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  • It is in the bells I hear my voices: Saint Joan
    14 May 2022
  • The medieval imagination: Saint Joan
    13 May 2022
  • Lost for Words: the Pied Piper review
    12 May 2022
  • The crown is heavy on the head of Beautiful!
    12 May 2022
  • Raining at the Pleasance:  Elan Butler's new play

    Review

    Raining at the Pleasance: Elan Butler’s new play

    A Little Rain in Monaco review

    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

    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

    Theatre Editor Sophie Macdonald speaks to director Xander Pang about portraying a Singaporean family’s ancestry on the stage

    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

    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

    Writer Charlie Butler reviews The Importance of Being Earnest at Christ’s Chapel

    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

    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

    Theatre Editor Lewis Andrews previews 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

    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

    Stanley Lawson interviews director Vidya Divakara and writer/performer Diya Shah about Second Generation: Ice Cream Tubs and Tupperware

    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

    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

    Writer Jonathan Powell gives a sneak peek of his upcoming play taking the Downing stage later this week

    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

    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

    Theatre Editor Bethan Holloway-Strong reviews this week’s Corpus mainshow, a look into an all-too-near future

    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

    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

    Writer Macsen Brown reviews this one-woman show at the Corpus Playroom

    15 February 2022
    Review: My Dad Wears a Dress
  • Physical theatre, human touch and my COVID isolation

    Preview

    Physical theatre, human touch and my COVID isolation

    Director Aoife Pallister Begadon talks to the cast of Equus, the Week 4 mainshow at the ADC

    15 February 2022
    Physical theatre, human touch and my COVID isolation
  • The Gondoliers review

    Review

    The Gondoliers review

    11 February 2022
    The Gondoliers review
  • Long Nights in Paradise review

    Review

    Long Nights in Paradise review

    10 February 2022
    Long Nights in Paradise review
  • Blood and Ice: The tragic life of Mary Shelley

    Review

    Blood and Ice: The tragic life of Mary Shelley

    10 February 2022
    Blood and Ice: The tragic life of Mary Shelley
  • Animal Farm at the Cambridge Arts Theatre is 'simply stunning'

    Review

    Animal Farm at the Cambridge Arts Theatre is ‘simply stunning’

    9 February 2022
    Animal Farm at the Cambridge Arts Theatre is ‘simply stunning’
  • The Coven is worthy of a few cackles

    Review

    The Coven is worthy of a few cackles

    9 February 2022
    The Coven is worthy of a few cackles
  • Spotless comedians make up for unpolished gags in Shower Power

    Review

    Spotless comedians make up for unpolished gags in Shower Power

    9 February 2022
    Spotless comedians make up for unpolished gags in Shower Power
  • ‘Something people haven’t seen before’: previewing Long Nights in Paradise

    Preview

    ‘Something people haven’t seen before’: previewing Long Nights in Paradise

    5 February 2022
    ‘Something people haven’t seen before’: previewing Long Nights in Paradise
  • Chaos is 'a trance-like journey of artistic growth'

    Review

    Chaos is ‘a trance-like journey of artistic growth’

    5 February 2022
    Chaos is ‘a trance-like journey of artistic growth’
  • The Prophecy of Destiny Review

    Review

    The Prophecy of Destiny Review

    Writer Macsen Brown reviews this inventive fairytale comedy at Churchill college

    4 February 2022
    The Prophecy of Destiny Review
  • Maths, beauty and God: a Partition review

    Review

    Maths, beauty and God: a Partition review

    Writer Jasmine Charles reviews Partition, this week’s thought-provoking Corpus mainshow

    4 February 2022
    Maths, beauty and God: a Partition review
  • Why angsty teenagers + rock = success

    Why angsty teenagers + rock = success

    4 February 2022
    Why angsty teenagers + rock = success
  • Theatre as escapism: Retreating from the heat

    Theatre as escapism: Retreating from the heat

    4 February 2022
    Theatre as escapism: Retreating from the heat
  • The Father, the Son and the horny nun: Footlights Presents: Heaven and Hell

    Review

    The Father, the Son and the horny nun: Footlights Presents: Heaven and Hell

    3 February 2022
    The Father, the Son and the horny nun: Footlights Presents: Heaven and Hell
  • An Enemy of the People is a thematic playground

    Review

    An Enemy of the People is a thematic playground

    3 February 2022
    An Enemy of the People is a thematic playground
  • The story of Frankenstein: Previewing Blood and Ice

    Preview

    The story of Frankenstein: Previewing Blood and Ice

    3 February 2022
    The story of Frankenstein: Previewing Blood and Ice
  • Looking Good Dead: A lighthearted thriller

    Review

    Looking Good Dead: A lighthearted thriller

    1 February 2022
    Looking Good Dead: A lighthearted thriller
  • Patronising supervisors and institutional power: Previewing The Spiteful Landsman

    Preview

    Patronising supervisors and institutional power: Previewing The Spiteful Landsman

    1 February 2022
    Patronising supervisors and institutional power: Previewing The Spiteful Landsman
  • The Spiteful Landsman is a university drama for everyone

    Review

    The Spiteful Landsman is a university drama for everyone

    2 February 2022
    The Spiteful Landsman is a university drama for everyone
  • The Glow is a fairytale with an ambitious twist

    Review

    The Glow is a fairytale with an ambitious twist

    Theatre Editor Georgina Hayward reviews The Glow at the Royal Court Theatre

    30 January 2022
    The Glow is a fairytale with an ambitious twist
  • What is Art?: Previewing Chaos

    Preview

    What is Art?: Previewing Chaos

    Producer Martha French reflects after a rehearsal of this student-written Week 2 production

    29 January 2022
    What is Art?: Previewing Chaos
  • On playwriting, heritage and identity - Part 2

    Interview

    On playwriting, heritage and identity – Part 2

    29 January 2022
    On playwriting, heritage and identity – Part 2
  • An eye into the world of Partition

    An eye into the world of Partition

    29 January 2022
    An eye into the world of Partition
  • Eidolon is a deeply imaginative and surreal adventure

    Review

    Eidolon is a deeply imaginative and surreal adventure

    27 January 2022
    Eidolon is a deeply imaginative and surreal adventure
  • Public enemy number one: Previewing An Enemy of the People

    Preview

    Public enemy number one: Previewing An Enemy of the People

    27 January 2022
    Public enemy number one: Previewing An Enemy of the People
  • Slaughterhouse Blues is fantastically fresh and deliciously dark

    Review

    Slaughterhouse Blues is fantastically fresh and deliciously dark

    26 January 2022
    Slaughterhouse Blues is fantastically fresh and deliciously dark
  • Blood Brothers (Play Version) asks where the power is

    Review

    Blood Brothers (Play Version) asks where the power is

    26 January 2022
    Blood Brothers (Play Version) asks where the power is
  • Circle Mirror Transformation is warm and forgiving

    Review

    Circle Mirror Transformation is warm and forgiving

    26 January 2022
    Circle Mirror Transformation is warm and forgiving
  • Life before the line:

    Review

    Life before the line: “an emotional rollercoaster”

    26 January 2022
    Life before the line: “an emotional rollercoaster”
  • A new perspective: Previewing Blood Brothers (Play Version)

    Preview

    A new perspective: Previewing Blood Brothers (Play Version)

    Producer Anousha Karim sits down with the directors of Week 1′s ADC main show

    25 January 2022
    A new perspective: Previewing Blood Brothers (Play Version)
  • Coming of age in a hostile world: previewing Life Before the Line

    Interview

    Coming of age in a hostile world: previewing Life Before the Line

    Georgina Hayward interviews writer Amy Lever and director Ben Phillips

    21 January 2022
    Coming of age in a hostile world: previewing Life Before the Line
  • In defence of GCSE Drama

    In defence of GCSE Drama

    21 January 2022
    In defence of GCSE Drama
  • The Man Who Sold His Life:

    Review

    The Man Who Sold His Life: “occasionally delightful”

    19 January 2022
    The Man Who Sold His Life: “occasionally delightful”
  • Falling in love with the CUMTS 24 Hour Musical

    Review

    Falling in love with the CUMTS 24 Hour Musical

    19 January 2022
    Falling in love with the CUMTS 24 Hour Musical
  • The Phlebotomist: a hauntingly real dystopia

    Review

    The Phlebotomist: a hauntingly real dystopia

    19 January 2022
    The Phlebotomist: a hauntingly real dystopia
  • mynameiskatied Review

    Review

    mynameiskatied Review

    18 January 2022
    mynameiskatied Review
  • Previewing The Phlebotomist

    Preview

    Previewing The Phlebotomist

    17 January 2022
    Previewing The Phlebotomist
  • On playwriting, heritage and identity

    Interview

    On playwriting, heritage and identity

    12 January 2022
    On playwriting, heritage and identity
  • The artful chaos of the Christmas panto

    The artful chaos of the Christmas panto

    1 January 2022
    The artful chaos of the Christmas panto
  • Michaelmas 2021 in Theatre

    Michaelmas 2021 in Theatre

    The Theatre team select their top performances of the term, from Pass Over to Dogfight

    8 December 2021
    Michaelmas 2021 in Theatre
  • The Man Presents: Anyone But The Man is hilarious and important

    Review

    The Man Presents: Anyone But The Man is hilarious and important

    Eleanor Antoniou reviews this weeks ADC lateshow, The Man Presents: Anyone But The Man

    4 December 2021
    The Man Presents: Anyone But The Man is hilarious and important
  • Eurydice: An imaginative staging of an ancient story

    Review

    Eurydice: An imaginative staging of an ancient story

    1 December 2021
    Eurydice: An imaginative staging of an ancient story
  • Rapunzel review - let your hair down

    Review

    Rapunzel review – let your hair down

    27 November 2021
    Rapunzel review – let your hair down
  • Return of the Serif: Comic Sans Men delivers laughs galore

    Review

    Return of the Serif: Comic Sans Men delivers laughs galore

    27 November 2021
    Return of the Serif: Comic Sans Men delivers laughs galore
  • Attempts On Her Life does justice to a post-modern classic

    Review

    Attempts On Her Life does justice to a post-modern classic

    27 November 2021
    Attempts On Her Life does justice to a post-modern classic
  • Denis and Katya: Inescapably compelling and harrowing

    Review

    Denis and Katya: Inescapably compelling and harrowing

    27 November 2021
    Denis and Katya: Inescapably compelling and harrowing
  • 'A context not a topic': Climate Crisis and theatre making

    Interview

    ‘A context not a topic’: Climate Crisis and theatre making

    27 November 2021
    ‘A context not a topic’: Climate Crisis and theatre making
  • The Last of the Pelican Daughters is incisive and wickedly funny

    Review

    The Last of the Pelican Daughters is incisive and wickedly funny

    25 November 2021
    The Last of the Pelican Daughters is incisive and wickedly funny
  • Previewing Comic Sans: Return of the Serif

    Preview

    Previewing Comic Sans: Return of the Serif

    25 November 2021
    Previewing Comic Sans: Return of the Serif

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