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Jack Absolute Flies Again

Jack Absolute Flies Again

While Jack Absolute Flies Again was much better received than that first version of The Rivals, I was nevertheless left wishing for a touch of rewriting.

Event Date(s): 2nd Jul 2022 - 3rd Sep 2022

Location: National Theatre, London

Reviewed by: Helen Dallas, University of Oxford

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Ambition: A Minuet in Power (PC and Mac)

Ambition: A Minuet in Power (PC and Mac)

Not without flaws, but still the most interesting 18th-century video game of recent years.

Event Date(s): 16th Aug 2021

Reviewed by: Jack Orchard

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Dangerous Liaisons (BBC Sounds)

Dangerous Liaisons (BBC Sounds)

A thoroughly enjoyable adaptation even if you perhaps balk at its flippancy.

Event Date(s): 29th Aug 2021 - 5th Sep 2022

Location: BBC Sounds

Reviewed by: Isabel Azar

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Bridgerton Season 2

Bridgerton Season 2

A feast for the senses eager build upon the success and controversies of the previous season in a way that foregrounds and nuances diversity without tokenism.

Event Date(s): 25th Mar 2022 - 28th Jun 2022

Location: Netflix

Reviewed by: Lizzie Rogers

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The Grand Tour: The two Horaces and the Court of Florence

The Grand Tour: The two Horaces and the Court of Florence

Each object contributes to our understanding of Walpole’s collections, his friendships and his remarkable personality.

Event Date(s): 27th Mar 2022 - 24th Jul 2022

Location: Strawberry Hill House and Garden, Twickenham

Reviewed by: Miriam Al Jamil

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Hogarth and Europe: Uncovering City Life

Hogarth and Europe: Uncovering City Life

A collaborative enterprise which challenged and disrupted an easy viewing of the exhibits and demanded uncomfortable engagement and deeper readings than many visitors might have expected.

Event Date(s): 3rd Nov 2021 - 20th May 2022

Location: London, Tate Britain

Reviewed by: Miriam Al Jamil

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Cyrano (dir. by Joe Wright, 2021)

Cyrano (dir. by Joe Wright, 2021)

When the best thing you can say about a period romance – no a musical – is that the costumes were nice then something has gone horribly wrong.

Event Date(s): 22nd Feb 2022

Reviewed by: Sam Bailey

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The Great (Season Two)

The Great (Season Two)

While the second season of The Great loses its way in certain aspects, in others it finds its stride beautifully.

Event Date(s): 5th Dec 2021 - 6th Dec 2022

Location: Starzplay

Reviewed by: Gráinne O'Hare

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The Rake’s Progress

The Rake’s Progress

Very enjoyable and persuasive. If you are a fan of Hogarth’s prints and you haven’t yet seen Hockney’s famous staging, then I would urge you to seek it out.

Event Date(s): 3rd Nov 2021 - 1st Dec 2021

Location: Milton Keynes Theatre

Reviewed by: Prof Matthew McCormack, University of Northampton

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New Chamber Opera, La diavolessa (‘The She-Devil’), Directed by Michael Burden; The Band of Instruments conducted by Steven Devine

New Chamber Opera, La diavolessa (‘The She-Devil’), Directed by Michael Burden; The Band of Instruments conducted by Steven Devine

A moment of contingent yet celebratory social reconciliation and healing, felt just right as way to tentatively, for the moment provisionally, but unmistakably joyfully begin to return to life as it

Event Date(s): 3rd Jul 2021 - 10th Jul 2021

Location: The Warden’s Garden, New College, Oxford

Reviewed by: Joe Lockwood New College, Oxford

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