REVIEW: Shadows Of Troy at Oxford Playhouse is “a fine, ambitious and resonant piece...
Artistically speaking, the Trojan war is the gift that keeps on giving. From Homer and Virgil, via Chaucer and Shakespeare, all the way up to Brad Pitt...
REVIEW: Standing ovation at New Theatre as John Partridge “steals the show” in Cabaret...
Having never seen the film or previous stage productions, the opening night of Cabaret at the New Theatre is a show that will certainly stay with me.
the...
REVIEW: Educating Rita, at Oxford Playhouse all week, is as brilliant as ever. But...
Educating Rita really got me thinking.
I mean here's a play written in 1980 by Willy Russell to highlight the disparities between the classes, sexes and education, in...
REVIEW: Tweedy’s take on Conan Doyle is ‘beyond funny’ in his new show The...
There is much chatter about the imminent arrival of Tweedy when we arrive at The Mill in Banbury - lots of talk from the children about how...
REVIEW: Merrily We Roll Along at Oxford Playhouse “packs a solid punch – a...
An explosive musical introduction from the pit kicked off a tremendous melodic platform upon which the entire show will build, as the curtain rises to reveal a...
REVIEW: What a laugh! Jericho Comedy’s Mind gala raises £30,000 in unprecedented sell out...
It was all a bit of a decadent, if slightly naughty, way to spend a Saturday afternoon, but the third Oxfordshire Mind Comedy Gala's matinee sold out...
LAST CHANCE: The six Christmas shows in Oxfordshire until January
What to do over New Year. Our festive choices that carry on until January
REVIEW: The Oxford Bach Choir and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra “delivered a...
Elgar’s masterful setting of Cardinal Newman’s 1865 visionary poem, which follows the journey of a dying man’s soul through to the afterlife, makes huge demands on its performers, in terms of both stamina and technique.
REVIEW: The Jolly Christmas Postman is “a must see for little ‘uns” at The...
The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg is top of the Christmas story book pile in our house at this time of year!
So what...
REVIEW: “You’d be hard-pressed to find yourself at a more uplifting gig.” Emeli Sandé...
If I had to describe Emeli Sandé’s gig at New Theatre Oxford in one word, it would be joyful. Joy simply emanated from her and her bandmates....
