Reading Time: 2 minutesPinot Princess written by Lorraine Mullaney and directed by Deidre Daly depicted the character of Mary, an actor running a show called, the Pinot Princess, attempting to handle her acting life, love life and her detached relationship with her mother all at once.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEntering Arcola Theatre’s downstairs studio, Nick Cohen greets us as we make our way to our seats. He is asks us what we are nominated for, what category our potential win might be in, commenting on how strong our fictional competition might be. This interaction catches some audience members off guard in a humorously awkward exchange and generally creates an amusing atmosphere to start the evening off with. Based on these interactions, it might be presumed that the play itself will be framed as a night at the Oscars. Once the show ‘officially’ begins, however, our position as Oscar nominees is never again referenced or clarified. It is the first of a few confusing aspirations that the show had to offer.
Reading Time: 3 minutesGilbert and Sullivan are two of the best ever writers of comic operas and have created a legacy of timeless plays, from the humour, political satire, or charming melodies, they remain a favourite of theatres all over the UK. EUSOG have carried the proverbial torch incredibly well, producing a show that does capture the spirit of a show that’s been charming audiences since 1882.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Cluedo 2 – The Next Chapter” unfolds against the elaborate backdrop of the iconic Cluedo board, bringing to life the classic game in an inventive way I didn’t expect. As the characters move around the board, I was really captivated by the ingenuity of the set design and how seamlessly it translated the game to the theatre. The show is very good at staying true to the board game giving it a nostalgic feel I just loved. Each set was unique and had purpose, there were a lot of moving parts from room to room and the cast made each change seamless.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis week, the Oxford Playhouse was home to the wonderful Musical Youth Company of Oxford (MYCO) with their production of ‘Me and My Girl’, a playful musical following Bill (Daniel Hayns) and Sally (Hetty Hughes), a pair of young Cockneys from Lambeth. Their relationship faces a challenge as the Harefords, an aristocratic family, name Bill their only legitimate heir. Bill doesn’t quite fit in, his current behaviour won’t get him his inheritance and the family certainly won’t accept Sal.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhilst taking her mother to cancer treatment, Katie meets an older gent, George, who she watches shuffle around the hospital ward for hours on end. A cardio zombie George is not; instead he’s training to run the London Marathon in memory of his dead husband, and enlists Katie as his coach. What unfurls is a gleeful and heart-warming quest for self-improvement and activism in the face of impossible grief.
Reading Time: 3 minutesO'Neill's semi-autobiographical masterpiece is often seen not only a reflection of his own family, but a profound anatomy of human psyche, which was especially popular in the United States in the 20th century - when Sigmund Freud was as big both in literature and in modern clinic.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Natasha Bain, playing Agathe Uwilingiyimana.
Marking 30 years since the 1994 genocide against Tutsi people in Rwanda, Agathe tells the true story of the extraordinary woman who became Rwanda’s head of state for less than a day.
Reading Time: 4 minutesFuturistic Folktales tells the momentous story of the first womb - an environment where life and death intimately coexist. Humbly attempting to unify humanity through the infinite narrative of birth, the show experiments with contemporary, breaking, and Scottish Highland dance to probe questions of tradition, preservation, myth, and identity.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAhoy there! If you've ever dreamed of being an extra in a major motion picture, only to find yourself embroiled in a real-life murder mystery, then "Murder on the Golden Hinde!" is the immersive experience for you!