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Ovary It – I’m Sorry (For Existing?)

by Issi Marklew May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

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Third Culture Kid

by Grace Kyoko Wong May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

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Of Tongues, Trends, and Becoming

by Maryam AlKetbi May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

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‘Varsity’: What does it really mean?

by Isabelle Winter March 14, 2025March 13, 2025

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What makes somewhere home?

by Maryam AlKetbi February 26, 2025February 25, 2025

An Alternative Approach to Nature

by Ivett Berenyi January 27, 2025January 27, 2025

My Mother’s Past

by Thisuri Perera March 3, 2024March 23, 2024

A Room of Our Own

A Room of Our Own: Biting Off More Than I Can Chew

by Nina Naidu February 2, 2024February 2, 2024

Catalan – The Politics of Language

by Katarina Harrison-Gaze November 13, 2023November 13, 2023

The Parent-Child Language Barrier

by Nina Naidu October 27, 2023October 27, 2023

In Praise of Love at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed

Chau Anh NguyenNov 1, 20253 min read

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“For a play that tackles heavy subjects such as death, refugee trauma, and the post-war generation’s jadedness, In Praise of Love still brims with moments…

Naming the Violence: Uzbekistan Urged to Recognise Femicide

Saba Ahmadzadeh NoughaniNov 1, 20259 min read

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“Domestic violence has been criminalised in Uzbekistan for two years,” writes Saba Noughani, but gender-based violence persists nevertheless. Saba uncovers the true scale of femicide…

The Detention at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed

Rohit GhoshOct 31, 20254 min read

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“By the time the play was over, I had a big smile on my face, and the profound feeling that I needed this. The Detention…

Uncle Vanya at the Keble O’Reilly Theatre: Reviewed

Esme GutchOct 31, 20256 min read

Uncle Vanya at the Keble O’Reilly Theatre: Reviewed

“Robey’s Uncle Vanya certainly ‘unlearns’ this type of English Chekhov: it finds something rawer, hungrier, and closer to soil.” Esme Gutch reviews Fennec Fox Productions’…