Richard Alston Dance Company Mel Cooper 30/05/2015 The extensive January-through-May Spring tour of the Richard Alston Dance Company ended at the Oxford Playhouse on 27 May this year. They are next app...
Flames Nicola Watkinson 22/05/2015 In a tiny theatre in an unused railway arch, a thrilling psychological drama unfolds. Flames follows Meredith, who visits her fiancé Edmund’s grave on...
Nirbhaya Rebecca Coates 22/05/2015 Angry, stark, and with moments of startling beauty, Nirbhaya captivates from the moment the performers begin their slow walk to the stage. The work st...
McQueen Nicola Watkinson 21/05/2015 Lee Alexander McQueen committed suicide in February 2010, the day before his mother’s funeral. In 2007, Isabella Blow, his friend and patron, committe...
High Society Rebecca Coates 20/05/2015 A rip-roaring, rambunctious work, High Society is a production that entertains the audience from its very first note. The decision to play it in the r...
World Factory Rebecca Coates 20/05/2015 Family game night meets theatre with a social conscience, World Factory combines audience participation, ensemble work and technology to provide a fas...
Jersey Boys Mel Cooper 16/05/2015 One of the most successful of the compilation shows is Jersey Boys, telling the story of the Four Seasons, Frankie Valli and just about every song the...
The Jew of Malta Mel Cooper 12/05/2015 The RSC has done a clever thing this summer by producing both The Jew of Malta and the play that it most famously inspired by its success, The Merchan...
The Glass Protégé Adrian Pulle 16/04/2015 Dylan Costello’s ‘The Glass Protégé’ supposedly lifts the lid on the true relationships behind the scenes of the Hollywood film industry of the late 4...
Arcadia Mel Cooper 15/04/2015 Tom Stoppard’s truly wonderful play, Arcadia, is something of a jigsaw puzzle and just as much a crossword puzzle. It is a contemplation of the develo...