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  • “Every history supervisor needs to see this show”: Horrible Herstories review
    7 August 2022
  • Blue & Pip: Review
    9 August 2022
  • Participate in ‘hilarious flatmates’ shenanigans’ with Dirty Laundry
    9 August 2022
  • Living with Sin review: When a Flapper girl met Måneskin
    29 July 2022
  • Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss, go to Fringe

    Review

    Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss, go to Fringe

    In this two-woman sketch show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, we are shown what it truly means to be a girlboss, writes Lotte Brundle

    11 August 2022
    Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss, go to Fringe
  • Mudfish: Might as Well

    FRINGE REVIEW

    Mudfish: Might as Well

    A wholesome, twin-focused sketch show gets a stellar rating from Sheamol Obeda

    10 August 2022
    Mudfish: Might as Well
  • Blue & Pip: Review

    Review

    Blue & Pip: Review

    9 August 2022
    Blue & Pip: Review
  • Dirty Laundry review

    cambridge at the fringe

    Dirty Laundry review

    9 August 2022
    Dirty Laundry review
  • “Every history supervisor needs to see this show”

    Cambridge at the Fringe

    “Every history supervisor needs to see this show”

    7 August 2022
    “Every history supervisor needs to see this show”
  • Jitney: August Wilson astounds at the Cambridge Arts Theatre

    Review

    Jitney: August Wilson astounds at the Cambridge Arts Theatre

    4 August 2022
    Jitney: August Wilson astounds at the Cambridge Arts Theatre
  • Forgive me Barbra for I have sinned

    Feature

    Forgive me Barbra for I have sinned

    3 August 2022
    Forgive me Barbra for I have sinned
  • Life Before the Line: Cambridge brewed, Edinburgh bound

    Fringe Interview

    Life Before the Line: Cambridge brewed, Edinburgh bound

    1 August 2022
    Life Before the Line: Cambridge brewed, Edinburgh bound
  • Review: Julius Caesar at the Cambridge Arts Theatre

    Review

    Review: Julius Caesar at the Cambridge Arts Theatre

    31 July 2022
    Review: Julius Caesar at the Cambridge Arts Theatre
  • 'The Arse End of Showbiz': An interview with Ross Smith

    Fringe Interview

    ‘The Arse End of Showbiz’: An interview with Ross Smith

    31 July 2022
    ‘The Arse End of Showbiz’: An interview with Ross Smith
  • A Wilde Life at The Town and Gown

    Review

    A Wilde Life at The Town and Gown

    An original and ambitious student musical-comedy brings Oscar Wilde’s personal biography to life

    29 July 2022
    A Wilde Life at The Town and Gown
  • Living with Sin review: When a Flapper girl met Måneskin

    Review

    Living with Sin review: When a Flapper girl met Måneskin

    Ella Shattock reviews this ‘fever-dream of a show’

    29 July 2022
    Living with Sin review: When a Flapper girl met Måneskin
  • The struggle to symbolise: The Father and the Assassin

    Review

    The struggle to symbolise: The Father and the Assassin

    9 August 2022
    The struggle to symbolise: The Father and the Assassin
  • Living with Sin: The Fringe’s ‘Faustian Queer Eye’

    Preview

    Living with Sin: The Fringe’s ‘Faustian Queer Eye’

    28 July 2022
    Living with Sin: The Fringe’s ‘Faustian Queer Eye’
  • Varsity’s guide to Cambridge talent at the Edinburgh Fringe

    FRINGE

    Varsity’s guide to Cambridge talent at the Edinburgh Fringe

    25 July 2022
    Varsity’s guide to Cambridge talent at the Edinburgh Fringe
  • The Burnt City of infinite possibilities

    Review

    The Burnt City of infinite possibilities

    22 July 2022
    The Burnt City of infinite possibilities
  • Boeing Boeing flies high at the Cambridge Arts Theatre

    Review

    Boeing Boeing flies high at the Cambridge Arts Theatre

    13 July 2022
    Boeing Boeing flies high at the Cambridge Arts Theatre
  • Dog/Actor: An explosive double bill

    Review

    Dog/Actor: An explosive double bill

    8 July 2022
    Dog/Actor: An explosive double bill
  • Different every night: Showstopper!

    Review

    Different every night: Showstopper!

    1 July 2022
    Different every night: Showstopper!
  • Space Mystery has the potential to be out of this world

    Review

    Space Mystery has the potential to be out of this world

    27 June 2022
    Space Mystery has the potential to be out of this world
  • A not so pathetical phallusy

    Review

    A not so pathetical phallusy

    Jasmine Regal Feldman reviews Tony Harrison’s The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus at the ADC

    23 June 2022
    A not so pathetical phallusy
  • A Midsummer fever dream

    Review

    A Midsummer fever dream

    Amelia Ford reviews A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which was ‘enjoyable enough’ 3 stars

    22 June 2022
    A Midsummer fever dream
  • Rocky Horror is the full package

    Review

    Rocky Horror is the full package

    21 June 2022
    Rocky Horror is the full package
  • Showstopper! A new never-to-be-repeated production

    Interview

    Showstopper! A new never-to-be-repeated production

    19 June 2022
    Showstopper! A new never-to-be-repeated production
  • Albion promises to intrigue at Clare College Scholars' Garden

    Preview

    Albion promises to intrigue at Clare College Scholars’ Garden

    17 June 2022
    Albion promises to intrigue at Clare College Scholars’ Garden
  • Prelude in the theatre: The Faust Shop

    Preview

    Prelude in the theatre: The Faust Shop

    16 June 2022
    Prelude in the theatre: The Faust Shop
  • Queer Street: By the book

    REVIEW

    Queer Street: By the book

    15 June 2022
    Queer Street: By the book
  • Couples and mid-life crises: Company

    Review

    Couples and mid-life crises: Company

    15 June 2022
    Couples and mid-life crises: Company
  • Celebrating queerness with Lavender Beards

    Preview

    Celebrating queerness with Lavender Beards

    15 June 2022
    Celebrating queerness with Lavender Beards
  • Everybody needs a bit of Company

    Preview

    Everybody needs a bit of Company

    14 June 2022
    Everybody needs a bit of Company
  • Identity in the face of illness: Now and Then

    Preview

    Identity in the face of illness: Now and Then

    Writer Phoebe Pickering previews her own play Now and Then

    13 June 2022
    Identity in the face of illness: Now and Then
  • Top shows of the year

    The Year In Review

    Top shows of the year

    Varsity’s theatre team and Vulture Editor Famke Veenstra-Ashmore give you a run-down of the best shows which took place in Cambridge this year

    10 June 2022
    Top shows of the year
  •  ‘Tock tick goes the universe’: Arcadia

    Review

    ‘Tock tick goes the universe’: Arcadia

    9 June 2022
    ‘Tock tick goes the universe’: Arcadia
  • The power of Vanity Fair

    Review

    The power of Vanity Fair

    25 May 2022
    The power of Vanity Fair
  • Bells are ringing for Wedding of the Century

    Review

    Bells are ringing for Wedding of the Century

    25 May 2022
    Bells are ringing for Wedding of the Century
  • Everything is eaten by the now: Ballyturk

    Review

    Everything is eaten by the now: Ballyturk

    25 May 2022
    Everything is eaten by the now: Ballyturk
  • Catch Me If You Can: A thrilling mystery that keeps you on your toes

    Review

    Catch Me If You Can: A thrilling mystery that keeps you on your toes

    24 May 2022
    Catch Me If You Can: A thrilling mystery that keeps you on your toes
  • Loss in a room full of strangers: How (not) to Cope

    Preview

    Loss in a room full of strangers: How (not) to Cope

    23 May 2022
    Loss in a room full of strangers: How (not) to Cope
  • Vanity Fair: A Regency play that doesn’t mind its manners

    Preview

    Vanity Fair: A Regency play that doesn’t mind its manners

    22 May 2022
    Vanity Fair: A Regency play that doesn’t mind its manners
  • Murder Mystery comes To Cambridge

    Interview

    Murder Mystery comes To Cambridge

    20 May 2022
    Murder Mystery comes To Cambridge
  • Night Owl (not a wise one just stupid) was a real hoot

    Review

    Night Owl (not a wise one just stupid) was a real hoot

    Anna Mahtani reviews Night Owl (not a wise one just stupid) at the Corpus Playroom

    19 May 2022
    Night Owl (not a wise one just stupid) was a real hoot
  • Who knew the apocalypse was this funny? Bunker reviewed

    Review

    Who knew the apocalypse was this funny? Bunker reviewed

    Columnist Macsen Brown reviews Bunker at the ADC Theatre 4.5 stars

    19 May 2022
    Who knew the apocalypse was this funny? Bunker reviewed
  • An Open Book needs a revised edition

    Review

    An Open Book needs a revised edition

    18 May 2022
    An Open Book needs a revised edition
  • M. Butterfly grows its wings

    Review

    M. Butterfly grows its wings

    18 May 2022
    M. Butterfly grows its wings
  • An hour of hilarity: This is Not A Sketch Show

    Review

    An hour of hilarity: This is Not A Sketch Show

    18 May 2022
    An hour of hilarity: This is Not A Sketch Show
  • Heaven is a Place on Earth

    Review

    Heaven is a Place on Earth

    18 May 2022
    Heaven is a Place on Earth
  • A queer night out: A Place on Earth

    Preview

    A queer night out: A Place on Earth

    17 May 2022
    A queer night out: A Place on Earth
  • Academic freedom vs scandal: An Open Book

    Preview

    Academic freedom vs scandal: An Open Book

    17 May 2022
    Academic freedom vs scandal: An Open Book
  • A Little Rain in Monaco at the Pleasance Theatre

    Interview

    A Little Rain in Monaco at the Pleasance Theatre

    16 May 2022
    A Little Rain in Monaco at the Pleasance Theatre
  • Raining at the Pleasance:  Elan Butler's new play

    Review

    Raining at the Pleasance: Elan Butler’s new play

    14 May 2022
    Raining at the Pleasance: Elan Butler’s new play
  • It is in the bells I hear my voices: Saint Joan

    Review

    It is in the bells I hear my voices: Saint Joan

    It is in the bells I hear my voices: Saint Joan

    14 May 2022
    It is in the bells I hear my voices: Saint Joan
  • The medieval imagination: Saint Joan

    Preview

    The medieval imagination: Saint Joan

    Columnist Isabella Bottle vists the Cambridge Union to preview the cast’s first dress rehearsal

    13 May 2022
    The medieval imagination: Saint Joan
  • Lost for Words: the Pied Piper review

    Review

    Lost for Words: the Pied Piper review

    12 May 2022
    Lost for Words: the Pied Piper review
  • Jerusalem: an English myth

    Review

    Jerusalem: an English myth

    12 May 2022
    Jerusalem: an English myth
  • The crown is heavy on the head of Beautiful!

    Review

    The crown is heavy on the head of Beautiful!

    12 May 2022
    The crown is heavy on the head of Beautiful!
  • A comrade and her radio: Tales from Star City

    Review

    A comrade and her radio: Tales from Star City

    11 May 2022
    A comrade and her radio: Tales from Star City
  • The Chair races you through time

    Review

    The Chair races you through time

    11 May 2022
    The Chair races you through time
  • The fall of a Wall Street big shot: Enron

    Review

    The fall of a Wall Street big shot: Enron

    11 May 2022
    The fall of a Wall Street big shot: Enron
  • Hooded provides some much needed vigilantism

    Review

    Hooded provides some much needed vigilantism

    11 May 2022
    Hooded provides some much needed vigilantism
  • An unapologetically Singaporean production

    Preview

    An unapologetically Singaporean production

    10 May 2022
    An unapologetically Singaporean production
  • The folkloric mime, The Pied Piper

    Preview

    The folkloric mime, The Pied Piper

    Theatre Editor Sophie Macdonald speaks to director Vinith Bhandari to find out why “the balance of hidden messages and simplicity of physicality is what a dark tale needs”

    10 May 2022
    The folkloric mime, The Pied Piper
  • The economics of the stage: Enron

    Preview

    The economics of the stage: Enron

    Theatre Editor Sophie Macdonald speaks to the cast and crew of Enron

    9 May 2022
    The economics of the stage: Enron
  • A darkly comic piece of new writing: Hooded

    Preview

    A darkly comic piece of new writing: Hooded

    7 May 2022
    A darkly comic piece of new writing: Hooded
  • However Belligerent the Cactus, the production was distinguished

    Review

    However Belligerent the Cactus, the production was distinguished

    5 May 2022
    However Belligerent the Cactus, the production was distinguished
  • Blue Workers hits its target but not much else

    Review

    Blue Workers hits its target but not much else

    5 May 2022
    Blue Workers hits its target but not much else
  • 'Like a kettle set to boil': The Son Review

    Review

    ‘Like a kettle set to boil’: The Son Review

    4 May 2022
    ‘Like a kettle set to boil’: The Son Review
  • Garry Bonds’ Balanced Breakfasts throws some curveballs

    Review

    Garry Bonds’ Balanced Breakfasts throws some curveballs

    4 May 2022
    Garry Bonds’ Balanced Breakfasts throws some curveballs
  • A tale of 'techie' difficulties

    PREVIEW

    A tale of ‘techie’ difficulties

    3 May 2022
    A tale of ‘techie’ difficulties
  • Dancing with depression: Previewing The Son

    Preview

    Dancing with depression: Previewing The Son

    3 May 2022
    Dancing with depression: Previewing The Son
  • Running Wilde with The Importance of Being Earnest

    Review

    Running Wilde with The Importance of Being Earnest

    30 April 2022
    Running Wilde with The Importance of Being Earnest
  • An outrageously modern production: The Importance of Being Earnest

    Preview

    An outrageously modern production: The Importance of Being Earnest

    Theatre Editor Sophie Macdonald speaks to the cast and crew behind this spin on the late-Victorian classic

    29 April 2022
    An outrageously modern production: The Importance of Being Earnest
  • All's well that ends wet

    Think-piece

    All’s well that ends wet

    Theatre Editor Bethan Holloway-Strong presents a brief history of the aquatic dramatic

    22 April 2022
    All’s well that ends wet
  • What's on

    What's On

    What’s on

    22 April 2022
    What’s on
  • The Passion raises difficult questions in the post #MeToo era

    Review

    The Passion raises difficult questions in the post #MeToo era

    13 April 2022
    The Passion raises difficult questions in the post #MeToo era
  • 'Self-assured, confident': Priscilla Queen of the Desert

    Review

    ‘Self-assured, confident’: Priscilla Queen of the Desert

    31 March 2022
    ‘Self-assured, confident’: Priscilla Queen of the Desert
  • ‘A powerful caricature’: The Student Union Review

    Review

    ‘A powerful caricature’: The Student Union Review

    25 March 2022
    ‘A powerful caricature’: The Student Union Review
  • Singin' in the Rain brings the sunshine

    Review

    Singin’ in the Rain brings the sunshine

    18 March 2022
    Singin’ in the Rain brings the sunshine
  • The Captive brings a piece of queer history to life

    Review

    The Captive brings a piece of queer history to life

    16 March 2022
    The Captive brings a piece of queer history to life
  • Not Even the Dogs remembers the Warsaw Ghetto with joy and respect

    Review

    Not Even the Dogs remembers the Warsaw Ghetto with joy and respect

    16 March 2022
    Not Even the Dogs remembers the Warsaw Ghetto with joy and respect
  • Previewing The Student Union

    Preview

    Previewing The Student Union

    16 March 2022
    Previewing The Student Union
  • The Captive and its New York scandal

    Preview

    The Captive and its New York scandal

    Director Rae Morris and producer Elaina Ough take a look at the history behind Week 8′s Corpus mainshow

    14 March 2022
    The Captive and its New York scandal
  • Why cutting funding for the arts is not just an economic matter

    Why cutting funding for the arts is not just an economic matter

    Theatre Editor Lewis Andrews explores the reasoning behind a decade of cuts to local arts funding

    12 March 2022
    Why cutting funding for the arts is not just an economic matter
  • ‘Speakeasy’: an ode to the open mic

    ‘Speakeasy’: an ode to the open mic

    12 March 2022
    ‘Speakeasy’: an ode to the open mic
  • Crave Review

    Review

    Crave Review

    9 March 2022
    Crave Review
  • Peer Gynt is a refreshing take on a theatrical classic

    Review

    Peer Gynt is a refreshing take on a theatrical classic

    9 March 2022
    Peer Gynt is a refreshing take on a theatrical classic
  • Much Ado About Nothing is 'enthralling'

    Review

    Much Ado About Nothing is ‘enthralling’

    9 March 2022
    Much Ado About Nothing is ‘enthralling’
  • Medea: the woman, the myth, the legend

    Review

    Medea: the woman, the myth, the legend

    8 March 2022
    Medea: the woman, the myth, the legend
  • Medea the Musical promises to bring ancient drama to new life

    Preview

    Medea the Musical promises to bring ancient drama to new life

    7 March 2022
    Medea the Musical promises to bring ancient drama to new life
  • Crave Preview

    Preview

    Crave Preview

    7 March 2022
    Crave Preview
  • Second Generation: Ice cream tubs and Tupperware Preview

    Preview

    Second Generation: Ice cream tubs and Tupperware Preview

    7 March 2022
    Second Generation: Ice cream tubs and Tupperware Preview
  • Witness for the Prosecution has spirit and potential

    Review

    Witness for the Prosecution has spirit and potential

    Theatre Editor Georgina Hayward reviews a new staging of Agatha Christie’s courtroom drama

    6 March 2022
    Witness for the Prosecution has spirit and potential
  • The God Committee is wonderfully unsettling

    Review

    The God Committee is wonderfully unsettling

    Writer Hugh Jones reviews the Downing Dramatic Society production

    6 March 2022
    The God Committee is wonderfully unsettling
  • 1972: The Future of Sex brims with an infectious charm

    Review

    1972: The Future of Sex brims with an infectious charm

    4 March 2022
    1972: The Future of Sex brims with an infectious charm
  • A defence of pretentious theatre

    Opinion

    A defence of pretentious theatre

    4 March 2022
    A defence of pretentious theatre
  • What's On

    What's On

    What’s On

    4 March 2022
    What’s On
  • The York Crucifixion review

    Review

    The York Crucifixion review

    3 March 2022
    The York Crucifixion review
  • Moderation deals in extremes

    Review

    Moderation deals in extremes

    3 March 2022
    Moderation deals in extremes
  • Unsoiled breaks new ground

    Review

    Unsoiled breaks new ground

    2 March 2022
    Unsoiled breaks new ground
  • Footlights comedy is more sweet than sour

    Review

    Footlights comedy is more sweet than sour

    2 March 2022
    Footlights comedy is more sweet than sour
  • Reimagining chilling history: Previewing The God Committee

    Preview

    Reimagining chilling history: Previewing The God Committee

    2 March 2022
    Reimagining chilling history: Previewing The God Committee
  • Fame, fortune, and being ginger

    Preview

    Fame, fortune, and being ginger

    In a preview of Ed: The Musical, Theatre Editor Bethan Holloway-Strong gets a behind-the-scenes look at this week 6 show

    28 February 2022
    Fame, fortune, and being ginger
  • Between comedy and tragedy: previewing Unsoiled

    Preview

    Between comedy and tragedy: previewing Unsoiled

    Theatre Editor Georgina Hayward interviews the writer and co-director of ‘Unsoiled’, Ewan Martin-Kane

    27 February 2022
    Between comedy and tragedy: previewing Unsoiled
  • Toeing the line of tastelessness: Previewing The York Crucifixion

    Preview

    Toeing the line of tastelessness: Previewing The York Crucifixion

    26 February 2022
    Toeing the line of tastelessness: Previewing The York Crucifixion
  • Splinters misses a critical roll

    Review

    Splinters misses a critical roll

    25 February 2022
    Splinters misses a critical roll
  • Heroes brings vital and unique voices to the stage

    Review

    Heroes brings vital and unique voices to the stage

    24 February 2022
    Heroes brings vital and unique voices to the stage
  • Old age and a nuclear apocalypse: Behind the curtain of The Children

    Interview

    Old age and a nuclear apocalypse: Behind the curtain of The Children

    24 February 2022
    Old age and a nuclear apocalypse: Behind the curtain of The Children
  • (Re)Present monologue night offers fresh perspectives

    Review

    (Re)Present monologue night offers fresh perspectives

    23 February 2022
    (Re)Present monologue night offers fresh perspectives
  • The Winter's Tale dazzles and delights

    Review

    The Winter’s Tale dazzles and delights

    23 February 2022
    The Winter’s Tale dazzles and delights
  • Out of Water dives headfirst into explorations of identity

    Review

    Out of Water dives headfirst into explorations of identity

    23 February 2022
    Out of Water dives headfirst into explorations of identity
  • The Children crackles with tension

    Review

    The Children crackles with tension

    23 February 2022
    The Children crackles with tension
  • And Then There Were None had us on the edge of our seats

    Review

    And Then There Were None had us on the edge of our seats

    Writer Ben Conway reviews the adaptation of Agatha Christie’s celebrated novel at Queens’ College 4.5 stars

    22 February 2022
    And Then There Were None had us on the edge of our seats
  • Re(Present) monologue night hopes to give voice to the overlooked

    Preview

    Re(Present) monologue night hopes to give voice to the overlooked

    Producer Mercy Brewer previews the one-night stand hoping to flip the script at the ADC next week

    20 February 2022
    Re(Present) monologue night hopes to give voice to the overlooked
  • The Merchant of Venice is timely and ambitious

    Review

    The Merchant of Venice is timely and ambitious

    19 February 2022
    The Merchant of Venice is timely and ambitious
  • Dragtime! Presents: Unhinged is chaotic, erotic and utterly euphoric

    Review

    Dragtime! Presents: Unhinged is chaotic, erotic and utterly euphoric

    18 February 2022
    Dragtime! Presents: Unhinged is chaotic, erotic and utterly euphoric
  • 'Football, fathers, friendship': Previewing Heroes

    Interview

    ‘Football, fathers, friendship’: Previewing Heroes

    18 February 2022
    ‘Football, fathers, friendship’: Previewing Heroes
  • The Merchant of Venice preview

    Preview

    The Merchant of Venice preview

    16 February 2022
    The Merchant of Venice preview
  • Dealing with grief: Previewing LOUD

    Preview

    Dealing with grief: Previewing LOUD

    16 February 2022
    Dealing with grief: Previewing LOUD
  • Equus review: Flashes of brilliance

    Review

    Equus review: Flashes of brilliance

    16 February 2022
    Equus review: Flashes of brilliance
  • The Calligrapher is a provocative performance that inscribes itself on the mind

    Review

    The Calligrapher is a provocative performance that inscribes itself on the mind

    16 February 2022
    The Calligrapher is a provocative performance that inscribes itself on the mind
  • Review: My Dad Wears a Dress

    Review

    Review: My Dad Wears a Dress

    15 February 2022
    Review: My Dad Wears a Dress

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