After a long second term, an Easter dominated by dissy stress for many third years, and a punishing exam timetable, the period in Exeter after exams is truly something special. Perhaps a higher power takes pity on us after our workload up to mid-May, but somehow Exeter’s famously inconsistent weather clears and we have almost a month of […]
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Review: A Planet in the Desert
I t’s 2022, and a group of young conspiracy theorists have tuned into a mysterious radio broadcast from the Mojave desert which leads them to investigate a fatal crash caused by a space mission led by Star Solutions, a privatised space exploration company. Theatre with Teeth is approaching their ten year anniversary, and a play […]
Wrecked By Recording
Imagine if exam boards condoned Maths GCSE calculus units completed with the use of a smart phone calculator app rather than a scientific calculator. If Chemistry GCSE practicals did not require live demonstrations by the teacher of the scientific process before students were expected to complete the experiment, and they could just watch a quick […]
Review: Princess Ida
When Imogen Knott, Choreographer for Princess Ida, asked me to review their upcoming production, I immediately launched into an enthusiastic yes. Having never seen a G&S production before, I thought it perfect that I should go into a review blind to what G&S provide. Perhaps somewhat harshly, I attended their opening night. Yet I shouldn’t […]
Review: This Land
When I arrived at The Bike Shed Theatre to see this two-man show by Pentabus Theatre Company and Salisbury Playhouse, I was expecting to spend the next 1 hour 45 minutes watching an almost educational narrative about the fracking industry (not something that exactly excited me). My expectations couldn’t have been more misguided. Siân Owen’s […]
Review: The Maiden’s Toy
The Maiden’s Toy, presented by Theatre with Teeth and written by Olly Lawson, proved an interesting piece of theatre. The company’s aim is to “challenge dramatic boundaries to create bold, new and relevant theatre”, and that philosophy certainly came across in the production. My attention was grabbed a few days before the production by the […]
Review: Betrayal
T he year 2016 marks a new dawn for the Northcott Theatre. Firstly, there’s the new Executive Director, Paul Jepson, who has brought with him a scintillating vision for the future. Secondly, there’s a newly-renovated box office, which now gracefully adorns the front entrance. But as is so often the case in theatre, most of the […]
Review: The Duchess of Malfi at Barnfield Theatre
Having studied this play for a second year English module, I was intrigued for the High Wall Theatre’s interpretation of it. As such a classically and canonically considered text in English heritage, many expected, or perhaps wanted, a faithful adaptation. But the best art shakes up the world a little. The theatre company advertises the […]
Review: This is England ’90
This is England ’90 isn’t typical Sunday night viewing. If you like to sit down with a nice hot cup of tea, put your feet up and enjoy some easy-going entertainment before a week of lectures begins, it may not be for you. It’s a grim, bleak affair that goes for the gut. It’s also […]
T3 DRAMA FESTIVAL REVIEW
Bethia Atkinson writes an overview of the Term 3 Festival which took place over the last six weeks. [dropcap size=small]A[/dropcap] room plunged into pitch black for an hour, the incessant ring of the school bell and the tap of keys from a secluded corner of the room. These are some of the defining characteristics of the T3 […]