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Author Archives: Hetta Johnson

Hetta Johnson (she/her) is a contributing writer and Junior Editor for Cultures at The Oxford Blue. She is in her second year reading English Language and Literature at Worcester College and, when not wandering Oxford or with her nose in a book, can be found in the countryside of Northamptonshire.

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Lost In Adaptation

by Hetta Johnson June 21, 2021June 21, 2021
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February Review: ‘The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue’

by Hetta Johnson February 15, 2021February 15, 2021
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by Hetta Johnson December 7, 2020
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Hetta Johnson Nov 27, 2025 4 min read
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“Splinters Productions’ debut play explores all the vicissitudes of student theatre, from cringeworthy flirtation to tyrannical direction” Oliver Martin reviews ‘The Players’ Image from Splinters…

Risk Appetite: On Relationships with Food and Food Influencers

Hetta Johnson Nov 26, 2025 6 min read
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“I thought spending mealtimes studying instead of eating would give me some sort of leverage over my peers, who weren’t spending that time being ‘productive’…

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Hetta Johnson Nov 26, 2025 6 min read
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“And yet, I find that the focus on children and teenagers’ usage of smartphones from adults has a whiff of the infamous “when one finger…

Bigger Trees Near Warter (2007)

Hetta Johnson Nov 26, 2025 4 min read
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“Standing in the middle of the exhibition, I wanted to tell everyone that these were my trees, my farms, my houses, my roads, my towns.”…

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