Author: Kate Barton

Julia Atherley takes a trip to Skid Row. Little Shop of Horrors is the latest production by Foot of the Hill Theatre Company. Staged in St Mary’s College dining hall and directed by Kimran Rana, the energetic musical was a great...

Julia Atherley spends an evening at Empty Shop. Shopping and F***ing is ACT’s latest production, directed by Eleri Crossland. Written by Mark Ravenhill, the play focuses around a small set of characters and their battles with...

Kabir Jhala sees Collingwood Woodplayers let loose Ibsen’s demons. Hedda Gabbler is no easy feat to pull off. Ibsen’s tale of the unhappily married, aristocratic Hedda Tesman (née Gabler) is famed for the...

Shona Graham gets one of her five-a-day with Phoenix Theatre Company’s latest theatrical offering. Sophie Wright, Andrew Cowburn and Ambika Mod have produced a little gem in the heart of the DSU. Though the original play...

Sophie Wright is left slightly underwhelmed by this piece of new writing. There isn’t enough respect given to new student writing, in whatever form it takes. DFoA has showcased some excellent examples, and in the Black Box two...