REVIEW: Timely reminder of what Christmas is all about comes to OFS with The...
All this time I've imagined that we have roughly the same day on Dec 25, give or take a few extra relatives, chocolate Matchsticks, garish jumpers and...
REVIEW: Creation’s Snow Queen takes us back to the Hans Christian Anderson original, and...
Whether in direct contrast to Disney's Frozen or just because it's what Creation does best, this year's festive offering of Hans Christian Anderson's epic tale The Snow...
REVIEW: “Uplifting and emotional, ‘Becoming Electra: A Queer Mitzvah’ at OFS caught me by...
"'There’s one life and no return or deposit” is a line that lingers in my mind"
Electra is wearing fairy lights and singing ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ in her London...
REVIEW: Sexy, sassy and sticking it to the sovereign. SIX The Musical will scorch...
"I'd see that again anytime. I loved it. Absolutely loved it," my teenage daughter told me, uncharacteristically jubilant.
We'd all given it a standing ovation, all clapped and...
REVIEW: Puss in Boots takes you to 1950s London via EastEnders, Only Fools and...
“Mummy what does ‘ipnotist mean’?” my daughter whispered as King Rat, the East End baddie threatened Chipping Norton Theatre’s audience, accompanied by much booing and hissing.
We were...
REVIEW: “A harrowing but unmissable ride.” The Lovely Bones will have you on the...
There was an unusual air of expectation at Oxford Playhouse last night as we waited for Lovely Bones to begin.
We knew we were in for a treat...
REVIEW: Jack Savoretti bares his soul to his wife live at the New Theatre...
Jack Savoretti's night at New Theatre Oxford, as part of his 'Singing to Strangers' tour, left quite an impression. Disarmingly intimate throughout, thanks to his wife being...
REVIEW: “Bring your own couch to hide behind,” for Oxford Theatre Guild’s Pinocchio at...
It’s Pinocchio, but not as we know it: Oxford Theatre Guild’s retelling of this beloved classic at OFS this week is not quite so child friendly.
The set...
REVIEW: Margaret Atwood on Brexit, influencing, the handbag’s tale and other stories at The...
Praise be! The iconic Margaret Atwood came to New Theatre Oxford to celebrate the release of The Testaments, released 34 years after The Handmaid’s Tale.
She was...
REVIEW: Why Stick Man at Oxford Playhouse is “a must see for any family”...
Stick Man has been a favourite book in our house for a few years now. Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, it is a recurring bedtime go-...
