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Trojan Women @ Freshers’ Drama Festival, Reviewed
In this version of Euripides’ classic, relentless tragedy about the aftermath of the fall of Troy, the gods are indifferent bureaucrats...
Nicole Entin
Jan 26, 2024

Close Quarters: How Student Creatives Overcome St Andrews's Venue Shortage
Creatives in St Andrews have three streets worth of space to play with, and this is undeniably a ‘rose and thorn’ situation that...
Natasha Currie
Nov 27, 2023

Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair in Macbeth: Wonderfully-Directed Witches and Beautiful Costumes Can’t
Before the lights have even dimmed at Macbeth, you’re in for a show. A woman clad in a skirt the colour of earth shuffles and deals her...
Callisto Lodwick
Nov 19, 2023

Violent Delights Have Violent Ends – St Andrews Students Bring a Dazzling Version of Macbeth to the
*The author realises the quote used in her title is not from Macbeth; however, she likes it too much not to use it. *** Macbeth and his...
Callisto Lodwick
Nov 6, 2023

Playing Puppet: Cyrano de Puppet Excels at Comedy, but Falters When it Tries to Turn to Something Serious
As the audience flocked into the Barron at the Byre on a cold October night, the keen-eyed amongst them began murmuring with...
Callisto Lodwick
Oct 25, 2023


We Must Do More Than Just Perform the Past
The week of writing this piece, I had two interesting interactions with media from the past. In a class, the tutor proposes the use of...
Eden
Feb 13, 2023

The Funny Side of Performance: Reviewing Present Laughter
Another one of Mermaid’s splendours, Present Laughter, was shown at the Byre Theatre on January 31st and February 1st. Co-directed by...
Anisha Jaya Minocha
Feb 1, 2023


Pippin – Theatre Review
With exam season right around the corner, what better a way to take a much needed mid-week break from revision than a night at the...
Isabella Scorzelli
Nov 21, 2022

HMS Pinafore – Theatre Review
Green and blue light pools on the velvet curtain. It soon lifts, revealing a boat, the sea and the sky. In the pit below, the orchestra...
Jade Mkparu
Nov 12, 2022


‘See How They Run’: A Love Letter to Whodunnits, London and Theatre
Amidst the drama-filled release of Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling and controversial Marylin Monroe biopic Blonde, Tom George’s...
Eliora
Oct 14, 2022
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