What I Learned from the Fringe
It’s the end of August and the crowds are filtering out of Edinburgh. And the conclusive thoughts are filtering in. Here’s what I learned at the Fringe. In: £15 (minimum) street food, high-concept clown shows, lanyards, tunnocks caramel wafers, raincoats, the looming presence of Phoebe Wa
Artist of the Week: Leah Aspden
This week we spoke to Leah Aspden, a 3rd year English student at St Anne’s, who does “too much theatre, probably”. She is an actor, comedian, and the new President of the Oxford University Dramatic Society. Hi Leah! We’ve seen you play Macbeth in Macbeth, Lucifer in Immaculate, and the
“The bones and guts are on display”: Behind the sound and stage design of The Tempest
“The isle is full of noises, Sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears” (3.2.148) The first time I heard about the upcoming Oxford Playhouse production of The Tempest, directed by Costi Levy, was during an int
A Day at the Zine Fair
Several versions of Zayn Malik’s disembodied head pout at me from a pile of old Vogue copies, The Guardian’s Feast magazine, printed stills from Bend It Like Beckham, Pritt Sticks, left-handed scissors and stacks of multi-coloured paper. I pick out a particularly sulky portrait from Malik’s q
Review: OUFF Short Film Festival 2023
Set 1: Absurd and Experimental (Monday, 30th January) By Coco Cottam The first night of OUFF’s Short Film Festival did not disappoint. Themed Absurd and Experimental, each of the four films screened shared a desire to provoke. Personal highlights included DaVinci (Hugo Max and Bora Rex), a film th
