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[9 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
NEW WRITING: Network: The Reviews (7th week)

Burton Taylor
Tuesday 8th – Saturday 12th June; 7.30pm
“Although not without flaws Network does everything it seeks to achieve, with many moments of comedy not holding back a plot which touches on a number of prominent issues.” Jonathan Edwards
“is Network a dystopia?  Is it a romance?  Is it a comedy?   Although this is an impressive piece of new writing, Network raises a lot of questions which it never quite gets around to answering – presumably sidetracked by a quiz or two on Facebook.” Simon Thomas

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[7 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
NEW WRITING: Network: Interview and rehearsal blog

Written and directed by A.J. Stanley
Interview and blog by Jonathan Edwards
Interview with A.J. Stanley: “Jake is quite destructive but is based on my brother who is quite into this sort of thing, so I like him for that reason. Evelyn is supposed to be this massive computer expert, but you only see her actually use the computer for about ten seconds. I’m a big fan of Dr Who and looking back I think she was subconsciously based on him in a lot of ways.”
Rehearsal blog: “In context the mysterious sequences I …

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[6 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
IMPROVISATION: Oriel’s 24 hour play (6th week)

Oriel, 2nd quad
Saturday 5th June, 5p.m.
“this was certainly the strangest performance I’ve had the pleasure to see while in Oxford.” Jonathan Edwards

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[4 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
My Fair Lady (6th week)

The Provost’s Garden, Queen’s College
Thursday 3rd – Saturday 5th June, 7.30p.m.
“‘My Fair Lady’ is a classy and slick show studded with set-piece gems; the cast look like they are having a great time and the comedy is both farcical and snappy.” Martha McPherson
“In Eliza and Higgins’ fight after the embassy ball and their later tussle in Mrs. Higgin’s conservatory, the two actors expertly mine Shaw’s crisp writing for its subterranean emotion.” Rory Pelsue

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[3 Jun 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
Rent (6th week)

Keble O’Reilly
Wednesday 2nd – Saturday 5th June, 7.30p.m.
“the performances show a great deal more promise and energy than I’ve seen in any student production in a long time.” Rory Pelsue

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[3 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Les Précieuses Ridicules (6th week)

Christ Church Cathedral Gardens
Wednesday 2nd – Saturday 5th June, 7.30p.m.
“The play comes alive…with the entrance of Roger Granville as Mascarille. It is the best individual comic performance I have seen in my four years at Oxford, and a beautifully crafted little work of art in itself.” Ed Cripps
“Against the walls of Christ Church Cathedral, old French resonates off the stones transporting the spectators to the imaginary world of “Tenderness”.” Hannah Baleta and Alvar Closas

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[3 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Dangerous Liaisons (6th week)

Trinity Lawns
Wednesday 2nd – Saturday 5th June, 7.30p.m.
“the real star of the piece was Charlotte Mulliner as Tourvel; displaying an impressive emotional range, she carried a great deal of the poignancies of the play almost by herself.” Sam Bell
“The staging of the performance was exceptional and it was a very apt choice of play for the stunning gardens on Trinity College.” Catherine Owen

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[2 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
NEW WRITING: Fourtissimo (6th week)

Burton Taylor
Tuesday 1st – Saturday 5th June; 9.30pm
“writer Tom Garton’s ‘big idea’ was not lost among the witticisms and the actors achieved what had been demanded of them in rehearsal: a balance between playing their lines for laughs and bringing across the subtleties of their characters.” Edlyn Livesey
“The interplay between the very different characters is particularly funny, but possibly the funniest moments of all come when we get insights into their private minds, such as watching Jacob have trouble drafting a love letter to his stripper.” Francesca Wade

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[2 Jun 2010 | One Comment | ]
Salome (6th week)

Oxford Playhouse
Tuesday 1st – Saturday 5th June; 7.30pm
“Soldiers and slaves to Herod’s court sport bullet proof vests, army boots of today, and street-wise sort of gear, while Salome could have been picked up from a strip club. The sexuality of this production knows almost no bounds” Sam Baker
“Wilde’s Salome is a vast enigma and here we have been presented with a very real girl dealing with her beauty as best she can.” Rory Pelsue

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[2 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Closet Land (6th week)

Burton Taylor
Tuesday 1st June – Saturday 5th June, 7.30p.m.
“Closet Land is the play for you, lasting just under an hour and with no opportunities for a quick snooze, this performance will have you on the edge of your seat throughout, eagerly wanting more.” Rosie Swaine
“much of the atmosphere was dependent upon sound and lighting when it should have been Scott-Taylor keeping us on the edge of our seats” Sarah McCready and Matt Harper