Modern society asks us to pack away our creativity in favour of conformity, but what is the true cost of this?
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An Allotment Drama
Max Morgan's new play has had so much energy poured into the marketing of a project that there was always the fear that the play itself may fall short. This was very much not the case with Fetid. Fetid is an example of the raw and developing talent to be found within Oxford University Drama Society and should be celebrated for not only its set and direction, but also the talented actors who were the faces that brought this vision to life. From the moment audiences stepped through the door of The Pilch they were transported into a village allotment surrounded by all of the dramas of every day people seeking to navigate life.
Unaware of the Shadows she Danced
Emma Hawkins' Persephone takes a familiar mythical tale and reinvents it for the next generation. This Oxford student musical is currently being performed at The Courtyard Theatre, London.
Ecocriticism for beginners
In the most basic terms, ecocriticism is the connection between literature and the environment. It was born during a time of great industry in Britain and referred mostly to nature writing. These days it spans a great breadth of texts from literature to history, theology and philosophy to biology. It has been used to analyse … Continue reading Ecocriticism for beginners