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The Magdalen Players is a theatrical production and funding body based at Magdalen College, Oxford, England.[1] It is one of Oxford's richest theatrical organizations and assists with the funding of productions containing Magdalen students.[2] It also organizes various events throughout the year, including, most notably, the Magdalen College Garden Show.[3]
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The Garden Show
The Magdalen Garden Show is one of Oxford's summer productions.[4] In recent years it has been performed outside on the stage in the President's Garden at Magdalen College or indoors in Magdalen's state-of-the-art auditorium.[citation needed] It has also been performed previously in the Deer Park.
Previous productions have included:[citation needed]
- "Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (2011) [1], [2]
- "The Butterfly's Evil Spell by Federico Garcia Lorca (2010)
- All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare (2009)[5]
- An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde (2008)
- The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov (2007)[6]
Shakespeare productions are popular.[7]
Former members
See also
References
- ^ Magdalen, University of Oxford, UK.
- ^ Magdalen Players Website Funding Information
- ^ Music, Art & Drama, Magdalen College, Oxford, UK.
- ^ Harry Phillips, The grass is always greener..., Cherwell, 23 April 2009.
- ^ Timothy Newey, All's Well That Ends Well, Cherwell, 13 May 2009.
- ^ Sebastian Cameron, The Cherry Orchard, The Magdalen Players, GroupSpaces, 14 April 2007.
- ^ Allardyce Nicoll, Shakespeare Survey. Cambridge University Press, 1965. ISBN 0-521-06431-7. Page 140.
External links
Categories:- Magdalen College, Oxford
- British student theatre
- Clubs and societies of the University of Oxford
- Amateur theatre companies in England
- Theatre in Oxford
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