Reviews by Scott Bolohan
Arcadia
Scott Bolohan
It's hard to explain what Tom Stoppard's Arcadia is actually about, but in Fox Tale Production's staging, their posters used the tagline of 'Sex. Pigeons. Literature.' And really, that's shockingly ...
9 years ago
Arcadia
A Life of Love and Joy - Songs from Medieval Europe
Scott Bolohan
Sometimes when you see a show, you aren't really sure what you are going to see. But that can be part of the thrill of live events. While seeing Voice, a female a cappella trio, perform medieval ...
9 years ago
A Life of Love and Joy - Songs from Medieval Europe
Handel 'Israel in Egypt'
Scott Bolohan
During the introduction to George Frederic Handel's Israel in Egypt oratorio at St Mary's University Church, the event was introduced as the centrepiece of Oxford Early Music Festival. The oratorio ...
9 years ago
Handel 'Israel in Egypt'
Ghostface Killah
Scott Bolohan
Of all the members of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah has probably aged the best. He consistently produces the most interesting solo records and his storytelling remains some of the best in rap ...
9 years ago
Ghostface Killah
Great Scott!
Scott Bolohan
In 1912 Captain Robert Scott set out to be the first man to reach the South Pole. He did reach the South Pole, but discovered he had already been beaten to it by five weeks. On his return journey, ...
9 years ago
Great Scott!
Chamber Series II
Scott Bolohan
In June 1863, Johannes Brahms wrote to a friend, 'My love for Schubert is a very serious one, probably just because it is not a fleeting fancy. Where is genius like his, which soars aloft so boldly ...
9 years ago
Chamber Series II
The Herbal Bed
Scott Bolohan
In the 400th anniversary of his death, Shakespeare's work is everywhere again. And yet for all of the celebrations of The Bard, it's sometimes hard to remember that he was actually a human being who ...
9 years ago
The Herbal Bed
Footloose
Scott Bolohan
When you go to see Footloose the Musical, you expect elaborate dance numbers, great songs, bad clothes and even worse hair, plus more camp acting than a Scout trip. And it certainly didn't ...
9 years ago
Footloose
Midnight Special [12A]
Scott Bolohan
In a time when blockbuster superhero and sci-fi films go through every effort to make sure everything is thoroughly explained, it's a novelty to have a movie that actively does the opposite. Even the ...
9 years ago
Midnight Special [12A]
Cartography
Scott Bolohan
The world is a scary place without a map. They allow you to find yourself and figure out where you are going. And that's exactly what the play is about. The play follows Sarah (Becky Sowter) who ...
9 years ago
Cartography
Backstage in Biscuit Land
Scott Bolohan
Jess Thom has Tourette's. She is also a fantastically entertaining performer. Along with her assistant known as Chopin (Jess Mable Jones), the two put on a fascinating piece of live theatre. Thom's ...
9 years ago
Backstage in Biscuit Land
Thriller Live
Scott Bolohan
A musical based on the songs of Michael Jackson might seem like a sure-fire crowd pleaser, but following Jackson's death and the continued, if not increased, ubiquity of his songs have caused them to ...
9 years ago
Thriller Live
