Reviews by Gemma Callaghan
In Your Hands [15]
Gemma Callaghan
In Your Hands is a gritty, emotive, captivating thriller exploring the complicated relationship between a hostage and her kidnapper. Packed full of sexual tension, lust, wanting, isolation and ...
12 years ago
In Your Hands [15]
Dreamboats and Petticoats
Gemma Callaghan
Rolling back to the time of the swinging sixties, the Dreamboats and Petticoats tells a typical boy-meets-girl tale to a soundtrack of popular sixties hits such as ‘Let’s ...
12 years ago
Dreamboats and Petticoats
Oxfringe Festival 2012
Gemma Callaghan
Having been to Barcelona and seen Flamenco in the country it originated in, I was expecting a fiery heated affair full of sharp and energetic dance and music, however I had a somewhat different ...
12 years ago
Oxfringe Festival 2012
Live Stand-Up Comedy at the Glee Club
Gemma Callaghan
Three great comedians graced Oxford’s Glee Club for a night of laughs and hilarity. A vibrant Imran Yusuf, dressed in a bright red suit, introduced the show and warmed the crowd in ...
12 years ago
Live Stand-Up Comedy at the Glee Club
Brit Floyd
Gemma Callaghan
The self proclaimed "World's Greatest Pink Floyd Show", Brit Floyd, thrilled Oxford's New Theatre with one of the most impressive tribute acts you'll ever experience. Pink ...
13 years ago
Brit Floyd
The Solid Silver 60s Show
Gemma Callaghan
The Solid Silver 60’s Show took a journey down memory lane, remembering a time where pop music was at its finest, producing upbeat catchy melodies. Four great musicians took to ...
13 years ago
The Solid Silver 60s Show
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 2012
Gemma Callaghan
What an entertaining and inspiring talk. It’s easy to see why Jodi’s so successful; she was full of passion and enthusiasm and completely enchanting to watch.
Lone Wolf, the new ...
13 years ago
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 2012
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 2012
Gemma Callaghan
The award-winning Ian Rankin treated the audience to an impressive, inspirational and memorable account of his life as a crime writer, from the first beginnings of trying to get a publishing deal, to ...
13 years ago
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 2012
Next Swan Down The River Might Be Black
Gemma Callaghan
Gobscure presented a dramatic performance of Next Swan Down The River Might Be Black at the Burton Taylor theatre. This play portrays the heartfelt story of three characters, all suffering ...
13 years ago
Next Swan Down The River Might Be Black
The King and I
Gemma Callaghan
Despite starting off with technical problems, causing delays to the opening of the show, Curve Theatre Leicester’s production of The King and I was flawless. There was a fine mix of ...
13 years ago
The King and I
The Hothouse
Gemma Callaghan
University of Oxford Student Company Illyria Productions performed a hilarious, laugh a minute version of Harold Pinter’s play. A black comedy set in a "rest room" for patients in an ...
13 years ago
The Hothouse
Mixed Doubles
Gemma Callaghan
Oxford Actors Network presented an evening of a trio of new plays: Roman Fever, Crossing Over and Hamster’s Revenge. Each play was short with intervals in between to split up the ...
13 years ago
Mixed Doubles
It's A Hit!
Gemma Callaghan
Oxcetera presents an evening of classic hits from musicals throughout the ages. In a swift 45 minutes the audience was taken on a musical journey from the 1930s to today as the cast belted ...
13 years ago
It's A Hit!
A Christmas Carol
Gemma Callaghan
Knowing the story of A Christmas Carol so well I was interested to see how Creation Theatre would translate the tale for the stage, and they did not disappoint. From the lighting, set, sound effects ...
13 years ago
A Christmas Carol
The Barber of Seville
Gemma Callaghan
Considering the first performance of The Barber of Seville was staged in 1986, the opera has really stood the test of time. The story begins as Count Almaviva is wooing love interest, Rosina, by ...
13 years ago
The Barber of Seville
Peterson
Gemma Callaghan
Peterson is a modern day play focussing on the curious friendship between a lonely middle aged man, Abel Peterson, and Wendy, a sullen teenager. Ostracised from the villagers, for his wife’s ...
13 years ago
Peterson
A Delicate Balance
Gemma Callaghan
Oxford Theatre Guild’s adaptation of Edward Albee’s play proved to be an accurate portrayal of the tensions between friendships and family. Mary Stuck played the hard-nosed wife and mother ...
13 years ago
A Delicate Balance
