Oxford PLAYHOUSE

8 - 12 November...

★★★☆☆ An imaginary meeting between two brilliant men offers fertile if dangerous ground for drama ...

★★★☆☆ Energetic central performances, interesting use of sound and design, elegant costumes and clever flashbacks - the result is slick rather than engaging....

★★★★★ At the heart of the Goons was Spike, and this is a well-deserved and beautifully crafted tribute to him....

★★★★☆ All told, a well-realised version of an Austen classic and one that provides a good case for the author’s modern appeal....

★★☆☆☆ There’s a clear intended appeal and audience for what The Glee Club is offering but The Glee Club struggles to step beyond stereotype or a sense that it is riding the coat tails of other more iconic wor...

★★★☆☆ An entertaining stage memoir, but fails to fulfil its promise...

★★★★☆ Steve Marmion, the Writer and Director, is a dab hand at this now, and his note in the programme about remaining loyal to the Great British Pantomime traditions of justice, gender fluidity, equality, fem...

★★★★★ There’s a real feeling of girl power and camaraderie, which I think is what attracted me to the show so much. The whole experience made for a roaringly good night, with the audience on their feet by t...

★★★★☆ There is a great deal of poignancy in this play: when we realise that Susie’s younger sister, Lindsey, is now older than her, or when she watches her father lose his grip on his world, and her mother ...

★★★★☆ This play is warm-hearted and excellently produced and acted – Katy Federman as Nigel’s mum, in particular, is wonderful. If you want a tale of the difficulties of growing up, tempered with a burst o...

★★★★☆  This is a sunny, funny piece of musical theatre, which deals lightly and cleverly with difficult themes of death, suicide, and disappointment, all tempered with family love and support. I challenge you...