can be hard to come by if you don't know where to look.
In My Reviewer Era
It has been a term of comp tickets and 2am essay submissions, a term of sudden realisation that I had a Finals paper to do and very little time to prepare. Yet, it has also been the term where I have turned twenty one and had the sudden realisation that adulthood is coming up fast to greet me as most of my peers from school graduate.
The House Always Wins
This House Believes was a promising showcase of a musical still very much in its workshopping phase. The team behind the show are committed to sharing the story of an underrepresented group at the university and providing a social comment about The Union.
I’m the Driver
Madness, humour and a little bit of a mind bending plotting went into the creation of this story. Taking place on a station , we learn about the passengers of The Blue Dragon, a train that will take you and a witness to your death if you choose it.
The Champagne and the Stars
At the end of the day this is story that is close to many people’s hearts due to the frivolous glamour of Gatsby’s parties and the dream of the Jazz Age that permeates the world. Scar Theatre’s adaptation of the story was one which successfully captured the wide-eyed wonder that keeps people hooked even a century later.
All His Life He has Been Speaking Nothing but the Truth
This was my first experience of the play being performed and it was immensely enjoyable. From the drunken antics and female sensationalism to the fearsome performance of Lady Bracknell, this was a wonderful use of a Trinity evening.
This is Hardly Reinstating your Faith in Faith
Ultimately, drama is a spectator sport and no one proved this better than Gabriel and Lucifer, who having staked their claims sat back with a bag of popcorn and let the chaos of Mia's life ensue.
Wild Rose and Pearls 