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Iago

Iago: Working Class Villain?

by Ebony-Coco De Lara June 20, 2025June 20, 2025

Illustration of an actor on stage, holding a skull in his left hand and surrounded by laughter

Why does tragedy make us laugh?

by Aria Chakravorty June 15, 2025June 15, 2025

Oxford’s Garden Plays Tradition

by Harriet Norris June 1, 2025June 2, 2025

Shakespeare’s Richard II in St John’s Chapel: Reviewed

by Jade Glendinning March 14, 2025July 2, 2025

Hamlet at the Denis Arnold Hall: Reviewed

by Aria Chakravorty March 12, 2025May 29, 2025

King Lear

King Lear at the Keble O’Reilly: Reviewed

by Aria Chakravorty March 7, 2025May 29, 2025

Jonathan Bailey as Richard II: ‘dynamic and often comical’

by Kiaya Phillips February 13, 2025May 29, 2025

Make me ugly: Friendship, lust, and directing Othello.

by Cici Zhang January 29, 2025July 2, 2025

Demystifying OUDS: Interview with President Lydia Free

by Kiaya Phillips October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

Shakespeare’s Least Performed Play: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

by Millie Acton June 12, 2024July 3, 2024

Will the Israel/Iran war really stop at 12 days of conflict?

Elana RobertsJul 5, 202511 min read

The Israel Attack on Tehran.

Elana Roberts explores the build-up to and events during the 12-day Israel-Iran conflict. Through evaluating global response to the conflict, the article also considers whether…

“I could drink a case of you, and still be on my feet” – Hejira at the Oxford Playhouse: Reviewed

Patricia EulerJul 2, 20254 min read

The seven members of Hejira perform, standingin a circle, on a stage lit in blue and pink hues.

“Championing the charming lightness and churning depth of Mitchell’s music, the band captures the simultaneous free fall and soft land of her jazz journeys so…

The State of African Politics

Daniel BurnsJun 30, 202515 min read

The official portrait of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria

The narrative of African politics is not singular. It is dynamic, contested, and alive. To understand the state of African politics, one must go beyond…

Oxford: Love in the Rearview

Mahima NayakJun 29, 20257 min read

Oxford: Love in the Rearview

What would you do if you had a relationship with a time limit? If, on a predetermined date, all that was your love and your…