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-...
MUSIC REVIEW: Why SQUEEZE is still taking you on a ride to remember, 40...
SQUEEZE – The Difford & Tillbrook Songbook Tour 2019
Many years ago, a 17 year old, spotty youth was thrilled to see Squeeze play at Nottingham Royal Theatre. In...
REVIEW: With two standing ovations, Tim Minchin is ‘Back’, proving it’s never too late...
Tim Minchin is most certainly ‘Back’. Eight years since his last tour in the UK, he’s performing three sold out nights at the New Theatre, kicking off...
REVIEW: Eddie Izzard announces new political career and last tour as Wunderbar hits Oxford’s...
Sauntering onto stage with hot pink false nails, a tartan miniskirt and leather thigh-high boots - his muscular legs proudly on show from all that marathon running...
REVIEW: Why Barber Shop Chronicles is such an energy-fuelled and life affirming play
There is an immediate immersion into the world of Barber Shop Chronicles as soon as you step into the Oxford Playhouse auditorium, the cast greeting us on...
REVIEW: Why you should go to see Motown The Musical, coming to the Oxford’s...
What to expect from Motown the Musical? Tribute acts en masse? A parody of some of America’s finest musicians? Unlimited schmaltz?
Wrong. This is the story of Motown,...
REVIEW: “Malory Towers is an irresistibly alluring package of stagecraft, music and characters –...
Emma Rice attributes her adaption of Malory Towers' enormous success to the casting, and after it's performance at Oxford Playhouse I realised she was spot on -...
REVIEW: GREASE IS THE WORD – SEXY, FAST AND FURIOUS – AND THAT’S JUST...
If you only go and see one show this week, make it Grease at The New Theatre in Oxford, for two hours of pure pleasure with high...
REVIEW: “In a world of injustice, it feels as though a wrong has been...
The late August Wilson was one of the great 20th century American playwrights. Two Trains Running is part of his 10 play compilation The American Century Cycle which...
