Jon Lewis

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A Man for All Seasons at the Oxford Playhouse18 – 22 FebruaryBy Jon LewisWhen it’s dangerous to have a conscienceRobert Bolt’s 1960 historical drama, A Man for All Seasons, is named after a phrase in the Dutch philosopher Erasmus’ The Praise of Folly about his English friend Sir Thomas More, with whom he stayed while in England.

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The Ramayana at the Story Museum’s Woodshed Theatre, Oxfordon Thursday, January 23By Jon LewisThe victory of Light over DarknessOxford’s Story Museum regularly hosts storytelling for adults under the brand of the Crick Club that are often sold out. January’s storyteller, Emily Hennessey, first created her production of the great Indian classic The Ramayana a decade ago in a shortened version aimed at school tours.

Dec 6, 2024 | newburytoday.co.uk | Trish Lee |Jon Lewis

Sleeping Beauty at the Oxford Playhouseuntil January 5By JON LEWISBack to the FutureSleeping Beauty, written and directed by Toby Hulse, transports the Oxford Playhouse audience back to the 80s, or rather that part of the decade dedicated to cheesy pop bands. The Smash Hits annual yearbook plays the same role that the DeLorean car does in the 80s movie Back to the Future, containing an unlikely prototype for a time machine.

Dec 5, 2024 | newburytoday.co.uk | Trish Lee |Jon Lewis

Published: 02:45, 06 December 2024 Dear Evan Hansenat New Theatre, Oxfordfrom November 26 – 30By Jon LewisHow to Fake a Friendship and Save a FamilyAn intimate musical about the visibility of young people with mental health conditions, Adam Penford’s emotionally powerfully new Nottingham Playhouse production of Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Steven Levenson’s 2015 American musical Dear Evan Hansen is immaculately sung and performed by a top-notch cast.

Nov 21, 2024 | newburytoday.co.uk | Trish Lee |Jon Lewis

Published: 03:10, 22 November 2024 Gaffa Tapes at the North Wall Arts CentreFriday 15 NovemberBy Jon LewisRethinking DemocracyMark Thomas has returned to stand-up gigs after acclaim for his narrative solo-shows England & Son (2023), 50 Things About Us (2021) and The Red Shed (2017). He explains the reasons for this: he is skint and needs the money. This places the comic with the economically oppressed and the powerless that his performance literally stands up for. Thomas always needs an enemy.