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[10 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
The Oxfordshire Gang Show (8th week)

New Theatre
Tuesday 9th – Friday 12th March; 7.15pm & Saturday 13th March 2pm and 8pm
“Highlights of the show most notably included a dramatic kick-back to the Seventies, with an impressive rendition of ‘Car Wash’ opening the set and culminating in a spectacular display of costumes, dance, and lighting effects, not to mention some stellar soloists.” Jennifer Kratz
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[10 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Villainy! (8th week)

Moser Theatre, Wadham
Tuesday 9th March – Saturday 13th March, 7.30p.m.
“if there are any people out there who wouldn’t mind being ‘lightly entertained’ for an hour and forty minutes, this comedy certainly deserves its crowds.” Abhishek Bhattacharyya

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[10 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Knives in Hens (8th week)

Burton Taylor : Tuesday 9th -Saturday 13th March; 7.30pm
“I couldn’t help feeling that many of the lines were delivered in a laboured and over-stressed way, particularly in the case of the Miller (Griffith Rees), who at times inexplicably resembled a pantomime villain and not the supposedly educated and intelligent man he was intended to be.” Madeline Wright
“Griffith Rees, however, is excellent as the enlightened outcast, the village miller. At first an insidious social pariah, Rees’ performance subtly develops the different facets of his character, as a man possessed of compassion …

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[8 Mar 2010 | One Comment | ]
The Duchess of Malfi (8th week)

Teddy Hall’s Old Dining Hall
Sunday 7th March 2pm, 7.30pm, Monday 8th and Wednesday 9th March, 7.30pm
“The most spectacular performance was undoubtedly that of the Duchess herself, played Hannah Daly. This tricky and exhausting role – one of the most interesting female roles of this period of theatrical history – needs a powerful and convincing stage presence which Daly fully supplied.” Katie Newman and Katy Parkes

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[6 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Stoning Mary (7th week)

St John’s College Auditorium
Friday 5th – Saturday 6th March; 7.30pm
“Acted with verve and dynamism, however, this is a generally excellent production. Thoughtfully staged and skilfully orchestrated, Tess Ellison’s direction draws out the pathos of the narratives, without sacrificing pace and energy.” Vicky Pearce
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[5 Mar 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Forever In Your Debt (7th week)

Oxford Playhouse
Thursday 4th March; 7.30pm
“Unfortunately, most of the music was plodding and pedestrian, the singing at times painful and the lyrics twee , with some notable exceptions (the first and last time you’ll hear ‘fluorescence’ rhymed with ‘tumescence’).” Henry Donati
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[4 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Instead of Beauty – NEW WRITING FESTIVAL (7th week)

Burton Taylor
Wednesday 3rd March, Friday 5th March, 9.30p.m., Saturday 6th March 4.30p.m.
“at times it was reminiscent of American Pie, albeit with slightly more intelligent characters, at other times it proved to be interesting and affecting.” Robert Holtom
“O’Brien missed a trick; had he written four inter-locking monologues to the strength of those already present he would have carried the competition.” Paul Hardwick

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[3 Mar 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Bent (7th week)

Keble O’Reilly
Tuesday 2nd – Saturday 6th March; 7.30pm & 2.30pm on Saturday
“Conclusively, I implore anyone and everyone to view this play as it will without a doubt surpass every expectation on every level.” Catherine Owen
“My objections to it are two-fold in nature: firstly, I think that it is a poorly written piece; and, secondly, I find that it is now politically naff. However, James Corrigan’s revival is admirable in that it manages to cover for some of these flaws.” Rory Fazan

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[3 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
The Fireflies – NEW WRITING FESTIVAL (7th week)

Burton Taylor
Tuesday 2nd, Thursday 4th, Saturday 6th March; 9.30pm
“Despite the clear influence of mid twentieth century Absurdist playwrights like Beckett, this play displays its writer growing his own personal voice in the midst of what has often been seen as an ostensibly ‘difficult’ tradition.” Ashleigh Wheeler
“The language used was powerful and emotive in its familiarity; the repetition of words and phrases created a sense of accumulating significance and building tension. This ominously growing linguistic terrain seemed to act as a substitute for any tangible landscape” Hermione Thompson

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[3 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]
Blood Wedding (7th week)

OFS Studio
Tuesday 2nd – Saturday 6th March; 7.30pm & 2.30pm (on Saturday)
“The emotional intensity of the plot is carried well by the actors, who navigate the potentially awkward bits of the story with grace and the passionate scenes with a naiveté that does not feel like they are trying too hard.” Jessica Fast
“a veritable canvas of Andalusian life is painted in front of the audience’s eyes for which much credit is due to all the actors’ attention to detail in speech and mannerisms.” Lukas May